Our power is out after 9 inches of snow and ice. It’s 25 degrees out. I had surgery and can’t pull start our generator. My phone battery was low and we are hungry. So . . . I searched and found this video to make sure I started the fire right. I made Swiss miss and ramen noodles just for the warmth, speedy cooking, and fun of it. Wish I could post a picture of this wonder tool next to the snow on our deck. Thank you!!
you can ease your hunger by eating fiber-rich food. You can clean up, peel and eat three green apples and drink three soapspoons of olive oil without salt added. Drink two glasses of fresh water and that will ease your hunger for at least half day. I tried that for more than 8 months during the lockdown and it worked perfeclty. You see, today's food is full of artificial nutrients which lack actual fiber. The fiber is the key to stop hunger while actually feeding the body with nutrients.
Just purchased and received mine today - will do a review very soon- I support your vision 110% and this was the number one reason I decided against other products out there. Camp on - “Camp-complain when I sustain !” Thank you 🙏 stay blessed
Hi from Japan. The BioLite is great, but if you have trouble lighting the fire/getting it going, lay the chamber on its side and light the tinder that way. Once it gets going, turn it upright.
@@drott150 The culture here has had to survive, and it has taken and adapted the best from others: Korea, China... Ceramics and pottery methods/technology from 600 AD, agriculture, painting, literature, education and philosophy. This is an island country, and I think the only major "natural resource" here is the Japanese people themselves.
I have one of the first units from the Kickstarter campaign all those years ago... Just went camping and used it to cook and boil water, and making mountain pies. It was the hit of the campsite and worked amazingly as always. i was able to use the little pinecones around the campsite for extra 'powah'. i cant imagine using the new one with 50% more power!
Hey all -- just got a request on another video to explain a bit more about using BioLite pellets in the CampStove 2: Firestarting with pellets is fairly straightforward: fill up about 3/4 of the way and then place lit firestarter on top. The fan will kick in when it detects enough heat. Pellets will burn for about 30-40 minutes straight so you don't need to worry about refueling BUT if you do want to refuel, we recommend letting the pellet fire burn down and then refilling from scratch (they leave very little ash behind). Because of their density, if you drop a bunch of pellets into an existing fire, you run the risk of snuffing out the flame. If you reaaaaallly want to refuel while the pellet fire is still going, you can add a few sticks (helps keep room for the fire to breathe) or you can carefully drop a few pellets in at a time. Thanks!
Regarding to BioLite Camp Stove 2...Please, I think you BioLite should answer the doubts of the comments...The aluminum part melts? how long does it take to charge a cell phone? what kind of material is recommended for burning? Can I fully charge the power bank just by burning wood and how long does it take ? If the device malfunctions, it will be replaced or I will have my money back? In case of a natural disaster (when you do not have electricity) will the stove work for a few days or weeks just burning wood? How it works at sub-zero temperature? It will rust if I use it in camping on the beach? For how many minutes or hours can I use it without stopping? Can I use the stove every day and for how long, only minutes or hours? Thnaks!
@@TEAM762 all great questions! Please review our website page to understand these pieces - www.bioliteenergy.com/products/campstove-2-plus . If wanting more information at that time, please email our customer service team and they will get you specifics answers accordingly!
I love my 1st gen stove. Wouldn't trade it for anything. We do a lot of van camping and we used to use propane and charcoal. No More!!! Then we found your company. We take a small old cooler with some old cut to length 2x4s and I split them at home with a hatchet. We always have dry pine wood to start the fire or to use even if it's raining or wet. You would not believe how little wood these stoves use and that in itself is awesome. LOVE MY STOVE :) Now I need another one :)
How's the BioLite stove holding up now ? I just bought a new but first generation.60 bucks Canadian.. I thought it was a good buy! You still using yours does it work good?
just bought it tonight and wanted to try all the features. I tried starting a fire with small pine slivers and pieces of paper. didn't really work, and i didnt know about the fan initially so I didn't have the power module installed. i think pellets are probably the way to go because I was feeding the fire every couple of minutes it seemed like, which is kind of impossible out in the wild. I was impressed with how fast the water heated even on the low fan setting; its faster than putting the kettle in a fire. I'm still figuring out the grill-- the metal got hot, but I couldn't make a piece of toast. i think the pellets will help with this immensely. wood from the wild will work in a pinch, you just have to really nurse the thing or the fire will eat all the fuel in a couple of minutes.
By the way, I have used mine 3 times and it is doing pretty good making burgers, although used your pellets and had no problem getting it going. Cooked some water as well. Also made some soft cooked Eggs in the boiler, went pretty good. Although I still have to figure out the best way to get rid of the left over coals in my area when using it.
Hello Biolite ! Greetings from Brazil ! My Campstove 2 will arrive soon. Looking forward to use it in camping ! I'm glad to buy from a company that helps poor people around the world. A very nice day to you all !
When I use wood pellets filled to the suggested point, the fire is almost impossible to start. Maybe the top layer will burn, but it won’t make it down to the bottom. Could it be the pellets I’m using? They’re Oklahoma Joe’s hardwood apple pellets.
Hello! While we have not used those specific pellets before, the challenge may be a lack of airflow from too many pellets in the chamber. Start with some small sticks and a small handful of pellets to get the fire going (which in turn kicks on the fans). You can also always light a stick outside the chamber and place it in once burning to get a flame ahead of time. Hope this helps!
@@davidlaw233 The solution I came up with was to create my own fire starters by saturating cotton balls with petroleum jelly. I can fill the stove to the max level and put one of these fire starters on top and it burns extremely well. The petroleum jelly melts down into the pellets and helps keep the fire going.
What is the best way to refuel with the pellets? When I add more pellets when the fire has died down I get a ton of smoke. Should I be adding fuel when the fire is mid way through the first batch of pellets?
Hey there - Great questions. Be sure to add more pellets when the fire is still going but don't drop a ton of pellets in at a time as this will snuff out the fire. We usually grab a handful and gradually drop them in using a stick to stir them into the burning pellets. You can also refuel using sticks and twigs once you have a pellet fire going.
LOL, you might want to edit this video - at 7:09 you show the stove positioned in the wind so that the flames are going over the battery and close to the handles of the kettle - that's the opposite of safe use from your own manual.
Can u put it on it side to have better surface area and lower the center of gravity to prevent tip over? It can be the same exact size just open up the long side to put the twigs in. Make a titanium option! Need more charging ports. Type C fast charging connector. Would luv a manual hand crank to charge like my flashlight & emergency radio which also charges devices via hand crank. More stable legs/stand. Smaller Grill should be fold out flip up and permanently attached to the stove itself. Firebox has a flip up shelf that would be nice too. Could use Smaller water pots. Most Only need 1.25 liter capacity or make it in 3 sizes if feasible. The light seems unnecessary. I hope you're profitable. It's a great idea.
How does the unit cools down with max speed on the Fan, if that setting actually makes for faster boiling water? So fastest speed cools, yet burns fuel faster for heating... yet cools the unit?
I own two of these so I can tell you: the higher fan speed introduces more air into the combustion chamber causing the flames, and heat, to go up- which is good for cooking. The fuel (i.e. sticks) burn VERY quickly at the highest fan setting. In regards to the cooling ability of the fan? Once the fuel burns out the air movement will cool off the electrical components AND the burn chamber.
I recently lost my stove, fuel can, coffee maker . I bought replacements for each, but either I left the stove on, or the cheap stove malfunctioned. Either way I want to buy this as my main stove. My favorite wood stove is just 🪵 with holes in it. No adding fuel and it has constant, consistent flame that can last hours, depending on the size of the log .
NICE VERY NICE, Never would have thought of this for camping. PS. here's a suggestion, could you make three sizes of this unit, Small, Medium and Large, for home emergency use and camping. But yet, still be economically feasible to buy. This idea just came to me after watching your video and reading the comments below.
they actually already kinda do that. This campstove is like the Small, there the Basecamp they export to poor countries you could see as the Medium and there's the Firepit which would be the L. All are built around the same principles. The Basecamp probably makes the most sense as a power generating home stove.
I just received this for my birthday, but I noticed from all the videos, that every biolite has a rectangle cut out on the end of the probe attached to the power module. Mine doesn't; just a completely solid rod. Is that something I should be weary about and to maybe exchange mine?
Hello! Great question. The way CampStove is designed includes this very consideration. Unless users are in high wind scenarios, the flames should be above the battery pack. Even in those situations, the battery casing is protective to ensure no harm is done to internal systems.
i dont understand if you got a device with you thaht needs battery charged to spi na fan and charge a phone insit thaht jsut a powerbank does the fan thing orange box get charged by the fire wiouth charge ?
Correct, the heat of the fire is what charges the battery on the product! This turns the orange component into a power bank for charging small electronics. You can charge gear both while the fire is going or whenever the battery has charge saved up.
Great question. The beauty of CampStove is that the fire and heat you produce actually charge your battery! The time to a full charge will vary depending on how hot your fire is. The hotter and more efficient your fire is, the sooner your battery pack will be fully charged and ready to go.
Hey Jason, The CampStove can be used in all types of climates. It is not waterproof so we don't recommend using it in a torrential down pour, but we see our community using it in the summer desert heat as well as in snowy winters in Colorado. In terms of cold, the CampStove can work in below freezing temps.
Thank you BioLite !! I bought the Original biolite 4 yrs ago...and looking hard, at getting the 2.0 version, real soon...thanks for this great product. cheers
So I got one of these, the full kit. To me a very expensive product but knowing what’s behind it also worth it. Mine is making a lot of noise, weird scraping metallic noise. From new. It had always made the weird noise, loud, quiet, loud again, like metal screeching. I have never dared to use it so it had only three trials. I figured it was broken, brought it to the shop for replacement they decided not to replace mine (because once i lit it, it was used….) and told me they would sent it in for repair… i complained it was new but alas. After 3 weeks i asked what the situation was and they told me; we just mailed it out to you, i ask for a track and trace and then they said; oops computer mistake. We’ll sent it to you. Then they said, we sent it again?! Anyway, they say they checked together with the manufacturer (you I guess) and it was and is supposed to do exactly what I described. They say, it is supposed to make this awful screeching sound. Is it supposed to make a screeching sound? A loud screeching sound? They say so but I have a hard time believing nor trusting them..
My cook pot is slim enough to perfectly fit inside the pot stand, not on top, so that the bottom of the pot sits flush with the top of the stove. Is this okay, or will this cause the flame to get snuffed out unless I switch to a wider pot that leaves an air gap?
Regarding to BioLite Camp Stove 2...Please, I think you BioLite should answer the doubts in the comments...The aluminum part melts? how long does it take to charge a cell phone? what kind of material is recommended for burning? Can I fully charge the power bank just by burning wood and how long does it take ? If the device malfunctions, it will be replaced or I will have my money back? In case of a natural disaster (when you do not have electricity) will the stove work for a few days or weeks just burning wood? How it works at sub-zero temperature? It will rust if I use it in camping on the beach? For how many minutes or hours can I use it without stopping? Can I use the stove every day and for how long, only minutes or hours? Thnaks!
Will it rust if i submerge it in water? If so how long will it take to rust completely? If i throw it against a brick wall will it break? If so what is the damage? What is the percentage of aluminum to other metals? Will i be able to keep this going using only blades of grass? How high are you able to throw this? Why did you not post the terms of service? How many of these were made worldwide? How long exactly does it take to cool from max heat? Does the water get warm enough for my child to bathe himself? How many kids are allowed to bathe? I mean god damn you guys missed so many valid questions.
It's a 15Wh battery. Based on promised 3W output, the battery will be fully charged in 5 hours of the burning fuel. However, the fan used to accelerate burning process takes power too, so real time until the battery full charged may be ~10 hours
Está muy bien, con el problema de hacer fuego en el campo.... Me gustaría saber si podría ser una fuente de calor por la noche en el vivac refugio o tienda???? con mucho cuidado y asta que te acoples? Pero vamos su función la cumple y muy bien. Pero para los poco cultos en ingles estaria bien o doblarlo o poner subtitulos en español.
Is there a difference between the probe that is solid and the one with a hole? We just got one with a solid probe and haven't seen any feedback on others with the same question.
amiraseri Hello,,, I read on BioLite that charcoal is a different type of fuel than a wood product.... something about it being a glowing ember instead of putting off gasses needed for a “lit” fire. I thought charcoal would be a great fuel too. I did see large bags of pellets are 3.99$ The price being a non-factor if u choose pellets as fuel.
I am intrigued. How the size of the burn chamber compare to a Nalgene or Hydro Flask water bottle? Will the burn chamber fit inside a hydration bottle pocket of a backpack?
Hey Johnny -- You can, technically speaking, but we do not recommend it as an ideal fuel source. Charcoal will glow like embers but will not promote complete combustion and you'll be left with a lot of leftover ash and mass at the end of your burn which could also end up gunking up your airjets. The combustion chamber is designed to work optimally with the flames of a stick or pellet fire.
Hi there -- the combustion chamber is the same size as the original CampStove and thanks to it's efficient combustion, it's capable of providing really hot and strong flames that can cook full meals. You can do a lot in a little space when the physics are aligned :)
Hi BioLite thanks for your quick answer! I might as well ask technical. How many liters fit into it? I imagine I have to crush the wood first before I can fit in there. I love the idea of using wood for generating energy, your system looks amazing!
Hey! So from a pellets perspective, the chamber can fit about 300-400g (you want to fill right up to the last row of jets so it can be completely combusted, don't go past that). From a stick/twig perspective, it's hard to say exactly because it will depend on the diameter of your fuel and the room you leave for the fire to get oxygenated (you don't want to overstuff). We would recommend right-sizing your fuel down to about 5-6 inches in height so it can burn completely. If you're collecting sticks, we've got a little hand tool that can help snap them to the right size: www.bioliteenergy.com/products/sticksnapper
It must be optional for a spirit burner (like military alcohol burner Svea). There is no wood in the rocks in the mountains. People use alcohol burners ( like climbers). Think about it.
It looks amazing but wouldn't it take something like 800 hours to charge a modern phone at 3 watts? Even for a small charge 24 hours for a 5% battery as an emergency item still not awful but you make it sound like this will charge your phone overnight or in a few hours which is imposable with a 3 watt output.
3 watts isn't the same as a normal USB also 2600mah isn't enough to half charge my phone the fire is a good idea not sure why I want to charge my phone off a fire when we all have power banks especially for the price these are asking can buy 10 power banks for this price
Hello! Thank you for the feedback - this is not a piece of feedback we generally hear as our design prioritizes stability and weight distribution. If you think you may have a defective product, please email us and our team will help you as soon as possible - support@bioliteenergy.com
What I would do it's to create a container or a box that can fit the stove and the pot for cooking inside. That box will have a fan to push the air in and a air filter so that you can filter all the smokes. You will need a box for it anyways. I would make that box into a back pack so that I can use it to keep others stuffs in there too. It's ok for the filter to be wash with river water on land. Those carbon is good for the soil anyways. Living green. But not in industrial level because industrial level is burning rubbish and chemicals that even those filters are harmful to the environment.
£95 i payed for mine and £57 on the Grill £16 on small Hickory axe £20 on kindle wood £12 on Logs to cut up for it kindle wood was good for some reason the logs i had and cut up didn't evan Burn in it what so ever shit wood lol need collect normal twigs ha x
That's ! A !! CLASSIC !! AMERICAN ! / CANADIAN !! RIP !! OFF !! FOR !! YOU !! GETTING !! ALL !! OF !! THAT !! HIGH !! TECH !! LIKE !! GENERAL !! ELECTRIC !! JUNK !! IS !!
If you guys sold this for $50 or close to that price I’d get it, but you have actual solar generators that hold a good charge at the price your asking. Your older one went down to $50 at walmart. Need to make this one $50-$70 or somewhere close to that range
This is smart, but a propane stove is much more convenient, compact, and the stove part will heat unevenly. You also have to get firewood with this if you don’t have pellets, so the outdoor conditions (rain = wet wood) can affect this, and the size of the sticks matter, and this is a backpacking stove since it’s small and compact, which would make it a lot less inconvenient than the propane backpacking stoves.
I have one of the First Gen stoves as well as a Base Camp Stove with a pizza stone, lid and carry bag. I have one request though, please refrain from using the word "Via" so much in your videos. It is a grossly over used word that many people use to sound smarter than they are and it accomplishes the opposite. I know that is not the case with your company though. Thanks for the great products.
Thanks for the feedback, George -- do you have a suggested word that you think would work better? We're always on the lookout to make sure we're communicating helpful info, not distracting.
BioLite thanks for your polite reply. Any number of words or phrases will take the place of that word. "With the use of" or "By way of" might work. Also, I want to mention that the two stoves that I do have, I couldn't be happier with. I love tools and gadgets especially gadgets with a Survivalist lean to them.
So glad you're happy with your stoves, and we appreciate the suggestions on wording! 'By way of' sounds like a good fit, we'll see if it makes its way into some future scripts, thanks for making the time to reach out
You guys have an excellent product. BUT your methods of selling your product suck. Please fix before you end yourselves. I can't buy your product in Australia due to how difficult you have made it due to your history. For the love of God get your backsides into gear or sack your sales staff and get capable workers in.
Our power is out after 9 inches of snow and ice. It’s 25 degrees out. I had surgery and can’t pull start our generator. My phone battery was low and we are hungry. So . . . I searched and found this video to make sure I started the fire right. I made Swiss miss and ramen noodles just for the warmth, speedy cooking, and fun of it. Wish I could post a picture of this wonder tool next to the snow on our deck. Thank you!!
What a story, glad you're ok.
you can ease your hunger by eating fiber-rich food. You can clean up, peel and eat three green apples and drink three soapspoons of olive oil without salt added. Drink two glasses of fresh water and that will ease your hunger for at least half day. I tried that for more than 8 months during the lockdown and it worked perfeclty. You see, today's food is full of artificial nutrients which lack actual fiber. The fiber is the key to stop hunger while actually feeding the body with nutrients.
Beware! Too cold and the battery doesn’t charge. In -5C mine didn’t charge anymore.
@@tarpattituopponen7783 you can put a new battery in it 👍
Just found these biolite camping gear/accessories tonight.. am ordering the complete campstove kit.. love it
Just purchased and received mine today - will do a review very soon- I support your vision 110% and this was the number one reason I decided against other products out there. Camp on - “Camp-complain when I sustain !” Thank you 🙏 stay blessed
You've got a bunch of mad geniuses working there!
Hi from Japan. The BioLite is great, but if you have trouble lighting the fire/getting it going, lay the chamber on its side and light the tinder that way. Once it gets going, turn it upright.
Hey! Here's a blog featuring our guide to firestarting: blog.bioliteenergy.com/blogs/clinic/guide-to-fire-starting
Leave it to the Japanese to improve upon something! They make EVERYTHING better.
@@drott150 haha. I think only birch bark makes everything better... ; )
@@mikeu5380 No. I've seen it too many times. It's the JAPANESE people who make everything better. Incredibly ingenious and resourceful people.
@@drott150 The culture here has had to survive, and it has taken and adapted the best from others: Korea, China... Ceramics and pottery methods/technology from 600 AD, agriculture, painting, literature, education and philosophy. This is an island country, and I think the only major "natural resource" here is the Japanese people themselves.
I have one of the first units from the Kickstarter campaign all those years ago...
Just went camping and used it to cook and boil water, and making mountain pies. It was the hit of the campsite and worked amazingly as always. i was able to use the little pinecones around the campsite for extra 'powah'. i cant imagine using the new one with 50% more power!
Love to hear this so much!
@BioLiteChannel Would the new battery/control unit fit on my original stove body?
Hey all -- just got a request on another video to explain a bit more about using BioLite pellets in the CampStove 2:
Firestarting with pellets is fairly straightforward: fill up about 3/4 of the way and then place lit firestarter on top. The fan will kick in when it detects enough heat. Pellets will burn for about 30-40 minutes straight so you don't need to worry about refueling BUT if you do want to refuel, we recommend letting the pellet fire burn down and then refilling from scratch (they leave very little ash behind).
Because of their density, if you drop a bunch of pellets into an existing fire, you run the risk of snuffing out the flame. If you reaaaaallly want to refuel while the pellet fire is still going, you can add a few sticks (helps keep room for the fire to breathe) or you can carefully drop a few pellets in at a time. Thanks!
BioLite I have used my original stove primarily with pellets with splendid results.
Glad to hear it!
Regarding to BioLite Camp Stove 2...Please, I think you BioLite should answer the doubts of the comments...The aluminum part melts? how long does it take to charge a cell phone? what kind of material is recommended for burning? Can I fully charge the power bank just by burning wood and how long does it take ? If the device malfunctions, it will be replaced or I will have my money back? In case of a natural disaster (when you do not have electricity) will the stove work for a few days or weeks just burning wood? How it works at sub-zero temperature? It will rust if I use it in camping on the beach? For how many minutes or hours can I use it without stopping? Can I use the stove every day and for how long, only minutes or hours? Thnaks!
I can’t describe how much I luv this product!
@@TEAM762 all great questions! Please review our website page to understand these pieces - www.bioliteenergy.com/products/campstove-2-plus . If wanting more information at that time, please email our customer service team and they will get you specifics answers accordingly!
I love my 1st gen stove. Wouldn't trade it for anything. We do a lot of van camping and we used to use propane and charcoal. No More!!! Then we found your company. We take a small old cooler with some old cut to length 2x4s and I split them at home with a hatchet. We always have dry pine wood to start the fire or to use even if it's raining or wet. You would not believe how little wood these stoves use and that in itself is awesome. LOVE MY STOVE :)
Now I need another one :)
How's the BioLite stove holding up now ? I just bought a new but first generation.60 bucks Canadian.. I thought it was a good buy! You still using yours does it work good?
@@eward1963 it exploded
just bought it tonight and wanted to try all the features. I tried starting a fire with small pine slivers and pieces of paper. didn't really work, and i didnt know about the fan initially so I didn't have the power module installed. i think pellets are probably the way to go because I was feeding the fire every couple of minutes it seemed like, which is kind of impossible out in the wild. I was impressed with how fast the water heated even on the low fan setting; its faster than putting the kettle in a fire. I'm still figuring out the grill-- the metal got hot, but I couldn't make a piece of toast. i think the pellets will help with this immensely. wood from the wild will work in a pinch, you just have to really nurse the thing or the fire will eat all the fuel in a couple of minutes.
This will be great for Boy Scouts. This is going to be a good Christmas gift.
By the way, I have used mine 3 times and it is doing pretty good making burgers, although used your pellets and had no problem getting it going. Cooked some water as well. Also made some soft cooked Eggs in the boiler, went pretty good.
Although I still have to figure out the best way to get rid of the left over coals in my area when using it.
Just purchased mine and grateful for this video!
Found this in a dumpster an rescue it freaking fantastic hello from tricities WA.❤
Wow, what a waste and a great find for you
Hello Biolite !
Greetings from Brazil !
My Campstove 2 will arrive soon.
Looking forward to use it in camping !
I'm glad to buy from a company that helps poor people around the world.
A very nice day to you all !
Danilo Fassa Greetings from Finland :)
Do you plan to upgrade to USB C? Its more robust and easier to handle in darkness, both qualities that are beneficial for camping.
Thank you for the feedback! We will share this feedback with our product development team for their consideration.
I bought one last month. Ready to take it out !
When I use wood pellets filled to the suggested point, the fire is almost impossible to start. Maybe the top layer will burn, but it won’t make it down to the bottom. Could it be the pellets I’m using? They’re Oklahoma Joe’s hardwood apple pellets.
Hello! While we have not used those specific pellets before, the challenge may be a lack of airflow from too many pellets in the chamber. Start with some small sticks and a small handful of pellets to get the fire going (which in turn kicks on the fans). You can also always light a stick outside the chamber and place it in once burning to get a flame ahead of time. Hope this helps!
Yes I have had the same issue with wood pellets sometimes it goes out n smokes
@@davidlaw233 The solution I came up with was to create my own fire starters by saturating cotton balls with petroleum jelly. I can fill the stove to the max level and put one of these fire starters on top and it burns extremely well. The petroleum jelly melts down into the pellets and helps keep the fire going.
What is the best way to refuel with the pellets? When I add more pellets when the fire has died down I get a ton of smoke. Should I be adding fuel when the fire is mid way through the first batch of pellets?
Hey there - Great questions. Be sure to add more pellets when the fire is still going but don't drop a ton of pellets in at a time as this will snuff out the fire. We usually grab a handful and gradually drop them in using a stick to stir them into the burning pellets. You can also refuel using sticks and twigs once you have a pellet fire going.
BioLite awesome, thanks a ton for the tips. Now I won’t get hard looks from other campers due to excessive smoke when I smother a hot pellet session!
LOL, you might want to edit this video - at 7:09 you show the stove positioned in the wind so that the flames are going over the battery and close to the handles of the kettle - that's the opposite of safe use from your own manual.
Can u put it on it side to have better surface area and lower the center of gravity to prevent tip over? It can be the same exact size just open up the long side to put the twigs in.
Make a titanium option!
Need more charging ports.
Type C fast charging connector.
Would luv a manual hand crank to charge like my flashlight & emergency radio which also charges devices via hand crank.
More stable legs/stand.
Smaller Grill should be fold out flip up and permanently attached to the stove itself.
Firebox has a flip up shelf that would be nice too.
Could use Smaller water pots. Most Only need 1.25 liter capacity or make it in 3 sizes if feasible.
The light seems unnecessary.
I hope you're profitable. It's a great idea.
Just turned my on for the first time! Love this!
Fantastic stove. We love to have this stove immediately.
This looks like a sneakily brilliant device :-)
I don't get it, why is the BioLite | CampStove 2 necessary if I'm using an external accelerator for the fire itself?
can i put a wok on it or will the heat reflection damage the device?
Ok, I have to have one of these! Might replace my Jetbroil, which I love! New addition to my bugout bag!
How does the unit cools down with max speed on the Fan, if that setting actually makes for faster boiling water?
So fastest speed cools, yet burns fuel faster for heating... yet cools the unit?
I was wondering that also but I see they didn't reply
I own two of these so I can tell you: the higher fan speed introduces more air into the combustion chamber causing the flames, and heat, to go up- which is good for cooking. The fuel (i.e. sticks) burn VERY quickly at the highest fan setting. In regards to the cooling ability of the fan? Once the fuel burns out the air movement will cool off the electrical components AND the burn chamber.
I recently lost my stove, fuel can, coffee maker . I bought replacements for each, but either I left the stove on, or the cheap stove malfunctioned. Either way I want to buy this as my main stove. My favorite wood stove is just 🪵 with holes in it. No adding fuel and it has constant, consistent flame that can last hours, depending on the size of the log .
Which favorite wood stove
How would you clean the grill in bear country and how would you store it
The same way you would clean any other grill in “bear country.” And the same way you would store any other food cooking type item in “bear country.”
@Michael B stfu loser
Make !! An !! OPEN ! CAMP !! FIRE !! In BEAR !! COUNTRY !!
NICE VERY NICE, Never would have thought of this for camping. PS. here's a suggestion, could you make three sizes of this unit, Small, Medium and Large, for home emergency use and camping. But yet, still be economically feasible to buy. This idea just came to me after watching your video and reading the comments below.
they actually already kinda do that. This campstove is like the Small, there the Basecamp they export to poor countries you could see as the Medium and there's the Firepit which would be the L. All are built around the same principles. The Basecamp probably makes the most sense as a power generating home stove.
I just received this for my birthday, but I noticed from all the videos, that every biolite has a rectangle cut out on the end of the probe attached to the power module. Mine doesn't; just a completely solid rod. Is that something I should be weary about and to maybe exchange mine?
Hey! Give us a shout at support@bioliteenergy.com so we can take a look and get you sorted out -- thanks for reaching out.
Any concern for battery being next to burn chamber & in proximity to fire coming out?
Hello! Great question. The way CampStove is designed includes this very consideration. Unless users are in high wind scenarios, the flames should be above the battery pack. Even in those situations, the battery casing is protective to ensure no harm is done to internal systems.
Can you use any wood pellets?
Yes, they just advertise their own pellets.
i dont understand if you got a device with you thaht needs battery charged to spi na fan and charge a phone insit thaht jsut a powerbank does the fan thing orange box get charged by the fire wiouth charge ?
Correct, the heat of the fire is what charges the battery on the product! This turns the orange component into a power bank for charging small electronics. You can charge gear both while the fire is going or whenever the battery has charge saved up.
When grid is down how do you charge this equipment?
How long to fully charged?
Great question. The beauty of CampStove is that the fire and heat you produce actually charge your battery! The time to a full charge will vary depending on how hot your fire is. The hotter and more efficient your fire is, the sooner your battery pack will be fully charged and ready to go.
Is it all weather? How cold can it handle to be effective?
Hey Jason, The CampStove can be used in all types of climates. It is not waterproof so we don't recommend using it in a torrential down pour, but we see our community using it in the summer desert heat as well as in snowy winters in Colorado. In terms of cold, the CampStove can work in below freezing temps.
How much prise portable bao drove
OH MY GOD FOGET THE KICK START.. I WANT TO BUY THE WHOLE THING
Can you hook up a Solar panel to the unit's micro usb port, and charge up the Battery ??
Hey Kanzee - Yup, you can.
Thank you BioLite !! I bought the Original biolite 4 yrs ago...and looking hard, at getting the 2.0 version, real soon...thanks for this great product. cheers
@@BioLiteChannel I love you guys
So I got one of these, the full kit. To me a very expensive product but knowing what’s behind it also worth it.
Mine is making a lot of noise, weird scraping metallic noise. From new. It had always made the weird noise, loud, quiet, loud again, like metal screeching. I have never dared to use it so it had only three trials. I figured it was broken, brought it to the shop for replacement they decided not to replace mine (because once i lit it, it was used….) and told me they would sent it in for repair… i complained it was new but alas. After 3 weeks i asked what the situation was and they told me; we just mailed it out to you, i ask for a track and trace and then they said; oops computer mistake. We’ll sent it to you. Then they said, we sent it again?!
Anyway, they say they checked together with the manufacturer (you I guess) and it was and is supposed to do exactly what I described. They say, it is supposed to make this awful screeching sound.
Is it supposed to make a screeching sound? A loud screeching sound? They say so but I have a hard time believing nor trusting them..
Could this stove burn corn to increase BTU?
Yes
Can you use a pot on it? Instead of the grill.
My cook pot is slim enough to perfectly fit inside the pot stand, not on top, so that the bottom of the pot sits flush with the top of the stove. Is this okay, or will this cause the flame to get snuffed out unless I switch to a wider pot that leaves an air gap?
Get a wider pot. You can see that the BioLite coffee pot fits snugly to the stove but it has a raised bottom with vents for air flow.
Is this useable with waste oil from kitchen instead wood. As like olive oil or sunflower oil
They state not to use liquid fuels, so no
Just !! CHUCK !! SOME !! GAS !! / PETROL !! IN !! IT !! FIRE !! NOW !!
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Do you send to Moldova ???
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I have been trying to get in touch with customer service for 4 days.
Regarding to BioLite Camp Stove 2...Please, I think you BioLite should answer the doubts in the comments...The aluminum part melts? how long does it take to charge a cell phone? what kind of material is recommended for burning? Can I fully charge the power bank just by burning wood and how long does it take ? If the device malfunctions, it will be replaced or I will have my money back? In case of a natural disaster (when you do not have electricity) will the stove work for a few days or weeks just burning wood? How it works at sub-zero temperature? It will rust if I use it in camping on the beach? For how many minutes or hours can I use it without stopping? Can I use the stove every day and for how long, only minutes or hours? Thnaks!
I don't think you're going to get all 50 of your questions answered unless you get a job @ BioLite
Will it rust if i submerge it in water? If so how long will it take to rust completely? If i throw it against a brick wall will it break? If so what is the damage? What is the percentage of aluminum to other metals? Will i be able to keep this going using only blades of grass? How high are you able to throw this? Why did you not post the terms of service? How many of these were made worldwide? How long exactly does it take to cool from max heat? Does the water get warm enough for my child to bathe himself? How many kids are allowed to bathe? I mean god damn you guys missed so many valid questions.
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It's a 15Wh battery. Based on promised 3W output, the battery will be fully charged in 5 hours of the burning fuel. However, the fan used to accelerate burning process takes power too, so real time until the battery full charged may be ~10 hours
Hi I'm here in Philippines where we can buy thanks❤️
Está muy bien, con el problema de hacer fuego en el campo.... Me gustaría saber si podría ser una fuente de calor por la noche en el vivac refugio o tienda???? con mucho cuidado y asta que te acoples? Pero vamos su función la cumple y muy bien. Pero para los poco cultos en ingles estaria bien o doblarlo o poner subtitulos en español.
We can load it with the micro USB ?
Hey there, In addition to re-charging by the heat of the fire, you can charge up the battery via micro USB.
thanks for answer me, i can sleep outside now, good bye Babylon^^
I need home stove. Is it available in India.
Can i use it at home?
Hi Masum Khan - The CampStove 2 is for outdoor use only and is a great small, portable grill for backyards, decks, etc.
This is going to be my apocalypse stove.
Would the WiFi even work though..
Day ! ? Date ! ? And ! Time ! ? When ! This ! Apocalypse ! Will ! Occur ! ? / Happen !! ??
I love the first generation but I haven't enough money for the new one 😩
Why micro usb to charge? Thats the only thing that i dont like about this thing, ita an extra cable that almost no other device in my household uses
Can I use it in ...cave or something like that?
Is there a difference between the probe that is solid and the one with a hole? We just got one with a solid probe and haven't seen any feedback on others with the same question.
Can we charge mobile in BioLite? Thanks
I went to purchase this on Amazon, and it says it takes batteries 🔋 🙄 weird. What kind and does it really 🤔 or do they just have to say that 🤔
Might be that Amazon wants to make it clear there is an internal rechargeable battery inside the powerpack?
Why can't we use charcoal?
amiraseri
Hello,,, I read on BioLite that charcoal is a different type of fuel than a wood product.... something about it being a glowing ember instead of putting off gasses needed for a “lit” fire. I thought charcoal would be a great fuel too.
I did see large bags of pellets are 3.99$ The price being a non-factor if u choose pellets as fuel.
Good question can't see why not many of it would burn too hot with the fan
What about if it is raining?
Use a tarp or Cover it with somthing. A campfire in wet condition is the same Problem .its not magic, its fire,and rain /water is not good for fire
I am intrigued. How the size of the burn chamber compare to a Nalgene or Hydro Flask water bottle? Will the burn chamber fit inside a hydration bottle pocket of a backpack?
myrthmaker if you mean a nalagene bottle then no. It fits inside the 1.5L kettle biolite makes. Its about 2L with the baffle and the lid.
Hopefully there a shop here in Philippines
Looks nice. But why no charcoal?
Hey Johnny -- You can, technically speaking, but we do not recommend it as an ideal fuel source. Charcoal will glow like embers but will not promote complete combustion and you'll be left with a lot of leftover ash and mass at the end of your burn which could also end up gunking up your airjets. The combustion chamber is designed to work optimally with the flames of a stick or pellet fire.
Would this work during an apocalypse?!
why not? )
You'll have ! To !! Wait ! For !! The ! TREES !! To Grow ! Back !! When ! The ! Apocalypse !! Happens !!
Apocalypse is coming next Wednesday at 3:17pm so you can test then 👍
Looks really nice, but the combustion chamber looks bit small.
Hi there -- the combustion chamber is the same size as the original CampStove and thanks to it's efficient combustion, it's capable of providing really hot and strong flames that can cook full meals. You can do a lot in a little space when the physics are aligned :)
Hi BioLite thanks for your quick answer! I might as well ask technical.
How many liters fit into it? I imagine I have to crush the wood first before I can fit in there.
I love the idea of using wood for generating energy, your system looks amazing!
Hey! So from a pellets perspective, the chamber can fit about 300-400g (you want to fill right up to the last row of jets so it can be completely combusted, don't go past that). From a stick/twig perspective, it's hard to say exactly because it will depend on the diameter of your fuel and the room you leave for the fire to get oxygenated (you don't want to overstuff). We would recommend right-sizing your fuel down to about 5-6 inches in height so it can burn completely.
If you're collecting sticks, we've got a little hand tool that can help snap them to the right size: www.bioliteenergy.com/products/sticksnapper
Hey, check out our response to Johnny below - we explain there!
FIT !! AN !! INCINERATOR !! IN !! YOUR !! BACKPACK !!SAUNA !! HEAT !! GALORE !! NOW !!!
It must be optional for a spirit burner (like military alcohol burner Svea). There is no wood in the rocks in the mountains. People use alcohol burners ( like climbers). Think about it.
Instead of taking fluid fuel take some twigs and small wood instead?
I love mine ...wish i could also affort the Grill attachment...But im just Student so i dont have much money...
Excuses
@@dmayatheprodigy i got it last year...also who tf are you to say anything
@@-joo3033 Why can't he ! Reply ! Then !
It looks amazing but wouldn't it take something like 800 hours to charge a modern phone at 3 watts? Even for a small charge 24 hours for a 5% battery as an emergency item still not awful but you make it sound like this will charge your phone overnight or in a few hours which is imposable with a 3 watt output.
Where can I buy the outside grill and kettle and how much r they?
Why not build 10 watt bigger generator
Why ! Stop ! At ! Ten !?? Then !.
Incredible!
Great job!! 🔥
I have a question: could Camp Stove 2 use in a tent?
Make sure the tent is ventilated , but i would advise to never try that at all.
@@pinoytechniko6925 , thank you!
Hi, the CampStove 2 is for outdoor use only.
1:43 dont overstuff the chamber
2:34 💀
Can the CampStove be used without the batterybank? And when the battery is out of power, can it still be used or does it need the fan to work?
If look the Video you would know
Just use a primus???
Put !! The !Gas ! Bottle ! In ! Your ! Backpack !! And ! INCINERATOR ! Too !!
Looks so danger with a built in battery very close to fire 🔥
no usb-c ?? please...
3 watts isn't the same as a normal USB also 2600mah isn't enough to half charge my phone the fire is a good idea not sure why I want to charge my phone off a fire when we all have power banks especially for the price these are asking can buy 10 power banks for this price
my math says over 800 hours to charge a phone at 3 watts
Its a good product but its not perfect aka the plastic cover on the power module
I love Biolite
nice innovation
So why didnt you put a solar panel on it that can power a heating coil to start the fire? Seems like a missed opportunity.
It's !! An !! ABSOLUTE !! WONDER !! That ! It's ! NOT !! Nuclear !! Fuel !! Rodded !! Too !!
@@davidwillard7334 solar panels are easy. Nuclear fuel is complicated.
Solar panels Are QIUTE ! Good ! When ! Is Snowing ! Hey !
@@davidwillard7334 not really relevant. Adding a feature doesn't have to mean losing one.
@@queenrayne1338 So ! It doesn't ! Snow ! Where ! You ! Are ! Then !??
The three leg stand is not that stable
Hello! Thank you for the feedback - this is not a piece of feedback we generally hear as our design prioritizes stability and weight distribution. If you think you may have a defective product, please email us and our team will help you as soon as possible - support@bioliteenergy.com
As for the legs, it's stable back forward but easily knocked over sideways
What I would do it's to create a container or a box that can fit the stove and the pot for cooking inside. That box will have a fan to push the air in and a air filter so that you can filter all the smokes. You will need a box for it anyways. I would make that box into a back pack so that I can use it to keep others stuffs in there too. It's ok for the filter to be wash with river water on land. Those carbon is good for the soil anyways. Living green. But not in industrial level because industrial level is burning rubbish and chemicals that even those filters are harmful to the environment.
£95 i payed for mine and £57 on the Grill £16 on small Hickory axe £20 on kindle wood £12 on Logs to cut up for it kindle wood was good for some reason the logs i had and cut up didn't evan Burn in it what so ever shit wood lol need collect normal twigs ha x
That's ! A !! CLASSIC !! AMERICAN ! / CANADIAN !! RIP !! OFF !! FOR !! YOU !! GETTING !! ALL !! OF !! THAT !! HIGH !! TECH !! LIKE !! GENERAL !! ELECTRIC !! JUNK !! IS !!
If you guys sold this for $50 or close to that price I’d get it, but you have actual solar generators that hold a good charge at the price your asking. Your older one went down to $50 at walmart. Need to make this one $50-$70 or somewhere close to that range
This is smart, but a propane stove is much more convenient, compact, and the stove part will heat unevenly. You also have to get firewood with this if you don’t have pellets, so the outdoor conditions (rain = wet wood) can affect this, and the size of the sticks matter, and this is a backpacking stove since it’s small and compact, which would make it a lot less inconvenient than the propane backpacking stoves.
I think these are way too expensive I paid $360 in nz I think I was ripped off
I have one of the First Gen stoves as well as a Base Camp Stove with a pizza stone, lid and carry bag. I have one request though, please refrain from using the word "Via" so much in your videos. It is a grossly over used word that many people use to sound smarter than they are and it accomplishes the opposite. I know that is not the case with your company though. Thanks for the great products.
Thanks for the feedback, George -- do you have a suggested word that you think would work better? We're always on the lookout to make sure we're communicating helpful info, not distracting.
BioLite thanks for your polite reply. Any number of words or phrases will take the place of that word. "With the use of" or "By way of" might work. Also, I want to mention that the two stoves that I do have, I couldn't be happier with. I love tools and gadgets especially gadgets with a Survivalist lean to them.
So glad you're happy with your stoves, and we appreciate the suggestions on wording! 'By way of' sounds like a good fit, we'll see if it makes its way into some future scripts, thanks for making the time to reach out
Isn't Via ! Another ! Word ! For !! Optional ! Extra !!??
I think the word via is just fine it's short but gets to the point quickly why use more words than you need especially when you're making videos
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why not just dump the ashes in the lake in the background lol
Thanks. Pray to Jesus for guidance
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Too expensive
You guys have an excellent product. BUT your methods of selling your product suck. Please fix before you end yourselves. I can't buy your product in Australia due to how difficult you have made it due to your history. For the love of God get your backsides into gear or sack your sales staff and get capable workers in.
🍇 Hello.
Do you send to Moldova ???
PLEASE 🙏