Originally Posted by
Bearhawker
Yeah - it supposedly charges at 3W with a roaring fire. Maybe not earth-shattering power but basically free.
If you have all afternoon with nothing to do but toss in pine cones or something it will give you at least a 1/2 charge. Sure beats nothing
And it will make tea or coffee the whole time, so it won't be wasted time. lol You just won't be able to bring your phone back from the dead just while making a one-pot meal. But again - free power is always a bonus.
I will try to make some time tomorrow during work to fire it up and see how I get along with it and report back here.
This is as good a cause as any to take a break from work...
If the phone is just turned on once in a while to check or send texts or to check the location on the GPS it might keep up with not much cooking. For sure I wouldn't expect to use it in anything but airplane mode very much of the time with the stove as the only charge from the sound of that.