New water bottle system converts humidity into water.

I've read in other places that the back of the envelope calculations based on real world experience, come to the conclusion that they used lab numbers in their marketing, and real-world would be far below that in terms of water produced for the amount of energy needed. Also considering that its going to be condensing all the local air pollution, not so great for urban use.

Its one of those products that looks really neat, but the actual realities just don't line up to a useful device.
 
gadgetgeek said:
I've read in other places that the back of the envelope calculations based on real world experience, come to the conclusion that they used lab numbers in their marketing, and real-world would be far below that in terms of water produced for the amount of energy needed. Also considering that its going to be condensing all the local air pollution, not so great for urban use.

Its one of those products that looks really neat, but the actual realities just don't line up to a useful device.
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Like the little wood stove with a USB port?
 
This one?

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I imagine both would be nice to have in specific given situations... but yeah probably not worth the weight most of the time.

Still... you do need water and being able to charge your tech in the field is worth having.

Purification tablets/filters/boiling/extra water... etc might be a more sensible choice for your water supply.

Spare batteries/spare phones/battery booster packs/solar chargers/12V chargers etc might be more sensible for keeping electronics going.
 
I do know a guy who uses a biolite to supplement a solar system. yes it only charges at USB speed, so you are looking at potentially a couple hours to charge a smartphone, but considering the size of a solar panel you need to pull a full 500mA (let alone a 2.1amp fast chage) at 12V, its pretty handy. But that guy does mostly paddling trips so I think that's probably why, the weight penalty is made up for. I wouldn't carry one. The biolite hits a very small niche, but at least it has one.
 
I've got one. It does make a hot fire quick because of the fan. And the weight of the battery is offset a bit by not having to carry fuel. The battery is charged by the heat and there's enough to use the USB charger. Not a bad gadget
 
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