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Definitely not for hikers or anyone who wants hassle-free cooking
I've had both the BioLite stoves -- the first and second versions -- and they are just too much of a hassle. It takes a lot of work and babysitting to keep the flame going, and in colder weather I could not get the battery to charge. I had a blazing fire going for over an hour and the meter just stayed where it was -- low to no charge. Then you can get into these weird scenarios in which the flames die down, and you are trying to get it going, but the fan turns off. Just very busy and fickle. I'm going back to the tried and true gas stoves.
