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On the AT up to a few weeks ago. A few hundred miles in a weekend hiker with one of these at a shelter let everyone recharge their devices and they were a modern Prometheus to us. If weight (33 oz + pot + utensil) were not such a crucial consideration to one's happiness when long distance hiking it would definitely be in my pack. It has worked very well for me when testing at home (boils 1 liter of water in ~4 minutes using a handful of wood fuel) and charges devices (subjectively) as fast as my wall outlet.

I plan on winter hiking thru some areas with re-supply locations > 7 days apart and may use the biolite in place of my solar external battery (9.4 oz) since it will also serve for melting snow. I did not cook anything while on the AT (just soylent and mainstay bars) but I anticipate that warm meals will make winter hiking more enjoyable.