tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post859733490718737043..comments2024-03-28T08:06:43.198-04:00Comments on The Silicon Graybeard: Techno-Geek Nerdvana Camping or Survival SiGraybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-56875786814205327262014-06-14T14:03:39.759-04:002014-06-14T14:03:39.759-04:00I'd expect some sort of heat shielding, which ...I'd expect some sort of heat shielding, which would almost certainly be a combination of metal and probably ceramic, between the E parts and the stove shell. The side away from it, I dunno. Their smaller unit - the camp stove - needs the E parts to work because it drives a fan to make combustion work better. According to their video, the Base Camp does the same thing. How well it would work without the fan, I dunno. Might be fine, might work poorly. I sent their email addy a couple questions on it, we'll see what comes back. <br /><br />I expect, given their desire to use it extensively in the third world, the bits are probably fairly robust, but it may be a bit too electronically fragile to consider as a true TEOTWAWKI tool. Then again, making a Faraday cage is pretty low tech.Aliennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-62533798322742450832014-06-14T10:31:19.602-04:002014-06-14T10:31:19.602-04:00DrJim, at the moment they're at $935k. I wond...DrJim, at the moment they're at $935k. I wonder if they'll make a Meg? <br /><br />I look around on Kickstarter every couple of weeks (although I've only supported two or three). Occasionally you see stories like this where they aim for some modest amount and get 25x what they're looking for. It indicates a product that's going to be very successful. <br /><br />Part of me wonders why they don't go through more conventional financing, but doing a bank loan or IPO wouldn't get them the buzz they get from something like this. <br /><br />Alien - my gut feel is it's too small to have enough capture area to matter. Besides, they probably have to put metal around the electronics to shield it from the heat of the fire. <br /><br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-27265185457735878302014-06-14T09:53:03.550-04:002014-06-14T09:53:03.550-04:00I wonder if they thought far enough ahead to EMP s...I wonder if they thought far enough ahead to EMP shield the electronics.Aliennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-76931189282644337722014-06-14T00:39:40.165-04:002014-06-14T00:39:40.165-04:00I think they have enough money to go into producti...I think they have enough money to go into production!drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.com