BioLite camp products for Overlanding on Thanksgiving Day! Gobble...Gobble...

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you are getting a chance to share the day with family and friends and taking the time to reflect on all that's happened over the past year, good and bad. The good times are what we live for and the bad times are what teach us, make us stronger and, hopefully, are few and far between.

For some this is a day of food and football but for me, I prefer food and Jeeps. Either out working on it, driving it, or planning for what I will do next to it, I am a big fan. In the spirit of cooking, I figured I would share my experiences with the BioLite family of products. To be clear, I am not affiliated in anyway or compensated by BioLite.

About 2-3 years ago I purchased my first BioLite product, it was their camp stove and I really liked what the company was designing but also giving back to impoverished people. Their camp stove combines a wood burning cooking stove with a rechargeable battery that you can use to charge a cell phone or provide some light. It very efficiently burns any scrap wood and because of the integrated fan, it produces very little smoke and heats up very quickly. I take this on all my overlanding trips.

Not too long after the stove, I purchased their BaseLantern XL from a Kickstarter campaign. This light is Bluetooth controlled and can also be used for charging cell phones and powering other devices.

With these two purchases under my belt and great use from both, I have since added on their SolarPanel 5+, SiteLight and SunLight products. I take all of these with me on our overland trips and love the light and power options they afford me. I am never without either!

Most recently, I participated in another of their Kickstarter campaigns, this one for their new HeadLamp. With it, I also purchased their FirePit which is something i have wanted for quite some time. Once I have more experiences with both, I will update here.

 Why am I calling out a specific company that I have no affiliation to? What is the benefit to me? Well, as it's Thanksgiving, I wanted to share some experiences with a company that I not only like the products from but also is concerned about their fellow humans. There are others out there like Goal Zero (have not tried any of their products yet) that also share a similar philosophy in the way they do business and it makes me feel like my money is going to a bit more than just my wants. Tomorrow is Black Friday and while you are out fighting each other for that TV or Toaster, remember that there are other options. I am a huge fan of shopping local where appropriate and you can also order online from companies like these that give back.