>>467550>the thing consumes a massive amount of wood to maintain an internal temp sufficient to charge a device.Except the primary purpose of the gadget is to burn _less_ wood then a conventional fire, while also generating electricity.
But I would think a handy tool to supplement the stove, would be a pair of ratcheting hand pruning shears.
One could quickly and easily snip up a bunch of finger thick branches into sticks perfectly sized for the combustion chamber.