If you actually read this thread it would make more sense right? Are you able to read? Do you know how conversations in a thread work?

OP says they got 30w, they don't actually say it "should be plenty" and you just made that up and in fact plainly says "it isn't much but it is a start"

The person who replied to them says "Yeah 30 watts isn’t enough. The rule of thumb for off grid is it needs to be able to boil water (12A power station)"

to which the next person says "If we’re boiling water why not skip the middle man and get a solar kettle?" please note this one because this is where the context for my comment comes from

then the next person says "Why not wood stove?"

If you were able to understand how threaded conversations work you'd understand I was agreeing with 9point6@lemmy.world who said why don't you skip the middle man and get a solar kettle and giving a reason to thatGuyWithGlasses who said why not a wood stove. In some places, like in my specific use case, a solar kettle makes more sense than a wood stove.

Then you wrote to me your non sequitur post about whatever it is you wrote that doesn't accurately reflect OP and doesn't accurately reflect the thread.

I looked up haybox cookers, seems like a neat idea to insulate already boiling water, but a wood fire doesn't seem like the most convenient or efficient choice if what you want is to efficiently heat something up a specific amount but no more.