Felix Dahlström Persson

At the end of 2025, Storm Johannes left thirty thousand households in Sweden without power. In recent years, the peak price of electricity has become volatile due to weather-related reasons. In my degree project, I am investigating cooking without electricity by designing a camping stove that can be used both inside in case of a power outage and outside for camping.

My investigation started by simulating a power outage in my home lasting for 7 days. The task was to cook all meals, dinner, lunch and breakfast, without using electricity. For visibility, I used a head torch on my forehead. The MSB brochure “Om krisen eller kriget kommer” inspired the food I cooked, consisting of ingredients with a long shelf-life.

Two ways to prepare food turned into three when I discovered I could steam vegetables on top of boiling pasta. My curiosity for colour, flavours, textures and the outdoors has guided me in my investigation of what a camping stove is and what potentially it could be.