TorchGlo: Bringing Campfire Ambience to the Tent

A project in Stanford, CA by Kenny Krotzer
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TorchGlo bring a social lighting atmosphere to the campsite! It diffuses headlamp light into a warmer, ambient glow.
Backers: 222
Average Pledge Per Backer: $63

Funded: $14,052 of $14,000
Dates: May 20th -> Jun 19th (30 days)
Project By: Kenny Krotzer
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Latest News

19 hours, $1456 to go!

June 17th - via: kickstarter.com
WOW!! First of all, I want to thank everybody who has pledged, referred friends to pledge, and increased their pledges in the last 24 hours. I am totally overwhelmed by all the amazing support from you all. Nothing is more exciting than a finishing... (Read More)

44 Hours, $8765 to go + a new pledge level!

June 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everybody! I've added a new pledge level: the Family Pack. For $80, you can choose six TorchGlos to make a set of your own and you can upload a photo to the Product Usage Page! This is the perfect size for a family or Boy/Girl Scout Troop! If we... (Read More)

Stanford design students head to Kickstarter to fund classroom ideas

June 17th - via: bizjournals.com
Stanford University is helping its product designers learn a real life Silicon Valley lesson - asking for cold, hard cash from strangers. Teams from the Stanford Design School’s senior capstone class are crowdfunding their projects on Kickstarter. (Read More)

50 hours to go!

June 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everybody! We have 50 hours to bring TorchGlo to life. This can be an easy task if you all can find five friends who would be willing to make a pledge to back TorchGlo. They could be friends, family, scouts, or anybody you've bumped into out on... (Read More)

Five days to go!

June 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello! We only have five days left to go in the campaign, which means only five days left to put your name down for a first production round of TorchGlo! This week, there were two great features on outdoor gear blogs: The Gear Caster and Gear Junkie.... (Read More)

TorchGlo: A jack of many trades

June 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Hello! How can TorchGlo be used during the day? As an avid backpacker, I truly appreciate products when they are multi-functional, and I've started a series to show the multiple uses for TorchGlo when it's not illuminating your tent at night.  Check... (Read More)

Week 1 Recap and Demo

May 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello friends! Week one was an awesome opening week, we're off to a great start! Please watch the video update for a recap and a TorchGlo demo to answer some questions! -Kenny  (Read More)

Great Kick Off!

May 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings! Thank you to everybody who has backed TorchGlo for our first 72 hours! So far we have 81 backers who have pledged a total of $2,167! This is has been a great start, and I'm hoping that we can only gain momentum over the next few days. I'm... (Read More)

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