by Ken Torino This is the third in a series of article about human energy. The original idea for the K-Tor Company was the Power Box. If you are going to do any amount of cranking you will want to pedal. The main difference between the hand crank and the pedal generator is that you […] Read more
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January 22, 2019
January 17, 2019
YouTuber Pilot Patriot reviewed the original Power Box for his 4.5K followers […] Read more
January 17, 2019
by Ken Torino When you are hiking you spend a lot of time on your feet so lets start there. If you are just starting out, you will be hiking in the summer. You will want a pair of hiking boots that will breathe. A lightweight pair is acceptable. But you will still want boots […] Read more
January 16, 2019
by Ken Torino This is the second in a series of articles about human energy. The best research was done in the early 1980’s by a group of scientists who were trying to develop human/pedal-powered cars and planes. To do this they measured the potential power output of typical humans over different conditions. The simple […] Read more
January 16, 2019
by Ken Torino I have been hiking since I was 8. I first went hiking as part of a YMCA sleep away camp. Even though my first few hikes were all rained out I loved it. Being outdoors in the woods was freedom. Over the years I did more hiking. In High School, I would […] Read more
January 15, 2019
by Ken Torino This is the first in a series of articles about human energy. Human energy has been around for hundreds of thousands of years and human energy converted to electrical energy for a hundred years. Most of us can recall a WWII movie where a hand crank or pedal powered generator is being […] Read more
December 27, 2018
YouTuber Canadian Prepper recently reviewed the K-Tor Power Box 50. With 170,000 subscribers, his review is extensive […] Read more
November 20, 2017
We have had this fall an unprecedented series of Hurricanes effect the US and Caribbean. K-Tor is in a unique position to assist as the leading maker of Human powered Generators. We have had many orders from private individuals in the effected area. In addition, Late Friday afternoon Oct. 6 the Red Cross asked for […] Read more
