Rocket Stoves

[rosie]

Seriously looking into this stove, the tornadoes are picking up and I am in tornado alley
here in southern ontario. Have yet to loose some serious power, but, I do know it will happen
sooner then later.

Has anyone made one of these here? Any tips? If you google, you can find many different sizes and purpose's for this neat little stove.

Now, off to find the some big cans!

Quote from website (link below)

"But if the emergency lasts longer than your supply of Propane, where are you going to buy some more? What if large pieces of firewood are hard to obtain? Then what? The hard truth is, that the water may not be safe to drink for weeks or months. What everyone needs is an easy-to-maintain stove that won't run out of fuel, so that you can always boil the water before drinking it, if necessary. A good emergency stove will literally save your life and the lives of your children."
http://rocket-stove.com/

[morguana]

http://www.kellykettle.com/ my folks bought me one of these a few years ago, all i can say is its fab, we have the larger version, and it works a treat, can burn anything in them and boils really qickly. have found cooking on it fine too

[watermunky]

I helped make rocket stoves out of cob in Mexico.Start by digging a hole and then build a hollow cone up around it. place a grate over the hole and yer cookin. Also made an oven out a 50 gallon barrel using the same design. The tricky part is getting the right ratio of sand, clay and grass, so the cob doesn't fall apart when you fire it.If it cracks ,ours did, you can patch it and go right on servin hippies. Pizza in the jungle!

[Swami]

Posted by morguana (here)
http://www.kellykettle.com/ my folks bought me one of these a few years ago, all i can say is its fab, we have the larger version, and it works a treat, can burn anything in them and boils really qickly. have found cooking on it fine too

Got me a couple of those Kelly-things, they are GREAT stuff to have!!!

Get one of these also......


http://www.woodgas.com/index.htm

Steal the principle and build one from propane bottles.....
This way you are able to cook for your group.....

Study this principle also:
The Haybox for energy conservation
http://www.hedon.info/TheHayboxForEnergyConservation

Study the WOODGAS-principle, ones you understand that, you can even get engines running on it, although not simple!

[morguana]

Posted by Swami (here)
Got me a couple of those things......

i should hope so, what kind of bushcrafter would you be without a quick and easy means to make a brew?

[Swami]

Posted by morguana (here)
i should hope so, what kind of bushcrafter would you be without a quick and easy means to make a brew?

Well my dear friend, as a natureguide I know a bit about making some brews/medicine out of natures pantry...........
It started, of course, by seeking mushrooms while crawling through meadows where horse**** was plenty....

[morguana]

http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to-wo...-stove-211440/ some ideas on how to make things

this firebox is exellent i have both sizes, one for out and about and one for camping http://www.canoepaddler.me.uk/fireboxes.htm
(also given as birthday prezzies) but are really easy to use, and very good for cooking on, the bigger one is fine with my heavy duch oven on top

swami horse **** is quite good for burning providing its dry enough!!!!

[Swami]

http://www.spenton.com/howitworks.html

Horse**** is an excellent fuel for this stove.

[Swanny]

I have a kelly kettle too

[rosie]

Thanks everyone for your replies! I will be making the rocket stove as a project with my son, I am thinking this way he will at least have some kind of handle on the basic survival stuff.

love & light

[Ammit]

I dont have a kelly kettle anymore, got left behind in a forest one night and never found it. All these cooking devices are brilliant, as long as you can light them. Do you guys waterproof your own matches? or use a flint/steel or even use friction? Finding alternatives is good practice as its fine having a lighter but when the gas or flint runs out,,what then!

[bosr]

Posted by Ammit (here)
All these cooking devices are brilliant, as long as you can light them.

If you have sunlight, a thin flexible Fresnel lens which is light and easy to store will light your stove.

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e6Xzfi4N1Y

[Ammit]

And then what happens at night time when the eggs and bacon bug hits??

[bosr]

Posted by Ammit (here)
And then what happens at night time when the eggs and bacon bug hits??

Well, that's when you get to practice with your keychain flint and striker. Or you get your exercise rubbing sticks together.

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3r3APvRwSU

[rmauersr]

One of the least expensive store-bought rocket stoves is the StoveTec wood/coal rocket stove, 32,900 BTU. $49. It is too heavy for back packing but sized right otherwise.

More on homemade and store-bought portable stoves and emergency fire starters with videos, pictures and links ..........

[778 neighbour of some guy]

Posted by rmauersr (here)
One of the least expensive store-bought rocket stoves is the StoveTec wood/coal rocket stove, 32,900 BTU. $49. It is too heavy for back packing but sized right otherwise.

More on homemade and store-bought portable stoves and emergency fire starters with videos, pictures and links ..........

Love your website Ron, very complete and educational.

[778 neighbour of some guy]

Check out these guys from Biolite, they have an excelent idea for camp and home stoves, both types also burn the woodgas and have an USB charger for mobile phones or LED lights( just in case you live in the middle of nowhere, have no electricity and your kid wants to do his/ hers homework at night.)


http://biolitestove.com/

[wavydome]

I've studied the sylva wood culture and wood heating for 40+ years.
It's one thing to buy something neat, quite another to heat home and water, etc...
If one wants to prepare evacuation bug bags, i would recommend getting a how to build book of one's liking.
http://harmoniouspalette.com/Furnace...eteHeater.html
I love to watch ethereal flames like this or the economical charcoal burn.

[alamojo]

Posted by rmauersr (here)
One of the least expensive store-bought rocket stoves is the StoveTec wood/coal rocket stove, 32,900 BTU. $49. It is too heavy for back packing but sized right otherwise.

More on homemade and store-bought portable stoves and emergency fire starters with videos, pictures and links ..........

If they still offered the StoveTec for $49 I'd buy one now, but for some reason the price has doubled recently....

[rmauersr]

Posted by alamojo (here)

Posted by rmauersr (here)
One of the least expensive store-bought rocket stoves is the StoveTec wood/coal rocket stove, 32,900 BTU. $49. It is too heavy for back packing but sized right otherwise.

More on homemade and store-bought portable stoves and emergency fire starters with videos, pictures and links ..........

If they still offered the StoveTec for $49 I'd buy one now, but for some reason the price has doubled recently....

It requires a lot of maintenance to keep prices current on the blog, so I usually do not spend the effort since I am not selling anything. I just try to be helpful by providing information when I find it.
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