Wednesday, November 19, 2014
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13 comments:
Sorry about your loss.
A learning experience is not a loss.
price of an education
What kind of heat are you looking for? If you're looking for efficiency, rocket mass heaters seem the most efficient for the D-I-Yer. Cast iron/steel stoves surrounded some form of stone mass are close second.
I am sorry it was a let down. I have seen some of those stoves at Cabelas and they did not look half bad, but then they are probably a better quality build than the Chinese pig-in-a-poke version. They are meant for portable use in an Alaskan Wall Tent and thus they are fairly lightly build. I know you can improve on my rendition with the propane bottle. It was my first go at it. If I'd do it again I would go with four legs instead of three. It is a fun project. Thanks for the plug. All the best. Michael
No time spent learning is wasted. You'll benefit from it later.
re: "rocket mass heater"
looks interesting but always thought exhaust had to go UP not sideways...
but a made-to-fit stove for smaller footprint rooms... of less than 200 square feet makes sense.
most standard stoves are going to run you out of there and take up more room than necessary because you WILL have to keep it away from the structure - and that's another reason to like a stove with brick or stones.
Perhaps some way to incorporate it into your kitchen counter with a cooktop...
keep us tuned in to your efforts!
Before you go to the trouble of making one check out 4dog's site a good bang for the buck and you can size it for your needs.
rocket stove or rocket heater awesome way to go. far less wood burned and far more heat retained.
http://www.wintertrekking.com/community/index.php?topic=1706.0
made from 5 gal bucket.
I thought the purchased stove was too big for your small cabin. this would be about right (I think)
I love the 40 gal propane bottle stove. I wish I had the ability to weld and make one. Perfect for a garage.
Here is a more experimental rocket stove fireplace with thermo-siphion water tanks.
Modifying the design for your small space. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVpseNZI9vY&list=UUHVAng_sQGlfp6yf6tdBJNw&index=9&spfreload=10
Seems like with a bit of work with the wire feed welder that thing could be somewhat salvaged, no? Or is it just too damned thin-walled to mess with?
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