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Showing posts with label Alternate Heat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alternate Heat. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Tuna Can Alcohol Stove
He uses Heet in the video, but you can also use rubbing alcohol as long as it is higher than 50%, but it will make the bottom of your pot black. Obviously the higher the percentage of alcohol, the more efficient the stove is and the less black will get on your pots.
Original "Cat Stove" Design:
http://jwbasecamp.com/Articles/SuperCat/index.html
Terra Cotta Pot Space Heater
These work really well to heat a small room and they don't cost much to put together, just make sure you have a safe container/surface for the candles. I have seen people put the candles in a pie tin to contain them a little better.
Friday, November 15, 2013
Lee Hite Biomass Briquette Press
Neat idea to conserve wood, or if you don't have a lot of wood at your disposal, you can use shredded paper, leaves, etc. to build up your fuel supply. Combined with a high efficiency stove, like the rocket stove mentioned in the previous post, you could cook and heat for a long time and never need wood. On their website there are diagrams for different shaped molds, including sticks which would be ideal for most rocket stoves.
Friday, November 8, 2013
Clay Rocket Stove
I have known about rocket stoves for quite sometime, but this was the first time I saw one made out of native clay:
Here is the rocket stove I built:
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