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The rocket stove is designed to produce little if any products of combustion. I have had the thing burning about 500*F but that is only after it has "warmed up". The actual rocket stove, once burning produces essentially water and a little CO2. The rocket mass heater is a rocket stove inside a...

I seem to have this nasty habit of liking to breathe clean air. Thus breathing smoke when it fills the room Tends to annoy my tender lungs. I have considered filling the building at the top with insulation of the spray on variety. The real problem is getting people to do stuff in my neck of...

Hey Pal, Long time no see from you either. Glad you are here! As for the Frisby, well, yes I have tried it and I admit that it is by far the best option. The only problem is that they are not immune from the teeth of that black beast. He chews everything I throw so I have to be careful. I...

To be perfectly honest, I don't know...yet. This one is distinctly larger than any thing I have seen on the internet to date. I used steel for the basic rocket stove component and now I have created the metal shell which will become the "radiator" for the heat. The guy I talked about...

This weekend has been remarkably productive. I have worked on several projects that interest me. One of them I didn't take any pictures, but the other two are coming in this post. Now that I am getting the hang of posting photo's, I will explain the first picture... What you see is the...

Hello all, It has been a while since I kept a journal here. I was having some difficulty with a few less than desirable people who felt it was their business to attempt to censor what I wrote because it exposed not only their inadequacy but their despicable behavior. Since then I managed to...

Don't know that I ever saw this before but I am delighted to get to know you better here. You wrote some things recently that I really enjoyed. I am so glad folks like you are here... Thanks and :welcome despite the fact that I missed the opportunity to say so earlier...:hide

Well, that does it then. For what it is worth, I am guessing that the answer to this dilemma is "NOT to store anything"...particularly anything that is already prepared. The King seems to want to preserve his "non-working force" so that those who work can starve at a satisfying rate. You...

A very astute observation Hinotori... I've felt the same way for quite a long time. One thing is for certain, the books will still work even if the electricity goes out. One of my friends in town gave me the entire set of 1974 World Book Encyclopedia and the year book for every year since...

G'day mates, I've been making some attempts at getting better at the use of a MiG welder over the past several years. While I don't get much time to do any welding (primarily due to the demands on my time for other pursuits) I have managed to acquire at least two of them. One is a Hobart 135...

Pogo0685, Now that you have mentioned THAT issue, my concerns change. Obviously, you are NOT ALONE in that very deep concern. I have had the very same concern for a number of years and it seems to me that each year we appear to get closer for any number of well thought-out reasons. Colorado...

Pogo0685, et. al I have been sitting and thinking about your questions for a while and after reading the responses from the variety of folks who have advised you thus far (and I might add they have done so quite well for any number of well considered reasons) there remains some...

OK, so this Mike guy is good at everything. How annoying? :hide There doesn't seem to be anything he can't do? Where did you get this guy? :duc And while we are at it, how come you work so hard? All kidding aside, I am now absolutely addicted to your blog. I have learned so much watching...

I can shed some light from my experience on this one. I built a nice barn for horses from 2003-2006. Took every minute of my free time for that whole period. It cost me $25,000 at least plus what ever my time should be worth. Since then that barn has housed a "rescue" thorobred mare whose...

Wait long enough and use it for sour dough starter.

I'm not sure how this string fizzeled but I came across it while exploring the idea of getting one of those #10 can sealers. In the past I have been using new paint cans to store dry goods. The reason is if it can keep the air out of paint it will probably do fine for dry goods. While...

I think I would have been very honest with him and told him "not unless you're invited!" My house is protected by Smith&Wesson and G*d. If you come uninvited under those circumstances, you'll meet them BOTH, in that order!

Moolie, et. al. That is truly an impressive sight. I had to look at it several times because I couldn't get a perspective until I saw the culvert through which the water is supposed to flow. Looking "downstream" to the devastation it appears that the folks whose homes are on the left of the...

Amen and Amen!

This fact changes my outlook. Since they are your inlaws they and you have a vested interest in your success. That is good. Much of their intrinsic reward is the love and enjoyment of the grandchildren. That having been solved, it would be my recommendation to concentrate on three essential...