Rocket stove experiment

[sumi]

We had a maintenance power out lasting most of the day last week Thursday, so DH started playing around with an alternative cooking method:

3 Small logs provided enough heat to cook breakfast and the "stove" stayed quite hot for a few hours afterwards. This is definitely something I'm going to look into for my next home.

 

[baymule]

Hey, that's cool! We are moving to a fully electric house out in the sticks, where I expect power outages, because that's what you get out in the sticks! We have a BBQ pit, but that "stove" looks easy and quicker to get to cooking heat. I wish we had a fire place in our new place, but oh well.

Sumi, I look at these little cottages you post in Ireland and wonder what it's like to live in such a tiny space. Here we are in 2500 Square feet of brick home, moving into 1500 square feet of double wide manufactured home. I have big furniture, lots of it and tons of other stuff that will not make the move with us. I will have to dump what I have and buy smaller.......... Ikea is calling my name........ I guess we'll have a whalloping big garage sale!

http://www.richsoil.com/rocket-stove-mass-heater.jsp

 

[sumi]

DH told me it took about 5 minutes to get the fire going hot enough to cook on. He fed it with reeds to keep it burning hot-hot. He said the only problem was the ash build-up in the pipe, apart from that it worked great.

@baymule thankfully I am moving with what I can squash into 3 suitcases only. so it won't matter too much if I buy a small cottage. The furniture will be bought there and very carefully. I have this vision of me running around the showroom floor with a tape measure!

 

[wyoDreamer]

... I have this vision of me running around the showroom floor with a tape measure!

Been there - done that. The doors to our house are only 32" wide - not the normal 36" of modern houses. Have to be careful what I buy so that it fits through the door. None of the windows are any larger, so none to pop out and slide stuff through ...

I have never even seen IKEA furniture (that I know of), let alone entered a store full of it.

 

[baymule]

@wyoDreamer it is a world wide store based in Sweden. The furniture is well made, scaled for smaller living and priced very reasonable. Google Ikea and your state for a location. I am going to buy an Ikea closet arrangement for the house we just bought and get rid of my triple dresser and big armoire. All I want is a bed, 2 nightstands and 2 lamps!

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/

@sumi get the measurements of furniture before you go shopping. Make paper patterns to size and place on the floor. "Arrange" the room and you will get a better idea of what will fit and what will not.

 

[Britesea]

and don't forget the space you need to walk around the furniture, etc. For instance, a dining set needs at least one foot more around the table and chairs, to be able to squeeze into the chairs and sit. I have known people that forgot things like that, or to allow space for a door to open wide enough to walk in comfortably.

 

[sumi]

I will definitely check out the Ikea stores when I'm there. I just hope they send out the stuff pre-essembled. Last time we bought a bed the shop send it in about 6 pieces. The look on DH's face...

 

[wyoDreamer]

Nope, my understanding is they send it out in boxes with instructions.
Tab A into Slot B ... wah, ha ha haaa

 

[Smart Red]

Here abouts, IKEA is sold in the U.S., made in Scandinavia, and comes with instructions written in Asia. That makes putting things together a world of fun.

 

[baymule]

Instructions might be written in Asia, but pictures are universal!!!