How to Make a 16 Brick Rocket Stove

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[kdwedge243]

hahahah mexicans look jus like they do in america in there own country, what selling black tar aint making you enuff.

[1967cbd]

people please DO NOT put anything that burns oxygen inside of a tent and go to sleep you will probably not wake up. Even devices with oxygen sensors. Sensors can fail. Buy a good sleeping bag.You could use something when you wake up if you just feel you need to,but never while asleep.

[ortsa123]

@1967cbd I dont know about you but my tents are well ventilated so theres no condensation.

[margbatch]

Great video and I've learned a lot from reading comments too. Thanks

[Mitchumthegreat]

Carne de Burro

[fabianstraregy]

looks quite workable but how is it that itis smokless ?

[SavageInsight]

Why is it called a "Rocket" stove?

[1ghostronin]

@SavageInsight The 20L metal can version that uses a drain pipe piece sounds like a rocket when it has fire in it.

[zerkrxagent]

THAT'S AWESOME!

[yoshihawv]

oh that looks yummy 3:05

[pseudotruth]

Any fool can make something unnecessarily complicated, some things, like the Hubble telescope have to be complicated. Dr Winiarski made something deceptively simple, a high efficiency, low polluting wood stove, capable of cooking and heating water. It reduces the amount of fuel needed, reduces air pollution, benefits health and the environment. it's simple and effective to make and use. No batteries or fans, just the physical properties of bricks and the natural convection of air. Brilliant!

[solarwindmama]

More from solarwindmama--The vertical combustion chamber needs to be twice the length of the horizontal combustion chamber. Also for steady air flow and maximum combustion efficiency, the opening on the horizontal chamber needs to be the same size as the opening on the vertical chamber. I have made a rocket stove with regular bricks from Home Depot and it works fine. The advantage of adobe bricks is that they are great insulators keeping more of the heat inside the combustion chamber.

[stompdancer62]

@solarwindmama thanks for the info and update ,how about doing a how-to with the home depot bricks , seems as some folks are having some issues, was wondering if going up 1 more layer in height would help, that first layer thin center brick seems to be the trick , thanks again

[solarwindmama]

Thanks to all who have watched and commented on my video. I'm combining my responses to several of your questions in this post. I did watch the Swedish torch video. It's a great idea, although it still produces smoke. The great advantage of using a rocket stove is that the combustion chamber and the horizontal intake chamber which constantly feeds air into the fire result in a smokeless fire. I've run out of space on this post so I'll put the rest of my response in a second post.

[spartan177saber]

@solarwindmama Thanks for sharing. How is one of these for heating a cabin or tent? you still need to vent gasses even though its smokeless?

[PeepingMatt]

@spartan177saber Yes the reaction which powers the flame is the creation of c02 and the consumption of oxygen. If you used this in an enclosed space you would eventually be unable to breathe because youd be getting rid of oxygen and trading it for Co2.

[YiuTeub]

Look up swedish torch.

[BushidoBrownSama]

If it were half the height would be as effective?

[pseudotruth]

@BushidoBrownSama

No, the proportions can vary a bit, but for the stove to work reasonably well they need to be kept much as they are.

Google Winiarski Rocket Design Principles For Wood Burning Cook Stoves.pdf

[kayshubbyjim]

I watched your video 5 minutes before I left work yesterday & went home & built it just like you did, but on the ground. It worked just like yours, with flames shooting out of the top. I put a tea pot on the top with 6 cups of cold water in it & it was boiling in about 15 minutes. I plan on cooking on it this weekend with my cast iron dutch oven. Thanks for posting this video of a simple & very effective rocket stove!!! PS...I plan on building up the bottom with cynder blocks.

[WheepingWillow2]

@solarwindmama good vid, only can't find the adobe bricks at home depot or lowe's, now what?

[mocatz187]

There is a company called the Dead Wood Stove Company that claims to have invented this stove and has a patent pending. Can anyone say patent abuse! people should spread the word and defeat this companies attempts.

[amos033]

Nice video and construction, but Mexicans have had the rocket stove for a 1000 years. In Texas we call them "Chemenias". Hecho en Mexico!

[MrSkribanto]

Excelente, voy a hacerla el próximo fin de semana para cocinar un sancocho.

[solarwindmama]

Neither can I.

[strykergsr]

Very neat. Can't believe all the mind numbing posts on this...

[69notnow]

Quiet in the Set!!!!!!!!!

[914light]

very cool !!  i want one ...

[aaronfu2]

That chick at the end was thinking "This Stove Sucks!"

[ninjaman58]

looks like it took a while to get hot. The cooking plate is blocking the airflow. A good ole bonfire would've been faster and better

[noneuklid]

@ninjaman58 I'm sure a bonfire with those dozen twigs would've gotten the job done right quick, yeah?

[svtcontour]

@noneuklid no because a bon fire is wasted heat... Fire going all over the place. This is directed.

[noneuklid]

@svtcontour Why would you reply to a reply without reading the first comment?

[svtcontour]

@noneuklid Because at around 3:07 you can something propping up the plate so I dont think its actually blocking anything so the direct heat is still probably faster than a bonfire.

[2catsonboat]

thanks for the video. all I can say is - wholey owned and operated! Looks like this is where we are ALL head to and this will be a valuable skill set. I need to get one of those presses to make the corn meal pancake. Jesus Christ, I did not think it would come to this in the USA. We are all Mexicans now.

[programedmind]

this made me hungry

[Kalydosos]

This is absolutely brilliant thanks for sharing.

[mkmason2002]

Where can I buy adobe bricks?

[midashguy]

Can you cob around this stove for insulation/better burn?

[smartman136]

If i increase the size a little and add a bellows could i turn this into a forge?

[texastroll]

@smartman136 this thing was ment to be an easy sustainable stove. i dont think its ment to be heating metals to red hot or smelting metals. you'd be better off building your own out of fire bricks and a blower.

[Gunzshow55312]

Not a rocket stove. 

[writergrrrl48]

I liked the instructions at zetatalk dot com (then search for "shelter")  for how to build adobe bricks because it has a 'recipe" that is easy to understand AND they use milk cartons (good recycling!) instead of making 2x4 forms.

[writergrrrl48]

excellent instructions - I'll be making this in my backyard very soon.

[MontanaDreamaker]

♥ This is a good thing to know ...

16 bricks and you got a stove ...

~Debbie:)

[MontanaDreamaker]

♥ This is a good thing to know ...

16 bricks and you got a stove ...

~Debbie:)

#survivaltip

[PrognatusSeptem]

Thank you.

Paz,

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[solarwindmama]

check out any webpage or youtube video that shows how to make adobe bricks. They work the best and will be naturally fired once you start cooking with your 16 brick rocket stove

[NocturnalBreather]

can you show us how organic bricks are made please? i intened on making this from scatch because i dont know of a place that sells these special bricks

[HungryHillboy1]

@NocturnalBreather You should look up "how to make Cob"

[ladygrace1023]

Thank you for sharing this with us! You made it so simple!

[TheRebelpit]

coooool!



[swinderby]

I'm sorry but I made a copy of this stove and it was useless! I couldn't even boil a pot of water on it.

[eveningniteshade]

@swinderby did you get smoke or no smoke?

[caiman60]

Felicitaciones al Dr. Winiarski por todas sus aportaciones.

[umaxen01]

You can build a bigger one, slap mud on the outside and a chimney made of pipe on top. It will heat an entire house. How do I know? I have one. I dismantled it and used new fire brick in a rebuilt one about 4 years ago. It took a total of 3 hours to build and should last a decade! Cost me about $160 to build... Yea

[umaxen01]

Rocket stove because it's fast to build, right? I was waiting for a 3 foot flame to shoot out of the thing!

[2late4me2care]

Was that really Dr. Larry Winiarski? If it was, it's sure nice to have a face to match the name. I've been tinkering around with rocket stoves for a couple of years and have never been disappointed. I live on "candlestick alley" in the deep south. Every little(and big) storm causes power outages and I'm the only person in the neighborhood who still cooks a meal! Got to love Dr. Winiarski's work!!!!!!!!

[Greatbloke]

Cool

[approtechie]

Do the many cracks between the bricks allow secondary air into the chimney for more complete burning? If you mortared the bricks would you lose this effect?

[TheNavyDeltaChi]

If I make the chimney taller by using more bricks, will that reduce the amount of smoke?

[sweatyss]

okay. how is it possible to make a fire without smoke?

[solarwindmama]

In a rocket stove, the vertical chamber gets so hot that there is almost complete combustion and most if not all of the smoke gets burned up.

[patton223]

@sweatyss if you see smoke coming out of a wood stove / fireplace, ur not burning correctly/efficiently !!(ur wasting wood)

[panstriato2]

@sweatyss smoke is combustible gas, given enough heat, air and not to much water vapor it will burn completelly

[MultiRandomgameplay]

@sweatyss The smoke you see coming off a fire is not "smoke" it is all the carbon coming of the flame that did not get turned into heat by the flame.

[fajuber1]

stupid

[zasvedogovore]

I dont see the chamber. Does the center one just  lays in there? Where the air comes in (under).

[strumpeteer]

Hmm. Let's see. If my stove were ever to break.... Um. I'm frigging going to Macdonald's thank you very much.

[fourpointohh]

@strumpeteer what if the power grid were to go out and you had allot of people you have to cook for for several days?

[strumpeteer]

@fourpointohh Then I'm coming to your house to to cook on your elaborate rocket stove! :)

[hlbpr]

Outstanding. I love it!

[DeadApp]

How do you CUT a BRICK!?

[solarwindmama]

@DeadApp  Google-how to cut a brick. there are several sites with instructions.

[spiegelsteven]

@DeadApp You need a hammer and chisel or a brick hammer.

[Rhinoch8]

@DeadApp With proper tools.

[writergrrrl48]

@DeadApp To cut a brick, you can use either a handheld saw (tedious) or an electric hand held jig saw if you have one. In this video about a minute into it, you will see a man cutting a brick with a saw blade.

[nhopper]

@DeadApp If you were doing this at home, and didn't have a saw or brick chisel, just leave half of the brick sticking out the side. You will need more brick, but maybe 4 more since you won't be cutting them in half. So really not much extra at all. If you live like the people in this video on $400 a year or some such figure, it would be a big deal. For someone shopping at Lowes, not such a big deal.

[JustMeMyselfAndYou]

@DeadApp with a gun.

[PeterGratrex]

@DeadApp Learn Karate

[madmanmapper]

omg theyre just bricks, throw them together! im surprised this guy didnt whip out a micrometer while carefully assembling this pile of bricks

[kenfo0]

thanks for the vid. i am going to build one out back for cooking during power outage.

[kenfo0]

is the guy retarded? he places the bricks as if they are high explosives of dubious origin.

[livefree2011]

i think people are putting higher expectations on your "STOVE" thinking its a forge????? well if ya sealed it up and faced the wind just right you might melt aluminum lol great job on the project keep useing them blocks kids

[Mostlyfun]

@solarwindmama Nice work Bro; check out the Masonry Heater Association website as well as the Guatemala Stove Project I think you would enjoy them both.

[utubesuks12345]

wow you invented somthing i was doing 30yrs ago as an 8yr old ... holy shit bat man your awesome... lol here is a tip for ya ... there IS a better design to get more heat for less ... but you figure it out lol ... as i said i was doing this when i was 8 yrs old... LOL

[livefree2011]

@utubesuks12345 your a fucking goof

[MrEhud77]

adobe is just cool stuff

[switzercraftbullet]

i made a masive one about a year ago with block on flat i put sand in between and it had a chimney

[14sJakeB190]

Great video, glad you posted this.

Would solid mud/clay bricks be okay to build this with?

I'm trying to learn how to make things on my own for if I got stranded on a deserted island or something with no technology or Wal-Mart to buy stuff.

I know how to make simple clay bricks.

This thing seems perfect.

[solarwindmama]

@14sJakeB190 Lighter bricks with organic matter (chopped straw, rice hulls) provide much better insulation than regular bricks. With better insulation you'll get a hotter chamber, a cleaner burn and less (or no) smoke.

[HungryHillboy1]

@14sJakeB190 Hi, You should look up "how to make Cob" it can be used for many building projects including bricks. Could also be used to make a rocket stove.

[14sJakeB190]

@HungryHillboy1 Okay, thanks for the suggestion.

[latkeeeeeeee]

wewewewe

[rickster348]

Good video!

[InvaderzTV]

mexico <3

[mkmason2002]

You're awesome man!

Thanks!

PS what fuel do you use to heat it? coals?

[pepperwel]

Very informative, thank you for sharing!

[BadassCeino]

& people think that free energy is living like a bushman or woman, WHATS THE MATTER WITH OUR SOCIETY.

[picotte21]

that is cool i like very much

[mustafac1979]

very practical

[ThePanzerfreaks]

hmmmm....this isnt look very safe! if that stove fall, the hot brick may hurt someone

[pomer101pom]

if these were cold bricks theyd prolly hurt a whole lot to

[xraidedlok]

well if your not a dumb fuck you set it up right.

[ThePanzerfreaks]

thx for "lighting" me in this :(

[xraidedlok]

sorry

[Lifecomesfromwithin]

It was just a quick demonstration. He said he wasn't using mortar, but usually you would. The real thing would be different.

[chrisatstreetmaker]

Excellent idea, this could be a very easy stove to set up to feed your family in a pinch... in case of a power outage, or just for outdoor cooking, thank you for sharing this info.

[solarwindmama]

To Pickford 7812. Someone else tried the forge idea about a year ago using a hair drier with the 16 brick stove. A few weeks ago I was in Chad and saw a forge in a Darfur refugee camp that used two goat skin bellows. It heated iron to glowing red in less than a minute. Let us know how you forge works out.

[pickford7812]

thank you to you and guardduck, I'll probably have a pedal fan blower.

[pickford7812]

im thinking of building a forge like this, wasnt sure how i was going to actually build it but thanks for showing a simple idea!

[GaurdDuck]

I did build a forge like this and it got hot enough for basic shaping but didn't hold enough fuel to get hot enough for forge welding. Leave out the mortar if you do, you may have to replace bricks periodically because they sometimes crack at these temperatures.

[fergzzag]

MUY BUEN CONSEJO... dR. GRACIAS...

[cdltpx]

Take a tin can and cut it to fit in the spot above the bottom layer brick this would allow ample space for air to enter combustion chamber and would burn hotter without much smoke. This is a pratiacal way to cook a meal stable platform and simple what more so you need?

Thanks for posting.

[firewoodguy2009]

what the fuck

[lakewood85]

This is not really a rocket stove. A rocket stove needs a wood feed, a burn tunnel, then a heat/smoke rise. This is more of a bar-be-que without the grill.

[imedbone]

much more practical than the fab'd can versions i think.

[bcaubin]

Oh, I see. You are rich because you own two homes so that makes you right? You're an idiot. If you're so well off make a video of how to do this with 13 bricks. You can use standard 2x8x16 CMU's and we'll see if you can; (1) build it with 13 bricks and (2) build it without cutting any bricks. As far as cutting the brick on the video, the never cut all the way through on the video so any conclusion you draw is pointless and certainly doesn't warrant the comments you originally made. DUMBASS

[MrBillTroop73]

Why are they even MAKING bricks.

Adobe is mouldable when wet!

Just make some adobe and mould it to shape!

[arkansascajun]

DUUUHHHH!!!!! you do NOT need to cut ANY bricks......THINK ABOUT IT!

[arkansascajun]

also only takes 13 brick. when done correctly it's much more stable and symetrical as well. wish i had a video cam.

[arkansascajun]

and furthermore.... i can't beleive this was done in mexico and no one there knew how to BREAK ( instead of cut ) a brick in two.

[bcaubin]

Maybe if you weren't such a cocksucker you could get yourself a video camera. You DO have to cut at least 1 brick, The guy scored the brick, NOT cut it so that you could break it easier, and the number of bricks depends on the height.... DIPSHIT

[arkansascajun]

hey did i call anybody any ugly names you PRICK! you're the DIPSHIT because you're too FUCKING STUPID to get it even after i point it out. NO YOU DON'T HAVE TO cut any bricks DUMBASS! he WAS CUTTING the brick with a saw. he's in too deep to be scoreing it. but you'd have to take your head out of your assand have an IQ over 50 to SEE that. guess i wasted my time telling YOU to THINK ABOUT IT. i own two homes free and clear because i don't waste my money on video crap to entertain FOOLS LIKE YOU.

[maynardp12]

Built mine with fire brick on the back porch and use it to fry fish, boil coffee and generally play with fire when the mood strikes me. Had to use a special blade to cut the fire brick.

[VonMilash]

its like a game of jenga but in reverse!

[BurnYourBra]

I once put a family member in a stove. It didn't go down too well. I singed my pubes too.

[tagaEskinita]

this is cool. we used to use rocks for making a stove too.

[solarwindmama]

Thanks for your comment. I'll pass it on to Larry, the star of my video.

[mabiusmasonry]

mason over 25 years never seen this !! its awesome great video thanks !!!!!

[jbloch69]

I wrote about oven making clay, it is meant to be resistent to fire, because i think a rocket stove could be made as clay ovens are, a clay stove would be more solid. As a woman i know i want a safe solid stove. The women could make it themselves . The outer layers of clay with more straw in them insulate ovens and make it safer. The clay rocket stove on you tube, -drtv rocket stove- has a chimney, bettering the design. rose.

[Unguidedone]

i bbq all the time i must build one of these :)

[mouxalas]

Cool...And cheap too...Thank you mister...we love it...this should be taught to the people in africe...

[solarwindmama]

re: the question about using rocks. You would have to mortar them with clay or cement to get the proper shape for your intake tube and chimney.

[nancypo1]

Could you use "firebrick" or regular brick for this???

[minrlwtr]

@solarwindmama dont use river rock or they blow up from mosture in the rocks,got to live it before you advise it, practical advice comes from the elders

[jbloch69]

Sombody asked what to do to increase the draw of the stove , If instead of placing the sticks on a brick you place them on a shelf that comes midway up th espace for wood that allows air in from under the sticks as in the french rocket stove many tin rocket stoves, it may increase the draught . I think the stoves could be taller and that would increase the draught but i haven't tried them. they look low mext to can ones i have seen. Gaps in the sides would deceases the draught, i suppose.

[jbloch69]

Stove makng clay, The heat retainig layer is, some straw, enough clay to stop a ball of clay dropped from hip level breaking up and enough sand to stop the same dropped ball from flattening. he second and insulating layer the same with more hay or such and third layer with dung too that makes the layer more resitent to rain.the whole ocoked by firing up th eoven with care. look up "pockeys of the future! and other clay oven sights. try it for rocket stoves..

[quearbitch]

could u use rocks in a suvival situation?

[MakeWarsHistoryNow]

I built one today and it doesn't have anywhere near as much 'draw' as the one in the video. Would it help if I reduced the size of the chimney as it went up? In other words what can I do to increase the draw?

[solarwindmama]

GaurdDuck--Thanks for the info about using a hair dryer to make a forge. I'll share that with the stover community. Send me your e-mail if you want to be included in the message.

--Solarwindmama

[GaurdDuck]

About a year ago I made one of those w/ a hair dryer pointed at the bottom opening for use as a forge for blacksmithing.

[solarwindmama]

Part 5 or 5. The pottery stores sell a more sticky clay called RED ART BUT IT IS CONSIDERABLY MORE EXPENSIVE. A "syrup" of 6 # of brown sugar and 1# of salt cooked in hot water used for mixing with 100# clay will improve The clay. Probably best not to use portland cement with this SUGAR mixture. In Haiti we could get sufficient "sugar" by first cooking the baggase and the water we are using to make the" bricks" The END.

[dyebat]

Part 3 of 5 is missing. How much, and what kind of liquid is mixed with the clay/straw mixture?

[solarwindmama]

part 4 of 5. This is still 1/2 heavy to 1/2 light mix. Mix everything except the cement then mix it in last. In the self fired adobe stove, organic material on inside burns out leaving insulating voids. The shavings or fibers on the outside of the stove do not burn which helps reinforce the adobe. If clay is very good, the heavy part of the mix can be reduced to about 40%-10 parts heavy to 14 parts light. In U.S. one can buy a large sack of cheap powdered fire clay from masonry supply stores.

[solarwindmama]

Part 2 of 5. People who are used to making adobe bricks will NOT want to put this much organic material in the mix because they want more clay for strength. They do not understand that our object is to make an insulating brick  The organic material will burn out leaving voids in the brick wich makes a light weight brick, insulating brick . This is what we want even though it is fragile. Sometimes it is very hard to get adults to follow this receipe!!! MIX VERY WELL

[solarwindmama]

To all: Here is Larry WIniarski's response to questions about how to make the bricks for the 16 brick stove.

Part 1 of 5 The basic insulation adobe receipe is by VOLUME: About 50% GOOD clay (like they would make the spanish roofing tiles called tejas) and 50% (or more) light weight material ( Like sawdust , rice husks, coffe husks, wood shavings, one inch or less sugarcane fibers(bagasse), horse or donkey manure , This is better than cow manure because it has lots of fiber!

[maynardp12]

I just went and purchased 15 full size fire bricks and 1 half size. Cut one of the full size ones in half....that was a bear even with a carbide blade....assembled the thing on the back patio and fired it up. So far, two pots of coffe and a big iron skillet full of fresh caught fish. This thing is neat.

[greenmom5]

I still haven't heard from Mr. Winiarski about what type of clay to use in making the bricks.  If anyone else knows, and knows the proportion of the ingredients, please tell us. :) Thanks

[solarwindmama]

hi greenmom5. Larry Winiarski is the real expert on how to make the bricks.  They are unfired clay mixed with either chopped straw, sawdust or rice hulls to make them as light as possible (the lighter--the better insulation they provide and the hotter the combustion chamber gets. I'll send your query to Larry and post his response.

[greenmom5]

Thanks, solarwindmama. I'm looking forward to hearing from him. :)

[bloggycreek]

Cool Grill!

[greenmom5]

I want to build one or more of these stoves. I looked up online how to make the bricks and there are sooooo many different ways to do it, and nothing exactly like mentioned in this thread. I would love to see exact directions for making them. What kind of clay can I use and where is it available? Is it powdered? I'm just beginning to be concerned with green living, so HELP please. I'm not able to a lot of experimentation.

[ousmo92]

I'll be adding one of these to the backyard this summer. Nice supplement to gas grill and an alternative cooking source when the power is out.

[solarwindmama]

I'm glad people are enjoying the video, more on the way! A rocket is not necessarily better than an electric or gas stove, but for people who can't afford or who don't have access to gas or electric stoves, a clean burning rocket stove is a great way for them to cook with small quantities of wood in a stove that produces very little smoke and burns quite hot. If you really want to save energy you should also check out the solar cooking archive and retained heat cookers.

[bopn]

Given what is happening with the planet and the wars for resources its a good thing for everyone perhaps?

[jepedoelph]

thanks for this!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[solarwindmama]

you can use it indoors, but it's not recommended. Even though there is little to no smoke, a rocket stove still produces a fire which burns up the oxygen and produces poisonous CO2.  Check out other rocket stove sites on the internet for designs that include chimneys to vent the combusted gasses outside.

[dafranx]

is a rocket stove better than an electric and gas stove? i want to know the advantages of a rocket stove over an electric stove and a gas stove.

[dafranx]

wow, this is wonderful. is it true that rocket stoves use renewable energy.

[solarwindmama]

Rocket stoves burn wood, which is renewable but since 2.5 billion people still cook every day over wood fires, the planet is running out of trees. Rocket stoves have such efficient combustion that they use only a tiny fraction of the wood used in a normal fire to generate enough heat to cook food or boil water.

[dafranx]

do people use a rocket stove indoors?

[megalord299]

how do u make the bricks?

[solarwindmama]

The bricks are unfired adobe using about 50% clay and 50% sawdust, chopped straw or rice hulls. The more organic material you can mix with the clay up to about 50% the better the insulation and the hotter the fire will be for the most complete combustion.

[TechKnowlogee]

I am looking very forward to making this for when i go camping. But, i will probably morter them together so i can take it with me when I go camping in different places. But a very very good video!

[jepedoelph]

you mean you're going to LIFT 16 bricks mortared together??????? shit man.

[oldetavern]

Very interesting!

[herohumper]

good job.