How to Make a 16 Brick Rocket Stove

Dr. Larry Winiarski makes a clean burning rocket stove using 16 adobe bricks at the Rotary International-sponsored Integrated Cooking Workshop in Tlautla, Mexico

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[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.

[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.

[solarwindmama]

Neither can I.

[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

[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.

[ortsa123]

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

[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.

[margbatch]

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

[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.

[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?

[1ghostronin]

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

[Mitchumthegreat]

Carne de Burro

[fabianstraregy]

looks quite workable but how is it that itis smokless ?