Make a $4 emergency biomass stove from concrete blocks 

You can cook a lot with pine cones!

Minion Man I keep tinkering. Sometimes I come up with a better design.

O que não falta aí é combustível, essas pinhas secas e galhos, bem estocados, duram muito anos 👍🏽👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Where can I buy fire bricks?

@@MaLiArtworks186 آجر نسوز را از فروشگاه مصالح ساختمانی یا تجهیزات شومینه میتوان خرید Refractory bricks can be purchased from the building materials store and the fireplace equipment store

@@farhad_tulip Thanks

For a quick emergency stove its not a bad iudea. I would try to avoid having to cut any blocks Remember in an emergency and there wont be any power to run a saw to cut the blocks. While this is true that the heating and cooling cycle will cause the concrete blocks to get brittle and crumble and fracture in a few weeks. It is a also true that most emergencies only last for one to two weeks. The concrete blocks will last long enough to meet the immediate need. They will last longer if they can be kept dry or covered when not in use. Also in some designs the blocks can be rotated around about once a week so the block that gets the most heat is moved to a cooler part of the stove. That will greatly extend the life of the blocks. The life of the stove could be extended for several months if a few extra blocks were kept in reserve. If I were going to build one for a hunting camp that would last for years I would as you say build it with bricks or bricks with a clay chimney liner. Looks like something that would be fun to play around with. Thanks for the video

@@johnndavis7647 This particular design is intended to be temporary. For long term use, tear down a fireplace chimney and use the fire bricks around the fire box.

It's nice!

Thanks for watching!

Thanks. There are a lot of copycat posts out there.

Francisco Javier Ferrés waste management?

Thanks for watching it!

Thanks! I won't watch a long video, and I don't think most people will.

Thanks - It works really well!

It's not that hard to break a brick or block. That's what is so cool 😎 is how we can take an idea and add our own twist on it and learn from eachother. If we could all put effort into helping one another instead of competing with one another 💕. WE COULD LITERALLY MOVE A MOUNTAINS 🏔️ 🏔️.🙏📖🗡️⚔️🛡️✌️💐💐

You could turn the grate over. It isn't necessary.

theresa mcpherson

True,

It works well, too.

LOL!

steven heckert VG VG

Explosion? Says who? survivalcommonsense.com/safe-to-use-concrete-bricks-in-rocket-stove/

They dont explode ( myth ) but they may crack if wet

A cover would add to the efficiency.

One must keep in mind that most tin cans, unless specifically made for food use, have a soldered seam. Most solder has lead; plus, an acid of some sort is used as a solder flux.

I'm going to use this incarnation for a while, then come up with the improvements.

when it says "biomass" does that mean poop?

Yes. You could dry dung, as the people on the treeless prairies did and burn that. Let me know how you come out on that!

Brook, while biomass does include 'poop', most people are thinking of sticks, leaves and twigs when they talk about biomass.

It'sa great design!

Mindless foolishness using concrete blocks. Concrete is a chemical hydrate which means it is held together by water molecules. These water molecules are released under high heat - sometimes with explosive results. Every mason knows to use firebrick in any area subject to solid fuel heat. Anybody using concrete blocks around a fire is a fool. This stove is not something really fantastic with a gee whiz name like "rocket stove". This is merely a well ventilated solid fuel stove

Might crack and still do just fine, still stay in place.

+Thomas Ervin TRUE

The blocks - any basement wall. The grate - there are four of them on any gas stove.

Survival Common Sense -Well I was kinda hoping to purchase them separately and not the whole stove to get one part. But I get the point, I will need to go to an appliance parts store. My stove is an electric flat glass top. Can’t borrow from my inside stove

@@guillermone1 I got mine at the local Re-Store. Or check thrift shops or shops run by Habitat for Humanity. They are dirt cheap.

+d12r34e56w was thinking the same thing!

grate minds

I was about to suggest the same thing

Excellent idea.

Muchos gracias señor.

Sí, es lindo, pero también funciona muy, muy bien.

+godrick godrick Very carefully chip out one side with a hammer.

karate

I have no idea if that would work or not. Let me know if you try it.

+Marty Pankey Yeah - flipping the grill works great if you need more heat.

P S And where you get half concrete blocks? Estimated price? Other than that, good video. Thank you.

Over extended use they might. If making a permanent structure, use fire bricks and cover the stove when not in use.

Half blocks are typically in a wall somewhere. You just need to find them.

Never: www.survivalcommonsense.com/build-a-brick-rocket-stove-is-it-safe-to-use-concrete-blocksfeed/

thank you

I bought it that way. It a very common configuration.

@@survivalcommonsense Whete did you buy it? I haven't seen the U shape cinder block at the big box stores?

Those blocks are very common at most masonary stores. They are common in foundations when piping or wiring needs to be placed.

@@survivalcommonsense Thanks. I will see if we have a masonry store in my city.

Ask any bricklayer or stone mason.

+Greg Belcher It would. The higher location means you should be able to simmer the water a little easier.

I see you asked this question a few years ago and didn't get an answer. Just in case you still need it, it's a faro rod, harbor freight sells them for a buck or two. It's a metal piece with a razored edge and a stone. When scraped over it throws a spark that lands on your "material" for starting a fire...a cotton ball is great.

@@cek7940 Wow, yes that's a long time! Thanks for your response. I had forgotten about the half blocks. I appreciate you getting back to me. I can view the video again. Hope you're doing well thru the pandemic.

I have been saving all of my dryer lint but have been eating all my potato chips...

Just the one.

Oh - so you placed the first block open side down....

@@theinkbrain Yes.

On top.

@@survivalcommonsense -ok. Got it. Thank you/

edb strung not trying to purify water... Just kill off harmful critters

just put a pan cover over it

Distilled water is dangerous for drinking long term !!!

Drinking pure h2o is bad for you? Ridiculous.

Yes and if you distill it a dozen times it is even better? You don't get the minerals you need from distilled water.

I broke them in half with a hammer.

@Teresa B That one did.

Yep.

It works better, and the draft is more consistent with the can.