Staying Warm This Winter With Our Rocket Mass Heater | Zero Cost Completely Off-Grid 

Thank you for watching and being a part our adventure. 🙏

It's wonderful seeing you take care of your old, four legged friend like that. Our boys are family to us and you guys obviously feel the same way. -Wishing a quick and safe recovery for Crew.

May I suggest adding a heat powered fan to the top of the unit? It might help distributing and circulating the warmed air. I enjoy watching your content every week. Thank You

I hope Crew starts to feel better. Sending doggy kisses from Spud, our puppy.

Jim and Jess, I cried when I saw your video today. It’s like a replay of what I went through with my dog, Duke. As I told you before, I’m glad I got him operated in. He had a wonderful last year of life, after the surgery. He also had three more small growths under his R eye, that were removed during his surgery. The vet was sure they’d come back. The labs were positive for cancer. He looked so happy, tho. He could eat without pain after his sutures healed, and after his hair grew back you couldn’t see the scars. I never regretted my decision. He was 12 yrs old at the time of the surgery. He was 13 when he died. He just passed in his sleep one night. He’s buried out in my back yard. I never got another dog. I didn’t listen to what others wanted me to do, which was to put him down to save money. That last year he had was worth every penny. He will have some pain if he barks or eats the next few days, but I pray he’s fully recovered soon. God bless you.

Hi, I have a question. How do you clean out the ash in the RMH?

Hi guys, love your videos stay warm

Sounds like perfect sleeping temps in the bedroom and in the living room with the heater!

First view first comment 👍🏾 been watching you guys for years. Love the channel

Keeping my fingers crossed for Crew, We do the best we can for them for them as long as they’re here. ❤I love winter in Az❤

Mass heater looks quite a success! You know its built right when theres no smoke out the chimney. I think crew will do good now. Take care my favorite tv show!!

Hey guys, I'm loving the videos with the new stove. Praying for crews test results to be good. God bless.

Prayers for Crew's continues healing.

Im glad everything went well for Crew. Hoping the biopsy comes out clean.

That heater looks great, no smoke in the dome at all?

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I am so impressed and inspired by the dedication and the integrity with which the two of you persist despite difficulties. I started out on the homestead path, for excellent reasons, five decades ago, then somehow was derailed by medical school and a long clinical and teaching career. All of that was good, but if I had it to do over, I would choose to continue the homesteading/self-reliance path. Blessings on you, your dogs, your chickens, and all the wildlife that are attracted to you.

Wondering about a rocket mass heater for a greenhouse. How long does theass stay warm after you douse the fire?

You should get one of those IR temperature sensors or cameras and see if there are any warm spots outside the house while you're running it.

Been watching you guys for 3 years now, you are rocking it.... When are you going to move into that dam dome?

I am so glad that Crew is doing ok and feeling better . I am so glad that yall and Peter are doing ok . Yall make me want a Rocket Mass Heater . Yall are such good people and dog owners to both of your dogs and they are beautiful animals . I just love yall and I been praying for yall . Be blessed and safe . Miss . Linda ❤🙏🏽❤🙏🏽❤

Have you thought about runing a 3 inch or so duct from the top of the inside of course lol,down the wall to the lower lvl and use a computer fan to draw down the warmer air? It would keep the inside more regulated an make for less fire time, less fuel usage etc. I don’t know how much battery usage a single fan would use per day but it should just be able to move the hot air from the peak. Just a thought. Glad the RMH is working good for you.

Your Rocket Mass Heater is great! It's amazing to see how warm it gets with such a small amount of wood.

You can do it Crew!! Get better soon. Furbabies are the best company and they are always happy to see you. It's hard when they get sick. Pets become part of the family! Go Crew

Hi from wet and windy Cornwall UK if you Fine that your rocket stove is causing a draft from doors and windows then the best thing to do is to put a pipe through the wall and draw the air from outside to feed the rocket stove and that will cancel the draft sale which would warm the property up quicker and keep it warmer longer good luck well done

Good to see my friends are staying warm. Awwww, poor Krew

Prayers for Crew and I wish him a speedy recovery and a good biopsy report😊

I'm very happy for Crew that he got the surgery done and recovery takes a little time so you must be patient. I'm glad the rocket mass heater is working perfect,you're going to need it,winter I think is going to be really cold this year.

Hey good afternoon you guys hope you guys are having a wonderful day I hope that rocket the work work work work just like it's supposed to I guess all right and you guys have a great day and God bless you ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Go to whatever town or city you live close by and start asking for pallets here in texas businesses give them away usually 10 to 15 at a time they're hard wood so burns hotter and longer just a thought take care good bless

Ok I would like to know the temps on the upper level when it’s 72 on the main level. I’m so happy Crew got through the surgery. You worry so much about older dogs and their health. Think about a steel plate for over the opening to add wood, a plate about the size of the block , you could put the pot for hot water or cooking but still be able to add wood, like an old wood stove. Love watching you guys❣️❣️❣️Merry Christmas 🎄 and Happy New Year 🍾

Great hearing video.

Hello - oldtimers used to heat rocks and put them under their beds in metal boxes to keep warm at night. There are hot air fans that can be put on top of the stove to circulate hot air sround the room.

Praying for Crew🙏❤️ Since he is drinking water but hasn't gotten his appetite back yet, maybe he would tolerate some bone broth?

Prayers for a speedy recovery for Crew.

Glad that things have gone well for Crew preys on for a speedy recovery 👍🏻 🙏 great temp on the RMH 👍👍👍 Be well team 👍🏻

Chestnuts roasting on the open rocketstove! Merry Christmas!

When will you ever finish your earthbag home and move in ????

My old shep of 13 yrs had hip dysplasia she could barely get off her hind quarters but I heard of Hip and Joint repair Glucosamine and chondroitin from K-9 and it turned my old dog back in a pup, she could run around and jump within 2 weeks. I just thought that could help Crew. Colloidal silver might help him as well for the growth, to stop growth in the future..

🤗 hugs & love❣️ for all y'all 😘

It's good you've gotten the rmh fired up and you've seen no issues that'll hopefully put your mind at rest for the upcoming winter months knowing how little it takes to heat the dome sounds like it actually got a little too hot but you'll find a routine as you go. It's pretty fascinating to see how well it's working and I'm intrigued by whatever ideas Jess is going to have for the bench she's so artistic and creative I know it'll be great! Thinking about your boy Crew and sending out prayers for his complete recovery along with a clean bill of health in the coming weeks I'm happy he didn't appear too uncomfortable after his surgery. I can see from your worried faces, the toll it's taken on you all. Hopefully it's just smooth sailing ahead and the worst is behind you for a good long while. ❤

I think I remember commenting last year about the stove exhaust pipe terminating just under the rooftop. Is that still the case? Ya'll have any plans to extend it out past the rooftop? Just curious. No biggie. 😊

Glad to see Crew home from the vet, and hydrating. The RMH looks and sounds awesome, I'm envious of that deep heat! I'm trying to make it through December before we turn our heat on.

You are both such great dog parents………look into using Black Seed Oil to help the healing. I use it on myself and my 4 legged.

Do you have a date or goal to move into dome soon?

The cellar is going along faster than I thought was possible. It's nice to see the rocket mass heater works so well, after all the hard work put into it. Prayers for Crew to be okay. He is a loving family member.

best wishes for crew's speedy recovery.

Try giving Crew melatonin or hydroxychloroquine for his back legs, either one helps my old boy. Melatonin is cheaper but takes about three weeks to see results.

I guess the RMh is a good thing. My concern is if you are getting a lot of smoke inside the dome. Do you have a working carbon monoxide detector and smoke detector, or would the use of the RMH defeat the use of a smoke detector? As long as its safe, I like the benefits fo using it. IF you guys are going to use the bottom room as a bedroom, how does the heat get there, do you intend on forcing it downwards or will it just eventually get warmer? I realize the temp at lower depths seems to stay the same, but it would still be nice to heat it up with more than body heat.

I like the thumbnail for this video. What brand of beige leggings is Jess wearing?

Yay on the water kettle being heated!

Our prayers going out to you guys and hope the surgery goes smoothly so he can come home soon for we love him dearly as well love you all as well too

Some day I’d like to do an RMH in my someday greenhouse. Glad it’s working well for you!

You guys have done a wonderful job with your home, and I love that rocket stove, wow

I wander if a fan at the top of the dome to collect the rising heat with a 4 inch duct installed to the bottom to push the heat into the basement to circulate the heat.

Hi Jim and Jess. How do you clean out the MRH? Was not sure where that would be? Can you show us later?

You need calories to heal. Next time put some sugar or a little honey in his water.

We had two dogs, and one suddenly passed away, the other one, went into a deep depression, my husband and I found very interesting ways to convince her to eat, tossed the food like a treat, we made a wet food of chicken/turkey, brown rice, and veggies, and within a week, she snapped out of it. Saying prayers 🙏 for Crew🙏

I wonder how that heat affects the dog's winter coat.

Sounds like you guys should plant some Bamboo...

It's interesting to hear your account of how your RMH is heating your dirt bag dome. My set up is different, and I can see the pros and cons for both from your experience. Mine is frame, insulated, but not thick insulation. It's small. I have a small wood stove to heat it. We've had morning temperatures in the 20s often, and it was 17 this morning. If the coldest temperatures are in the low 30s, it's 60 deg inside in the morning. If it's in the 20s, it's about 50 deg, and if in the teens, then low 40s. So of course I get the stove fired up right away. It takes about 45 min for the stove to get to get hot enough to make a noticeable difference. In that time it raises the inside temperature maybe 5 deg. Then it gets to really full heat, where you can feel it across the room, and it raises the temperature 10-15 deg an hour. In a couple of hours it's 75 or even 80 (if I added wood later than I should have). It stays good all day until dark (if the day is nice and gets into the 60s). If the day is cold and cloudy, I have to make another smaller fire mid-day. Your place holds the heat much better, as you would expect. Your heater heats slower, but lasts longer. You have slower temperature swings. So my place heats up quicker and was quicker and easier to build, but your place holds that heat nicely. In the summer, my place gets much hotter than yours does, and I open all the windows and turn on a fan. If the temperature is around 100 outside, it'll be 90 inside. So for everybody deciding between walls that are thick and slow to build, or thin and fast to build, here's some data to help decide.

Are you going to spray paint the inside of the living cuater.

14 years ago my old dog [ her name was beth ] came down with bowl cancer the vet did not think she would live verry long after the operation , as she was 12 years old [ a good old age for a grayhound cross whipet dog ] . not beilving the town vets i took her to a country vet . not only did she bounce back , she had a second child hood . chasing bugs and tring to catch rabbits for the next 3 years . i realy wish crew to recover like this .

Looks like you might want to pick up a LOAD of firewood. I heard the same, it's supposed to be a very cold winter. I guess you'll be getting those bags covered up soon that are schreading right by the stove. I'd hate to see your work fail after so much energy. Is this heater in the dome a downstairs? I was thinking its 2 floors for some reason. Super good news on Crew❤

Glad Crew doesn't have that growth bothering him anymore. Healing thoughts. RMHs take a lot of time to heat the mass (bench). It clearly keeps your dome warm & toasty. 😊

Sending love and hugs to Crew, hoping for a speedy recovery! Your wood burner seems like a terrific idea! Just be careful not to burn the greasewood bushes or creosote bushes, they leave a tar residue on the inside of your fireplace or stove and your house could catch fire. mine almost did, whew I got lucky, a lesson leaned for sure. Be safe out there! I am curious do you have a nearby town to get scrap and pallet wood from? I used to go out and collect the old pallets to build stuff and for fire as well. I also used to ask the old food shops for their green scraps to compost and asked them for the non waxed cardboard and egg cartons as well. Living in the desert you learn to scavenge and utilize what you can, where you can. I lived in Twentynine Palms, California for close to 20 years. Happy Holidays to you and your family! Best of wishes for the coming new year!

Hope that your beloved dog Crew pulls through.

You'd be warmer if you had HAIR😂

The desert can get cool and invigorating and your home can be warm as a dome.

praying for your fur baby Crew I so relate it is hard ... Great on the rocket heater really good to see how its working out

I sure hope this surgery helps crew out a lot. He’s such a good dog. Keep him in my prayers..🙏

I would live to see you guys move into it.

krue is in our prayers . you can use skids .

Thank you posting this wonderful video. I really like your dome!!

Crew looks great again!! He’s a trooper. I’m glad that you had a good outcome. Praying for a speedy recovery and getting back to normal.

All fingers crossed here in UK

How about you using a box fan to blow some of the heat down stairs. Just a thought Mamawolf

Nice work on the RMH! 🎉

Prayer for Crew.🙏🙏❤️

Prayers for Crew

Y'all stay warm out there.

Love it so much keep it up as always 💘

I hope Crew recovers God speed he just needs a monster bone !

Make sure that the stick you pick up doesn't bite...collect your wood in the daylight when you can properly "see"...

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It only dropped 1° over night with temperatures down to 30! That is wild, I wouldn't have guessed those Earth bags were that insulative

Wishing Crew a speedy recovery

Awe, Crew looked so down and out 🙏♥️

That's quite a thumbnail you got their friend ❤ I've lost several of my pets I get so close to them ,nice video as always❤ I hope you have many years left with your precious pet

Please don't start with the clickbait thumbnails. I've unsubbed from so many who've done this. SMH.

you should pick up free pallets when you can im guessing at some point maybe you might live in that dome . personally i think you should have been there by now but hey to each there own . still think you need a dampener to close off the stove pipe to slow down the burn an keep some of that heat inside . but at this point im just watching to see what happens . i would have thought you would have knocked out the kitchen and Livingroom area and been living in it already . once you move into it things will move so much faster cause you will be there most of the time you will know better what needs to be done and it wont be a large dog house any more .

He could have been stuck by a cactus? I still have a throne in my thumb. It keeps making a hard core. AND I DIG IT OUT. I keep telling myself ITS A ALIEN TRACKING DEVICE 👽👽 It could be? Who knows. When i dig it out < > there ENOUGH THING THERE

Been watching your videos for a while and really enjoy the self sustained lifestyle you’ve adopted and the love and care you share for each other and your pets. I do have a question though. How do you clean the ashes and debris from the RMH? Just curious. Thanks, Mark

One of my Great Pyrenees likes chicken layer. So got to feed chickens away from the dog.

That little stuff you're throwing off would make great tinder for starting a fire without paper..... Just saying ..

In 1980 I had the opportunity to visit an Egyptian peasant's home in Aswan, Egypt. It was over 100 degrees F outside. It was a mud brick structure. We entered an outer wall which enclosed a circular outer enclosure which was used for storage. The inner structure was pleasantly cool and I was served hot tea in a glass by the host. No a/c and I can't remember if there was electricity. He was a construction worker and I bought a couple of ancient bronze coins (one was a Hadrian and the other was issued by Cleopatra's grandfather). He offered gold coins but I couldn't afford them.

The paradoxical thing about radiant heat is that it works better the less clothing you're wearing....since your clothes actually insulate you from the warmth.

I enjoy watching your videos. I have a Livestock guardian as a seeing eye dog and I’d a Turkish Kangal. We hope Crew gets to feeling better