The rocket stove you are showing looks well built and sturdy, but $200.00 is a bit pricey when a DIY one can be made for next to nothing! I have more important items to spend my money on, such as food storage for the future.
Then make one bro, it's the same thing as going out for a burger. Why would you buy one at your local burger stand when you can make it at home for 1/4 of the cost? Figure it out and quit crapping on makers.
Hell yes and save $175 !! Man I thought I would grab one of the stoves just to have and seen $200 and to me that’s just way to much. I have one I made with bricks outside that does just fine, now I can’t take it with me but there are always ways to get a makeshift one working
Learning to make one with bricks (and simple dirt for mortar to keep the air out) is FAR better most of the time simply because in a true physical disaster, bricks will be common along with other construction rubble. If a non-physical disaster, you won't be moving that much anyways - your home or another BoL will be where you go and where you stay. So long as you have one in those places (or the materials to make one) you are golden. Also, realize that a small brick build one will fit easily in any woodburning fireplace, letting you save fuel, reduce smoke, and cook quickly inside. The only downside is that rocket stoves are not intended to burn continually, so you will be using your firestarting materials every time as you will never have a permanent bed of coals to bank and then reignite.
I have asked this question but so far no one has answered it.What is the plan for a real SHTF long term thing?I can see all of this for something that lasts a few days or weeks.Maybe a month or two.But when you depend on everything outside of yourself ,what then? Any ideas?Cooling in the summer when it's 96 or heating when it's minus 5.???Water if it doesn't rain for weeks?
This is why I love living transiently in my truck. It forces me to be more and more self-reliant all the time, and I'm always ready to bug out because my house is all right here on wheels and my extra gear/tools/preps don't take up much storage. I get why most people just prepare for medium-term bad scenarios but I like a little flexibility, and staying light footed is a great way to have that.
@@goldcherry103 I don't, sorry to say, that's something I have very little experience with. I've done a wee bit, sausages in foil over coals and that sort of thing (and at one point was in the woods with a family of pets including a dog with allergies who my then-fiance and I fed a homemade diet, so I've cooked a few pots of hamburger and rice over a rocket stove we'd found made from an abandoned chunk of stone chimney lol) but that's about it and I wouldn't consider myself any useful info source on outdoor cooking. I'm mainly Colorado-based so outdoor fires here are usually illegal in most areas and virtually always unsafe, and the ex and I only used those other options back in the day because we had no camp stove or other options. For years now, I just use a little propane stove in my truck. Sorry I probably can't be much help! If you have any other related or unrelated questions though I'll do my best to be useful :) (One unlikely protip I can think of to give is that if you can find tasty vegetarian meat substitutes, they keep much better without refrigeration than meat does, are getting quite affordable these days, and it's lovely to be able to cook them without worrying about what surfaces I touch after touching them lol. I'm only a lazy reducetarian but a friend got me hooked on the brand Field Roast and their garlic/fennel sausages and ungh those have no right being so delicious)
Hey if you enjoy fabricating and you value your time such that fabricating is a good use of it for you, then right on. I'd rather make my own too. But for a lot of people there's something to be said for not having to go through prototyping and testing stages on their own thing and learning the fabrication skill involved and figuring out how to line it with ceramic and all that. It would take a good while to alter an ammo can like that, let alone if someone also needs to first learn how to do the techniques involved. I get why a lot of people would prefer to just invest in something high quality.
One important advantage: you can use this rocket stove on a regular table top without it generating heat underneath. Since it's top fed, the likelihood of burns is mostly limited to embers from above. Most rocket stoves are side fed and not insulated. `
I think that is a rather slick design. Use of an ammo can was a great idea. I am glad they added that instillation. Seems a little expensive for what it is, but I guess if you are not handy with a welder, that particular skill costs money.
This is nice to have and it looks safe but NOT everybody is going to be able to afford $200 just saying plus I do not think this is good for anyone who lives in apartment building. I would NOT want to take this out on my balcony it would definitely give me away (bummer) if someone see me cooking we're going to have big problems, but I do really like it I would feel comfortable using it I will show this to my parents is great for their house thanks for the video thanks for sharing.
Felicia George hi you may want to look for a alcohol burner/stove you can make one yourself easily called a penny stove or you can buy some like those used for fondues - you could look for a fondue in a thrift store that way you’ll have somethings that is built to work together. Hope you find this helpful.
I love the principle and this specific stove is cool...but... I would probably recommend looking for a larger, less portable solution if you have a back yard and perhaps this or other options for people with just a balcony or looking for a bug out solution. Personally I have several stoves that take different fuels and in a bug-in I wouldn’t want to be scrounging for biomass. If things did go on longer I have a pile of fire rated bricks that I could quickly turn into a stove if needed.
Thank you all for checking out our stove and taking time to leave a comment. I hope you will get one of stoves. They are all handmade in NC by a crew of hard working fabricators. Our stoves are super tough and will last many years of hard use. We hope you enjoy them.
I love the idea that is part of it’s own carrying case. The gasket seal also makes it better than most designs. Still small enough to take on a canoe trip too.
Another prepper is giving instructions how to assemble a Stove by using bricks for under $10.00 on RU-vid! Your Stove is extremely expensive, I think I'll use the bricks!
Is there an option for us apartment dwellers who do not want the odor of meat floating around and our lease prevents us from having open flames within 25 feet of the bldg? Am I dreaming? Lol
i live in an apartment as well and face the same issues ,,,we can't have fires or any gas in the building so rely 100 % on the power grid for all cooking ..i was thinking a solar panel to run the micro wave in a grid down situation or maybe a wind turbine that they use on pleasure boats and yachts would be an option as they are a lot cheaper and where i live is pretty windy ....I guess if your desperate you will have to break the rules and have a stove on the balcony rather than starve
This thing looks pretty cool. I figured it would be about $60. I said to my self if it's under $50 I'll buy it. Well it's $200. $100 would be pretty steep for this. I'll make my own for $60 if I think I actually need it. .
BUT, $200? I'm a guy who's comfortable and paying $200 for nice pocket knife. I have folding metal rocket stoves that work great as well. I do believe the stove you demonstrated works far better than my portable rocket stoves, but $200 seems steep. Do you believe it's really worth that much? If so, I may go ahead and purchase one on your recommendation.
I sippose if one anticipates bugging out, $200 may be worth the cost. Personally bugging out isn't an option for me. There is no running away from natural events that can effect me. My rural community, and rural residenct is miles from both large, and medium sized commuities
Squints at Thumbnail of the video, and actually read that as 'Top 5 reasons you should get a rocket launcher now (minuteman review). And I was totally on board with that. Oh..stove..yeah, food is good, too.
I'm starting to slowly gather firewood and I still haven't decided if I want to make mine out of cinder blocks or perhaps some bricks from the chimney I'm planning on demolishing.
We have a Solo Camping stove. It's great for both backpacking and in emergency situations. It worked great when I accidentally forgot to pack fuel for my Soto Windmaster stove and we were at 10,000 feet elevation. We found little bits of kindling and had a great cooking fire in no time with the Solo. Good thing we always have redundancies
This may be a dumb question, but please go easy on me as I'm a city slicker just getting started: Could this be used as an emergency heat source in a small space?
No, it is not suitable for a small or enclosed space. I just read a comment from Minuteman that said they do produce carbon monoxide, and outside, a porch or open garage with ventilation are best. Please don't use anything like this indoors. I am new, too. I have hears that it is best to buy a co2 detector even for indoor gas cooking or heating.
I bought a bio lite stove w/ coffee press set and absolutely love it. You can generate electricity to recharge electrical gear and lighting. Very cool, I carry wood pellets in my kit for fuel as well...
An excellent review of something on my wish list. Have you used or seen the Ohuhu camp stove? It's smaller and lighter. I keep one in my go bag, but I haven't used it yet.
be careful with those. I've seen the videos on how to make them. unless you specifically have cement blocks rated for fire, you take a risk that they'll crumble. but yeh, i do like the DYI approach when it's an option :)
Could you elaborate a bit about how it was adapted to serve as an oven too? I'm curious. If it's hard to describe I understand haha, if there's a name for the type of stove or any other good way to look it up I'd be interested
No, you need to go outside, or eventually carbon monoxide poisoning will kill you and anyone else in there. Unless you have a sealed, wood stove, like the old ones, or modern equivalents.
I have an Esbit pocket stove and expedition tabs. I figure I can boil water for coffee in the morning and boil water for pasta or rice. Cheap and efficient in an emergency.
Love rocket stoves, so much fun to cook with ! I like that one, looks more portable and not as heavy as the others. Just harvested 5 cords of firewood, should keep my rocket stove good for a few years.
I went with the silverfire which looks better, but not quite as portable. Neither look packable to me. Using dry sticks, no smoke from the silverfire once it’s going. Nice vid.
Handy bit of kit ....I think it could even be safely used on an apartment balcony looks very self contained and stable ,,,Bit pricey but should last for years
Before I clicked the video, I thought to myself: It will be funny if the first comment is a link for the sale and the video is not an actual review. It was funny.
I have one of these, it does not work very well. I think it is more of a gimmick than anything else, I have tried all kinds of different fuel, but it doesn't seem to put out enough heat to cook anything. I wish I had not wasted my money on this worthless novelty.
i'm noticing the price on most products i reviewed from just 2 years ago go up 50 to 75%. Inflation is here unfortunately. this one does hit a limit and you have to dump it out unfortunately.
The drawbacks of this are that it is expensive, really expensive! Two hundred bucks! Also, it is bulky and takes up valuable space and did I mention it is expensive? You can do the same thing with a Dakota fire. Basically, dig a hole in the ground with a vent. A Dakota fire does the same thing and you don't' have to carry it with you. I like the design and it would be really neat for camping or overnight fishing, but not so much for a bugout situation.
Ok I’m fixing to purchase one tomorrow if my husbands says yes... 2 questions: can regular cooking pans(skillets) be used on this? And I understand it is for out doors use but with proper watchfulness can this be used inside? Thank you!
You can use your regular cookware but you may want to smear dish washing liquid on the outside bottom of your pot/pan if you want easy cleanup. It will get sooty. Cast Iron is ideal. No soap needed.
i've reviewed a lot of these in the past. the price used to be closer to $100, but those same products I reviewed are now $150 and they're the same. welcome to inflation.
@@CityPrepping Not practical for someone unemployed. I can make one of two or three tin cans. The expensive equipment you review, you and other preps does not help.
@@Mc.flyyy11 Perhaps you are right, I'll say this to my hungry children, that will teach them... you are uncaring, unloving, and you lack understanding...moron.
Harbor Freight Tools sells the ammo box $12 and you can get someone to weld the top for about $30 or less total=$42 more or less still under $50.they are VERY durable and last a long time. I've had mine 9 years now just have to empty the ashes after each use. I put magnets on the side of mine for my utensils to stick onto like a metal spatula,tongs or small paring knife or spoon and fork, butterknife.
the ones I reviewed in the past (ecozoom versa) were $100 each. The same exact model is now $150 and out of stock (and made in china). Welcome to inflation and a trade war with China.
