My books, movies, videos, podcasts, events ... the big collection of paul wheaton stuff!
My books, movies, videos, podcasts, events ... the big collection of paul wheaton stuff!
My books, movies, videos, podcasts, events ... the big collection of paul wheaton stuff!
My books, movies, videos, podcasts, events ... the big collection of paul wheaton stuff!
My books, movies, videos, podcasts, events ... the big collection of paul wheaton stuff!
My books, movies, videos, podcasts, events ... the big collection of paul wheaton stuff!
My books, movies, videos, podcasts, events ... the big collection of paul wheaton stuff!
North wrote:
Rocket stoves were originally called (Western name given) "Fox stoves" .
A fox stove is a "J" shaped hole/home a fox (vulpine) makes.
You dig two holes (beside each other) to the same depth and about 3 inches or so apart.
The at the bottom you dig out a small hole between the two holes.
You then take the earth you dug out and pack it around one of the holes to make it taller and become a kind of chimney.
Add a few rocks to the top of the chimney to hold your pot above the rim and let the smoke out.
You put the sticks in the lower hole and light it.
Voila a fox stove.
The fox stove is probably the oldest concealed flame stove. Used well before any type of fired clay/brick was invented.
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twobirdstone wrote:
-the three stones are used to keep the cooking pot off the top of the single cinder block ...you can see them if you look carefully at the finished diagram.
-Erica, I found the plains Indians in North America (the Dakota being one of the tribes to do so) used these stoves:
{you have to scroll down to fire making & primitive cooking}
http://www.primitiveways.com/
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twobirdstone wrote:
I decided to make the cinder block stove; if you scroll down past "Josh's Tub" you'll see two of them side by side in action
http://twobirdstone.blogspot.com/
I use them every day.
Sometimes the answer is not to cross an old bridge, nor to burn it, but to build a better bridge.
Sometimes the answer is not to cross an old bridge, nor to burn it, but to build a better bridge.
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North Hatfield wrote:Rocket stoves were originally called (Western name given) "Fox stoves" .
A fox stove is a "J" shaped hole/home a fox (vulpine) makes.
You dig two holes (beside each other) to the same depth and about 3 inches or so apart.
The at the bottom you dig out a small hole between the two holes.
You then take the earth you dug out and pack it around one of the holes to make it taller and become a kind of chimney.
Add a few rocks to the top of the chimney to hold your pot above the rim and let the smoke out.
You put the sticks in the lower hole and light it.
Voila a fox stove.
The fox stove is probably the oldest concealed flame stove. Used well before any type of fired clay/brick was invented.
Roy Clarke wrote:
North Hatfield wrote:Rocket stoves were originally called (Western name given) "Fox stoves" .
A fox stove is ... probably the oldest concealed flame stove. Used well before any type of fired clay/brick was invented.
Suzy's post has just brought this topic to the top. I thought this was a great idea, only need to carry a shovel, and you have a cooker. Then I had another thought, be careful where you dig it. Some soils burn underground as they contain so much plant material, and putting the fire out is not a one man job. Most places will not be a problem, but don't get caught by the few that are.
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