New for me : tonight I made a Rocket Stove from just a hollow log .

[DocJD]

Had an old hollow log in a woodpile already cut . Out exposed to copious recent rainfall and cold weather .

Drilled a 11/8 " hole in the thinnest side of the log, with a ship auger , near the base . Cheated with a battery powered drill .

Put some tinder in the top hole and eventually got the log dry enough to burn on its own alone .

Once it got going , burned pretty clean and nearly smokeless . Definitely could cook on this for a long time !

Better to have a nice dry log and a resinous type wood would be easier to start .

Still , I'm happy with my very first try !

 

[DocJD]

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Short video of hollow log rocket stove . And it's snowing here !

 

[C_Claycomb]

Nice job!

You might get a kick out of this one ;o)...not snowing though

Edit to add, not just a video I found on Youtube, these are guys I know at a big group camp out I attend most years. Not my video though.

 

[DocJD]

Nice job!

You might get a kick out of this one ;o)...not snowing though

Lot of work for a cookout , but great for a dynamic flaming art piece !

I can still run a chainsaw , but not that good .