Survival Heat: Soapstone Warmers
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
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A video bragging on the thermal properties of Soapstone and ways to use it to stay warm if the power goes out.
I ordered these pieces off of ebay from stoneteacherman.
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Me and my buddies were looking for a smokeless way to heat our 7 person tent. 5 of these off of a camp fire WILL heat you out of the tent and will put out heat for hours.
One of the standards when seeking rocks to heat up for a sweat lodge is avoid any rocks that could have been in a creek/river before.
The beauty of soapstone is that they do not absorb any water, and thus are safe in the fire even when in water for years.
I grew up on a farm in the 40's and 50's and we had soapstones, they were very comfy.
My Grandmother had made little padded drawstring bags to put them in.
we tried putting stone pieces they sell as samples, box of 6-8 4x4 blocks for 25$ into cookie tins then wrap in sleeping bag. So glad to find your site, looking for this type of info...feel like we spent the last 2 years reinventing the wheel after hearing you talk. Thanks for all the info.
There are two different materials popularly called soapstone. The first being Talc, the softest mineral on earth, mostly used in the manufacturing of cosmetics, refractory materials, and sculptures.
The rock steatite (also called soapstone) is the material that is used for our countertops, sinks, masonry heaters, flooring, and many other architectural applications.
How did this comment not have any likes til mine April 2021?!!!!?
I remember, as a kid, when people would heat up solid fire bricks like this. They would then slip the bricks into a thick yarn knitted cover and basically do the same thing with their beds. Houses used to be more drafty without insulation and with single pain windows.
Wow, what a great idea. Love how you attached those handles. I think someday skills like this will come in handy again, if they aren’t already useful! This certainly is. Thank you!
I have electrical stove, so I use lava rocks on my chimney. Never have to use woods because I always thought when the wood is gone and don't have a way to find more, there's a better idea! It works for me!
Mylar sheets are for keeping in body heat, and are used for camping, mountain climbing and other situations that need lightweight but effective body heat preservation. I think they also have them in the space station. Cheap and effective life-saving material that you can keep stored anywhere for an emergency.
I've always used red bricks. Warmed them on the wood stove, wrapped in a towel, they'll keep you toasty warm, all night!
What about using fireplace bricks??
Great information. I think I would like to make some small blocks in wool bags for handwarmers as well. Got me thinking on a great gift idea!
Always a pleasure to stop by to see what's going on. Nice set up for heating up a cold space.
My granddad had a soapstone stove; that thing was amazingly efficient & radiated wonderful heat. That stove you have there is beautiful; I've never seen anything like it. It looks like 30's or 40's vintage? We had a die-stamped kero dripper furnace in our cabin until just a couple years ago, but I've never seen one made for wood. Great vid as always, thank you!
A hot water bottle will last about 1/4 the time as the soapstone.
Back in the day my grandpop would paint bricks black then set in the sun all day to help worm the bed and room as well.. Thanks brother. God Bless.
Autumnprepper Those stones would be good to dry out wet boots too.
Soapstone can be carved to fit your boots or shoes ... Dry them from the inside out ... If you have a good source for it, you could use it as a thermal mass in a greenhouse ...
try a wax filled bottle. or a wax filled olive oil can.
Hi, could these be used to heat a small wc room with no heating, to help prevent damp?
Fantastic...
You can also carve it very easily. So you can etch a name or design into them and give them as gifts.
I ordered these piecesoff of ebay from stoneteacherman.
+engineer775 Practical Preppers Ah! Nevada. I thought maybe that's what the "775" referred to. Great videos, by the way -- you have a lot of info and ideas that I don't find elsewhere.
amazed they have lots of soapstone in Kisii in kenya they are carving all totally by hand, , google it and see great skills,,,
engineer775 Practical Preppers: How did you stone tile the kitchen was and flooring??
How to order give me no
The best bed warmer that I have come across is to fill a sock with rice. Then heat it in the microwave for 5-7 minutes. This stays warm for 5-6 hours.
What if you dont have electricity?
Smart
Do you use the same rice several time or you must throw the rice and use unused one?
I will now be looking for the old soapstone wash tubs in the trash to make a few heaters.. AWESOME tip
Reminds me of the bricks my grandparents used to heat and put at the foot of the bed under the covers in Illinois. I found living in South Florida more convenient, especially with air conditioning. :) In the middle of the state and Tallahassee, I noted the temperature dropped to 28F which I thought was a bit unfair.
You can use soapstone as a thermal cooker in a insulated box.
I had to live without my electric heat for a period of time. I heated water on my campstove and put it in a Rubbermaid container. It had an excellent seal.
I could put that container of water between the sheets of my bed and I and my Yorkie were cozy warm all nite. She would sleep on top of that container outside of the blankets during the day. It kept some warmth well into the next day.
If the room gets cold I turn on my tri fuel ventless heater. Electric if I have it. If grid is out, I switch it to natural gas. If I lose that I switch it to LP. If I lose that I fire up the woodstove. If I run out of wood I fire up the deisel/kerosene torpedo heater. If that runs out I gather my oil lamps and candle collection and use them. You would be surprised how warm 4 or 5 candles will keep a well-insulated room. I also have some propane camping heaters and plenty of 1 lb. bottles. The I have a couple of beer can solar heaters and 100ft of black pex coiled on the roof which cycles hot water to a baseboard hot water heater. Can you tell I hate being cold. Lol.
You'd probably love the soapstone stoves then! Tulikivi makes some that are a work of art. Thought one would be nice for a long time , but don't have the place or funds :)
Question for you: would placing a candle under a piece (small block) of soapstone be enough to radiate any heat?
Actually one of the best materials for this sort of thing is denim. A sacrificed pair of jeans does wonders :)
Yep, that's why soapstone clad wood burning stoves are so popular.
I thought of doing something like this with a bit of half inch steel plate laying on some tiles under my bed or something like that. having been in the heat transfer industry, yes, aluminium is a good conductor, but as a result will let of lots of heat in a shorter time than steel. and also can nearly melt, or will with coal in the wood heater. personally, I've gone one better. got a wood heater in my room.
Very cool. didn't realize the heat holding properties of soapstone. I guess it would make a nice pizza stone and I'm sure if I googled it there probably are some out there. I'm curious if we can use soapstone chunks within the walls of a wood gasifier (outside the reactor tube and within lets say a 55 gallon drum) so that the fire inside would heat up the rocks and the air can be preheated before going into the burn zone. I have no Idea how to explain it lol. Think an Ice cream maker with ice around the inner bowl.Ice representing the chunks of soapstone. The air would be fed from the bottom and it goes up through the gaps between the large chunks of rocks, then into the middle core. Figure it should be hot enough in Barrel to heat those rocks to a substantial amount of heat. Let me just give up cause I already confused myself.
Murat Onder, not a bad idea, soapstone is used in wood burning pizza oven as a cooking surface and it is sold as pizza stone it will withstand temperature up to and over 900F. As a slab it can crack occasionally so keep that in mind but if you are using chunks I don't think it will be a problem
i love you man. i'm sitting here freezing. the people that refurbished this house did a crappy job all around, and the hvac piping has come apart and if we turn it on asbestos blows, so we have no central cooling / heating
Appreciate it! get some soapstone and stay warm my friend!
+Shakaama You should really get the asbestos issue looked at & sorted, that stuff, if it actually is asbestos, is nasty.
Our health has no price tag to it.
thank you both
Cool video. I found this because I was looking up ways to heat a tent with no CO2 danger. People use "firebeds" for heat, which are basically just a trench of heated rocks buried under at least four inches of dirt. I've read that it takes a couple of hours for the heat from the buried rocks to begin to radiate, but that once it does it radiates all night long. Anyway in a camp environment, where you can't regulate the heat and may not have soapstone, are there any ways you can think of to safely use rock mass to heat a tent without burning a hole in a tent or sleeping bag? Maybe stick a heated rock in a tin can and suspend it from the tent ceiling?
Elizabeth Mendia Use a unheated flat stone in your tent,heat a rock by campfire and then at night put hot rock on the unheated Rock. Works like a charm.
Guys and gals, I use flat iron weight plates. That is, the kind you put on a Weight bar and curl or press. A lot of us Baby Boomers still have them out in the garage and such. Put them on top of you wood burning stove and heat them. Be careful to test their temp because they can go from hot to burn-you. Hey! They're free if you have em and more compact and of course smoother than these Stones. Most have 2.5, 5 and 10 pounders.
I actually have 2 50lb weights i leave inside my fireplace they stay hot for hrs after fireplace is out
Thanks! you’ve blown my mind… I’m going to use this for my greenhouse… where can I get these blocks?… no luck on eBay … Safe and effective‼️
Keep looking ok
I got one on Ebay for only 22 bucks last month
Engineer 775, thank you for your reply, but I meant the rocks to be Soapstone, and wondered if instead of placing in beds, etc. I could heat and place in a small portable fire pit, placed in the middle of my living room, which would serve to hold the Soapstone as a heater. My concern is investing in fire pit/stones and stones not radiating enough heat...the room being 18'x18'. Comments are much appreciated. Thanks.
Really good topic for sure engineer775 Practical Preppers and well said. Done so well....I have nothing to add! :-)
Thanks for the great tip! A test I would have liked to seen is the temp of the BED before, 1 hour after, 2 hours after, 4 hours after, 8 hours (a lovely warm nites sleep) after. Vermont Soapstone only seems to have thinner products, how do you think they would do?
you just gave me a great idea......thanks
Thanks for keeping me in suspense!
Would this work to safely warm up a coop on especially frigid nights?
I made corn warmers. about 1/2 lb of raw feed cord in a denim or canvas sack. Microwave for 2 min. Warms up the bed
my grandfather had heavy cloth bags that held two standard building bricks you heated them up slid them into bag [keeps bed clean] alsp when really cold would heat up a few bricks to real hot put on a metal sign slid under bed
slimshadow777 having researched the specific heat and specific thermal storage values of various materials unglazed stoneware is best for this purpose
Hi. How long does the heat last? Also, where is the best place to buy it and which type should I get? Thank you for the video because I didn't know rocks explode.
Aloha.
Basically, with the right rocks, you have 'heat batteries'. Also, I learned from an olde & salty sailor named Cap'n Fatty Goodlander how to feed a bunch of people with 'rock soup'. It's simple. You pull out a big pot, fill it with water, put it on the stove and toss some rocks in it. Get on the radio, call out to the other boats in the anchorage that you are hosting dinner. When they ask what you are cooking, just tell them 'rock soup'. Everyone dinghies over, and brings something, either something to dump in the pot, or something else, it is just human nature. After everyone has gone, wash the rocks, dump them below the floorboards for ballast, and smile about the good time everyone just enjoyed :)
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I loved that story thank you!
I would think that building a Fireplace out of Soapstone would kick some butt!
I'm just guessing here but I'm thinking that may be a bad idea because it would be a bad insulator and a good conductor. I could and probably am, completely wrong but, I think that maybe soapstone and then brick would be good because after the fireplace is out, the soapstone would be hot for quite a while. I'm not sure if over time it would just break apart due to repeated stress of heating and cooling.
Thank you for posting your video. Needed stuff!
People still use them! I have improvised a similar thing when winter camping without tent or sleeping bag. I heated rocks near the fire to get them very warm (not hot) and placed them near my femoral artery (groin). I would wake up cold every couple hours and re-stoke the fire.
That is a great method. My mom used bricks when she was a kid. I use two dogs...
Dogs stink
@@hockeytruth Then try two ladies.
Next time I get a chance I will
@@hockeytruth Some do, some don't. MIne don't - Short hair...
For something that simple, that's really cool!
Are there other stones besides soapstone one that radiate heat well? Or is there a way of judging the likelihood of a stone being a good radiator e.g., the denser the material, the better radiator it will make?
My grandfather used these when they were growing up. He told me that if he left a glass of water on his bedside table it would be frozen in the morning
reconreserve Did they sleep in the chicken coop?
A friend of mine cut the soap stones, drilled the holes and inserted the wire handle's. I'm getting ready to try heating them up in the oven. My question is what type of gloves are you wearing? Is there a type of glove you recommend to remove them from the oven ? Is there a type of fire retardant cloth you recommend using to wrap the sandstone ? Thanks for making this video
this came up randomly in my feed and i wanted to say you didn't mention that if you heat a rock up outdoors for a long period of time it will dry and become safe. there wont be any water in the rock after a good 8 hours of heating.
Another great video that can keep someone comfortable, and as pointed out: literally save someone's life.
my only complaint is i don't know enough about Geology to know which stones are more porous and likely to contain water. ): i must remember to familiarize myself with that knowledge for survival/camping purposes.
i really wanted to see Q-Bert hopping around on that quilt! n.n
Awwww, Q-Bert. Memories. :)
@@carla8478 Hi in April 2021 Carla 😊 prayers for safety as we head into Spring & Summer & ... the unknown... 🐔🐢🐦
My wife would like one of those. nice tip thanks
what a great idea thank you for the tip sir
The Talc mined here has traces of blue asbestos, so cannot be used for talcum powder.
Anyone know a source to buy soapstone blocks? Thanks
lots of soapstone in west kenya if anyone interested.
River rocks and stones are free!
Weather patterns are leaning towards a la nina winter... Which means extreme cold for the northern United States. I'm hoping we don't see -60 degrees Fahrenheit again, in Minnesota. We were on power limitations... So now, during the season of covid-19, it could get ugly. Prepping for winter now. Hope to see some more ideas and an updated video on this. Thanks for putting out all the info!
Great emergency things are kerosene heaters! they are a great way to heat living areas,, i never had a problem with them ever.... K1 Fuel
Thank you for this video. So, your listed source on eBay is no longer in business from what I can tell. Do you have another source besides Vermont Soapstone? I've tried extensively to find blocks or slabs like these but I must not have the right keywords for a search because I can't find anything like these or the Vermont ones except antiques from 1800s on eBay. Thanks for any help anyone can offer. Trying to find an affordable option when I need multiples
I've been looking also.
I wonder what you think about rocket mass heaters using this stone for its burn chamber and mass for radiant heat in a house
This is so incredibly cool! Thank you so much for sharing. Now to find out where to buy some :)
Edit. & to ebay I go 7:16
I'm curious if the size of the stone is directly related to its capacity to hold heat?
It is proportional, the more stone there is, the more stone there is to hold heat.
Great advice. Love that stove!
Great video! How do you feel about those clay pot heaters with tea lights? Are they safe? A lot of people in apartments are using them.
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I've been looking for a wood stove for my retirement cabin and love, love, love yours!!!! What is to stove top made of? It looks like copper or brass on the video. What model/brand is it? I love the soapstone idea and will buy as well. Love your videos, I like old things and old ways as well.
What about a regular stone?
thank you for your informative videos.
exactly how does one search for a particular seller on ebay? since that is the only info you provide
How good would these be in a greenhouse during a summer in a cold location. I suppose it would keep tomato's alive?
Did u get answer.
Good idea! Where is the best place to acquire soapstone?
Thanks for the great video. Do you think chunks of steel would work just as well?
A stone like that might keep the enclosed space in a bed that assists your body heat under a blanket, but I cannot see this would do much to heat a room ... you just have to look at the mass and specific heat of a material like that and find out the heat you can store in it at a given temperature, that it can transfer to the room ... and the heat the air of the room needs to warm up ... there is nowhere near enough energy in there to heat a room. Maybe a massive heat sink that can suck up solar energy all day.
how do you identify a soapstone?
How hot can soapstone get?
Thank. You! I can't use more electric than heater & it struggles. Maybe do one warmer for my 125# dog & one for me. He is mostly indoors so no winter coat.
New graphics, logo, etc all very nice... but how about a new camera so we can have these videos in HD?
Hey engineer775 thank you for the tip. soapstone sounds like a pretty hot item. sorry for the pun. thank you take care
how long does it hold the heat for? I guess thats dependent on how cold the area is already?
If you use it as a bed warmer
It will still radiate heat in the morning the next day, I have a slab that's about 8in. L
& 5in. Wide
I also use it when I'm cooking,
If I bake something ( with a cover) in the oven I put the soap stone in for about 40 mins
And then leave it out in my studio wrapped in a towel
That little piece gets really hot & stays warm for about 2 hours
Helps save with energy costs
You also have to rub mineral oil on it once a year to take care of it btw
Did you say you are in Michigan or where just visiting Michigan during the cold spell?
great video and info!
do they leave stains or soot markings????? they seem a great idea for camping
Soapstone is metamorphosed talc. And it can be reconverted back to talc.
Retired and looking to save. Wondered if placing heated rocks in a small portable fire pit generally used outside would do me well in heating my living room approx. 18'x18'. Thanks.
Ms. FruFru be careful , rock explode because of the moisture trapped inside. water cannot get in soapstone.
Use desert rocks
there is a portuguese soup thet is made with hot rocks
Ha! I'm from michigan and it was -35 and that wasn't even the coldest. in the upper peninsula it gets reallllly cold
Do you know if it's safe for pet bedding?
This is interesting. I had never encountered soapstone before. In theory if you clad an internal wall with soapstone would it effectively act as a radiator and absorb heat from the a heating source and radiate it out into the room, or have I jumped 5 steps ahead and missed out the important stuff.
Why don't the manufacturers produce Soapstones that have all the corners and edges Well Rounded Off (Capsule Shaped) so that they are more fabric cover and bed friendly ??? !
thats great.. i knew of some guys in jamaica that were getting electricity out of coconut and banana water... not sure how though
Jeeeeez
Possible with a potato - best cooked till 8 min - seriously
Would soapstone chunks heat up enough to use instead of charcoal on a hookah pipe????
There are businesses that sell sinks, tile & counters but where do you buy just chunks of soapstonel?
Ebay
Great Video,!!! THANKZ.....
Perhaps you can list some sources where one can order these larger pieces. Thx.
I ordered these piecesoff of ebay from stoneteacherman.
Last comment was 7 years ago wowww
How long did you put the soapstone in for?
Can i burn the stone instead of putting it into oven？
Can you heat them on a koersean heater with a oven thermometer on it.
Could you use heavy leather for bags?
what gloves are they?