Make a $4 emergency biomass stove from concrete blocks
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- In the aftermath of a disaster, purifying drinking water may be a priority. The quickest, safest method could be boiling. This biomass stove only requires four concrete blocks, a tin can with both ends cut out and a gas stove eyelet top. The completed stove is sturdy enough to hold a several-gallon container of water, stew or a heavy cast iron Dutch oven.
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A nice, quick vid that shows a few good tips and the use of the product in a couple of minutes. A good short-term improvised solution.
👍👍👍for the nice, simple and easy to use rocket stove!We usually use those pine cones for fuels when i was young, i am from the Mountain Province in Philippines and we have lots of pine trees around so aside from the tree trunk, branches and twigs we used to gather the cones for cooking fuels too. We use dried pine tree saps to start the fire. That time we did not have electricity in our village that’s why we used all the time pine trees, not anymore this time because we have gas stoves/ovens and electricity.
You can cook a lot with pine cones!
turn the grate upside down it will get you closer to the flame and still allow good airflow, I liked your vid.
You could turn the grate over. It isn't necessary.
theresa mcpherson
For everyone talking about the blocks cracking or even exploding, granted over time this will degrade the block and create cracks. However if you are just using this as a chip fire to sterilize water and maybe heat up some food for one person then the amount of heat energy creates by such a small short term fire is unlikely to build up inside the block to cause such a dramatic explosion.
steven heckert VG VG
Explosion? Says who? survivalcommonsense.com/safe-to-use-concrete-bricks-in-rocket-stove/
They dont explode ( myth ) but they may crack if wet
I just got all the blocks today and cant wait to try it. I went with 5 blocks to see how a larger chimney works and a 6x8x16 as a base. I actually found a diamond masonary circular saw blade so making the special cutout block will be easier than trying to chisel and hammer and risk cracking the block.
It's not that hard to break a brick or block. That's what is so cool 😎 is how we can take an idea and add our own twist on it and learn from eachother. If we could all put effort into helping one another instead of competing with one another 💕. WE COULD LITERALLY MOVE A MOUNTAINS 🏔️ 🏔️.🙏📖🗡️⚔️🛡️✌️💐💐
Genius; no other words, I won’t forget this‼️ 👍 🇺🇸
Thanks - It works really well!
This blocks WILL CRACK !
I have played many times and they all cracked at one point. Fun for one time OK, but not long emergency need. Surviving (short term) maybe. In any case we had fun with this center blocks in all kind of set ups. There is many ways to do it. You don't even have to have the "L" shape. We even used three center blocks stacked on top of each other and 3 red bricks for legs and fire was just intense as "L" shape rocket stove. HAVE FUN !
Might crack and still do just fine, still stay in place.
+Thomas Ervin TRUE
I have several old concrete driveway culverts, tried one for burning trash. NOT ! Cracked 2 or 3 places and fell apart first use. It was 12/14 inch x 3 ft. Porosity and make-up of the concrete has a lot to do with it, fire brick is just special. lol The incinerators I have seen in alleyways out west were made of concrete, so the type of concrete used obviously makes a difference.
Mindless foolishness using concrete blocks. Concrete is a chemical hydrate which means it is held together by water molecules. These water molecules are released under high heat - sometimes with explosive results. Every mason knows to use firebrick in any area subject to solid fuel heat. Anybody using concrete blocks around a fire is a fool. This stove is not something really fantastic with a gee whiz name like "rocket stove". This is merely a well ventilated solid fuel stove
Ingenious! I'm gonna use this.
Thanks for caring. Great info."..
I believe the taller chimney is better. It makes more draft and it provides more area to complete combustion. As it draws harder, more air is blown into the fire, thus making it hotter, Right?
Thanx liked the vid and the comments are so informative and helpful!
Thanks for watching!
Very good ideal. Thank
Very nice! I need to try this!
turn the stove iron grid over
+d12r34e56w was thinking the same thing!
grate minds
I was about to suggest the same thing
Excellent idea.
Your purified water is escaping as water vapor... Should devise a way to capture that water vapor because that is distilled water, true purified water.
edb strung not trying to purify water... Just kill off harmful critters
just put a pan cover over it
Distilled water is dangerous for drinking long term !!!
Drinking pure h2o is bad for you? Ridiculous.
Yes and if you distill it a dozen times it is even better? You don't get the minerals you need from distilled water.
Brilliant! Thanks for posting!
Are the two base blocks open at both ends? It would have been nice to see both sides and not just the front.
Just the one.
Oh - so you placed the first block open side down....
@@theinkbrain Yes.
Blocks crumble pretty quick when you heat them with fire. Long term, you are far better off with fire brick, and/or flue liners. They are made to stand up to the intense heat of fire.
Where can I buy fire bricks?
@@MaLiArtworks186
آجر نسوز را از فروشگاه مصالح ساختمانی یا تجهیزات شومینه میتوان خرید
Refractory bricks can be purchased from the building materials store and the fireplace equipment store
@@farhad_tulip Thanks
For a quick emergency stove its not a bad iudea. I would try to avoid having to cut any blocks Remember in an emergency and there wont be any power to run a saw to cut the blocks.
While this is true that the heating and cooling cycle will cause the concrete blocks to get brittle and crumble and fracture in a few weeks. It is a also true that most emergencies only last for one to two weeks. The concrete blocks will last long enough to meet the immediate need.
They will last longer if they can be kept dry or covered when not in use.
Also in some designs the blocks can be rotated around about once a week so the block that gets the most heat is moved to a cooler part of the stove. That will greatly extend the life of the blocks.
The life of the stove could be extended for several months if a few extra blocks were kept in reserve.
If I were going to build one for a hunting camp that would last for years I would as you say build it with bricks or bricks with a clay chimney liner.
Looks like something that would be fun to play around with.
Thanks for the video
@@johnndavis7647 This particular design is intended to be temporary. For long term use, tear down a fireplace chimney and use the fire bricks around the fire box.
All this is find and dandy. however getting the tin can is a cinch, but where do you find such perfectly fitting cinder blocks and metal grate.
The blocks - any basement wall. The grate - there are four of them on any gas stove.
Survival Common Sense -Well I was kinda hoping to purchase them separately and not the whole stove to get one part. But I get the point, I will need to go to an appliance parts store. My stove is an electric flat glass top. Can’t borrow from my inside stove
@@guillermone1 I got mine at the local Re-Store. Or check thrift shops or shops run by Habitat for Humanity. They are dirt cheap.
Thank for teach your ideas🙌🤝❤
thank you. good idea
A good use of common sense. Thanks.
flip the fire grate over. Looks like the can would fit inside.
+Greg Belcher It would. The higher location means you should be able to simmer the water a little easier.
Very interesting thanks
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How do you cut the concrete if you don't have a concrete saw?
Half blocks are typically in a wall somewhere. You just need to find them.
What kind of lighter was that?
I hate the blackening of the cooking pot. There has to be a way to separate the pot from the smoke, like say a thin steel plate wider than the pot placed under the pot on top of the stove.......just thinking.
Hollywood A stove or true rocket burner.
Smear the bottom of your pot with kitchen bar soap or liquid dish washing detergent and the soot will not collect. It works well.
Stove cement blocks will/can explode like a hand grenade. Happened to me.That’s what took out the two little bunnies in the background,but the frog seemed to be alright.Be careful.
survivalcommonsense.com/safe-to-use-concrete-bricks-in-rocket-stove/
What was that rod that you used to start the fire? It was pretty cool.
good job
Thats awesome Jack!
Outstanding TY!
Could you turn the stove piece over it would lower it.Good idea vlog done well
What di you use to cut into half of the whole bricks?
I broke them in half with a hammer.
@Teresa B That one did.
Lid on the pot. Wind guard.
Great idea
Gostei. Mas, fiquei triste de ve que coelhinhos decorativos foram jogados de lado
Nice
Does the wood go inside the small can or op top of it???
On top.
@@survivalcommonsense -ok. Got it. Thank you/
Could never do a boiling pot of water without some pasta.
Or coffee pot!
Survival Common Sense Hurricane Sandy hit, In coastal evacuation zone. Did hard-core shopping blitz prior & hunkered-down. Aftermath couldn't get a 20 lbs. propane tank anywhere, previously refilled three tanks. Done old-school cooking in my fire place too, while heating home. Others, I deemed as Zombies/Parasites/Liabilities weren't prepared, lacking common sense, risk assessment and Survival Skills.
Thank you for the video to shape it? How did you cut the brick?
I bought it that way. It a very common configuration.
@@survivalcommonsense Whete did you buy it? I haven't seen the U shape cinder block at the big box stores?
Those blocks are very common at most masonary stores. They are common in foundations when piping or wiring needs to be placed.
@@survivalcommonsense Thanks. I will see if we have a masonry store in my city.
Ask any bricklayer or stone mason.
Sería bueno ponerle una lámina galvanizada encima d la parrilla para no ahumar las ollas y sartenes.
Eso es una buena idea. Con frecuencia envuelvo papel de aluminio alrededor del fondo de una olla o sartén para reducir el hollín.
I saw a hint on another rocket stove blog - if you smear old-fashioned kitchen bar soap (in Australia we have Velvet soap) or liquid dish washing detergent on the base of the pot the soot does not collect. I tried it with a stainless steel stockpot over a fire and it worked fine.
In 2021 this video may become real relevant..
Really!
@@survivalcommonsense Probably not..
How did you break out or cut that one block?
I bought it that way. It's a standard block.
SurvivalCommonSense I tried lightly tapping the block on the one side and the whole block broke. I tried scoring the block on both sides and very gently tapping on the scored area and the second block broke. Went to home depot and lowes and they do not sell the 8" square block with an end out. Guess I am done trying to make this one work but will get some bricks and try your basic brick rocket stove.
Joe Mufich
I got my three-side block at a contractor's brick and tile store. It was no problem to get one.
Good in a aftermath of a zombie apocalypse 😂
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wait a minute.....water from ur tap ?????
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ok, now you can remove the propane torch..!
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NOT GOOD ,, concrete when it gets very hot , EXPLODES sure wouldnt want to be trying to dig hot burning bits of concrete outta some kids eye.......
Please read this post: www.survivalcommonsense.com/build-a-brick-rocket-stove-is-it-safe-to-use-concrete-blocksfeed/
Oi
NO way for 4.00,
Yep I did it.
better to buy a bic lighter!
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I think that would work with only 3 blocks as well, and you could balance a big pot on just a few rocks on the corners. You could cook on it and even heat water for bathing. I lived in SE ASia for a year and we used a clay oven for EVERYTHING - cooking, tea, warmth, dishwater, bathwater, laundry.
Seen plenty of rocket stoves. The can mod to the air inlet was new to me. Thanks!
Minion Man I keep tinkering. Sometimes I come up with a better design.
O que não falta aí é combustível, essas pinhas secas e galhos, bem estocados, duram muito anos 👍🏽👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Y usando todo el bloc sin partirlo se puede elaborar doble parrilla haciendo primeramente su base plana dejando sus orificios libres para que pueda subir la flama hasta se le puede adaptar un tubo de fierro para el escape del humo; entre los blocks de altura se puede instalar una rejilla de quitar y poner para carbón y finalmente sus parrillas que tal. Gracias por compartir saludos.
Excellent stove for making it with left over scraps, thanks.
Good video...thank you for sharing.
great stuff sir !! thanks so much for this video !! Blessings
well, i'm kind of a stovie and i liked the video. thx
Why wait for an emergency? Build a real stove now
Fur cones burn and the place was littered with them, use what's to hand as my survival instructor told us. In fact I used to collect material en route to camp. Sticks, fur cones, grasses that are dry, bark & punk wood. I might also have some kerasine or Vaseline covered cotton balls or pads in a tin. Potassium permanganate and glycerine to light my fire, ferrous rod and steel or just have a few bic lighters on you kit. I keep an emergency kit, upstairs and downstairs of my house. A brew kit of powdered milk, t bags, instant coffee, sugar and or cookies/biscuits are good for moral and energy supply.
great Idea Thank you so much For Such a great and Smart idea. Thank you and Have a great Night.
Thanks for the video. I'll try it. I´m gonna buy a beer right now for the tin vent. Good idea
Francisco Javier Ferrés waste management?
Ingenious! Awesome resource in a grid down situation. I'll definitely be using this!
WW II survived, my house 12 feet deep flood we survived, 2018 hurricane Micheal, 2019 hurricane Retain survived...
We must have knowledge of how to survive.
I’m 76, easy & light work. Without big men help I can put together.
Thanks showing this simple & easy rocket stove.
Will boil a lot faster if you use a cover. I find mine at second hand or thrift stores like Goodwill. A paint can also makes a nice system too. New clean cans available at most large paint or big box home improvement stores.
A cover would add to the efficiency.
One must keep in mind that most tin cans, unless specifically made for food use, have a soldered seam. Most solder has lead; plus, an acid of some sort is used as a solder flux.
have you ever had the blocks explode due to the heat?
Never: www.survivalcommonsense.com/build-a-brick-rocket-stove-is-it-safe-to-use-concrete-blocksfeed/
thank you
I'd be careful about trying to boil water or cook in most tin cans. I get it as an emergency use, but I think I will try to save some food safe cooking vessels. Nice to see a rocket stove made with fewer blocks. Makes it easier to prepare for when needed. Thanks for the demo.
turn your grate over
Ingenious! I'm gonna use this.
Thank you you are a lifesaver
Water only has to reach a temp of 140 to be considered safe to drink. Boiling is a waste of fuel.
Awesome
great video. Might try flipping the grate over to get better heat transfer.
I'm going to use this incarnation for a while, then come up with the improvements.
when it says "biomass" does that mean poop?
Yes. You could dry dung, as the people on the treeless prairies did and burn that. Let me know how you come out on that!
Brook, while biomass does include 'poop', most people are thinking of sticks, leaves and twigs when they talk about biomass.
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Very nice system. the cost is also great!! Check out my Deadwood Stove Videos and my Hobo stove Bug Out BBQ Very good for boiling water but we should work with actually cooking to really test the system out. Safe water is a real good start. Good Luck with your projects!! watching from Shanghai.
I did a video on the Deadwood Stove about three years ago. It's a good product.
okanoganforest
u could filtering and bleach method...using a sweat sock to filter and capful of bleach
Genial
Noone mortars the joints...
Useful tip: cover cooking pots. You'll get a faster boil with less fuel and lost water. Also prevents smoke-tainted water.
True,
Good cheap way to clean water and a place to cook or stay warm. Thank you.
hey man , this s great !!!
The best one...
from RJ , BRASIL
so how do you create a tight fitting, three sided block. . . in an emergency?
+godrick godrick Very carefully chip out one side with a hammer.
karate
Ya !!! Man ;)
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Dont need tin can if u keep the wood spaced
It works better, and the draft is more consistent with the can.
Junk food; potato chips, top ramen
make good fire starters. So I've heard. You can pour antifreeze over the top ramen. Or take lint from a clothes dryer. Put it in egg crates and cover it with melted wax. Another great fire starter.
I have been saving all of my dryer lint but have been eating all my potato chips...
Very cool! (Wish this was up the other day I just ordered a bio mass stove lol) but still good if out and need to make one like in a disaster .... I found the frog interesting too... very brave to be that close to you and and the fire there last part of the video.
LOL!
Thank you great demonstration
Will boiling water kill the germs from beavers?
If you're referring to giardia, yes it will. www.cdc.gov/healthywater/drinking/travel/backcountry_water_treatment.html
You have to boil for 10 minutes to kill everything.
You should have left the coffee in the can and killed 3 birds with one fire before you had to put all the blocks back in your knapsack and move on.
How did you get U shape block?
I bought mine at the brick store. They are common in block walls - look for areas that have pipes etc.
Thanks
If you build this on the ground you can use a 2x8x16 top cap cinder block or to get up a little higher a 6x8x16 for the bottom.
Would it burn even better with an additional block on top so as to have a deeper chimney ?
Thanks for posting.
Visit ppotty1. He created a rocket stove where the burn chamber was cylindrical. Its venturi was extra powerful. But turning it into a space heater is a challenge.
Would this work a metal sprinkler head with carbon felt rolled up and placed inside with the female water connector having a copper pipe with a screw cap on the end designed to stick out the side of a rocket stove so you can fill it with alcohol with the sprinkler head being just above the air intake to the chimney with a little bit of paper to start the rocket stove by heating the sprinkler head eith alcohol vaporizing the alcohol with the up draft for a very hot very clean burning flame to boil water very easy? Just thinking of a way not to have to use wood or some other fuel source.
I have no idea if that would work or not. Let me know if you try it.