john suri

I did look into this as well as cargo containers before building my house.  I decided against because these structures were engineered for a specific purpose and not to be cut into but for me most importantly was the fact that metal structures are great thermal Bridges -therefore if energy efficiency is a concern you need to do s really good job insulating around the entire structure to conserve energy.  

yes it is a base burner--can burn coal or wood and recirculate flue gases. my thought was the external dimensions of the stove look to be the appropriate size for the barrel of a rocket stove and i could insert the insulated pipe and feed tube inside by taking out the fire bricks and whatnot.

wonder if anybody willing to weigh in as to whether i might convert this sterling wood stove to a rocket stove.