Nick Peterson

I'm curious the status too!?

We spend summers in the NW and I would love to be apart of something like this...

We've been using a simple pressurized, "weed sprayer" shower in our Airstream and it works great!

We purchased the container new then simply added a low flow head with a shut-off valve. I opted for a metal container so I could have in powdered coated black so in the summer we could just place it in the sun to heat the water. Right now we boil 1 part water then dilute with 2 parts cold water for a 2 gallon shower that lasts 7min of constant flow.

With this metal container it could even be placed directly on a fire/burner and heated if your didn't want to mess with transferring water from a kettle to the container.

You can see our setup towards the end (around minute 8 of this video if your interested:



Cheers!

-NICK

Awesome! I'm really interested in scaled RMH for tiny spaces!

Any idea what the temps are coming out the other end?

Thanks guys!

I'm going to do some tinkering with this design...I think there is some potential with this concept for heating tiny spaces!

Meanwhile we have found a small wood stove we are going to install in the Airstream: Small Wood Stove for Airstream.

Thanks again for the feedback!

Hello! First post on these forums (though I've been stalking for sometime).

My family and I have lived in a 1966 Airstream for the past two years with the end goal of a completely off-grid setup. Last winter was brutal and I'm very interested in wood heat. There are a number of small wood stove manufacturers that look decent but are very pricey $1k - 4K. (I guess less is more)

I love the efficiency of Rocket Stoves & RMH but given we are in an Airstream we don't have the luxury of hauling around thousands of pounds of mass.

I am wondering if the RMH approach can be done on a smaller scale? I found this video on youtube and it looks like an interesting design. Kind of a mix between a rocket stove and masonry heater. Take a look:




Has anyone tried this style of rocket stove? Thoughts on the design? Thoughts on making it better?

Any ideas on safely using a water tank as a thermal battery with this design?

Ultimately looking for an affordable (efficient as possible) heat source for the old Airstream!

I would love to get your thoughts and feedback on this!