Come join Paul Wheaton at his place outside of Missoula, MT and tour all of the rocket mass heaters at Wheaton Labs. You'll get an up-close look at the pervasive rocket technology on-site.
The tour will feature 7 rocket mass heaters, 2 rocket heaters and 6 other rockety things. 15 rockety things total.
Paul will give a presentation on Rocket Mass Heaters at 10am, followed by a simple meal (provided). Then, a-touring we will go!
Normally, there is a $100 entry fee, built in to the cost of all Wheaton Labs functions, but for this tour, we're including that in the $50 ticket price. If you have been to Wheaton Labs before, or backed one of Paul's kickstarter at $100 or more, congrats! You get free admission to this tour. Just email us at PA at permies.com and let us know you want to come, when you've visited WL before (or paid $100 to Paul's stuff), and we'll get you sorted.
rocket mass heaters
fisher price house
solarium
library
classroom
love shack
red cabin
season extender
rocket heaters
wood shop
bun warmer
other rockety things
rocket oven
rocket kiln lorena rocket cooktop
pressurized rocket water heater
unpressurized rocket water heater
solar food dehydrator with rocket assist
As directed- I’m tossing my hat into the ring for the RMH tour on 1/7. I am attending the GMC and appreciate you coordinating this tour with that event. See you there!
Lori Price wrote:As directed- I’m tossing my hat into the ring for the RMH tour on 1/7. I am attending the GMC and appreciate you coordinating this tour with that event. See you there!
Cool, Lori. Glad you'll be joining the tour! You should now see the premium content of this thread, with a link in the top post. Click away, and we'll get you sorted.
Hi, I would really like to come to this tour of Rocket Mass Heaters! ,
I just don't want to use pay pal to pay, I am not seeing another option when I select 'by a ticket' it takes me straight to Paypal,
help please?
Kimber Martinson wrote:
Hi, I would really like to come to this tour of Rocket Mass Heaters! ,
I just don't want to use pay pal to pay, I am not seeing another option when I select 'by a ticket' it takes me straight to Paypal,
help please?
Have you ever supported one of Paul's kickstarters at $100 or more, or been to Wheaton Labs before? If so, your ticket is free.
paul wheaton wrote:
This is the first time we have ever offered it.
We are in Sturgeon County Alberta Canada. We talked about attending, but the weather conditions are not in favor of a road trip. Hoping for another tor SOON.
I would have loved to attend however family and work obligations are in the way!
I’d be interested in information about a mini rocket mass heater for individual camp cooking and/or heat in lieu of a fire pit. I’ve seen some on Etsy that also are able to be disassembled and fold flat for portability.
Best wishes for a successful and well-attended event!
Good morning from Northern Illinois. Yesterday, Sunday, 1-1-2023, I posted a message, I think it was in the homesteading forum, can't be sure of that because I did not know where to post it. Here goes - I watched a video/podcast of a man in china, I think he is in China, who starts off by saying he lost his job in the city and moved to the home last occupied by his late Grandmother. it as extremely overgrown by weeds, outside and inside the house.
After he cleaned up the outside, he then went into the house. One of the things he did was to rebuild/repair what can only be described as a very large rocket mass heater, or a version of the RMH. It was situated in the corner of the house, "headboard" against one wall, length of the RMH along another wall. He installed a pipe in the corner that ran up the height of the wall and out the ceiling and roof. He then shoved twigs and whatnot into the opening at the foot of the RMH and lit a fire. then, he put his mattress on top of the RMH and went to sleep. this bed looked to be about 6 x 8-10'. Really large. He did all the work, at least all that was shown, using hand tools.
He rebuilt rock walls, used bamboo to build a fence to control chickens, rebuilt/repaired an outdoor oven or stove. This is an hour long video/podcast, no music, English subtitles. It is well worth watching for anyone who is considering purchasing and renovating a neglected homestead.
Catherine Guzovich wrote:Good morning from Northern Illinois. Yesterday, Sunday, 1-1-2023, I posted a message, I think it was in the homesteading forum, can't be sure of that because I did not know where to post it. Here goes - I watched a video/podcast of a man in china, I think he is in China, who starts off by saying he lost his job in the city and moved to the home last occupied by his late Grandmother. it as extremely overgrown by weeds, outside and inside the house.
After he cleaned up the outside, he then went into the house. One of the things he did was to rebuild/repair what can only be described as a very large rocket mass heater, or a version of the RMH. It was situated in the corner of the house, "headboard" against one wall, length of the RMH along another wall. He installed a pipe in the corner that ran up the height of the wall and out the ceiling and roof. He then shoved twigs and whatnot into the opening at the foot of the RMH and lit a fire. then, he put his mattress on top of the RMH and went to sleep. this bed looked to be about 6 x 8-10'. Really large. He did all the work, at least all that was shown, using hand tools.
He rebuilt rock walls, used bamboo to build a fence to control chickens, rebuilt/repaired an outdoor oven or stove. This is an hour long video/podcast, no music, English subtitles. It is well worth watching for anyone who is considering purchasing and renovating a neglected homestead.
Perhaps you wish to ask this in the rocket mass heater forum by starting a new thread? (sounds like a kang bed stove)
James Blow wrote:Will the tour be recorded or streamed? I'm in north VT but would love to get the info- especially the water heating and kiln setups!
I'd love to be there in person, but I think my travelling days are done, at least until the world becomes a saner place. I was going to ask the same question but on second thoughts, what I'd really like is a tour where the camera was the only audience, not as a fly-on-the-wall with the cameraman doing his best to not get in the way of a crowd of people. Maybe there could be a "studiously dim" but actually knowledgeable interviewer asking leading questions?
For each RMH, there could be "flashbacks", to videos or stills of the site before and of interesting parts during the construction, showing what's inside it and who built it. I'd like to know why this design was used rather than that one, what the design constraints were, what compromises had to be made and how well it performs against the prior hopes and expectations. What would now be done differently with the experience gained? What mods were needed? I'd like to see each one fired up and hear it "rocketting" when it's good and hot. What fuel is used? How often & for how long is it fired?
Sounds expensive to do! Oops, I think I've just been suggesting a possible future Kickstarter!
We had a nice crowd. I thought things went smoothly. I felt like I got a chance to say my thing and it seemed to me like people received a powerful lesson in how great rocket mass heaters are.
At the end, my voice was quite raspy.
The boots sacrificed their day off to do this. So was it worth it? ... I'll check in with them later today ...
It does seem that for a lot of people, it is difficult to understand the value of a rocket mass heater until you have seen one. That is how it was for me: I thought it was all bullshit until I saw it (felt it) in action. Wow.
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