Chris McClellan

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This is your chance to experience several working Rocket Heater designs in one place--Rocket shower, Rocket dishwater heater, Rocket food dehydrator, Pebble and cob mass heaters, tinyhouse heaters, Sauna heater and a bunch more.

We'll also be doing hands-on experiences like:

  - Fire Science and a Basic Hands On Rocket Heater Design Build  
  - Indoor Rocket Oven
  - Outdoor Bun Warmer
  - Tiny House Rocket Heaters (like my CottageRocket)
  - Cob and Pebble Mass builds-both bench and hat design
  - Rocket Hot Tub (my favorite)

PLUS I'll be there to answer your questions about your own rocket heater designs.

The only way this is can happen is if we sell the first 18 tickets by this afternoon March 29 2026, 2PM Mountain Time at the super discount rate of $720. At this moment we've sold 13 tickets so we're looking for just 5 more. If we do then its on. If not we'll refund everyone and you'll have to come find me some place else get your rocket heater jam on.

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Leigh, what did you end up doing? My trailer rockets and their mass have always been inside the thermal envelope. I prefer a small mass bench (to keep the weight down) with air circulation and heat shielding between it and any flammable floor or wall materials. My CottageRocket design uses a 1/4 ton mass surrounding the heat riser IN the barrel where the mass will get hottest (thus storing the most heat energy per mass).

True story Jim, kinda, so you gotta be very careful in relying on it. We have an Ohio farm client who has been in litigation for over seven years over the details of the ag exemption. In short the county and the township building and zoning do not have jurisdiction over farm buildings but farms are still required to abide by the laws. Fire marshals (usually township fire chiefs) are required to verify that farms accessible to the public meet all building safety standards, which in the absence of county building inspections and occupancy permits can require the farm to pay for expensive third party inspections. Some counties and townships respond to the complications by ignoring farms completely. Others drag it through the courts. Both can be bad. The court case has sucked but so did the kid getting electrocuted at a different nearby farm a couple years ago because the power to an outdoor fridge at a local farm had never been inspected for proper grounds.

@Clay @Chas My favorite part of these things is encouraging new Rocketeers. We can even do some deep dive conversations into your own designs. I'm hoping we can do a take home CottageRocket build for someone.

Hello from Cleveland. I build things with mud. How's your adventure going?
--Uncle Mud aka Chris McClellan

Miriam! Welcome to the party. Anyone wanting to play in the mud come help me build a community cob oven in Akron Ohio April 3-4 2026

DeeDee, I had forgotten about this too. Our author Becky Bee is extremely hesitant about all things electronic so this slipped through the cracks. Here's some sample pages for curiosity.