Chris McClellan

October 2-3 2026 Chagrin Falls, Ohio

Join us for two days of cob, plastering, and straw-clay.

Click the link for details

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc2sOPvF7bns35Wzegh0nBsZ2E1BBwu49Yo_q70ZZEqVOYs2g/viewform


Stay tuned for information for news about upcoming builds in Jamaica and Hawaii

If you're more of an Internet person I'll be part of the Resiliant Living Summit Online September 15-19  
https://permies.com/t/381037/September-Online-Resilient-Living-Summit

September 4-5 Ozark Homesteading Expo, Marshfield MO


Get Muddy with Uncle Mud at the Ozark Homesteading Expo in Marshfield MO

Where we are building mud fairy houses for the kids to take home, plus a wood fired pizza oven, a rocket mass heater, and a $25 composting toilet.
The expo also includes dozens of other homestead related lectures and demonstrations from experts all over the country, vendors and fantastic food trucks.  
https://ozarkshomesteading.com/2026-homesteading-expo



Hit me up at info@unclemud.com if you want to meet up along the way.
Stay tuned for information for news about upcoming builds in Jamaica and Hawaii

If you're more of an Internet person I'll be part of the Resiliant Living Summit Online September 15-19  
https://permies.com/t/381037/September-Online-Resilient-Living-Summit

Join Uncle Mud September 14-19 at the FREE Online Resilient Living Summit, where I'll be sharing from my personal experience how small natural building projects can build personal and community resilience. My presentation comes online September 15. "Too Small To Fail: Build Can-Do Spirit and Community with Mud" Links for free version and VIP Pass below

Here's the link to register for the FREE event
https://unclemud--resilientliving.thrivecart.com/resilient-living-all-access-pass--toolkit/6a8841aa519d4/

OR

Sign up for the VIP Pass with Resilient Living Tool Kit
https://unclemud--resilientliving.thrivecart.com/resilient-living-all-access-pass--toolkit/6a862626e74c2/

September 4-5 Ozark Homesteading Expo, Marshfield MO
Get Muddy with Uncle Mud at the Ozark Homesteading Expo in Marshfield MOwhere we are building mud fairy houses for the kids to take home, plus a wood fired pizza oven, a rocket mass heater, and a $25 composting toilet.
The expo also includes dozens of other homestead related lectures and demonstrations from experts all over the country, vendors and fantastic food trucks.  
https://ozarkshomesteading.com/2026-homesteading-expo

September 14-19 Online Resilient Living Summit with Uncle Mud
Join Uncle Mud September 14-19 at the FREE Online Resilient Living Summit, where I'll be sharing from my personal experience how small natural building projects can build personal and community resilience. My presentation comes online September 15.

Here's the link to register for the FREE event
https://unclemud--resilientliving.thrivecart.com/resilient-living-all-access-pass--toolkit/6a8841aa519d4/

 

OR

Sign up for the VIP Pass with Resilient Living Tool Kit
https://unclemud--resilientliving.thrivecart.com/resilient-living-all-access-pass--toolkit/6a862626e74c2/
 


September 15-17 Rocket Mass Heater Teardown and Rebuild, Aida MN
Due to a remodeling job we've got a rare chance to do a rebuild on a cob rocket heater that has been running well for almost a decade. We will tear into the core for a good cleaning, looking for cracked bricks and doing some upgrading before we do some sculpting and plastering on the cob bench. Info@unclemud.com for more details.

October 2-3 Natural Building Intensive with Uncle Mud, Chagrin Falls, Ohio
Join us for two days of cob, plastering, and straw-clay.
Click the link for details
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc2sOPvF7bns35Wzegh0nBsZ2E1BBwu49Yo_q70ZZEqVOYs2g/viewform

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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.

Check out the Links

Discussion: webpage

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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.