One last patio fire before the big day….

Big fan of your videos. The burns are impressive. Always thought something like the unit shown in the video could be made into a central core that could be made commercially, then shipped to a build site to be installed in a masonry heater to replace countless ineffecient conventional fireplaces.

If starved for entertainment and looking for a new direction, am wondering if something similar could not be developed as a down draft unit, which could then be fed continuous like a J-tube, vs. a batch box? Keep feeding it until you get your thermal mass where you want it, then let it burn out?

Either way, for widespread appeal, the glass door to watch the fire burn will be important. Being able to also watch the vortex burns is the cherry on top.

The vortex stove will run a counterflow downwards, I have done it with a 4” and a 6”.
There is a huge thread of 100 pages long on the other forum where Trev, has a lovely looking 6” vortex stove set in a brick mass.
Hopefully, I will progress some more this coming year and get a counter flow version going, I prefer the 4” as it runs at lower temperatures that suit the longevity of the vermiculite board.

The other forum? Permies? Or........?  

Donkey pro boards, it is the only other english speaking rocket stove forum that I know of, 10 years ago it was a fantastic forum, all the info is still there but, like many other forums, not many folk post on it nowadays.

OK, am familiar with them. May even be registered there. Will check it out.

Merry Christmas to all!!!