I searched but couldn't find a topic that addressed this. I want to put a rocket stove mass heater in a skoolie, but don't want the weight of fully conventional. Can hempcrete be used instead of the mainstream materials?
The mass is the point; using less-dense material will probably reduce the heat-storage capacity and possibly insulate instead. I would just use a thinner layer of cob or masonry around your heat exchange element, and enjoy the reduced footprint.
What do you have in that there bucket? It wouldn't be a tiny ad by any chance ...
Switching from electric heat to a rocket mass heater reduces your carbon footprint as much as parking 7 cars