Catrina Weathersett

so i was thinking of growing potato's in a container since i live here in Colorado. now i have read to use a 5 gallon bucket for this. but i am curious is there any sort of contain that is preferred for indoor growing of potatoes?

a home depot 5 gallon mixing bucket...or a 50 gallon trash can perhaps?

so i went ahead and got a double wall for the thing. now i have also increased the j tube to 4 inch form 3. i would like to thank you all for your help and i will let you know how things go. also since i have to shorten the length of the straight double wall part.

Now is there a insulator like ash that i could use to fill the double wall for better insulation since i have to shorten it a bit anyway?

also anyone ever used a high tempature foam insulator for the fill of the heat riser? something like 'Isofoam' or 'SOLIMIDE' polyimide foams.

so for about a month now i have researching and then building a prototype 3 Heineken keg tall rocket stove. due to the size constraints i used standard 3"duct work piping instead of the 6 or 8 inch duck work which is uninsulated including 90 degree adjustable heat riser and elbow/intake. in addition the exhaust port on the back end is also a 3" duck work in the style of a RMH as a single unit.

On the intake part it has an attachable 90 degree adjustable to create a J style RHM from a L style. i am having issues not with the exhaust but with the fire itself. it doesn't want to STAY lit as well as its difficult to 'prime'. I am unable to boil water or FULLY cook an egg as it currently is. before i had completed it i was able to get it to become hotter then it is now getting. i used rivets and JP WELL to attach everything. at at least two spots the jp well has become brittle and broken off or began to chip.

any advice. or is this stove 'cooked' to use the pun correctly.

here are some pictures of the stove.

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