This is a badge bit (
BB) that is part of the
PEM curriculum. Completing this BB is part of getting the Sand badge in
Wood Heat.
A number of nifty
wood burning contraptions use a j tube layout when they need fast, strong, clean-burning heat. Let's get some practice by making one!
Here's a gentleman making one:
Minimum requirements:
- Make a j style
rocket stove (not L shaped)
- Temporary construction allowed as long as it is sealed well
enough to function
- Light a fire in it
- Cook something in a
cast iron pan
- Metal, masonry, adobe or
cob allowed
Provide proof of the following as pictures or
video (<2 min):
- The materials you're starting with
- Midway through building it
- The finished j tube
rocket stove
- Lighting a fire
- Uncooked food in a
cast iron pan, on the stove
- Cooked food in the pan, on the stove