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My Ammo Can Rocket Stove
8/3/12
Posted on 08/03/2012 10:10:54 AM PDT by Kartographer
Sorry I am so late on posting this, but I promised a review on how well my Ammo Can Rocket Stove work and so here it is
TOPICS: Hobbies
KEYWORDS: ammocan; prepparedness; preppers; rocketstove
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For those who havent seen it before here is a picture of my finished stove.
Heres a picture of the fuel I started my test with. Its mostly broken off pieces of wooden shipping pallets and I small amount of shredded paper from my shreader.
As soon as I had a fire going in the fire box I set a 2 quart aluminum pan filled with two quarts of tap water on the stove. (Please I do not wish to hear from anyone the dangers of cooking with aluminum!) 12 minutes and 56 seconds later the water in the pan was at a rolling boil.
Note no smoke coming from the stove. But caution the stove did smoke and quite a bit at first. I believe it was caused by a coat of oil on the stove pipe you often have from the manufacturing process. So dont wait until an emergency to use your stove for the first time. You need to test it out and let it burn off this coat. Also you will get some smoke if you push your fuel in to far, keep it in the fire box area and out of the stove pipe bend and you will be fine.
As soon as the water came to a rolling boil I stopped adding any more fuel to the fire and the water continued a rolling boil for 6 minutes and 12 seconds. This is a picture of how much fuel I had left.
And lastly after the fire was completely out and the ashes cooled this is what was left in the firebox.
To: Kartographer
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posted on
08/03/2012 10:13:15 AM PDT
by
Kartographer
("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
To: appalachian_dweller; OldPossum; DuncanWaring; VirginiaMom; CodeToad; goosie; kalee; ...
Weekly Prepper Thread PING!!
Besides testing out my rocket stove I also picked up 8 Dak Canned Hams (2 for $5.00 at CVS) and I vacuumed packed in canning jars (with oxygen absorebers) 2 qts of rasins.
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posted on
08/03/2012 10:16:36 AM PDT
by
Kartographer
("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
To: Kartographer
Dont forget this all important step:
Step 0: REMOVE AMMO
To: Kartographer
That charcoal will burn, next time you fire up the stove.
Looks good. Thanks for sharing the pics.
/johnny
To: freedomlover
Step 0: REMOVE USE AMMO
Now it's right. ;-)
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posted on
08/03/2012 10:23:33 AM PDT
by
Kartographer
("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
To: Kartographer
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posted on
08/03/2012 10:29:36 AM PDT
by
Ladysmith
(The evil that's happening in this country is the cancer of socialism...It kills the human spirit.)
To: Kartographer
bfltr
This looks fun. Do you have plans? (I haven’t checked the other thread)
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posted on
08/03/2012 10:30:20 AM PDT
by
mnehring
To: Kartographer
Very cool!
I have seen those but never made one.
Ive made lots of Penny Can Stoves.
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posted on
08/03/2012 10:37:22 AM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: mnehring
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posted on
08/03/2012 10:41:41 AM PDT
by
Kartographer
("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
To: Kartographer
To: Kartographer
GREAT WORK, Kartographer!
I got some ammo cans laying around. I need to build one of those.
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posted on
08/03/2012 10:48:04 AM PDT
by
backwoods-engineer
(I will vote against ANY presidential candidate who had non-citizen parents.)
To: Kartographer
Ammo cans should be filled with ammo.
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posted on
08/03/2012 10:51:18 AM PDT
by
from occupied ga
(Your government is your most dangerous enemy)
To: Kartographer
What did you use to insulate?
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posted on
08/03/2012 11:04:06 AM PDT
by
MileHi
( "It's coming down to patriots vs the politicians." - ovrtaxt)
To: Kartographer
I’d hit the ‘like’ button if FR had one.....that is cool.
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posted on
08/03/2012 11:12:23 AM PDT
by
GenXteacher
(You have chosen dishonor to avoid war; you shall have war also.)
To: MileHi
Vermiculite, from the garden center.
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posted on
08/03/2012 11:15:56 AM PDT
by
Kartographer
("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
To: Kartographer
This is my new "rocket stove", not as portable but sure works well.
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posted on
08/03/2012 11:22:55 AM PDT
by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: Kartographer
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posted on
08/03/2012 11:24:12 AM PDT
by
knarf
(I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true)
To: Kartographer
I always pictured you with bigger feet and penny loafers.
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posted on
08/03/2012 11:34:34 AM PDT
by
Sawdring
To: Kartographer
I always pictured you with bigger feet and penny loafers.
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08/03/2012 11:35:08 AM PDT
by
Sawdring
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