Let's Talk BBQ
General => General Discussion & Topics => General Discussion => Topic started by: spuds on May 20, 2014, 03:11:39 AM
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I made one,here is my journey.I can tell you,its cheap,fun and efficient.I love how they use twigs and such to cook with.
Would be a good product to make if you have camping kids in the family,its child friendly to build if the kid is crafty.
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Here is what a fellow made and well photographed so I wont re-invent the wheel,I will link to this so you can see construction.
I like it runs on twigs and tiny branches,almost always easy to find.
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d109/mightybooboo/FT23O8DGXL5OZRWLARGE_zpsb59bc86c.jpg)
http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-a-Rocket-Stove-from-a-10-Can-and-4-So/
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This is my version.....
I needed 4 screws,drill,tin snips,2-43 ounce Yuban Coffee cans,2-28 ounce spaghetti sauce cans and 2 14 ounce vegetable cans.
The coffee can has a lip around the top.I cut the bottom off 2nd can and its screwed to the lip of stove can, on the top to make the lid.
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d109/mightybooboo/herbs-in-coffee-can-653x750_zps2f015029.jpg)
I filled mine with sand instead of perlite because I had it and you tubes say sand keeps sides cooler and figure added weight will make it more stable.
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d109/mightybooboo/rs17_zps98938ea3.jpg)
So off to amazon for a stove grill and pan,
grill was 5.75
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001DPOBOM/ref=oh_details_o06_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
drip pan was 4.79
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002ZNDXOA/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Girl checking out parts...
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d109/mightybooboo/rs18_zpsc5f885c9.jpg)
Drill 4 holes,screw on drip pan
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d109/mightybooboo/rs20_zps4e830e1e.jpg)
Finished stove.I like the nice cooking surface
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d109/mightybooboo/rs19_zpsce3aa06c.jpg)
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d109/mightybooboo/rs22_zps10fbdb74.jpg)
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Cost ten bucks and is a FUN 45 minute project (Kids would love it!),you could skip the grill and its free,or you can buy one for 82.00 or 115.00 on Amazon
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d109/mightybooboo/41tWbj1CXdL_AA160__zps119dc502.jpg)
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Well the stove had problems. It filled up quickly with coals and couldnt breathe,when I emptied the coals,out came the sand.
Relit it,worked better without sand,but a rebuild is in order....
Before....feeder inlet lower
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d109/mightybooboo/th_rrs1_zps66c2bb03.jpg) (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/mightybooboo/media/rrs1_zps66c2bb03.jpg.html)
After....feeder inlet higher to allow room for more coals
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d109/mightybooboo/th_rss0_zps910f3433.jpg) (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/mightybooboo/media/rss0_zps910f3433.jpg.html)
The inner burn chamber used to be a Hunts can,now its a larger Juice can
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d109/mightybooboo/th_rrs_zpscfa4ef84.jpg) (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/mightybooboo/media/rrs_zpscfa4ef84.jpg.html)
Before,note opening size...
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d109/mightybooboo/rs22_zps10fbdb74.jpg)
After,notice the larger opening from the bigger can,much better
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d109/mightybooboo/rss01_zps9f85b3a2.jpg)
Instead of sand this time Im using these
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Expanded clay aggregate, is a lightweight ceramic shell with honeycomb core produced by firing natural clay to temperatures of 1100 - 1200 °C in a rotating kiln. The pellets are rounded in shape and fall from the kiln in a grade of approximately 0 - 32 mm with an average dry bulk density of approximately 350 kg/m³. The material is sieved into a number of different grades to suit the application.
With the advantage of light weight, high permeability, high durability and excellent sound and thermal insulating properties, expanded clay is a good 'all round' aggregate for use in an a variety of applications
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Bottom of stove and clay pellets
(http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag47/1spudster/th_rrs17_zpsfebcf9c2.jpg) (http://s1298.photobucket.com/user/1spudster/media/rrs17_zpsfebcf9c2.jpg.html)
Hydroton Lightweight Expanded Clay Aggregate added to stove
(http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag47/1spudster/th_rrs18_zpse1915300.jpg) (http://s1298.photobucket.com/user/1spudster/media/rrs18_zpse1915300.jpg.html)
And bottom cover screwed on (That used to be top cover of version One)
(http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag47/1spudster/th_rrs19_zps901ebe45.jpg) (http://s1298.photobucket.com/user/1spudster/media/rrs19_zps901ebe45.jpg.html)
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The changes worked!
Using wood found in yard lit some pine needles with mini bic,a few twigs and away we go!
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d109/mightybooboo/th_rrs2_zpsa53fa146.jpg) (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/mightybooboo/media/rrs2_zpsa53fa146.jpg.html)
Adding sticks little finger size
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d109/mightybooboo/th_rrs3_zpsb2396b16.jpg) (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/mightybooboo/media/rrs3_zpsb2396b16.jpg.html)
lets make hotdogs...
(http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag47/1spudster/th_rrs7_zps4e4afaaf.jpg) (http://s1298.photobucket.com/user/1spudster/media/rrs7_zps4e4afaaf.jpg.html)
Duck donated an egg...not bad at all!
(http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag47/1spudster/th_rrs5_zps2367992b.jpg) (http://s1298.photobucket.com/user/1spudster/media/rrs5_zps2367992b.jpg.html)
(http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag47/1spudster/th_rrs6_zpsb197d0d1.jpg) (http://s1298.photobucket.com/user/1spudster/media/rrs6_zpsb197d0d1.jpg.html)
Fry up a pork steak...
(http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag47/1spudster/th_rrs8_zps5bcbd36b.jpg) (http://s1298.photobucket.com/user/1spudster/media/rrs8_zps5bcbd36b.jpg.html)
Great flame,now cooking with just 2 thumb thickness sticks
(http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag47/1spudster/rrs9_zps9d558c69.jpg) (http://s1298.photobucket.com/user/1spudster/media/rrs9_zps9d558c69.jpg.html)
Gets hot enough to cook steaks...
(http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag47/1spudster/th_rrs12_zpsbc85ae6a.jpg) (http://s1298.photobucket.com/user/1spudster/media/rrs12_zpsbc85ae6a.jpg.html)
Im a believer
(http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag47/1spudster/rrs13_zps789e311b.jpg) (http://s1298.photobucket.com/user/1spudster/media/rrs13_zps789e311b.jpg.html)
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Nice work. Thanks for the detailed write up.
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Nice fun project!
Just don't use any nice cookware or the bottom will be covered in soot! ;)
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Great write up Spuds. Great job on that stove!
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Would be useful at a camp site. I have seen these many time on youtube but never watch the videos, guess I need to watch them now
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Would be useful at a camp site. I have seen these many time on youtube but never watch the videos, guess I need to watch them now
Tommy you going to make one out of a Big Easy? 8)
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Would be useful at a camp site. I have seen these many time on youtube but never watch the videos, guess I need to watch them now
Tommy you going to make one out of a Big Easy? 8)
Mike,
You beat me to it. I was going to say the same thing. Tommy swill come up with a "bigger and better" something, I'm sure.
Art
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Looks like a fun project. ;)
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They are pretty cool in how you can cook with just tiny pieces of wood.Almost everywhere has twigs,but to get a campfire going,that can be difficult.As for soot,teamed up with cast iron makes for a fine combo.
We have so many gas cooking solutions but something about cooking with wood just floats my boat on some primal level I guess.
We like to take things unusual things car camping,the dutch oven,the solar cooker,the solar power on the truck,and can add this to the list.They do get a lot of conversation going.
A story,we were camped next to a group of Boy Scouts with more gas appliances than Coleman,and they had zero interest in things that werent.A communal gas kitchen? In my time it was several small groups of boys cooking on campfires we made.
Guess the world has changed a lot since this older guys' time (1960's),sure thought they were missing out.In my time it was a lot more about matches and knives then it is nowadays,I think they are missing out,or maybe Im just a dinosaur.
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Hey spuds - being a dinosaur is a good thing! I am with you. ;)
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Hey spuds - being a dinosaur is a good thing! I am with you. ;)
Count me in with you "dinosaurs"too! Lol