Browsing the internet I came across the rocket wood stove and got me thinking about its application for camping. For those not familiar there is a close to vertical tube that feeds small pieces of wood into a horizontal combustion chamber which then hits a 90 degree bend and a vertical insulated chimney. The turbulance of this bend draws in extra air and the insulated chimney causes very high heat. theres specific requirements but basically its a really efficient hot fire.
I have seen people mount conventional stoves in a camper and wondered if this could be more suitable. So wood could be fed into an external tube which if long enough would provide many hours of heat. a cooking surface could be installed above the chimney and pipe wrapped around the chimney to heat water. The design I have in mind there would be no openings to inside the camper so there should be no worried of fumes or smoke.
The main concerns I have is how light this could be made. How quickly it would get to a useful cooking temperature. How compact it could get while still being useful. And if it is possible to insulate it well enough to not have safety concerns.
I will post up a basic sketch when I have time.
Thanks.
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I have seen people mount conventional stoves in a camper and wondered if this could be more suitable. So wood could be fed into an external tube which if long enough would provide many hours of heat. a cooking surface could be installed above the chimney and pipe wrapped around the chimney to heat water. The design I have in mind there would be no openings to inside the camper so there should be no worried of fumes or smoke.
The main concerns I have is how light this could be made. How quickly it would get to a useful cooking temperature. How compact it could get while still being useful. And if it is possible to insulate it well enough to not have safety concerns.
I will post up a basic sketch when I have time.
Thanks.
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