This is just a godsend for tourists, fishermen, hunters, or all those people who like to cook outdoors. A quick rocket stove that can be made in 5-10 minutes from any log. Such a miracle stove will burn for more than 6 hours! All this time you can continuously cook food or simply warm yourself with a flame.
This is a good and fast design that will be very useful not only on a hike, but also at the garden, picnic, or if the power and gas are turned off at home.
Will need
The requirements and necessary details are simply minimal:
- Log.
- Feather drill.
- 3 nails.
You will also need a screwdriver, hammer, and pliers.
Making a rocket stove from a log
We found a log of medium thickness, or saw a lying tree trunk, fortunately, there are plenty of them in the forest.
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We take a cordless screwdriver with a feather drill with a diameter of 30-50 mm.
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Drill a blind hole in the center of the log.
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We drill all the way to go through the middle of the log. Shake out the shavings; they will no longer be useful.
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Next, you need to drill a hole in the side, so that the resulting channel meets the existing channel. This can be done simply by placing the drill on the side and noticing the drilled distance.
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We drill, and shake out the sawdust.
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Thus, the log should have an L-shaped channel like a jet stove.
We drive three nails on top.
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Using pliers, bend the nails. This will be a stand for pots and pans.
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Lighting up the stove
Insert dry wood chips into the hole from the side until it stops.
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Now light the splinter and carefully insert it into the central hole.
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Add a little more wood chips on top for kindling.
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10-15 minutes and there is an even and stable burning.
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For the experiment, put a pan of water. Everything works perfectly.
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The result of using the oven
Six hours later, the stove was still functioning and producing enough heat, but placing dishes on it was now dangerous – the flames reached the nails.
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In general, if you take a thicker log, you can easily increase the burning time to 8 hours!
You can make such a stove at home before a hike or make it right on the hike, taking the necessary tools with you on your trip.
Instead of nails, in nature, you can use 3 small stones or two thin trunks, laid parallel to each other.