If you have been following some of my posts from way back, you will know that I am into efficiency, whether it is home, auto or pleasure. I really despise anything that does not give the biggest bang for their buck. So does God, for that matter. Those who are only lukewarm or cold, when they are capable of being hot, do not sit well with a Father who has given his spoiled children all things; all we have to do is cast our eyes upward, and live. But too many, way too lazy or entitled to do even this simple thing.....
Anyway - before I get off on a side track - I just found this stove and I am immediately enamored with its efficiency. I understand the basics of combustion dynamics - enough to know this is a rock star. Whomever came up with it - just hit it out of the ball park when it comes to efficiency. I have a rocket stove (or two or three....), and that is all good on a thermal efficiency level, but they have not put the two together (firebricks to retain and utilize the maximum amount of heat as is possible) and the improved combustion characteristics of the heat/pre-heat of the combustion gases. It is perfect. Likely, so perfect, as to leave the users un-molested by the smoke that always chases you around the campfire.
A couple of summers ago, we were the life of the party at Chewing Blackbones campground on the east side of Glacier NP because my girls would raid all the campsites for unburned or partially burned wood when people would leave, and we would then use that to create a great bonfire and invite people over to chat - fascinating people from all over the world. We rolled logs over to the site and had extra chairs and rocked it. At one point, we had the entire campground over when it was slower. One of my favorite memories - meeting so many cool people from so many walks of life. One of our regular guests over about two week's time, was one of the Elders from the Blackfeet Tribe that was running the campground. We got very close to extracting some of their closely-held beliefs, but he shied away when I got close to the middle of the onion. His wife was Basque and I had convinced her that she was most likely a descendant of Christ or His family (part of the extended family fled to the Iberian Peninsula after the crucifixion). Joseph and Judah coming together..... through their children Anyhow, the largish party of people were constantly being chased around the perimeter of the bonfire due to poor combustion. Smoke is just a manifestation of incomplete combustion. As coalmaster, it was my job to constantly chase the smoke away by adjusting the ends in the fire for best combustion.
With this rig, that kind of thing is a job of the past - and all can simply enjoy the fire:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/340672218/solo-stove-bonfire-the-worlds-most-unique-fire-pit?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=gleam1&utm_content=ad2
In a pinch (when it is being used for survival), it will keep as many people warm with as little fuel as is possible. I would put a highly polished stainless steel (multi-faceted) cone at the top of it that reflects the energy escaping out the top, to the sides (the only drawback of this thing is a lack of laterally-reflected energy - most of it escapes out the top and away from the people trying to stay warm......
Come to think of it, I want to come up with a simple design and perfect this thing from a heat distribution standpoint for survival purposes...... My creative juices are flowing...... In a teepee, this thing would rock it big-time.....
Anyway, if you have the cash - either from a survival or simply from family memories standpoint, this is the ultimate backyard tool. And it will not light dry grass or other things around it on fire. I give it a 5-star for safety.
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