You know someone has already seen this went to their garage and made one and improved on it as well. 1 improvement I would make is some vertical "teeth" to hold onto a pot of pan seems like some sort of extension is needed to use a large pan. of course it could just be the video. What about Rino lining it?
I like the look of this Minuteman K Rocket Stove, looks sturdy and I could move it from place to place. However, I followed the link and it was selling for $269. Jeepers. I got the EcoZoom Versa Rocket Stove instead for $149 which is also rather pricey. I’m happy with the EcoZoom and got a cast iron pot to use with it because all these Rocket Stoves get so dang hot that a regular household pot would not last long. I wanted something that I could cook with on my back porch during an emergency rather than having to cook out in the back yard so all my neighbors could see that I have food (unfortunately I live in suburbia).
Thx for your video. I just got mine today, haven't used it yet. It seem very well built and I love how well it was packaged with paper instead of styrofoam peanuts that aren't recyclable. I have a worm farm so the paper and cardboard will feed my worms.
A good thing to keep in mind is to avoid, if at all possible, burning pressure treated lumber. It's usually dark brown or dark green. It's treated with chemicals that aren't good to inhale. Some wood palates are also treated with chemicals.
Excellent point Boran Theki. For those of us with no outdoor knowledge like myself, choosing the right kid of wood for cooking is very important. I did not know that some wood pallets are treated with chemicals. Thanks.
@@lyndarina9839 I just had a quick read of some articles. Old deck wood or fence lumber might not look like it's pressure treated or it's old and looks OK to burn it still might be pressure treated. The most used treatment process injects copper, chromium and arsenic deep into the wood fibers and it stays there forever. In a SHTF situation I might not have a choice but to burn pt lumber. In that case I'll stand up wind and hold my breath. :-)
@@ThekiBoranorganuc poison can be eliminatwd given if the fire temperatur around minimum at 800 degree celcius. Flame of the wood max temp around 1000 degre celcius or centrigrade. The hotter the flame the less dangerous the smoke will become. Sure some arsenic may be a problem so look up for the win dirwction or yse a fan if can to blow the wind away
Hey folks. Thank you for watching this video. It seems price is a concern in the comments section today. We did want you to know that we are struggling with price increases across the board in our business. Metal is up 300% from last year. Everything else is also up. We hope these prices are not the new normal but only time will tell. Meanwhile the world continues to flash warning signs. If you have the money and need the capability a stove like this affords you. You may not want to wait.
That sucks and I understand. But when resources are limited, including money, one has to prioritize and also consider the value proposition reasonably. Like, if the cheaper alternatives are not better value for money, allowing more money left over for other potentially vital expenditures. And this is something one has to evaluate for themselves, depending on their situation. It's also a thing to consider, whether it's a wise business decision to invest in a lot of stock of a product with limited market appeal, when you need to make ends meet. I do hope things work out for you, it's sad for small businesses, but you know you can't survive on excuses and hope.
I think it's a great product. I like the build of it. The portability. It looks well made and sturdy. It would be a great asset especially where we live. Mesquite trees are abundant and living in a rural small town we saw the effect of the empty shelves more than anyone. I was thinking of a way to be able to cook for my family of six without using too many resources and we found a winner!
My daughter just moved to Texas, for some reason a lot of the homes stoves over there run on electricity, if the grid fails again (as it did last year and some people died) she will need some alternate way to cook, after some research I found out that gas is "evil" and is being phased out from many states! I am getting this stove for our family here in Vegas.
Besides the 4 legs, this is a very nice stove. I have a similar one with with 3 legs. It sits solidly and never rocks as the 4 legged ones tend to. Also, the price at $279.00 is very steep and hard to justify. There are cheaper ones available.
These are awesome, I've built a few, a mos I done was add some stainless 12 mm tube to it during construction, this adds an option for heating water, mine gets up to 700 c. No smoke = good burn.
I'm sold, but, the cinder block idea seems so easy and functional. Personally I'd rather just buy a pocket backpacking stove. Its definitely a good buy incase of emergency.
Just used my rocket stove for four days while electricity was out due to the Northern California fires. Cooking with it is easy using sticks as fuel is easy cleaning the Soot off the pots and pans is a mess. Knowing this now I went and picked up a propane stove to do the majority of my cooking on when the power goes out again. They do make quick work of one pot meals though.
I used leftover bricks (16), no mortar, just a small stainless grille for the top. Neither of us is going to pack this, so for considerably less than $270.00 for the small one, the brick rocket stove is a "win". I keep it by my truck rim fire pit with the curved bricks and large gravel beneath to allow for good air flow. I also have a nice stainless grille for that one too. The nice thing about the brick one, it can be disassembles in moments, and the bricks hidden. Plus, I doubt most people would make off with bricks. If I wanted to be sure, I could mortar them in place.
If you need a cheaper alternative and it needs to be portable. Look for used or Recycled materials.. prep it yourself and see what you can do about finding a welder who will do the work on bid or built 2 of them and keep one and let him have the other. There are a lot of Cheaper possibilities. If you needed to go really cheap find some 4 or 5" heavy wall stove pipe. Go to The Internet and get a used book on how to project cuttings put cuttings on sheet metal to make a paper pattern and use that to make the joints fit properly. Cut it by hand and put it together with nuts and bolts it won't last as long but it will work for quite a while.
3 out of 4 people here complaining about the price are never going to buy a cheaper one OR make one themselves. And there's a couple dozen saying, "just dig a Dakota!" and have NO idea that you can only dig a Dakota in certain soil conditions. They're just whining to whine.
Great design, that's pricey though. Kris and team, we appreciate all of the videos! I'm shocked at the nasty tone on so many of the comments. We're supposed to be a part of the prepping community, a community. Some grace, respect and kindness in our words would go a long way. IMHO.
Nice thing, expensive, but what is not expensive now? Look at prices houses, cars, gas! I mean we leave in FL I will buy it, just because I may needed one day, who knows hurricane season every year
$270.00. No thanks. I've got multiple different sizes of Solo Stoves, as well as a $10.00 collapsible wood stove that will cook just about everything using the same fuel and generating the same amount of smoke, or less, than this heavy cast iron beast, and some of mine can be easily carried in a backpack
Might be a good backup to a wood burning cook stove.located in your home...but not a substitute. Consider severe weather. Consider a hungry man can smell cooking food at least a mile away.
Awesome stove! If you add air holes in the interior, and bottom holes on the exterior you can make it gasify which will be nearly or even smokeless cooking. :)
If you guys have a cheaper alternative then go for it and shut up. Dont need to whine about being 300 bucks. If you have the skills then go build ine your self if it saves you a lot of money
I made mine 6 years ago for about $15.00. Using 5 inch stove pipe. 1 elbow and 1 24 inch straight pipe. Still going strong, weighs nothing and I can take it anywhere and set it up! I could make 20 of them for the price of this stove!
That thing is an engineering marvel. If you covered the feeding port it looks like that would cut down on smoke coming from that opening and the fire could still draw from the lower port, possibly even improving the burn efficiency. I hate Brussel sprouts, but you made those look and sound great.
I love the idea of this small design but $270 is insane. I could literally buy a full sized bbq smoker made with heavier gauge steel than the 1/8" this thing is made of for only $30 more.
love it but a bit heavy to lug around lol...its a bit costly but the cost is the cost for the convenience and efficiency..... but if they could make it weigh a lot less that would make it even more ideal. :)
Great video. I especially appreciate the stoutness of the stove and its probably not being turned over. I'm always concerned about grandchildren running over the stove and the frying pan of hot bacon grease burning then. Again, Great project. 👍 Thank you. I would like to concentrate on a method to hook and lock the frying pan to the stove. Respectfully submitted.
We had a need for a rocket stove when the winter storm hit texas. Thankfully I had a jet boil but I bought a rocket stove as soon as I could after that
Looks really efficient but ill have to make my own from bricks or cement blocks, too pricy for my budget. The video is much appreciated however, as it reminded me to gather those things I need to build my own.
Good review. A wood gasifier stove can potentially use less fuel and will produce less smoke. Add a quality thermal cooker or two to your kit. 10 minutes of boiling is usually all that is needed for a meal that cooks for hours. This cuts down on fuel use and the smoke and smell signature.
Absolutely you can!!! But I suppose if you have the” Means”........ go buy you 2or 3 of the fancy iron ones!!!! I can afford it but..... why????? Aesthetics??? Look fashionable for my neighborhood???😁
@HH seen quite a few videos over the years where charcoal was used and worked fine. It's part of the reason I want one-fuel versatility. Where I live, there's no woodlands suitable for gathering deadwood.
If it wasn't already painted, I would suggest stove wax instead of paint. I've been meaning to make one of these for awhile... I think I will get on that!
i get unlimited 2x6 4' Doug fir. would you recommend cooking with this fire source in the stove? i never try to use it because i feel like its bad for you
I don't like the flame coming out of the feed tray. Also, it doesn't look as self-feeding as described. Also: Where's the insulation? I'll bet the exterior of that thing gets hot. That's where half the efficiency comes from in a rocket stove. I think I'll stick with the brick one that I made in my backyard, along with my portable Stove-Tec, with it's insulated design.
Rocket Stoves are especially designed to get very hot using little fuel. My EcoZoom Versa Rocket Stove will definitely get a pressure cooker “giggling” and is portable too. Just keep feeding it twigs and small branches.
You can pick up one here: bit.ly/3Bvz2Ho
Keep your hatchet close by for splitting wood.
I bought 2 of the tent cook top stoves for emergency heating.
I gotta say pass after seeing the cost.
@@demsakawalkinglatetermabor7ion 👈🏾 your name is spot on
Try ebay... 99$
Looks like a fun welding project.
That's what I'm thinking too 👍
Yes it does, and I work at a fab shop.
Was just thinking the same thing!
You know someone has already seen this went to their garage and made one and improved on it as well. 1 improvement I would make is some vertical "teeth" to hold onto a pot of pan seems like some sort of extension is needed to use a large pan. of course it could just be the video. What about Rino lining it?
Got all the parts, just need to do some measuring and cutting at work. Then practice on my welds.
In a pinch, a Dakota fire hole would be used. I respect the salesmanship though.
I've been using a firebox for the last 2 years, very portable, cooks great, fraction of the price, made in USA.
I love the idea but the price is too much to justify it.
I like the look of this Minuteman K Rocket Stove, looks sturdy and I could move it from place to place. However, I followed the link and it was selling for $269. Jeepers. I got the EcoZoom Versa Rocket Stove instead for $149 which is also rather pricey. I’m happy with the EcoZoom and got a cast iron pot to use with it because all these Rocket Stoves get so dang hot that a regular household pot would not last long. I wanted something that I could cook with on my back porch during an emergency rather than having to cook out in the back yard so all my neighbors could see that I have food (unfortunately I live in suburbia).
Thx for your video.
I just got mine today, haven't used it yet.
It seem very well built and I love how well it was packaged with paper instead of styrofoam peanuts that aren't recyclable.
I have a worm farm so the paper and cardboard will feed my worms.
A good thing to keep in mind is to avoid, if at all possible, burning pressure treated lumber. It's usually dark brown or dark green. It's treated with chemicals that aren't good to inhale. Some wood palates are also treated with chemicals.
Excellent point Boran Theki. For those of us with no outdoor knowledge like myself, choosing the right kid of wood for cooking is very important. I did not know that some wood pallets are treated with chemicals. Thanks.
@@lyndarina9839
I just had a quick read of some articles. Old deck wood or fence lumber might not look like it's pressure treated or it's old and looks OK to burn it still might be pressure treated. The most used treatment process injects copper, chromium and arsenic deep into the wood fibers and it stays there forever.
In a SHTF situation I might not have a choice but to burn pt lumber. In that case I'll stand up wind and hold my breath. :-)
@@ThekiBoranorganuc poison can be eliminatwd given if the fire temperatur around minimum at 800 degree celcius.
Flame of the wood max temp around 1000 degre celcius or centrigrade.
The hotter the flame the less dangerous the smoke will become. Sure some arsenic may be a problem so look up for the win dirwction or yse a fan if can to blow the wind away
Hey folks. Thank you for watching this video. It seems price is a concern in the comments section today. We did want you to know that we are struggling with price increases across the board in our business. Metal is up 300% from last year. Everything else is also up. We hope these prices are not the new normal but only time will tell. Meanwhile the world continues to flash warning signs. If you have the money and need the capability a stove like this affords you. You may not want to wait.
That sucks and I understand. But when resources are limited, including money, one has to prioritize and also consider the value proposition reasonably. Like, if the cheaper alternatives are not better value for money, allowing more money left over for other potentially vital expenditures. And this is something one has to evaluate for themselves, depending on their situation.
It's also a thing to consider, whether it's a wise business decision to invest in a lot of stock of a product with limited market appeal, when you need to make ends meet. I do hope things work out for you, it's sad for small businesses, but you know you can't survive on excuses and hope.
Hey, the price is right. It's my income that sucks! I've wanted one for awhile. I'll get one when I can.
Firewood isn't exactly abundant where I live, so I think this stove would be very useful on certain bad days.
I think it's a great product. I like the build of it. The portability. It looks well made and sturdy. It would be a great asset especially where we live. Mesquite trees are abundant and living in a rural small town we saw the effect of the empty shelves more than anyone. I was thinking of a way to be able to cook for my family of six without using too many resources and we found a winner!
@HH I was referring to the cost of building stoves. Nothing else
My daughter just moved to Texas, for some reason a lot of the homes stoves over there run on electricity, if the grid fails again (as it did last year and some people died) she will need some alternate way to cook, after some research I found out that gas is "evil" and is being phased out from many states! I am getting this stove for our family here in Vegas.
Besides the 4 legs, this is a very nice stove. I have a similar one with with 3 legs. It sits solidly and never rocks as the 4 legged ones tend to. Also, the price at $279.00 is very steep and hard to justify. There are cheaper ones available.
I built a few on our property with bricks. Took 10 minutes!
How bout a fire pit with a griddle?
@@kingtrance6826 yes!!
I'm old school. I liken this to an above ground dakota fire pit. Looks pretty cool.
I built pretty much that very same machine like 4 years ago !!! U can cook ur free range eggs,a couple spuds and a 1/4 of a deers front leg on it !!!!
These are awesome, I've built a few, a mos I done was add some stainless 12 mm tube to it during construction, this adds an option for heating water, mine gets up to 700 c. No smoke = good burn.
I'm sold, but, the cinder block idea seems so easy and functional. Personally I'd rather just buy a pocket backpacking stove. Its definitely a good buy incase of emergency.
That food is killing me! So hungry for it!
Great design. Well thought out. Low profile and portable.
Excellent information! Thank you so much
You are so welcome!
Just used my rocket stove for four days while electricity was out due to the Northern California fires. Cooking with it is easy using sticks as fuel is easy cleaning the Soot off the pots and pans is a mess. Knowing this now I went and picked up a propane stove to do the majority of my cooking on when the power goes out again. They do make quick work of one pot meals though.
Coat bottom of pan with dish detergent. God bless.
Yes, Ill take one of those! The stove was pretty neat too…
I made a few today for friends and family the perks of being a welder. 😁
I used leftover bricks (16), no mortar, just a small stainless grille for the top. Neither of us is going to pack this, so for considerably less than $270.00 for the small one, the brick rocket stove is a "win". I keep it by my truck rim fire pit with the curved bricks and large gravel beneath to allow for good air flow. I also have a nice stainless grille for that one too. The nice thing about the brick one, it can be disassembles in moments, and the bricks hidden. Plus, I doubt most people would make off with bricks. If I wanted to be sure, I could mortar them in place.
Well done.
If you need a cheaper alternative and it needs to be portable. Look for used or Recycled materials.. prep it yourself and see what you can do about finding a welder who will do the work on bid or built 2 of them and keep one and let him have the other. There are a lot of Cheaper possibilities. If you needed to go really cheap find some 4 or 5" heavy wall stove pipe. Go to The Internet and get a used book on how to project cuttings put cuttings on sheet metal to make a paper pattern and use that to make the joints fit properly. Cut it by hand and put it together with nuts and bolts it won't last as long but it will work for quite a while.
3 out of 4 people here complaining about the price are never going to buy a cheaper one OR make one themselves. And there's a couple dozen saying, "just dig a Dakota!" and have NO idea that you can only dig a Dakota in certain soil conditions. They're just whining to whine.
Your food looks delicious making me hungry, excellent demonstration love your channel🙏🏾
Love it, I want one. If only I had disposable money.
Build a brick one from leftover or scrap bricks. There are videos to show you how.
Great design, that's pricey though. Kris and team, we appreciate all of the videos! I'm shocked at the nasty tone on so many of the comments. We're supposed to be a part of the prepping community, a community. Some grace, respect and kindness in our words would go a long way. IMHO.
Little stove is a badass for a lot of applications. Hah it's pretty neat and compact.
Made one of these out of concrete years ago, it works great.
Just got mine this morning (ordered from Mangal grills in Canada and shipping was fast and on time surprisingly.)
Thank you for sharing this video. The comments were very good.
Nice thing, expensive, but what is not expensive now? Look at prices houses, cars, gas! I mean we leave in FL I will buy it, just because I may needed one day, who knows hurricane season every year
I so appreciate your time on this. Blessings.
I wish it came with attachable wheels on the bottom but the stove is perfect and I plan to get one myself soon
I'm definitely happy with my purchase. It was almost 300 bucks but oh so necessary
This is pretty sweet. I have to say, it's tempting! Also the steak dinner looks quality.
$270.00. No thanks. I've got multiple different sizes of Solo Stoves, as well as a $10.00 collapsible wood stove that will cook just about everything using the same fuel and generating the same amount of smoke, or less, than this heavy cast iron beast, and some of mine can be easily carried in a backpack
They raised the price it's now $290.00 and im not even interested in the product after seeing that.
Might be a good backup to a wood burning cook stove.located in your home...but not a substitute. Consider severe weather. Consider a hungry man can smell cooking food at least a mile away.
Awesome stove! If you add air holes in the interior, and bottom holes on the exterior you can make it gasify which will be nearly or even smokeless cooking. :)
Great Idea! I'm sold.
If you guys have a cheaper alternative then go for it and shut up. Dont need to whine about being 300 bucks. If you have the skills then go build ine your self if it saves you a lot of money
I made mine 6 years ago for about $15.00. Using 5 inch stove pipe. 1 elbow and 1 24 inch straight pipe. Still going strong, weighs nothing and I can take it anywhere and set it up! I could make 20 of them for the price of this stove!
That thing is an engineering marvel. If you covered the feeding port it looks like that would cut down on smoke coming from that opening and the fire could still draw from the lower port, possibly even improving the burn efficiency.
I hate Brussel sprouts, but you made those look and sound great.
My neighbour made me something similar. Its pretty slick!
Thats one tidy looking stove,very nice.
Dang that’s awful expensive.
Holy crap, I checked the link and you aren't kidding.
Definitely not in my budget at the moment. I'd get one if I could.
You know what's a lot cheaper? Some bricks.
Well, if you got friend with a welder, thats not the hardest thing to weld
Very pretty. My two cement blocks and metal grill from the thrift store doesn't look nearly as nice.
I love the idea of this small design but $270 is insane. I could literally buy a full sized bbq smoker made with heavier gauge steel than the 1/8" this thing is made of for only $30 more.
For that kind of money, you can dig a hole and slap an oven rack over it!
love it but a bit heavy to lug around lol...its a bit costly but the cost is the cost for the convenience and efficiency..... but if they could make it weigh a lot less that would make it even more ideal. :)
Man this epic getting one now! Thanks man
We made ours from bricks….ready….trash cans ready with sticks. Got a stove grate on top. Cheaply made. 👍🏼
Great video. I especially appreciate the stoutness of the stove and its probably not being turned over. I'm always concerned about grandchildren running over the stove and the frying pan of hot bacon grease burning then. Again, Great project. 👍 Thank you. I would like to concentrate on a method to hook and lock the frying pan to the stove. Respectfully submitted.
Excellently produced video with great information. New Subscriber.
Love that. I have one similar-- Ecco Stove
We had a need for a rocket stove when the winter storm hit texas. Thankfully I had a jet boil but I bought a rocket stove as soon as I could after that
Delicious meal !
I'm getting one!
That is so awesome 4 camping
Looks really efficient but ill have to make my own from bricks or cement blocks, too pricy for my budget. The video is much appreciated however, as it reminded me to gather those things I need to build my own.
Ironclad supply rocket stove vs this one? Which one would you suggest?
Good review. A wood gasifier stove can potentially use less fuel and will produce less smoke. Add a quality thermal cooker or two to your kit. 10 minutes of boiling is usually all that is needed for a meal that cooks for hours. This cuts down on fuel use and the smoke and smell signature.
You can build this using just the ground and it can then double as a stealth fire that way.
That is really neat, you could line those up in a row to make a flat steel grill if you wanted to cook for a larger group of people.
Yeah, 4 of them for under $1200 lmao
@@saltysoldier2289 Yeah I looked at the price after my comment. It's a nice unit but priced on the high side.
Great review❤❤❤
Rich mans survival!!!!!🤨
You can build a rocket stove out of bricks
Absolutely you can!!! But I suppose if you have the” Means”........ go buy you 2or 3 of the fancy iron ones!!!! I can afford it but..... why????? Aesthetics??? Look fashionable for my neighborhood???😁
@@biffteutsch3402
Not sure what you really want but this isn't it apparently.
@@biffteutsch3402 You've got this channel summed up!
$270 LOL. I might weld one up just to have around. There's about $20 of steel and an hour of work in that.
That's exactly what I was thinking. At the absolute most $100
Thank you so much. Trying to get myself prepared for my family. Do you think I can use charcoal briquettes in it, like if I couldn’t find any wood?
Yes.
@HH seen quite a few videos over the years where charcoal was used and worked fine. It's part of the reason I want one-fuel versatility. Where I live, there's no woodlands suitable for gathering deadwood.
Make your own, or get an Ecozoom Versa for less than half the price.
thanks for the video!!!! keep the video's coming!!!
If it wasn't already painted, I would suggest stove wax instead of paint.
I've been meaning to make one of these for awhile... I think I will get on that!
Good, clear review definitly "sold" me, till I saw the price! Unfortunately not doable.
They are called a twig stove for a reason.. I love these stoves. I have 2 of them.
I just got a butane stove, a lot cheaper and easier to control temp. I also feel more comfortable using this indoors.
great video with good information, thanks
The knife ? Leather stacked handle ? Bowie ?? Who makes ?
You can still smell the smoke and follow it upwind till you find the source. The steak smell will really bring them in
Great video and thanks for the tip and it seem to be a great stove.
Thanks for watching!
@@CityPrepping Anytime :)
Got to have it, nice 👍
Fatwood Maya dust is what they usually refer to it as. Fatwood, can be got at home depot, lowes, Walmart or in the wild its resin saturated pine
D, ,
I've wanted on for awhile.
What's the difference between this and putting some wood sticks on a grill..other than maybe more smoke?
Thank you for the video.
I think the firebox stove is a better bet....multi fuel/portable/foldable ...more stable.
Nice design
Just ordered one off Amazon..)
Been 3years, hows the stove holding up?
i get unlimited 2x6 4' Doug fir. would you recommend cooking with this fire source in the stove? i never try to use it because i feel like its bad for you
Could you cook with any wood or only hardwood?
Bought mine! (different brand)
What's the knife you're using ??
Awesome review 🤘
I would love to see one with the Firebox gen 2.
The maker of them does this sort of cooking with his.
Do these require any kind of accelerant or do you just light some wood?
Good review , thanks for sharing , God bless !
Seems the fuel intake should have a cover to open or close secondary air. And the main air intake should be longer.
Why not just use a Mexican chimney?
I don't like the flame coming out of the feed tray.
Also, it doesn't look as self-feeding as described. Also: Where's the insulation? I'll bet the exterior of that thing gets hot. That's where half the efficiency comes from in a rocket stove.
I think I'll stick with the brick one that I made in my backyard, along with my portable Stove-Tec, with it's insulated design.
Will it get hot enough to get and keep a pressure cooker giggling?
Rocket Stoves are especially designed to get very hot using little fuel. My EcoZoom Versa Rocket Stove will definitely get a pressure cooker “giggling” and is portable too. Just keep feeding it twigs and small branches.
Use a lid and the time to boil will decrease by a lot
Great for a camp but if you are moving around it's to heavy
I have a fireplace, so I've got plenty of wood. You can have some if you cook dinner for me. 😉
Do you ship to Australia or New Zealand
Do they make a smoker attachment?