Comments on: Building a Rocket Stove: Part 2: Cob Bed and Bench http://small-scale.net/yearofmud/2009/04/27/building-a-rocket-stove-part-2-cob-bed-and-bench/ Building and living in my first cob house Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:21:29 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: john http://small-scale.net/yearofmud/2009/04/27/building-a-rocket-stove-part-2-cob-bed-and-bench/comment-page-1/#comment-14016 john Sun, 07 Mar 2010 02:58:38 +0000 http://small-scale.net/yearofmud/?p=1016#comment-14016 If your barrel isn't getting hot, perhaps it is too high from the heat riser. Most videos and information read tells me you want 1 and 1/2 inch of clearance. 2 inches of clearance would bring the majority of the heat to the middle of the barrel, 1 and 1/2 inch of clearance should bring it to the top of the barrel. Also, with your complaint I need to ask, is your heat riser insulated? if not, that would be your best reason for your problem. Best of luck, JOHN If your barrel isn’t getting hot, perhaps it is too high from the heat riser. Most videos and information read tells me you want 1 and 1/2 inch of clearance. 2 inches of clearance would bring the majority of the heat to the middle of the barrel, 1 and 1/2 inch of clearance should bring it to the top of the barrel. Also, with your complaint I need to ask, is your heat riser insulated? if not, that would be your best reason for your problem. Best of luck, JOHN

]]> By: The lowdown on my rocket stove performance | The Year of Mud: Building a cob house http://small-scale.net/yearofmud/2009/04/27/building-a-rocket-stove-part-2-cob-bed-and-bench/comment-page-1/#comment-11220 The lowdown on my rocket stove performance | The Year of Mud: Building a cob house Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:48:33 +0000 http://small-scale.net/yearofmud/?p=1016#comment-11220 [...] barrel itself taking hours to get really hot, I have little hope that we can get the mass of the cob bed warm. It just doesn’t seem possible with the amount of time and energy it takes to get the [...] [...] barrel itself taking hours to get really hot, I have little hope that we can get the mass of the cob bed warm. It just doesn’t seem possible with the amount of time and energy it takes to get the [...]

]]> By: ziggy http://small-scale.net/yearofmud/2009/04/27/building-a-rocket-stove-part-2-cob-bed-and-bench/comment-page-1/#comment-10392 ziggy Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:23:46 +0000 http://small-scale.net/yearofmud/?p=1016#comment-10392 Hey William: Well, it sounds like you have access to some resources on-site, which is a great start. But it's impossible to say what a house would cost to build. There are so many variables - size, materials, design, etc. People have built for next to nothing, others have spent tens of thousands of dollars. If you are resourceful and can obtain most of your materials for free, and have a lot of time or many friends that can help you to build, the cost should be relatively cheap. Be creative! Good luck...! Hey William:

Well, it sounds like you have access to some resources on-site, which is a great start. But it’s impossible to say what a house would cost to build. There are so many variables – size, materials, design, etc. People have built for next to nothing, others have spent tens of thousands of dollars. If you are resourceful and can obtain most of your materials for free, and have a lot of time or many friends that can help you to build, the cost should be relatively cheap. Be creative!

Good luck…!

]]> By: william http://small-scale.net/yearofmud/2009/04/27/building-a-rocket-stove-part-2-cob-bed-and-bench/comment-page-1/#comment-10390 william Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:08:43 +0000 http://small-scale.net/yearofmud/?p=1016#comment-10390 My partner has about three hectares of land with a stream running through it. It's comprised two hectares of wheat field at the moment and one hectare of woodland. I've told her about straw and timber construction and she is interested in doing it. I have no cash and hers is tied up in a little flat which her aunty left her recently when she died (as was the land I mentioned). What costs over and above the free materials that come with owning the land would there be to build a self sufficient home do you think? We are both actually relatively poor despite having this gift of land so cash is the big problem. Actually, I'd love to escape the cash economy as much as I possibly could hence the desire for living moer naturally off and on the land - as it were. Best wishes. My partner has about three hectares of land with a stream running through it. It’s comprised two hectares of wheat field at the moment and one hectare of woodland.
I’ve told her about straw and timber construction and she is interested in doing it. I have no cash and hers is tied up in a little flat which her aunty left her recently when she died (as was the land I mentioned).
What costs over and above the free materials that come with owning the land would there be to build a self sufficient home do you think?
We are both actually relatively poor despite having this gift of land so cash is the big problem. Actually, I’d love to escape the cash economy as much as I possibly could hence the desire for living moer naturally off and on the land – as it were.
Best wishes.

]]> By: amy http://small-scale.net/yearofmud/2009/04/27/building-a-rocket-stove-part-2-cob-bed-and-bench/comment-page-1/#comment-9422 amy Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:58:43 +0000 http://small-scale.net/yearofmud/?p=1016#comment-9422 hi. your home and eco ideas and methods are great. I'm looking for land currently so i can build a cob home :) and live the dream of being self efficient amy hi.

your home and eco ideas and methods are great. I’m looking for land currently so i can build a cob home :) and live the dream of being self efficient

amy

]]> By: How To Make Your Own $35 Straw Mattress | The Year of Mud: Building a cob house http://small-scale.net/yearofmud/2009/04/27/building-a-rocket-stove-part-2-cob-bed-and-bench/comment-page-1/#comment-9028 How To Make Your Own $35 Straw Mattress | The Year of Mud: Building a cob house Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:11:48 +0000 http://small-scale.net/yearofmud/?p=1016#comment-9028 [...] DIY how-to is written by my galfriend April, who recently made a fantastic straw mattress for the cob bed. Not only is it entirely natural, it’s pretty super to sleep on, too. Read [...] [...] DIY how-to is written by my galfriend April, who recently made a fantastic straw mattress for the cob bed. Not only is it entirely natural, it’s pretty super to sleep on, too. Read [...]

]]> By: Gritty Pretty http://small-scale.net/yearofmud/2009/04/27/building-a-rocket-stove-part-2-cob-bed-and-bench/comment-page-1/#comment-8049 Gritty Pretty Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:49:24 +0000 http://small-scale.net/yearofmud/?p=1016#comment-8049 Beautiful process and gorgeous finished product! I especially love your nooks for fermentation! What a great idea!! Beautiful process and gorgeous finished product! I especially love your nooks for fermentation! What a great idea!!

]]> By: Tony http://small-scale.net/yearofmud/2009/04/27/building-a-rocket-stove-part-2-cob-bed-and-bench/comment-page-1/#comment-6222 Tony Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:32:23 +0000 http://small-scale.net/yearofmud/?p=1016#comment-6222 Great stuff, gimmie more I tells yeah! Great stuff, gimmie more I tells yeah!

]]> By: jesse http://small-scale.net/yearofmud/2009/04/27/building-a-rocket-stove-part-2-cob-bed-and-bench/comment-page-1/#comment-6207 jesse Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:57:25 +0000 http://small-scale.net/yearofmud/?p=1016#comment-6207 hay nice site buddy lol i can actually impress my teachers with this one hay nice site buddy lol i can actually impress my teachers with this one

]]> By: Matt http://small-scale.net/yearofmud/2009/04/27/building-a-rocket-stove-part-2-cob-bed-and-bench/comment-page-1/#comment-4917 Matt Fri, 01 May 2009 22:10:35 +0000 http://small-scale.net/yearofmud/?p=1016#comment-4917 Can't wait for more. I found this blog today and have just completed reading it. Whew! Thank you for the extreme detail. Very enjoyable. Can’t wait for more. I found this blog today and have just completed reading it. Whew! Thank you for the extreme detail. Very enjoyable.

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