The rocket stove is a clean & efficient cook stove developed for people in the developing world. With just a few simple materials, you can build your own. Adapted from "How to Build a Rocket Stove: 6 Plans>" at sustainablog: http://sustainablog.org/2011/09/how-to-build-a-rocket-stove/

1. The DIY Rocket Stove: Six Plans
By
Jeff McIntire-Strasburg
Founder and editor
sustainablog

2. What is a rocket stove?
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Clean, efficient cooking
solution for the
developing world.
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Developed by Dr. Larry
Winiarski.

Subject of an “open
source” movement of
DIYers.
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Image credit:
wsssst at Flickr under a
Creative Commons license

3. Plan #1: The 16-Brick Rocket Stove

Requires only sixteen
adobe bricks.
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A few of the bricks need
simple adjustments.

Stack them according to
the directions in
this video.
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Image credit: Screen
capture from “How to
Make a 16 Brick Rocket
Stove” video

4. Plan #2: Single Pot VITA Rocket
Stove

Developed at the
Aprovecho Research Center

Requires more materials
than #1.

Still pretty simple: follow
the instructions in
this video.

Image credit: Screen
capture from “Build a
Rocket Stove” video

5. Plan #3: The Big Brick Rocket Stove

Developed by the
publishers of the
Root Simple blog.

A permanent
structure.

Requires masonry
work.

Instructions are here.

Image credit: Root
Simple

6. Plan #4: The Rocket Stove for
Home Heating

Very involved project:
requires welding.

Before starting, check
with your insurance
agent to make sure this
stove doesn't affect your
policy.

Very efficient source of
heat.

Full plans are here.

Image credit: IWillTry.org

7. Plan #5: The Tin Can Rocket Stove

Still very simple, with
easily available
materials.

Video instructions are
here.

Creator has
updated plans, and
addressed safety issues
in separate videos.

Image credit: Screen
capture from “Build a
Rocket Stove, Step by
Step” video

8. Plan #6: The Custom Rocket Stove
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Need something more customized? The Rocket
Stove Design Base has a tool for designing
your perfect rocket stove.
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Requires the Firefox browser.

Just input the values of the stove you plan to
build (or use the sample values), and the tool
creates a plan for you.
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Choose brick or steel as materials.

9. That's it!
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Know of other simple
rocket stove plans?
Share them with us at
sustainablog.
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Image credit:
palesa_flower at flickr
under a
Creative Commons licens