The Rocket Stove has: a lining of refractory metal, thick tile floor, adjustable steel pot skirt, cast iron stove top with 6 pot supports and heat resistant handles. It burns wood, biomass and charcoal fuel. Includes a fuel shelf and adjustable pot skirt for boiling. Check out the accompanying video to see it in action:
Deluxe 2 Door Rocket Stove
I’m Torn . . . After seeing a number of You Tube videos and reading numerous reviews of the Stove Tec stoves, I finally decided to try one out – I’m a sucker for cool tech, especially when it’s a simple and elegant design. I have several “rocket” type camping stoves and have experimented with building a basic stove out of bricks. I’m not sure if I bought the Stove Tec stove with the intent of using it as a barbecue, emergency stove, or just because I was intrigued by the novelty of it. I think it was the novelty of it. I cranked up the stove a few days ago and here are my impressions:Pros:Burns efficiently – I boiled a pan of water in about 5 minutes, and cooked up a mess of hot dogs on a circular grill right over the flames.Very little waste – several hours of burning wood in kindling sized chunks resulted in a remarkably small pile of ash (I’d estimate less than a cup)Burns any kind of combustable biomass (Sticks, grass, dung, pinecones, etc) so there’s no need to purchase…
Solid stove that functions flawlessly… This StoveTec 2 door deluxe stove is solidly built and functions without a hitch when used as instructed. I would say its primary benefit is being light enough to be portable. Not backpacking portable, but RV or trailer portable. I really like the green exterior and refractory metal liner, both of which add class to the stove. I believe the price is too high but its all relative I guess, but I did mark it down a point as a result. Especially when similar functioning but less pretty stoves can be built for $20 or less as mentioned below.If you are looking for permanent rocket type stove, one can be built in 10 minutes out of brick for around $15 in materials. Other types are also available for under $20 total cost. They perform exactly like the StoveTec so in reality one is paying an extra $100 for cosmetic features and portability. If the StoveTec is the only available portable option, then yes its worth the $125.I chose the StoveTec over the EcoZoom…
Great emergency or camping item! I own this item and am sending a link to a friend to get one. I tested it to boil water and then cook eggs on and it was ready really quick with just a few sticks.The fact that you can use any combustible material including charcoal is pretty nice. StoveTec also sells a special pot to purify/sanitize water which would make this an all purpose stove in a disaster situation.I don’t have many trees on my property, but what I do have send down small branches all the time. This item assures me that I will be able to cook if anything bad happens.Many folks say that the price is high and that you can make your own, but I am not that handy and my time is worth money, so I bought from the experts to get the best.It is fairly heavy, but that is no big deal!StoveTec is also involved in helping to get these stoves to families in other countries who have little wood to burn. They can burn cow dung, coconut shells, grasses, pine cones,…