Pros & Cons of 3 Year Old Rocket Stove | Review & Update of Rocket Stove Mass Heater

"Moving from the City to the Country"

Here is a review of our Rocket Stove after using it for 3 winters.

Music Credits:
Banana Moonshine by Dan O'Conner

Thanks for watching :)

[michaelcee]

we are in our 70s and built our rmh 3 years ago. it works perfectly. we have no complaints. no comparison to our old englander wood stove.

[TrentGudmundsen]

Our fears of building our first one were very much alleviated by you guys. So thanks for that!!! This is our 2nd winter with our original rocket mass heater, and it's working great, but we've discovered that above all, it's a very "organic" process of learning what changes in design work best for your own situation. If I could give any tidbit of advice to anyone else who is making one, I'd say be willing to experiment. But don't worry, the principles are sound, and it DOES work. (By the way, it "rockets" best on cold and windy days when it's needed most, which is nice; also, we've discovered that it draws/rockets just as well with 10 feet of mass/bench as with 30 feet, but in our situation it definitely holds the heat longer with more mass....we started with a short bench, then decided that we could get more heat out of it with more. Again (to those who are trying it) don't be afraid to just build it, then be willing to fine-tune it later. In the meantime it will work, and you can make it better later...just like in this video. :)

[bunnywarren]

One method I've seen is to have a bypass option so the air from the fire goes through the combustion chamber and then up the chimney, it doesn't go through the seating. This get it warmed a lot quicker and you slowly move it over to the seating piping. The result is stronger airflow and it's easier to light with less chance of it wanting to burn the wrong way.

[Staroon]

Thank you for the update. It will probably be another year before I build mine but this gives me a little peace of mind on how it should hold up after frequent use.

[omnipitaph]

I was gonna build one of these for our homestead, but I recently discovered Masonry Heaters. Load it up and burn it like a wood stove, once. Radiates heat for up to 50 hours for some designs, with a minimum of 12 hours for the "little" ones. I'm gonna have a lot of farm work, and won't have time to baby a fire. Plus, you can put an oven INSIDE the mason heater, to bake and even slow cook! I might still put a rocket heater in rooms to far from the hearth to benefit, but idk yet.

[TarrinLupo]

I really want to build one of these and have been looking for a review video. Thanks for making this follow up and sharing all this.

[johanvonshitzengiggles]

what an awesome wonderful idea and thank you for putting these rocket stove vids on for us all to see and enjoy, its a nice lil tid bit of info i am planning to use, when i build my own home be it cob, earthship, sandbag or whatever i finally am able to do....  in short please keep up the great work and awesome vids, God Bless you and keep your stick on the ice :)

[natebomb]

ty for update. nice to see it after 3 yrs.

[bigphillyed]

Going back through old videos, and it amazes me how much your channel has changed in 5 years.

[anraiduine]

Y'all are awesome, thanks so much for doing these videos, both informative and very inspiring to see you coming up with ideas, getting excited about them and bringing them to life!!

[josdesouza]

Far more pros than cons. Congrats, folks!

[jerrydensmore]

I was wondering how you were getting on with that beast. Thanks so  much for the update. You should do it more often.

[gcox]

Sounds like a few of us want a few more facts on your rocket stove. I am currently working on my stove. Now you got me wondering if my stove is set up right. Thanks for the info.

[bubblerings]

I watch these type of videos more than the show... Actual feedback on how everything works. -Priceless!!! I thank you!
I wish there were longer scenes, maybe with a little music, just showing the completed projects on some of your build episodes... After completing the earth bag room, and dragon mass heater, I wish you milked it just a little more, instead of "Done/Bye!"
Great projects and work by the whole family, impressive!

[hughmcclanahan]

Great information on R.M. heater. I am interested in manifold.

[jo]

I really appreciate this update! I'm also interested in what formulas were used to calculate the specific elements of the rocket stove. Like, at one point "12 inches" was said - how? Why? What's the formula?! Thank you, another great video!

[jimnorlem]

Great video as usual, lots of very good info. Hope you had a good holiday season, can you believe it is time to select seeds for spring. WOW .... We do have some more winter yet I am sure but every nice one now is closer to planting time. Y=Thanks for another video ... Lord willing will see you Blessings

[Cretaal]

You know, I've really been contemplating using this idea for a primitive concrete hot tub/bath and just using stonework and forms for the whole setup.

[terencebarrett]

Absolutely wonderful beautiful, warm and cosy" you lucky people, "

[removechan]

This was the first video of yours I found... and through all the history, I hope you're all doing well in 2025