1746 DIY Room Heater From An Old Sock

[dmaher]

Made one from your design for my tent, but I didnt put a handle on it, I use the top for cooking, Heating and cooking all in one, Works great. Cheers Robert.

[NextGenerationHealth]

In America that carbon felt can be purchased at Home Depot, Lowes or Menards. It's in the plumbing section.

[dadof]

I never would have thought I would have enjoyed a channel about rocket stoves and heaters, but i really look forward to watching your videos. Thanks for the great content

[johanmaertens]

Hi Robert, thanks ever so much for all your videos... Much appreciated. I've made a bit of an upgrade to mine. In the interest of safety and stability, I've epoxy glued a few magnets to the bottom of the fuel can so that when it rests on the base plate it actually keeps it from falling over when accidentally bumped. My bottom plate it rests on is made of solid steel, so that provides a nice connection, and some weight as well. Thought I'd share that.

[bignuggy]

Thanks a lot, Robert, I've accidentally amputated both my legs AND arms because of the sharp edges, but at least I'm warm

[kevinleebailey]

Thanks! And bless your little cotton socks! 👍 😁

[Jimbo]

another inspiring video Rob 🙂, may I politely suggest to anyone who may be in doubt if they have "an ordinary sock" in their possession, a pair of *jeans (denims) with a tubular section or strip cut off makes a good replacement.

*cotton denim (twill), not that lycra stretchy stuff.

[shannonjensen]

I love that your recent videos are about how to get warm! Our prayers are with Europe right now as the cold moves over the region! You could be saving lives with these videos!

I have no doubt I’m not the first to call you an International treasure!

I’m planning on joining the channel. You are worth it!

[stanfahlman]

Made one a couple weeks ago. Turns out the pure carbon felt was not ‘pure’, and although it started great, it suspiciously smelled like burning plastic ( after 10-20 minutes). Wouldn’t light second fill and when disassembled the felt fell apart 😖. I ordered another carbon felt - this time a welding blanket rated 1400 ‘ F. No worries- works like a charm. Brilliant!!! I tip my to you Mr Smith

[kreynolds]

Great work. Just one more thing. One should consider incorporating a way to put out the flame for when the room is warm enough.

[mikebond]

I ordered a square of carbon felt from you. I live in the US and it was still a good deal considering the stuff I had bought from other places turned out to be nothing but plastic.

[docink]

I like the new mesh design, Not all socks are pure cotton so you may want to clarify that.. I have a 100% cotton washcloth I'll be using to make a burner or 2. Lots of stuff works as wicks, plain paper towel, fiberglass mat, exhaust wrap, blue shop towels, cotton towel, cotton balls

[tonymeachini]

I get alot of pleasure and amusement out of your videos. You seem to have a great gift. Your creations are wonderful. Keep up the good work.👍

[simongross]

Brilliant as always! For those people who have already made their heaters using carbon felt but who want to partake of the "old sock" atmosphere, I recommend sprinkling a little parmesian cheese over the assembly before lighting :)

[ankr]

I love this heater. I made one but I used NO WICK. I simply put a smaller can with no top in the outside can. A little fuel in the small can gets lit and as the little can floats on the fuel in the big can it heats/gassifies the fuel in the large can, which passes out the gap between the cans and burns. Hope you like the super easy no wick version. It's almost like a penny stove.

[artytomparis]

Built one and it's great but the smoke from the sock I used was terrible. The wick is so important. Tried a few different materials but not cotton yet.

[nobby]

you do realise that i will never get round to building one of these as every day there is one better than the last and i am chasing my tail😂

[jensodotnet]

Another way could be to use a pipe filled with sand with holes in the bottom letting the fuel inside and the sand wicks the fuel up to where you light it, or just replace the sock with sand and smaller holes. Have not built it my self, but should work. Sand lasts forever too. Sand wicks water up a few cm or more, not sure how it responds to the viscosity of the fuel, maybe something to experiment with Rob?

[ProlificInvention]

I'm going to be testing "pig mat" or AKA oil drying mats commonly used in industry and automotive environments as a wick using one of your project designs, I'd imagine it may work well but need to try.

[breaking_bear]

What an absolutely fantastic video, thank you Robert! Ya know, if carbon felt is made from wool or cotton, then perhaps it can be made in a similar fashion to making char cloth, a classic bushcraft skill. I don't know about the other folks who can't find carbon felt, but I'd find it exceptionally empowering to learn how to make the stuff and learn about it's various uses.