I just took delivery of a rocket I bought during Black Friday. I think it cost $64 shipped to my door. It’s too heavy to carry around because it’s made of stainless but stove and I’m always looking for alternative ways to eat water and cook if things go sideways:
Flat-Pack Rocket Stove [Portable Twig Stove ] for Camping, Hiking
Our stainless steel flat pack camp stove is fueled by branches and twigs that can be gathered almost anywhere. The extreme temperatures generated by the highly efficient rocket stove design will easily boil water in a few minutes. Can be easily assembled by hand in under a minute. Includes a...coopersbay.com
I love my rocket stove. Bought mine earlier this year, as I was cutting up a huge storm dropped limb in the yard. Seemed foolish to be making a brush pile of fuel I could easily use to cook with, in the resulting power outage.
It's been fun learning the tips and tricks to run the rocket stove. After fighting around with decent ways to quickly start the stove, I melted an old candle into cardboard egg cartons. Just a dab of melted wax in the egg cup starts the sticks to burning quick, when lit with a grill lighter. I cut the waxed egg cups in two, might have gotten away cutting in quarters?