The Rocket Mass Heater Builder's Guide

A project in Tonasket, WA by Erica Wisner
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This book shows how to build a rocket mass heater, so you can enjoy overnight comfort from a brief evening fire.
Backers: 901
Average Pledge Per Backer: $51

Funded: $46,219 of $12,500
Dates: Mar 11th -> Apr 11th (31 days)
Project By: Erica Wisner
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Latest News

Woohoo! Kitchens! EU shipping!

April 11th - via: kickstarter.com
The $45K goal is met!  We already have some good conversations starting with 3 different rocket kitchen designers, and look forward to researching a few more designs this summer before releasing the Rocket Wood Cook Stoves / All Star Kitchens eBook.... (Read More)

Mysterious Manifolds MADE REAL! Cooking along...

April 11th - via: kickstarter.com
We just crossed our $42K stretch goal a little after midnight, and I am already gathering manifold photos and drawings into a folder for this eBook project. A lot of us are getting excited about the Rocket Kitchens project- our $45 K stretch goal.... (Read More)

Milestone Reached! Sneak Peek at the Shrimp

April 10th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

48 Hours to Go - Triple Bonus Stretch #5,6,7

April 9th - via: kickstarter.com
OK, Crunch Time. Let's break up the stretch into delicious, tempting bites.  If each of you told 3 friends today, even if only one of them signed up, we might sell 1000 books. I would be seriously excited about that. And I am willing to work for it.... (Read More)

Stretch #5: By Popular Demand, the Mysterious Manifold REVEALED

April 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks for voting on our next stretch goal!  It was a close call, the winner was decided by just 2 votes. Stretch Goal #5: Mysterious Manifolds for $42,000Why does the transition from barrel to bench baffle so many builders? Most of us have no... (Read More)

UK Edition Available! + What's Next?

April 8th - via: kickstarter.com
We have the preliminary numbers from Permanent Publications to post the UK edition, early-bird version.  (Limited quantities, for now.) A cream puff duck crossing "the Pond" Details: Permanent Publications will produce an edition nearly identical to... (Read More)

Biggest day yet! Stretch Goals #3 and #4: "Cookbooks" for Builders.

April 6th - via: kickstarter.com
wild ride - unlisted orca video ("sailor language" is directed at rude boat behind us, not orcas!) What a wild ride!  Today brought in over $5,000 in pledges - more than our two next-biggest days combined!  Welcome on board, new backers.  Thank... (Read More)

Belated April fool?

April 4th - via: kickstarter.com
There are some things you never get used to when they peek in your window.  Especially when they are LARGE, and your window is over 12 feet up. Did you know polar bears can stand over 15 feet tall? Our looming announcement is that the North American... (Read More)

Just for Backers - Happy Easter

March 27th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

The reward for good work ....

March 25th - via: kickstarter.com
... is more work. I confess, after reaching our minimum goal, I kind of took a breather to catch up on sleep, fill the woodshed, and correspond about book publishing.  (Permanent Press says we may be able to firm up the UK edition details by the end... (Read More)

WE ARE ON!!! Funding goal reached, + Teeny Tiny Lab?

March 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Our Kickstarter has officially reached its minimum funding goal.  Which means it's real!  We get to collect and send your rewards.  (Only after the Kickstarter closes April 11; there's still time to change something.) Thank you all for joining... (Read More)

So close!

March 16th - via: kickstarter.com
I can't believe we're 86% funded already.  I am looking at the day counter, 27 days to go, thinking, "That can't be right."  But I refreshed the page a few times.  It's right.  The clock was about to flip over to 26 days left, where it is now.... (Read More)

Halfway to our minimum funding goal!

March 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Brick sunwheel - aligning the heat riser bricks The responses keep stacking up!   We are halfway to our minimum funding goal of $12,500.  (As you probably know from other Kickstarter projects, the way this works is we don't take anyone's money... (Read More)

Hat issues, and another way to boost things...

March 13th - via: kickstarter.com
If you are tall like Ernie, sometimes uppity horses try to steal your hat.  (One of many "Ernie adventures" that did not make it into the final video.) Hat Issues While I am somewhat proud of wearing many hats, I do not claim to be brilliant at... (Read More)

Thanks for boosting our first day!

March 12th - via: kickstarter.com
You early-birds are wonderful.  You jumped into action almost before I posted the announcement anywhere.  You must have been following this campaign since before it was born. Here is a little snippet of fire art, to add to the warm glow of being... (Read More)

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