Jaymi Heimbuch is a writer and photographer specializing in wildlife conservation, technology, and food. She is the author of "The Ethiopian Wolf: Hope at the Edge of Extinction." LifeHacker brought ...

Primitive cooking on the floor in the hut is inefficient and dangerous, prompting the construction of an adobe rocket stove.

November 19, 2011 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google We've previously covered larger rocket stoves designed to heat your home, but now we have a portable version ...

October 9, 2010 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google If you find yourself with lots of leftover wood (from carpentry projects and the like), you don't need to waste ...

Rocket stoves are an interesting, if often overlooked, method for cooking or for generating heat. Designed to use biomass that might otherwise be wasted, such as wood, twigs, or other agricultural ...

Wrap the copper tubing around the burn chamber to add even more heat-capturing surface area. Concentrate the coils around the bottom third of the chamber to gain the most heat. My wife and I designed ...

In some circles, using the term rocket stove will be met with raised eyebrows and a puzzled look, but in permaculture, prepper, and DIY communities, it will be followed by a lively discussion about ...

[Bigelow Brook Farm] has a cool geodesic dome greenhouse that needs to stay warm in the winter. There are a lot of commercial solutions for greenhouse heating, but if you’re the kind of person who ...