One thing that many people may not realize is heating cooking sources combined.
One way is the barrel stove. Purchasing a steel 50 gallon drum and a voglezang conversion kit makes an efficient inexpensive heating and cooking unit. A sledge hammer or available plate top will turn that drum not a fuel efficient heat source. Attaching to the pipes water heaters makes it a better deal.

If you consider that this can burn trash for heat, corn cobs, wood, pellets, pine cones etc. it becomes a needed items for any homestead. Even if its just to heat a garage or barn.

julie

Yes, it can be used into an economical and efficient wood burning heater. Further it can be installed by any handyman within a short period of time.

Great information jimmy and thanks for sharing it, mate. I will keep this idea in mind .

Volgezang is the manufacturer and you can order from their webiste and they ahve the drums as well. It take about 2 hours to make one.

Or you can get the kit at Tractor Supply.

One things, remember to put heat flashing against the walls and raise the floor using cap block and sand under neath for a spark/heat arrestor when you re stoke the stove.

JD, Very cool. How does the efficiency compare with that of modern box heat/cook stoves? To me upfront cost is not as important as btu output per cord.