[Stoves] ETHOS Stove Camp $500 Prize

[Kevin Chisholm]

Dear Dean

It is kind of hard to play the game if you don't know the rules.

However, it is very easy if there are no rules.

Kevin

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dean Still" <dstill at epud.net>
To: "'Stoves-List'" <stoves at listserv.repp.org>; "'ethos'" 
<ethos at vrac.iastate.edu>
Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 8:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Stoves] ETHOS Stove Camp $500 Prize


> Dear Kevin,
>
> Instead of defining "best" which is difficult, we vote at the end of the
> camp to determine winners.
>
> Best,
>
> Dean
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kevin Chisholm [mailto:kchisholm at ca.inter.net]
> Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 3:25 PM
> To: Dean Still; 'Stoves-List'; 'ethos'
> Cc: 'Kirk R. Smith'; 'Jeremy Roth'
> Subject: Re: [Stoves] ETHOS Stove Camp $500 Prize
>
> Dear Dean
>
> The challenge is interesting!!
>
> How long does the stove have to last?
>
> What is the desired range of burning rates for the fuels?
>
> How are costs calculated?
>
> Is the cost of providing power to the fan considered as part of the cost 
> of
> the stove?
>
> When you say "lowest cost stove", how is cost determined? How are 
> materials
> costed? How about labor costing? What about the time to make the stove?
>
> Is the stove intended to be one that is manufactured in a Factory setting,
> OR one that can be made from indigenous materials by the end user?
>
> What emissions are you testing for, and for how long a period will you be
> testing?
>
> Perhaps the rules are posted somewhere already? If so, would you have a 
> URL?
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Kevin
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dean Still" <dstill at epud.net>
> To: "'Stoves-List'" <stoves at listserv.repp.org>; "'ethos'"
> <ethos at vrac.iastate.edu>
> Cc: "'Kirk R. Smith'" <krksmith at berkeley.edu>; "'Jeremy Roth'"
> <Jeremy at aprovecho.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 9:03 PM
> Subject: [Stoves] ETHOS Stove Camp $500 Prize
>
>
>> Dear STOVERS,
>>
>> A $500 prize (the second annual Kirk Smith Cat Piss Award) will be given
>> to
>> the participant who creates the least expensive, cleanest burning fan
>> stove
>> at the ETHOS Stove Camp this year. Fan stoves have been shown to reduce 
>> CO
>> and PM by more than 90% which could help turn brown skies blue and reduce
>> indoor air pollution.
>>
>> Bring a fan and create a better future with your friends! Winning design
>> will be documented and published on REPP!
>>
>> Contact Jeremy to reserve a space...
>>
>> Jeremy at aprovecho.net
>>
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Dean