[Stoves] "The right wood stove"

[Michael N Trevor]

Dear Crispin

Good to here from you again.  I remember your comments but am of the opinion
that still our coral sands even in the finer fractions would not work.
Actually the Western
Micronesian islands do have clays that can be fired as Palau has a history
of some pottery.
I strong suspect the materials could be found in Yap, Chuk,  Ponape and
Kruseae as well.
In fact I have thought about how to get someone there interested just to get
access to clay
I absolutely concur that a fired clay stove would be nice and pardon the
pun,  dirt cheap.
In fact when it comes to adoption and implementation it is depressing that
much work by many
people is lying fallow while elsewhere in the world people might be snapping
the same up-improved
stoves like crazy if available.

I all ready use two solar cookers part time one a home made unit and one a
Burns commercial unit
I can not help but wonder it something like the Vesto could go international
even with shipping costs.
A "good" Japanese kerosene stove Toyoset can go for an much as $75 to $100.
Even a good charcoal or wood stove could compete against that when kerosene
at as much as a dollar a liter is factored in.
But as for importing a barge load of clay here-  we only have about 50,000
people in the country dispersed over thirty some islands in an areas nearly
a third of the USA.  If we were to import barge loads it would make a major
difference in the character of our soils as well if combined with charcoal
like Terra preta.  I have also in line with your thinking considered using
say a good heavy pot with perlite or vermiculite
coupled with a ceramic liner brought in from somewhere.  Inquiries about
those fell on deaf ears
as well.

Hopefully as everyone continues to work more materials and stoves will
gradually become accessible.
to others.

Michael
Enemanit