Karve writes: > After reading about the walking stove, I > realised that stability of the cookstove and the pot on it are course very > important criteria of acceptance by the housewife. The stove itself doesn't have to be low-mass; but the mass ought to be thermally insulated from the combustion chamber. Right? Apro's Justa stove is a good example-- inside, the Rocket elbow is insulated from the mass that forms most of the body. Have people tried adding a heavy base to a light stove? Does this make shipping prohibitive? Tami - Stoves List Archives and Website: http://www.crest.org/discussion/stoves/200209/ http://crest.org/discussiongroups/resources/stoves/ > Stoves List Moderators: Ron Larson, ronallarson@qwest.net Elsen L. Karstad, elk@wananchi.com www.chardust.com Other Biomass Stoves Events and Information: http://www.crest.org/articles/static/1/1010424940_7.html Bioenergy http://www.crest.org/articles/static/1/1011975339_7.html Gasification http://www.crest.org/articles/static/1/1011975672_7.html Carbon List-Post: <mailto:stoves@crest.org> List-Help: <mailto:stoves-help@crest.org> List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:stoves-unsubscribe@crest.org> List-Subscribe: <mailto:stoves-subscribe@crest.org> > For information about CHAMBERS STOVES >http://www.repp.org/discussiongroups/resources/stoves/Chambers/Chambers.htm