Thank you for watching and being a part our adventure. 🙏

@lindawells9328

7 ай бұрын

Yall are so welcome. I been praying for yall , Peter and yall's beutiful animals. I am so glad that Crew is doing ok and feeling better . Yall made my day when yall said that he had his surgery. I smiled with happiness . Yall make me want a Rock Mass Heater . Be blessed and safe . Miss . Linda ❤🙏🏽❤🙏🏽❤💛❤

@jeffcook8501

7 ай бұрын

Good morning to my Favorite Dirt Bag Couple. Wow I am impressed with how little fuel it took and to be 2x4s and twigs even more so. Keep up the great work

@Blindhomesteader

7 ай бұрын

🙏

Jim and Jess, I cried when I saw your video today. It’s like a replay of what I went through with my dog, Duke. As I told you before, I’m glad I got him operated in. He had a wonderful last year of life, after the surgery. He also had three more small growths under his R eye, that were removed during his surgery. The vet was sure they’d come back. The labs were positive for cancer. He looked so happy, tho. He could eat without pain after his sutures healed, and after his hair grew back you couldn’t see the scars. I never regretted my decision. He was 12 yrs old at the time of the surgery. He was 13 when he died. He just passed in his sleep one night. He’s buried out in my back yard. I never got another dog. I didn’t listen to what others wanted me to do, which was to put him down to save money. That last year he had was worth every penny. He will have some pain if he barks or eats the next few days, but I pray he’s fully recovered soon. God bless you.

@ourselfreliantlife

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing your story🙏

It's wonderful seeing you take care of your old, four legged friend like that. Our boys are family to us and you guys obviously feel the same way. -Wishing a quick and safe recovery for Crew.

Sounds like perfect sleeping temps in the bedroom and in the living room with the heater!

@ourselfreliantlife

7 ай бұрын

It absolutely is!

May I suggest adding a heat powered fan to the top of the unit? It might help distributing and circulating the warmed air. I enjoy watching your content every week. Thank You

I hope Crew starts to feel better. Sending doggy kisses from Spud, our puppy.

Prayers for Crew's continues healing.

Keeping my fingers crossed for Crew, We do the best we can for them for them as long as they’re here. ❤I love winter in Az❤

First view first comment 👍🏾 been watching you guys for years. Love the channel

@ourselfreliantlife

7 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

Mass heater looks quite a success! You know its built right when theres no smoke out the chimney. I think crew will do good now. Take care my favorite tv show!!

You should get one of those IR temperature sensors or cameras and see if there are any warm spots outside the house while you're running it.

Hi guys, love your videos stay warm

Im glad everything went well for Crew. Hoping the biopsy comes out clean.

@ourselfreliantlife

7 ай бұрын

Thank you!🙏

Great hearing video.

@ourselfreliantlife

7 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Hey guys, I'm loving the videos with the new stove. Praying for crews test results to be good. God bless.

@ourselfreliantlife

7 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

Good to see my friends are staying warm. Awwww, poor Krew

You can do it Crew!! Get better soon. Furbabies are the best company and they are always happy to see you. It's hard when they get sick. Pets become part of the family! Go Crew

Hi from wet and windy Cornwall UK if you Fine that your rocket stove is causing a draft from doors and windows then the best thing to do is to put a pipe through the wall and draw the air from outside to feed the rocket stove and that will cancel the draft sale which would warm the property up quicker and keep it warmer longer good luck well done

Prayers for Crew and I wish him a speedy recovery and a good biopsy report😊

Prayers for a speedy recovery for Crew.

🤗 hugs & love❣️ for all y'all 😘

We had two dogs, and one suddenly passed away, the other one, went into a deep depression, my husband and I found very interesting ways to convince her to eat, tossed the food like a treat, we made a wet food of chicken/turkey, brown rice, and veggies, and within a week, she snapped out of it. Saying prayers 🙏 for Crew🙏

Glad that things have gone well for Crew preys on for a speedy recovery 👍🏻 🙏 great temp on the RMH 👍👍👍 Be well team 👍🏻

@ourselfreliantlife

7 ай бұрын

Thank you, Richard!

I am so glad that Crew is doing ok and feeling better . I am so glad that yall and Peter are doing ok . Yall make me want a Rocket Mass Heater . Yall are such good people and dog owners to both of your dogs and they are beautiful animals . I just love yall and I been praying for yall . Be blessed and safe . Miss . Linda ❤🙏🏽❤🙏🏽❤

I am so impressed and inspired by the dedication and the integrity with which the two of you persist despite difficulties. I started out on the homestead path, for excellent reasons, five decades ago, then somehow was derailed by medical school and a long clinical and teaching career. All of that was good, but if I had it to do over, I would choose to continue the homesteading/self-reliance path. Blessings on you, your dogs, your chickens, and all the wildlife that are attracted to you.

Your Rocket Mass Heater is great! It's amazing to see how warm it gets with such a small amount of wood.

Have you thought about runing a 3 inch or so duct from the top of the inside of course lol,down the wall to the lower lvl and use a computer fan to draw down the warmer air? It would keep the inside more regulated an make for less fire time, less fuel usage etc. I don’t know how much battery usage a single fan would use per day but it should just be able to move the hot air from the peak. Just a thought. Glad the RMH is working good for you.

@chaosplan

7 ай бұрын

A ceiling fan would help but how about a duct from the peak of the dome down to the basement.

The cellar is going along faster than I thought was possible. It's nice to see the rocket mass heater works so well, after all the hard work put into it. Prayers for Crew to be okay. He is a loving family member.

Been watching you guys for 3 years now, you are rocking it.... When are you going to move into that dam dome?

I'm very happy for Crew that he got the surgery done and recovery takes a little time so you must be patient. I'm glad the rocket mass heater is working perfect,you're going to need it,winter I think is going to be really cold this year.

Hello - oldtimers used to heat rocks and put them under their beds in metal boxes to keep warm at night. There are hot air fans that can be put on top of the stove to circulate hot air sround the room.

14 years ago my old dog [ her name was beth ] came down with bowl cancer the vet did not think she would live verry long after the operation , as she was 12 years old [ a good old age for a grayhound cross whipet dog ] . not beilving the town vets i took her to a country vet . not only did she bounce back , she had a second child hood . chasing bugs and tring to catch rabbits for the next 3 years . i realy wish crew to recover like this .

@ourselfreliantlife

7 ай бұрын

Amazing!

The desert can get cool and invigorating and your home can be warm as a dome.

Prayer for Crew.🙏🙏❤️

I sure hope this surgery helps crew out a lot. He’s such a good dog. Keep him in my prayers..🙏

Yay on the water kettle being heated!

Hope that your beloved dog Crew pulls through.

Hi, I have a question. How do you clean out the ash in the RMH?

@ourselfreliantlife

7 ай бұрын

Good question! We're going to do a video on that.

I hope Crew recovers God speed he just needs a monster bone !

@ourselfreliantlife

7 ай бұрын

Absolutely he does!💯

best wishes for crew's speedy recovery.

Warmth is good, its amazing how the dome is like a cave holding the earths heat, awe poor Crew 😢I'm happy he did well, the ole fella ❤

Ok I would like to know the temps on the upper level when it’s 72 on the main level. I’m so happy Crew got through the surgery. You worry so much about older dogs and their health. Think about a steel plate for over the opening to add wood, a plate about the size of the block , you could put the pot for hot water or cooking but still be able to add wood, like an old wood stove. Love watching you guys❣️❣️❣️Merry Christmas 🎄 and Happy New Year 🍾

Prayers for Crew

Our prayers going out to you guys and hope the surgery goes smoothly so he can come home soon for we love him dearly as well love you all as well too

Big Love All 🐾🐾💞

Hey good afternoon you guys hope you guys are having a wonderful day I hope that rocket the work work work work just like it's supposed to I guess all right and you guys have a great day and God bless you ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Chestnuts roasting on the open rocketstove! Merry Christmas!

Glad to see Crew home from the vet, and hydrating. The RMH looks and sounds awesome, I'm envious of that deep heat! I'm trying to make it through December before we turn our heat on.

@ourselfreliantlife

7 ай бұрын

Good luck! We have temps in the low twenties tomorrow morning. 🥶

I am keeping Crew in my thoughts and praying for him to recover and be his old self again, my thoughts are with you both for keeping your strength and drive to complete all your work, which I admire and hope you can get the root cellar dried in before winter comes. Love your channel and love you all stay safe and keep warm. John and ardent watcher from the UK xx

My Daughters dog Lucy had a cancerous tumor in her mouth.She had no chance and we had to have her put to sleep. It has been a rough year for us! I am so glad that your dog was able to have the surgery! God Bless you guys!

@ourselfreliantlife

7 ай бұрын

So sorry for your loss

Go to whatever town or city you live close by and start asking for pallets here in texas businesses give them away usually 10 to 15 at a time they're hard wood so burns hotter and longer just a thought take care good bless

You guys have done a wonderful job with your home, and I love that rocket stove, wow

Y'all stay warm out there.

My old shep of 13 yrs had hip dysplasia she could barely get off her hind quarters but I heard of Hip and Joint repair Glucosamine and chondroitin from K-9 and it turned my old dog back in a pup, she could run around and jump within 2 weeks. I just thought that could help Crew. Colloidal silver might help him as well for the growth, to stop growth in the future..

In 1980 I had the opportunity to visit an Egyptian peasant's home in Aswan, Egypt. It was over 100 degrees F outside. It was a mud brick structure. We entered an outer wall which enclosed a circular outer enclosure which was used for storage. The inner structure was pleasantly cool and I was served hot tea in a glass by the host. No a/c and I can't remember if there was electricity. He was a construction worker and I bought a couple of ancient bronze coins (one was a Hadrian and the other was issued by Cleopatra's grandfather). He offered gold coins but I couldn't afford them.

Glad Crew doesn't have that growth bothering him anymore. Healing thoughts. RMHs take a lot of time to heat the mass (bench). It clearly keeps your dome warm & toasty. 😊

I'm so glad Crew got his surgery, if animals are anything like humans or at least me he won't want to eat for a few days, as long as he keeps drinking he'll be alright. I barely ate for 7 days after mine. I would love to have a rocket heater! It gets cold in Ohio!

It's good you've gotten the rmh fired up and you've seen no issues that'll hopefully put your mind at rest for the upcoming winter months knowing how little it takes to heat the dome sounds like it actually got a little too hot but you'll find a routine as you go. It's pretty fascinating to see how well it's working and I'm intrigued by whatever ideas Jess is going to have for the bench she's so artistic and creative I know it'll be great! Thinking about your boy Crew and sending out prayers for his complete recovery along with a clean bill of health in the coming weeks I'm happy he didn't appear too uncomfortable after his surgery. I can see from your worried faces, the toll it's taken on you all. Hopefully it's just smooth sailing ahead and the worst is behind you for a good long while. ❤

Before starting fire I have to hold a crinkled paper torch to warm chimney air so smoke goes out instead of being pressed down by cold air. I so want the rocket mass technology. I’d sleep on the bench. Puppy prayers going your way for The Crew and sister.

Crew looks great again!! He’s a trooper. I’m glad that you had a good outcome. Praying for a speedy recovery and getting back to normal.

@ourselfreliantlife

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

Prayers going 🙏 out for all of you hoping Crew makes a full recovery.❤

You are both such great dog parents………look into using Black Seed Oil to help the healing. I use it on myself and my 4 legged.

Awe, Crew looked so down and out 🙏♥️

Poor Crew hope he heals quick such a lovely dog

Wishing Crew a speedy recovery

Glad to see Crew doing well , nice that the R M H is working great for ya !!

Praying for Crew🙏❤️ Since he is drinking water but hasn't gotten his appetite back yet, maybe he would tolerate some bone broth?

Some day I’d like to do an RMH in my someday greenhouse. Glad it’s working well for you!

I would live to see you guys move into it.

Prayers for Crew 🙏🙏🙏

Good to see Crew. I have a older dog and a year old pup. Keep us to date on his progress.

Crew is tuff just like his family he will bounce back!

Hi Jim. Good to see the rmh is working for you. Check the temperature upstairs. It should be 10 to 15 degrees warmer. What would help stabilize the domes temperature is to pipe air from upstairs to the basement. I’ve done this in an earth sheltered house and it cuts down how much wood you burn and makes the whole house’s temperature more stable. Keep a pot of water on the heater to keep it from drying out everything.

All fingers crossed here in UK

praying for your fur baby Crew I so relate it is hard ... Great on the rocket heater really good to see how its working out

its more efficient to trickle feed a mass heater like that to keep a good temp than it is to burst and starve it. You *can* (and have) been successful in burst feeding it, but it's also easier to go overboard and get too hot. Its all about managing the delay between putting fuel in and having the additional heat percolate through the bench/mass. Which, you'll dial in over time.

Nice work on the RMH! 🎉

God Bless UV hope she is ok. The rocket mass heater is the best thing in the world . cant wait to see the roof go on the root cellar before the snow comes to you guys xxxx

That's quite a thumbnail you got their friend ❤ I've lost several of my pets I get so close to them ,nice video as always❤ I hope you have many years left with your precious pet

Thank you posting this wonderful video. I really like your dome!!

@ourselfreliantlife

7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

It's interesting to hear your account of how your RMH is heating your dirt bag dome. My set up is different, and I can see the pros and cons for both from your experience. Mine is frame, insulated, but not thick insulation. It's small. I have a small wood stove to heat it. We've had morning temperatures in the 20s often, and it was 17 this morning. If the coldest temperatures are in the low 30s, it's 60 deg inside in the morning. If it's in the 20s, it's about 50 deg, and if in the teens, then low 40s. So of course I get the stove fired up right away. It takes about 45 min for the stove to get to get hot enough to make a noticeable difference. In that time it raises the inside temperature maybe 5 deg. Then it gets to really full heat, where you can feel it across the room, and it raises the temperature 10-15 deg an hour. In a couple of hours it's 75 or even 80 (if I added wood later than I should have). It stays good all day until dark (if the day is nice and gets into the 60s). If the day is cold and cloudy, I have to make another smaller fire mid-day. Your place holds the heat much better, as you would expect. Your heater heats slower, but lasts longer. You have slower temperature swings. So my place heats up quicker and was quicker and easier to build, but your place holds that heat nicely. In the summer, my place gets much hotter than yours does, and I open all the windows and turn on a fan. If the temperature is around 100 outside, it'll be 90 inside. So for everybody deciding between walls that are thick and slow to build, or thin and fast to build, here's some data to help decide.

Feel better Crew ❤

happy holidays y'all!

I wish to impart my first impression of your Rocket Mass Heater. I have never seen such a heater in such a "raw" state. It looks unfinished. Usually the heaters are designed to be functional. I guess I will have to do some back video viewing, this being my first viewing of your channel. All the best for your 4 legged friend and for your self sufficient life there.

krue is in our prayers . you can use skids .

Way to go Crew! Have a fast recovery! 😎

You guys are great doggy parents!👍🏻

Looks cozy awesome job! Thanks for all the work to share the journey with us.

Best of good vibes for crew, that rocket stove is pretty cool

Love living vicariously thru you😊

Lots of love to Crew!! 💜🖤

I enjoy watching your videos. I have a Livestock guardian as a seeing eye dog and I’d a Turkish Kangal. We hope Crew gets to feeling better

so glad you took him to the vet. he has many years ahead thanks to you guys good care.

Love it so much keep it up as always 💘

@ourselfreliantlife

7 ай бұрын

Thank you! Will do!

So good to see Crew again. He's a wonderful dog❤ 😊

Thanks for your vid 😇💟💟💟 Love and bless you guys.

Hopefully he ok 🙏🙏🙏 ,

Think about adding an outside cold air inlet to feed your fire. If you're drawing from the air in the dome then the (cold) air from outside will flow into the house to replace it.

Go crew!

lol just knew someone would say they had toasty buns lol great job