Homesteading and Permaculture by Paul Wheaton

Paul’s Rocket Mass Heater smackdown with Matt Walker continues into some more novel directions, such as the minimum size you can get to work well, installing RMHs in zones with mandatory air intakes, and how feasible it would be to build a mobile RMH in a van or some other vehicle. Support the podcast on […]

Paul and Matt Walker continue their smackdown on the merits of J-Tube verses Batch Box style Rocket Mass Heaters, and although they’re neck and neck in terms of efficiency, they differ when the fires out and the J-tube scores a couple of wins with plugging and simplicity. But no dampers in the chimney, thanks. Support […]

Paul and Matt Walker of Walker Stoves fame take the hot seat and weigh in on the J-Tube verses Batch Box debate. They take into account whatever they can think of, from design and build complexity, to barrel durability, wood capacity, and balancing radiators verses mass. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion […]

Paul finishes up the smackdown with Samantha and Rob by discussing how the chickens will get their protein, how many chickens there’ll be, and methods of population control before taking a few questions from chat, like how cold hardy are feral chickens, and the practicality of a fish trap/farm Support the podcast on Patreon Show […]

Paul, Rob, and Samantha continue discussing bringing chickens to basecamp. Paul’s not too enthused about getting feral chickens thanks to the neighbour’s toxic gick but up at the labs is a different matter, but electric fence is a complete no-go. Junkpole fences? Absolutely. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and […]