When firing up this little stove, I typically use cut up and split SYP scraps from my home repair business, which I set aside for just this use. This version is possibly one of the best compromise devices for cooking over wood in a grid down or where firewood is of limited supply. I have not seen anyone touting or describing how to turn common black stove-pipe fittings into a rocket stove so I will try to explain the process I use to make a rocket stove out of common stove-pipe fittings.
Here is another effective alternative to those found in articles that are circulating on the internet, YouTube or in “ Prepper Blogs” these days. As a frugal and self, sufficient individual, you may be interested in an alternative to the earthen block, tin can or commercially made, version of a rocket stove.