Anya mentioned Russian Stove. Myron says the Arsaki Rocket Mass Heater covers that.
John asked whether it would be perceived as adequate in light of Introducing Worldview Changes.
"I think it is really important stuff to understand about how to present new concepts to people."
Let's avoid Russians looking at the Arsaki Rocket Mass Heater and going "ah, you've got this newfangled thing, nice junior weirdo version of a Russian stove, kids".
It shouldn’t be “why don’t you just make a Russian stove it does most of this better”, "why are you reinventing the wheel?"
But that’s not true, Russian stoves don't do this better.
And it should be obvious...
We need to help them reach that conclusion as easily and comfortably as possible.
And that's going to be a recurring theme as we introduce new stuff to people who already know related stuff
If someone knows a Russian stove, they might see something that reads to them as a Russian stove and think "huh, the Americans have a poor version of a Russian stove that doesn't even ______(some function of a Russian stove)"
So build Arsaki Rocket Mass Heaters that look like Russian stoves, with bricks, etc., that fill more similar functions.
So we can use what people know to incorporate as many positive features from Russian stoves as is reasonable, while outdoing Russian stoves in other ways?
How do we change the design to use stick fuel?
Can the oven chamber be separate?
So, we’re talking about a batch box rmh that walks, talks and quacks like a Russian stove.
But then we lose the diy aspect.
It could also be tweaks like external materials choices.
So a batch box rmh that incorporates the pechka kuznetsova.
Walker Continental is an example of batch box rmh.
And can be used like a Russian stove
The Walker Continental incorporates an oven chamber. It's what we're looking for.
The more like a russian stove we make it, the less diy it becomes, but it becomes more accessible to people’s thinking, and we have pechnik guys on our side.
Involving Russians to contextualize our new stuff right away is a really good idea. A pattern to follow.