bonjaski wrote:"
The thin acrylic lens focuses the sun like a huge magnifying glass
...no i am sure some doomers will tell me,
that we are runing out of glass
aflurry wrote:bonjaski wrote:"
The thin acrylic lens focuses the sun like a huge magnifying glass
...no i am sure some doomers will tell me,
that we are runing out of glass
acrylic is not glass.
Caoimhan wrote:aflurry wrote:bonjaski wrote:"
The thin acrylic lens focuses the sun like a huge magnifying glass
...no i am sure some doomers will tell me,
that we are runing out of glass
acrylic is not glass.
No. It's made from oil.
PeakOiler wrote:Matt Savinar is a SunOven dealer now. He's offering a temporary discount if you check LATOC-Breaking News
Also check SunOven.com
I bought the same model at the Renewable Energy Roundup three years ago.
The tabletop SunOven Matt shows on his website is the model I have. My only criticism is it's not big enough. So I may take Matt up on his introductory offer and get another one.
Matt: if you read this, can you tell us how much SunOven International charges for the oven the size shown at SunOven's home page? (The one on the trailer, that is...)
Edit: I ate solar-baked cinnamon rolls just before I typed this.
Auntie_Cipation wrote:We just ordered one.
Woodcutter and I pride ourselves in making things (usually from scavenged materials if possible) instead of buying them.
I'd collected several sets of instructions on building solar ovens, saved some good-sized cardboard boxes, bought some special aluminum tape, and was getting ready to try to concoct a solar oven.
But when we saw the opportunity to buy one from Matt, we decided to go for it.
I might still build one on my own someday (since we have no oven at all right now, I can see it being useful to potentially have more than one solar oven). But in the meantime, I can focus my attention on learning to bake good bread instead of building the oven. And it feels good to support a fellow peakoiler like Matt in the process.
MattSavinar wrote:
You mean the mega sized industrial sized ones? I don't know, but if you call them I'm sure they can tell you.
If you've got a house in the burbs, one of those suckers would look great out on your front lawn.
Best,
Matt
PeakOiler wrote:MattSavinar wrote:
You mean the mega sized industrial sized ones? I don't know, but if you call them I'm sure they can tell you.
If you've got a house in the burbs, one of those suckers would look great out on your front lawn.
Best,
Matt
Good idea, Matt. I think I will inquire SunOven.com on the big ones, but I may also try building a larger one myself.
Since I don't live in suburbia, I can't show the SunOven off in my front yard. !
simontay78 wrote:I had found a Step by Step Instructionon how to build the SUN OVEN!
Caoimhan wrote:simontay78 wrote:I had found a Step by Step Instructionon how to build the SUN OVEN!
This is a sun oven, but not a SUN OVEN.
While building your own on the cheap is fine, you just need to remember that you get what you pay for.
The one that Matt's company is selling appears to be rugged, durable, and easy to use (self-leveling rack, 9 position leveling leg), easy to pack and carry, etc...
I don't begrudge $200 for a well-made unit that will last 20 years. I could spend $200 on a gas grill that might last me 5 years.
Caoimhan wrote:simontay78 wrote:I had found a Step by Step Instructionon how to build the SUN OVEN!
This is a sun oven, but not a SUN OVEN.
While building your own on the cheap is fine, you just need to remember that you get what you pay for.
The one that Matt's company is selling appears to be rugged, durable, and easy to use (self-leveling rack, 9 position leveling leg), easy to pack and carry, etc...
I don't begrudge $200 for a well-made unit that will last 20 years. I could spend $200 on a gas grill that might last me 5 years.
KhanCEO wrote:Matt,
When I heard you said you were going to sell solar supplies, I honestly thought you were kidding. However I first noticed it on http://www.carolynbaker.org/ a few days ago. Said 50 dollars off a solar cooker and had your name on it.
MattSavinar wrote:KhanCEO wrote:Matt,
When I heard you said you were going to sell solar supplies, I honestly thought you were kidding. However I first noticed it on http://www.carolynbaker.org/ a few days ago. Said 50 dollars off a solar cooker and had your name on it.
Why? To me it seems a natural off shoot. We're running out of everything from oil to natural gas to timber. The sun oven cooks food and boils water without any use of fossil fuels or timber or dung, all of which are either getting scarcer or contribute to global warming. The perfect device for somebody who anybody who believes civilization as we know it is coming to an end soon.
Best,
Matt
WisJim wrote:We've been using our SunOven for 10 years or more. Bought it at an early energy fair in central Wisconsin--it is one of the older white colored ones. Still works fine, should last many more years. Probably would be in better shape if it wasn't rained on and blown off the porch in a strong wind, but that only bent up the reflectors a bit and that happened quite a few years ago.
We have also built solar ovens with cardboard, aluminum foil and a piece of glass, and the home made ones seem to work just find, side by side with the SunOven, but the SunOven is easier to pack up and more durable.
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