Very sorry for this guy, but you've got to do "proof of concept" and get 'buy-in' from the villagers (Your customers!) before emabarking on a full scale operation. I'm going to be working on a total project budget of 10,000 - 15,000 USD (and it's money I really cannot afford to lose) Plan! Plan! Plan! and then Research! and then check what is actually wanted. Today, I had the idea of checking what cooking height the villagers want. Is squatting when cooking the preferred style or would they prefer to stand up? That's worth a survey, as if we provide something that does not fit with the cooking preference, it will never be accepted. George > Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2012 13:24:33 +0100 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Stoves] harsh experience with charcoal making in Turkey with > beehieve kilns > > Some harsh experience on charcoal making > Erkan was going to try the "adam-retorts", but then preferred > to invest in 6 beehive kilns in Turkey > ..... > > Dear Chris, > How are you? and your famıly,ı hope everythıng ıs ok on the way,, > > Dear frıend I quıt, I gave up, ı am fınıshed, > I see that charcoal makıng ıs not for me, I spent 2 years ın villages > near the oak forrests > ı sleping ın tents, fıght with mosquıdos, rats and all the pests, snakes, > and that ever lıvıng ın nature, ı even broke my pelvıs bone, > in an accıdent fell on from the top of my beehıve kılns 4.5 m hıgh, > thanks God ım stıll alıve, > and ı lost about 40 000 usa dollars and ım fınıshed my frıend, > now ım back ın ıstanbul with my famıly, > > I am stıll ın charcoal bussınes, hopfully next week ıll be at Egypt for > to make new contacts for Charcoal, > ı have to shıp 40 ft contaıner full of ıt to a custumer ın Turkey, > so my frıend thıs ıs the end of my charcoal makıng dream, > gettıng up to % 60 of oak wood wwhıch ıs impossıble > wishing you all the best > > Erkan > > _______________________________________________ > Stoves mailing list > > to Send a Message to the list, use the email address > [email protected] > > to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page > http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/stoves_lists.bioenergylists.org > > for more Biomass Cooking Stoves, News and Information see our web site: > http://www.bioenergylists.org/ >
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