Portable Fire Pot

This is an experimental project. A Kashmiri Kanger (Kangri) is a traditional portable firepot used in Kashmir (india) to keep warm during harsh winters. It consists of an earthenware pot filled with hot embers, encased in a woven wicker frame for insulation and easy handling. People tuck it inside a loose woolen cloak (Pheran) to stay warm.

So i thought to a make similar one using an clay plant pot and jute ropes. all the materials are sourced from my house in a limited time since i thought to enter this for stay warm contest

To make this project, I used:

clay pot

jute ropes

metal string

DC motor fan

tapes

toggle switch

potentiometer

wires

Batter

Soldering iron

flux

soldering led

other essential tools

The original kanger is made using earthenware pot and woven wicker frame insulated using willow tree materials. here instead of willow tree material i used jute ropes. the jute ropes are tightly rolled over the pot to get an insulation cover. this will also gives a sustainable look to the pot.

Do it slowly for perfection.

The handle is also made using jute rope. first i took a metal string and warped over the edge pot and made two knots and inserted the rope through it.

Since i used a plant pot, it had a hole on the bottom side. So i thought of adding a small blower fan. for fan i dismantled my old laptop and taken the fan form it

The fan works on 5v and produce required amount of air flow. but since its one side is opened , i have to add a pipe to direct the airflow.

i took a small pipe and sealed its one end by heating. the i took a blade and pealed it open correctly in the length of the fan. attached the pipe to fan using super glue. sealed all side using hot and we have a perfect air blower.

I have add a switch and a potentiometer for air speed controlling. soldered everything together and attached to the pot.

I chop down some hard wood into small piece and lighted the fire. The airflow system work correctly but since I used plastic pipe, the end started to melt slowly. Anyway since this is an experimental version, I learned somuch as a design iteration. For next version I will be making an exact design of kanger with metal pipes and 3d printed enclosures.

Thank you for reading and comment down your thoughts.