[DirtyWorks]

I guess you could call it the recession stove - a camping stove made out of two soda cans, sandpaper, a razor blade, fiberglass, and a thumb tack.

It actually works!! Video & Instructions Here

 

[captain-03]

Now that is neat!! Thanks for sharing ...

 

[RIVERBILLY]

dag gum why can't i think of sum'n lik at

 

[PC]

They work.I can boil water with mine in about 4 minutes using "Heet" in the yellow bottle. Here's a few pictures.

 

[teirst]

very cool

 

[hubcap]

know how to make a coffee can heater. put a roll of tp in can pour a bottle of rubbing alcohol in and light. works good when fishing on a boat.

 

[Guest]

When I was still a Scout Master our Troop built can stoves. They are great for overnighters that the Scouts will be preparing individual meals.

 

[msredneck]

Great post....I'm gonna try it when I get a free moment...Great idea

Thx dirty

 

[Clinton Thomas]

Great post....Im overseas in china working and bought all the stuff to make a couple of the stoves, though i barely got mine to boil the water, best alcohol i found was 96%, may have been the reason, i also couldnt come up with a windscrene of any type. Was a neat project though that passed the time on one of my days off, my chinese crew watched me build this and never figured out what it was until i placed the pot of water on it....it blew their mind! This post sparked my intrest in it and i looked up other projects on youtube to do.....thanks for the idea!

 

[Clinton Thomas]

Also couldnt find any fiberglass to pack inside mine, you guys have an idea of something else i can put in there to use as a wick???? Fiberglass is hard to find in a country that doesnt insulate a damn thing, all the homes here built out of concrete, no use for fiberglass that i can find.

 

[Hammer]

Toilet paper should work. I use that in my coffee can alcohol heater.

 

[crossedcannons45]

I built one when I was a kid and used denatured alcohol in it.

http://www.instructables.com/ has these and a bunch of other cool stuff on it.

I meant to call this website to everyones attention a long time ago but I probably got sidetracked by gunbroker or buds gunshop or something

 

[busdude]

That is sooo cool. I will be trying that very soon.

 

[DirtyWorks]

Mods , Need to get this moved to the shtf/survival section. It's been buried too long

 

[sand_man]

In Boy Scouts we made one with a potted meat can, cardboard and parrifin. Then we had to cook on it.

What you do is cut the cardboard the depth of the can, roll it up real tight to fit inside the can, and pour melted parrifin over it.

Get 2 small logs a little taller than the can to put your pot on. Put the can between the logs, light it and start cooking. Worked great for heating up canned food.