How To Turn A Beer Can Into The Only Camping Stove You’ll Ever Need - Page 2

5knives · 12-03-2013, 09:25 AM

Always keep/kept a few candles in my vehicle in the wintertime, those mexican candles in glass with religious scenes work well, but so do regular Pink ladies.

Why?

Beacuse even in sub zero weather, one candle on a car or pickup passenger compartment will keep you from freezing, not comfy, not toasty, just not freezing to death (barely).

Living in the upper midwest, car also held a couple of the heavy duty space blankets, a couple of camping blankets and a box of high calorie snacks, those pretzel things with the psuedo cheese stuffing (combos) are a good choice.

Clearing the roads after the New Years eve blizzard of '79, in northern IL, they dug one semi and driver out of a drift after IIRC 4 days of being buried in a drift. No one knew he ( or the semi ) were there until a plow hit his trailer.

He was in great shape thanks to a sleeper full of potato chips, soda, Snickers and some emergency candles.

That storm killed 15-20 people and there were drifts higher than telephone poles and wires, wind chill was -70.

actual temps were -20 IIRC

Early on the dumbasses were hitting the road with too little gas, kids and nothing fit for that kind of weather, had to threaten to arrest a couple of stuck 'Mom' with little kids to get them to leave their stuck vehicles.

Problem was that by early on you could get on the freeway North of the State line ... but you couldn't get off again in IL. Every exit was 3-4 foot deep in snow, and the winds were blowing empty semi's and some loaded ones off the road. Some Cities were closed for 4-5 days, no place to put the snow.

"Be Prepared" ain't just a motto for Boy Scouts!

Regards,

...

4thIDvet · 12-03-2013, 11:17 AM

Good info 5knives... Yes be prepared, yah never know.. Damn my boat would not run when the guys were here. But when I go out I bring supplies like I was going for 2 or 3 days..
Clothes, water, food, lights. Get broke down in the backwaters, your on your own..
Wyoming, years back. They put gates across the roads when a storm was coming.. You got trapped on one of those winter storms, you were going nowhere for awhile..
Food, water, shelter, simple heating device as explained.. Hell you could last till spring.. Stay in your vehicle..

AyKay · 12-03-2013, 01:54 PM

I am going to make one.

thefundamentalist · 02-24-2014, 11:19 PM

Gotta try one of these.
But that brass pre-made one Sanders linked to looks like the one to get.

Sanders · 02-24-2014, 11:41 PM

I made one for all my kids and my nephew.

I bought nothing to make them with, and used old aftershave bottles for them to carry alcohol in.

I sat down one evening and made 4 - and only screwed up one so bad I had to trash it. That was on the second one.

I tested each stove, and they worked great. If you forget the little pinhole, they boil over and you get burning alcohol all over the place. Good thing I put them in a baking pan to test them.

DirtySteve · 02-25-2014, 05:10 PM

Tested mine on a spare ceramic tile.

ColonelKorn · 02-25-2014, 10:16 PM

I've been making these by the dozens and giving them to friends, family, total strangers, etc.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEGoEPtFDkM

thefundamentalist · 03-11-2014, 11:03 PM

Well, I tried making one of these things, and, after about a dozen or so cans, all I have is junk. cans keep splitting, crushing, and bending on me. Maybe I'm using cheap Chinese-made tissue paper cans?

10 Bears · 03-11-2014, 11:18 PM

Sharp scissors, never cut all the way to the tip of the scissors.
Cut in the direction that doesn't 'bend', or roll, the edge of the material.
The 'Fall' material is the only stuff you allow to be damaged.

Just a viewpoint of when I used to work with thin aluminum material.

I don't remember the gauge of aluminum can material, bt it IS very thin.

I used to have to work with 0.10, and 0.19, siding material for RV trailers.
Hated that stuff beause it was so prone to damage.

Keep playing with those cans and watch what happens, to what side, when you cut.

Hope something there helps a bit.

Sanders · 03-12-2014, 12:33 AM

What Bears said - use scissors.

I drew a line around where I wanted to cut with a Sharpie, then started the cut above it with scissors and angled down onto the line.

Then, when you are making the grooves, don't use a knife that is too sharp.

DirtySteve · 04-13-2014, 07:36 AM

Just made an additional one out of a 7.5oz DR. Pepper can....still throws out plenty of BTUs with 91% isopropyl alcohol.

thefundamentalist · 04-15-2014, 01:12 AM

Some partiers threw some 25 oz cans behind my house. So I grabbed two and will try this again.

12-03-2013, 11:17 AM	#17
4thIDvet slug Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Astor Florida Posts: 48,408	Good info 5knives... Yes be prepared, yah never know.. Damn my boat would not run when the guys were here. But when I go out I bring supplies like I was going for 2 or 3 days.. Clothes, water, food, lights. Get broke down in the backwaters, your on your own.. Wyoming, years back. They put gates across the roads when a storm was coming.. You got trapped on one of those winter storms, you were going nowhere for awhile.. Food, water, shelter, simple heating device as explained.. Hell you could last till spring.. Stay in your vehicle.. __________________ God Bless Americas Veterans. All who are serving and have served.

02-24-2014, 11:41 PM	#20
Sanders Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 66,460	I made one for all my kids and my nephew. I bought nothing to make them with, and used old aftershave bottles for them to carry alcohol in. I sat down one evening and made 4 - and only screwed up one so bad I had to trash it. That was on the second one. I tested each stove, and they worked great. If you forget the little pinhole, they boil over and you get burning alcohol all over the place. Good thing I put them in a baking pan to test them. __________________ "The truly dangerous man dresses inconspicuously and is soft- spoken. He walks away from most confrontations. The only time you learn that the truly dangerous man is mad at you is a split second before you die, for he never fights. He only kills. The truly dangerous man knows that fighting is what children do and killing is what men do." - Charley Reese 1986 3

12-03-2013, 09:25 AM	#16
5knives KaBoom Kontrol Modulator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Colorado, Western Slope Posts: 16,229	Always keep/kept a few candles in my vehicle in the wintertime, those mexican candles in glass with religious scenes work well, but so do regular Pink ladies. Why? Beacuse even in sub zero weather, one candle on a car or pickup passenger compartment will keep you from freezing, not comfy, not toasty, just not freezing to death (barely). Living in the upper midwest, car also held a couple of the heavy duty space blankets, a couple of camping blankets and a box of high calorie snacks, those pretzel things with the psuedo cheese stuffing (combos) are a good choice. Clearing the roads after the New Years eve blizzard of '79, in northern IL, they dug one semi and driver out of a drift after IIRC 4 days of being buried in a drift. No one knew he ( or the semi ) were there until a plow hit his trailer. He was in great shape thanks to a sleeper full of potato chips, soda, Snickers and some emergency candles. That storm killed 15-20 people and there were drifts higher than telephone poles and wires, wind chill was -70. actual temps were -20 IIRC Early on the dumbasses were hitting the road with too little gas, kids and nothing fit for that kind of weather, had to threaten to arrest a couple of stuck 'Mom' with little kids to get them to leave their stuck vehicles. Problem was that by early on you could get on the freeway North of the State line ... but you couldn't get off again in IL. Every exit was 3-4 foot deep in snow, and the winds were blowing empty semi's and some loaded ones off the road. Some Cities were closed for 4-5 days, no place to put the snow. "Be Prepared" ain't just a motto for Boy Scouts! Regards, ...

12-03-2013, 01:54 PM	#18
AyKay Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 33	I am going to make one.

02-24-2014, 11:19 PM	#19
thefundamentalist Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 10,887	Gotta try one of these. But that brass pre-made one Sanders linked to looks like the one to get.

02-25-2014, 05:10 PM	#21
DirtySteve Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 4,798	Tested mine on a spare ceramic tile.

03-11-2014, 11:03 PM	#23
thefundamentalist Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 10,887	Well, I tried making one of these things, and, after about a dozen or so cans, all I have is junk. cans keep splitting, crushing, and bending on me. Maybe I'm using cheap Chinese-made tissue paper cans?

03-11-2014, 11:18 PM	#24
10 Bears Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: E-Da-How Posts: 137,846	Sharp scissors, never cut all the way to the tip of the scissors. Cut in the direction that doesn't 'bend', or roll, the edge of the material. The 'Fall' material is the only stuff you allow to be damaged. Just a viewpoint of when I used to work with thin aluminum material. I don't remember the gauge of aluminum can material, bt it IS very thin. I used to have to work with 0.10, and 0.19, siding material for RV trailers. Hated that stuff beause it was so prone to damage. Keep playing with those cans and watch what happens, to what side, when you cut. Hope something there helps a bit.

03-12-2014, 12:33 AM	#25
Sanders Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 66,460	What Bears said - use scissors. I drew a line around where I wanted to cut with a Sharpie, then started the cut above it with scissors and angled down onto the line. Then, when you are making the grooves, don't use a knife that is too sharp.

04-13-2014, 07:36 AM	#26
DirtySteve Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 4,798	Just made an additional one out of a 7.5oz DR. Pepper can....still throws out plenty of BTUs with 91% isopropyl alcohol.

04-15-2014, 01:12 AM	#27
thefundamentalist Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 10,887	Some partiers threw some 25 oz cans behind my house. So I grabbed two and will try this again.