Hobo Stove

[hollohas]

Those soda can alcohol stoves really do work. And you don't need to get fancy with sealant or anything like that. Tons of plans on the Internet. I have made many different models..but the simpler ones are easier to make and most of them work as good or better than the more complicated ones. They will even work without the penny. I used nothing but two cans and a Swiss army knife to make my favorite one. There is even a company that makes these out of titanium or something that you can buy for like $20. If I can remember it I will post it. They are nice because they have legs and a pot stand but still weight about the same as the soda can ones.

And Alcohol is the best fuel. Burns clean and turns into gas easily which is what you need for these. It's the gas that is burning, not the liquid fuel.

[hollohas]

Found it.

http://www.vargooutdoors.com/store/S...duct_info.html

$29.00

[Irving]

That's pretty cool. I was thinking that my grandpa could probably lathe me up something that is threaded so you don't have to worry about sealing it at all.

[testify4]

If the fuel that you are using is turning the pot black, you can try coating the outside of the pan with some liquid soap. We used to do that in the Boy Scouts to make cleanup easier when we were on KP duty and were cooking over a camp fire.

[Irving]

Good tip thanks. Fortunately it wiped off pretty easy. There also just so happened to be a steel wool scrubber in the sink at the time, so that made it a breeze.

[Irving]

So is there any kind of fuel that people should AVOID? I don't want to burn anything that is going to be toxic either to breath or on food.

[hollohas]

Not that I know of. Maybe avoid buring chemicals...

I have an MSR backpacking stove that says it will burn damn near anything, some better than others of course, but it is designed to be used anywhere in the world so the fuel is flexible. It will burn white gas, ethanol/denatured alcohol, kerosene, auto fuel, diesel, jet fuel, naphtha and stoddard solvent whatever that is.

[SU405]

So is there any kind of fuel that people should AVOID? I don't want to burn anything that is going to be toxic either to breath or on food.

You could load it with that jelled fuel in the cans that are used to heat food in chafing dishes.

My wife has some it's called blaze chafing fuel.

[Irving]

Can you buy it in bulk?

Ideally, I'd like to find something that I could pack into the penny can, close it all up, put the can in a baggy or something and just toss it into a bug out bag without worrying about it leaking or drying out.

[SU405]

Can you buy it in bulk?

Ideally, I'd like to find something that I could pack into the penny can, close it all up, put the can in a baggy or something and just toss it into a bug out bag without worrying about it leaking or drying out.

I don't know if you can buy it in bulk?

I doubt it would leak all over as it's in a solid form.

If you put it into the penny can and into a plastic bag Idoubt it would dry out.

What's funny is as I'm reading the can it warns of how poisonous it is.

lol

And they sell this for the sole purpose of warming food in chafing dishes.