How To Make A Soup Can Stove

Excellent mod of the old hobo stove. I've used these but never thought of making the feet for it. Something that works well in an urban survival situation is Purell. Take any hand sanitizer, if one is short of funds, it can often be found in construction site sani-cans, the front of grocery stores or in medical buildings. pour it into a can, it is alcohol gel and will burn by itself but works much better if 'distilled' by pouring a teaspoon of salt into it, stirring and straining through any handy cloth. You'll then have fuel that is closer in alcohol concentration as rubbiung alcohol (which can often be had for about $1. Toilet paper or fast food napkins can be placed in the can to hold the liquid and prevent spillage. Dry sand can also be used as an absorbent material .That stove kept me and another alive through a very cold winter.

I camp alot and never once thought if a metal can cook stove. Easier to do than building a log fire and wasting wood. Thanx for the idea..

- Go backpacking. - Bring a can of soup. - Eat cold soup - Build stove....

Thanks so much, this kept me and my team warm during an overnight event

Excellent video -- thank you! The best thing about this is its simplicity! (I've been making can stove for more than a half century; yours is one of the best. One point: The reason the pot stand has three legs/feet is because three make for a much more stable platform. If you reduce the number of feet on the can stove to three, it will most likely be more stable (and much stronger). You can still cut a few smaller vent holes in-between the three feet for air (and underneath the stove). BTW, you can also make 4 of the top rim holes large and four small and still be able to feed the flame. These things will make the stove much stronger. -- Old Matt

That's the easiest and best soup can stove I've seen so far, made one within minutes. Adding 2 tent pegs through 4 top holes creates a base for my ssteel mug. Going to make a pot stand too. The can I used is wide enough to house my Stanley pot w. the lid, there is even space at the bottom for some useful smaller 'stuff'. Thanks for posting, btw. cute bird

For a pot stand you can use three to four tent stakes with the tip bent over, typical stakes that come with tents

I'm really impressed by this video. Not only did u make the stove, but u actually showed how it works. Can't wait to see more from you. Respect

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Your stove is incredibly most amazing among various wood stoves I checked on You Tube for months!! Thank you so much for environmental friendly and easy to make stove for me and for the mankind.

I remember this from my Dad. Dad did this when he was an Infantryman during the end of WWII and when he was in Korea during the Korean War. Dad called this the Infantryman's stove. You only did this inside your foxhole, trench, or behind a hill where the enemy can't observe you from. Soldiers would heat up C-Rations or make coffee in a canteen cup. Before Vietnam soldiers would use small sticks or other wood to fuel the fire up until the heat tablets. The WWII Germans had ESBIT stoves but the fuel tabs ran out quick. G.I.s made holes in the ground and put rocks around them to make a fire ring. I was never a Boy Scout but my Dad was a Combat Infantryman. I used his knowledge later when I was in the Army.

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I made one of these out of a 12 oz coffee can. I put four small sheet metal screws in the bottom for feet. It works absolutely amazing! Awesome idea thanks :-)

Thank you for sharing this simple soup can stove! I've shared your video with my 5th grade grandsons who love camping but don't have the means for expensive camping equipment. They absolutely loved your grand idea!

The soup can stove is amazing. I love it! After an EMP it is the most practical video of them all. Thank you for the video.

Great idea. And people spend hundreds of dollars on all the new fandangle stoves, when that works the same. For those who don’t know what that can opener is, come to Australia we have them by the truck load. Love your parrot, it looks smarter than our politicians. Greetings from Australia.

You know, I wouldn't mind watching you do cooking shows on these stoves. The way it was presented and the production quality is amazing. Thanks for the great content you always provide!

Quick, simple, cheap and elegant. Perfect. I like it.

Love the video. I used a metal coffee can and I use it all the time when I'm out in nature. From fishing, hunting, or just out for a few days in the woods just enjoying nature