Improvised Coke Can Backcountry Stove
The TetonAT guys have a knack for finding the coolest stuff. Here's another. I'm not sure this coke can stove can beat my Whisperlite or JetBoil, but it's pretty cool nonetheless. Would come in handy if you're ever stranded in the car and end up in one of the "I shouldn't be alive"-type Dateline stories.
Via TetonAT and Nomad-Bushcraft:
very important that the fit between the top and bottom of the sleeve is tight,
that the fit between the crimps of the outer piece are small to minimize air leakage,
and that the holes are very small, as he mentions, the size of a pin hole or so.
With too much air leakage, my virgin model (which I named heidi klum) had so much
air leakage that the flame was never able to turn blue. It remained a solid orange,
wasting much of the fuel with a flame being too large and not hot enough.
another key is to cut the can with a scissors for a straighter edge rather than a knife.
a great option for the backcountry, none-the-less…although, I’m not sure I’ll ever carry
an aluminum can with me just in case and I would hope the backcountry experience
wouldn’t include a garbage dump offering up a soda can for this purpose. It seems
there’s always a soda can rolling around no matter where you are, though. and, the process
of making this stove really improved my knowledge of the workings of all stoves! good post!
Wow man you built that sucker? Good work. Bring Heidi along on the next trip. She can boil my liter anytime.
Nice video find, that stove is based on the same principles as this one I believe: http://www.flickr.com/photos/silent/2035142451/in/set-72157603196784726/
On that trip the girl (Elaine) used it as her primary stove, last year my friend Peter and completely relied on one he made for our backbacking trip from Havasupai to the Colorado River.
I also own my own ultralight stove but haven’t put it to the test yet.
Nice. Wow seems like there’s a whole DIY stove culture out there huh?