Is this possibly the lightest, easiest DIY alcohol stove? Boil Test 1

[dwwo81]

whats the diffrence in boil times using heet instead of denaturized? thanks for all the videos they are verry helpful!

[jmapplin]

Just a thought...what if you were to put that wick from the Axe can in the small coke can? A 4 min. boil time for two cups is pretty hard to beat. Just curious.

[LoveRise]

Great design Hiram and I would love to see you film a complete build it demo and then test it with carbon felt. Then test it with the weber gell you use and then test it with iso. I love this simple design yet really want a stove that burns iso. Maybe you could do that in celebration of my Thanksgiving birthday which actually falls on Sunday this year. Much thanks! Laurie

[tekknorat]

Hmm... no ... need a lighter stowe. Make it -10 grams (yes, minus ten). Just kidding, great video.

[2kargarage1]

Hiram

U can turn the axe stove into a more heavy duty tea light candle stove.

How to vid on ur small stove would b cool too.

[PhylBeeMe]

I know it will add to the weight, but if you slit the discarded side of the can and and trimmed 1/16" off the or less of the cut edge, you could slip it into the can to provide support for a heavier pot. You be punching holes through both thicknesses. I don't know what the height of that piece is, so you'd need it to be such that the can top would fit into the stove in the same manner. Just a thought. I love your videos. Keep up the good work.

[MrItchyElbow]

So, basically, the easiest stove to make would be like a cat food can with holes punched through the sides. No fitting anything together. It would not need to be stabilized since the can is already sturdy. The thing that would detract from it's use would be the fact that it is not the lightest.

[nathanshepherd1]

Very nice. I will make one.

[RedwoodOutdoors]

Hey Hiram,

I use an mini-Axe like the one you made and decided not to use. I only use a 400ml cup so it works very well w/o stability issues. Ignore those people out there who are yelling at you about that stove - it works perfect for its intended usage!

I would love to get a hold of the stove you are shown and demo'ed in this video!!

[Woodenarrows]

Great stove design Hiram, simple, easy and fast.

[EconoChallenge]

Great idea. This must be what all the fuss is about eh?

[scottaharroun]

The boil times were very respectable but the stove seemed very hungry. Have you tried using less fuel to see if it will still boil two cup? Sorry about the half baked post.

[scottaharroun]

Hiram, this is my first time posting a comment. Thine boil times s

[mindracer1]

I'd like to see a how-to for this.

[PureIce4039]

done a comparison (or know of any test that have been done) of the burn rate and

BTU content of denatured alcohol and HEET?

[MikeSr39]

Hiram,a build video would be nice. This video was very informative.

MikeSr39

[hiramcook]

The insert adds some thickness to the stove's upper edge. I don't think the soda can by itself could support the pot.

[fishwolfSBK]

Nice! Just got some mini V8 cans to try this on.

[cgul1]

Nice! Thanks for all these tests and concepts.

[BrokenAeroVT]

@pda56 Jim Wood's is a variation of the pressurized stove. he just realized you didn't need the top to pressurize the vapor.

[Wintertrekker]

Thank you Hiram for your continued excellence in stove and burner research! I always enjoy the videos, even though I am not an alcohol stove user when I camp. But if I do try to go with alcohol, I am already educated based on what I have learned from your channel. Thanks again!

[RJBURG]

yup thats a good one just to say if you spill alcohol water will put out a alcohol fire fast just saying [ man play with fire man get burnt ]

[AlkoHol62]

Hiram -been following your vids for about a year now. This is a really great vid for a super easy and practical stove for the Ulatra Light backepacker. Thanks for the quality, content and usefulness of your excellent videos!

[tnealb43]

Hiram,

It doesn't make any difference what people think, really. It does matter that you are doing research for the rest of us. So, Thank You! For your work.

Neal Brown, aka: Shaman

[digitizer101]

It looks so simple why has it taken so long to come up with this design. With all the people making alcohol stoves I can't believe no one has stumbled across this before. I want to make a couple of these and try different jet formations 4 min 50 sec is very respectable. I might even try carbon felt on the inside to make it that much safer.

Thanks Hiram!!!

[hiramcook]

I don't claim that I'm the first one to make this stove. It's just the first time I tried it. I'm sure someone will come along and say they've been making it for years now. The one I like is how stoves that I make show up on eBay and places. :-)

I like your carbon felt idea. Mind if I try it?

[digitizer101]

@hiramcook please give it a try. I have tried to make a couple of these stoves today and have not had much luck. I am going to link a video for you to see.

[BrokenAeroVT]

@hiramcook Hiram Cooke, this is agent BrokenaeroVT from the dept of Homoland Security (mispelled to protect the innocent), we understand u are jepardizing the security of the homoland with your unstable Axe stoves. This is a cease & desist order. If u do not comply, we will prioritize u on our red-yellow-blue lists, order martial law & agents will drive up to your home in a military truck at 4am, take u to a FEMA camp where u will be furnaced into ash and dumped in a FEMA coffin, BAHAHAHA!

[hiramcook]

Yikes!! Now I'm in trouble. LOL

[BrokenAeroVT]

@digitizer101 I've been making this stove for years, naaah lol. But Hiram's pretty smart--like minds think alike haha.

I used 1 like this on the AT last yr, (V8 can--same size) except turned it upside down (mated side under, 1/16" hole in top concave side for easy fill fueling (the pot seals the perfect top rim) & used a needle to punch 21 holes all around. Lightly JB welded a primer pan to the bottom--- inverted lid of a 2-1/4" AL can. The more area above the jets, the faster it will boil.

[StatenIslandPrepper]

Just say "OOPPPPSSSSS"

[TheBeebopper]

It's not the stove or fuel which is dangerous, it's playing with fire in synthetic clothes. The same goes for tents. Burning alcohol spills and eruptions in small amounts typically used may seem dramatic, but to the experienced firetamer they are relatively safe and present a minor disruptance. Fuels with a higher vaporisation temperature are another matter. Many alcohol spills can be left to burn out in the absence of plastics or open fibre. Practice fire control before using in a tent.

[SurviveN2]

I like this new design, the can top ring should help strengthen the top rim. I'm assuming the 16 holes are 1" up from the bottom on this stove also. Thanks for sharing. Take Care :-))

[morgandewolfe]

Excellent job sir. I'll have to make one of those to play with. As always your videos are top notch.

[stonybrokebushcraf]

im starting to look at cans differently