How to: Heineken Mini Keg Wood Burning Stove

An average Iowa guy shows how to turn a 5 liter Heineken Mini Keg into a fully functioning wood burning stove. If you have suggestions for improvements to the design please post below!

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[anubis1335]

One more thought...tent pegs...the small ones like vargo ti pegs etc could help stabilize it...could put them in the holes of the l brackets..

[averageiowaguy]

@anubis1335 Good idea!

[sousaville]

nice work...they are a pain to build is right....lol....i built mine for backpacking and heating a tent...so i did the horizontal design then tried to lighten it.....and boy does it heat,lol...i used as much aluminum as i could and the chimney tee is a pain but all in all works well...nice job on the stove.

[averageiowaguy]

@sousaville Sousa and in John P? Anyway how did the horizontal do for length of heat? My one concern is that you can't fit a huge amount of wood in there. How did you end up doing the chimney? Did you include the possibility of cooking in your design? I'm seriously curious here. I'm gonna throw a party just so I can drain another of these kegs.

[sousaville]

@averageiowaglol..yeah as in John P.horiz fits more wood ,IMO,vert let ash and wood fall out..horiz you can stack as high as you want.i did put a tray on top its heats great and brings water up to below a boil temp...but it can be configured better for cooking....but if weight is no concern you can add a couple of pipes to the side and boil alot of water....i have a playlist with the t build in it.l beer can chimney and thru the tent design.had my 3 person tent up to 126* F

[averageiowaguy]

@sousaville Thanks a TON for that info. I subbed. I'm gonna watch your stuff. That will help me along tremendously. I wonder why your vids weren't showing up on the search function?

[playdrums]

Very Cool...

My to do list for next weekend:

1. buy Heineken mini keg Friday after work

2. consume contents of mini keg Friday night

3. sleep off hangover all day Saturday

4. build killer awesome wood stove on Sunday

5. brag about how much I accomplished this weekend to co-workers on Monday

[edwdixon5]

Another good video. I was drinking Jim Beam and realized I could turn the bottle into a vase for a single flower. The modifications were pretty minimal.

[anubis1335]

You could always weigh those legs down w someting...shooters rest/sandbags are the first thing that comes to mymind...sorry for multi post

[anubis1335]

Another great vid man! I think if you are worried about heating issues, the keg would melt before the pipe would...right? Killer project! Thanks for another great vid!

[sousaville]

@averageiowaguy i subbed you also.......i may have not tagged it right ..gonna go look...alright ttys

[bobmellon]

good job man