Make a Beer Can Stove

A simple and practical camping/hiking stove. Designed to burn denatured alcohol. A simple project, great for scouts...with adult supervision. The best thing is, if you mess up, it is always fun "emptying" more cans for the project!

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• camping
• hiking
• beer
• can
• stove
• alcohol
• outdoor
• hunting
• fishing

[fastmower]

please bear in mind if you use methanol that it is toxic to humans, and will make you "blind, mad and dead" in that order. Not stuff to be messing around with.

[TrailsEndFreelance]

@fastmower ...if drank, yes. However, most Denatured Alcohol is only 10% methanol and is a common, long time used, thoroughly researched, fuel for backpacking and camping stoves. The maker of this video is not suggesting using any other fuel besides DENATURED ALCOHOL and even then, at your own risk.

[fastmower]

@TrailsEndFreelance - I fully take your point mate - my comment was aimed more at the poster who said "buy a product called heet which is pure methanol and is the choice of most." Methanol is not particularly unpleasant smelling and so many people will not be too wary of it - as it "doesn't smell dangerous" It's toxic though by ingestion, inhalation or absorption through the skin. It's one of the things we're monitored for exposure to at my work in solvent re-processing.

[TrailsEndFreelance]

@fastmower Very true!

[scottinaz1]

Nice,, what is the burn time ?

[TrailsEndFreelance]

@scottinaz1 It depends on a couple factors. Can size is the biggest factor (hence the reason I used Fosters). It also depends how patient you are with filling the reservoir. It also depends on how thin/narrow you make the can (this can be adjusted by cutting the outer can "thicker" than the inner one, thus creating a larger reservoir when you press the two together. I have used the one pictured to boil water and heat canned soup/beans.

[quicklady]

i kept messing up on purpose

[mlawren7]

This video needs editing. Please condense to 2 minutes and repost, in the name of all that is holy.

[aaaaaaa700ify]

does it work with fondue fuel???



[asandrxxx]

ничивонипанимаю все попиндоски

[losthaze]

Fosters Australian for stove!!!

[thatjimguy]

@TrailsEndFreelance Ok, how long did the one you used in this video last?

[myangelbaby3021]

wow that was cool lol thx's :)

[cacneaunit6]

@Aweber87 can i use metho?

[cacneaunit6]

@TrailsEndFreelance why is metho bad like metho wich you buy?

[mogges1]

So can I use regular Alcohol.also I'm thinking is if i put a full pan of water on top of the support aluminum that the weight of the pan and water would crush them.and how long will that amount of Alcohol burn