The Ultralight UniCan Alcohol Stove part of the Troop 73 Alcohol Stove Project

The UniCan capillary action alcohol stove is a completely new design for ultralight alcohol stoves using Capillary Action instead of burner holes. Also, the alcohol stove body, pot support, and wind screen are all cut from a single can! I call it The UniCan alcohol stove.

My very first video!

Please see our video "The Truth About Pots"

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[Theoutdoorsguy1]

Good idea, troop 163 Ill.

[MrBillTroop73]

@Theoutdoorsguy1 Thank you! It's too bad the GSS banned use of home made stoves though.

[nommerOfChickens]

i'll give this a try later, looks like a very good design. to bad you cant get those beer cans anymore, i think the company redesigned them =[

[MrBillTroop73]

@nommerOfChickens Yes, Heineken makes straight stided cans now. However, this stove works very well with other pots. Most recently, sarasdreaming shows what pot she uses with it at approx 4:25 here:

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[Uriel1816]

nice design

[MrBillTroop73]

@Uriel1816 This worked very well for us for a long time.

[jw934]

Mr. Bill. The many comments you have provided such as  the 1 oz fuel requirement, the fused link and the v-shape wire for pot support have been very helpful. Thank you.

[MrBillTroop73]

@JEHIAHL Nope, you didn't miss it. The can rim on the upper half of the stove is also the pot stand.

[JEHIAHL]

Sorry if I missed it but did you use a pot stand? or was the wind screen the stand? Looks like a nice stove.