Alcohol Stove

Simple "side jet design" alcohol stove I built out of a couple of pop cans. It has an inner wall and an open top which lets it preheat itself, allowing the fuel to heat up and vaporize. Once it gets hot enough, you simply cover the middle hole by setting a pot on top of it, then just let it burn until the water boils. It's not an exact science, but ultralight backpackers and hikers love them for doing simple chores like boiling water. They're cheap to make and easy to use, plus you can find the fuel pretty much anywhere. I use HEET, which is less than $2.00 a bottle at most gas stations, dept stores, and even some grocery stores. However, you can use denatured alcohol as well. DO NOT use rubbing alcohol.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Alcohol
• stove
• photon
• backpacking
• ultralight
• homemade

[drunkensaint714]

Thanks for the videos! I just posted a video showing my alcohol stove in use while camping. Your videos were very helpful while I was making mine! I appreciate it!

[tcabner]

@drunkensaint714 Glad I could help!

[starz2d]

how do u lower or higher the stove

[tcabner]

@starz2d Blow some peyote smoke in it's face to make it higher.  To lower it, tell it that it was adopted.

[craz3killa]

@Zantaer it worked with mine idk what he was talking about

[mechanicmike69]

Pre-made side jet alcohol stoves:

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[tcabner]

@ITReviewer Yeah, always good to use it outside.

[ITReviewer]

nice stove by the way.

[ITReviewer]

@tcabner Watch out using heet ( i use it all the time) people have died from bad ventilation of the vapor.

[AtomicCheese92]

@Zantaer you can use meths too, i tried petrol once. bad idea dont do it. flames where about 1 foot high. it was proberly producing thrust and it sounded like a jet. took me 10min to put it out with sand

[xquisitaz]

@geckoguy597: are you letting it heat up enough? And are you using a different type of alcohol?

[geckoguy597]

mine wont go out the holwes the falame just goes out wen i put the pan on

[munkky1022]

Great looking little stove,

How did you strip the paint off of the can? For the life of me, I haven't been able to find a way to do it other than with abrasives.

Thank you

[dragoninfire123]

@tcabner so you didnt use any kind of heatproof glue?? can you do a tutorial, plz? :)

[AwwC00L]

@tcabner classic