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Alcohol Stove

Alcohol stoves aka aluminum can stoves aka penny stoves aka hobo stoves are very useful little devices that should be part of anyone's survival kit. Many designs require only two aluminum cans to make and a very limited amount of time and expertise to construct. You can refine your design, or use the suggestions contained in this guide to tweak your stove and achieve major heat output from a really tiny and inexpensive form factor. Check out the projects below and get cooking today!

14 comments

Jan 21, 2012. 10:28 AMHeavyC says:

If you happen to be living in Toronto, Nymoc is a great place to buy denatured ethyl alcohol; as well as all sorts of other chemicals.

Mar 14, 2011. 4:13 AMasoo says:

Thank to all of you who made those great mini stove and I just make one, work great...

Problem is need to find denatured alcohol, not easy to get in M'sia.

Alan

Nov 26, 2011. 4:31 AMnoypito says:

look for denatured alcohol in any hardware store. if you can't find it, a 70% or higher rubbing alcohol mixture will do just fine.

May 11, 2011. 12:08 PMrfisher2 says:

Use Coleman Fuel, and get twice the results. Made breakfast this morning with outstanding results!

Nov 5, 2011. 3:30 PMvoyageur10 says:

Really? I have always found Coleman fuel (white gas, camp fuel, Naptha) to burn wildly out of control. For the penny stoves that I use, methyl hydrate or denatured alcohol work much better.

May 14, 2011. 10:50 PMnalk55 says:

Thats my favorite camping company. Probably something to do with my last name being Coleman

Aug 6, 2011. 1:36 AMdaniyalansari says:

lol

Nov 19, 2010. 10:06 PMdjnick072 says:

nice

Nov 4, 2010. 12:39 PM

charlie.nourse says:

I love the simplicity of these stoves. I am a boy scout and use them because of their 0% rate of faliure and how easy they are to make. Iv'e probably made 10 or 20 of them.

Nov 15, 2010. 9:58 AM

charlie.nourse says:

Just finished my stove design instructable! Please check it out!