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Step 7Test it out!
That's it! The can stove is complete. Now it's time to test it out.
First, slowly fill the stove with Heet, allowing time for it to drip inside. It only takes about three tablespoons to boil a pot of water.
Once the fuel is inside, it's ready to light. Use a match or lighter under the bottom to preheat the stove. It only takes a few seconds. Once the can stove is too hot to hold, preheating is done.
Quickly run the lighter or match over the jet holes to ignite the alcohol fumes that should be coming out now. Alcohol burns very clean, so the flames will be hard to see in daylight.
Place the pot stand over the stove, and cook up some food!
You can blow out the flames if you need to, otherwise it will burn itself out. If you used fiberglass or cotton balls inside, there's no need to dump the excess fuel before storage.
You can use some tin foil around 90% of the bottom of the pan to create a wind shield that will also assist in keeping the heat on the bottom of your pan.
This Cool Little Miniature Stove is extremely durable, reusable and will be with you for a very long time. I've read stories of backpackers using the same stove for over 20 years!
Watch the video again for the complete process:
First, slowly fill the stove with Heet, allowing time for it to drip inside. It only takes about three tablespoons to boil a pot of water.
Once the fuel is inside, it's ready to light. Use a match or lighter under the bottom to preheat the stove. It only takes a few seconds. Once the can stove is too hot to hold, preheating is done.
Quickly run the lighter or match over the jet holes to ignite the alcohol fumes that should be coming out now. Alcohol burns very clean, so the flames will be hard to see in daylight.
Place the pot stand over the stove, and cook up some food!
You can blow out the flames if you need to, otherwise it will burn itself out. If you used fiberglass or cotton balls inside, there's no need to dump the excess fuel before storage.
You can use some tin foil around 90% of the bottom of the pan to create a wind shield that will also assist in keeping the heat on the bottom of your pan.
This Cool Little Miniature Stove is extremely durable, reusable and will be with you for a very long time. I've read stories of backpackers using the same stove for over 20 years!
Watch the video again for the complete process:
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1) I've seen in other instructions (don't think on instructables though) that you need to cover the filling holes with something like a penny, is that really necessary?
2) Maybe somebody knows, is there an equivalent for HEET in Germany?
If you have one big hile, most of the pressure and thus vapor will exit there and you have one big flame coming out of your filling hole. But we want many evenly spaced flames on the rim, right? So block the filling-hole with something (Penny, Screw, Plug, Insulation, ...) and let the pressure exit the outer holes and generate a neat ring of fire.
Otherwise, you can just buy rubbing alcohol (for disinfecting wounds, or cleaning stuff) and get one with the highest percentage alcohol possible (over 70% minimum)
it is carcinogenic if inhaled too much, but so cheap, you can buy it at any book store or paint store, 1L=0,35$ in my country, probably less in stronger countries(USA, england, france, deutschland, russia.......)
JUST QUICK QUESTION, HOW MUCH DOES IT LAST WHEN YOU FULLY CHARGE IT?