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Hobo Stove - Ultralight Backpacking - Make It Yourself In 3 Minutes - 1oz

video Hobo Stove - Ultralight Backpacking - Make It Yourself In 3 Minutes - 1oz

Check out this ultralight alcohol stove. It weighs only 1 oz and has no moving parts. You can make it yourself in just a few minutes and it will last forever. Boils in under 5 minutes and the fuel is cheap. Perfect for Ultralight Backpacking!

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Jun 3, 2010. 7:07 AMStealth007 says:

I wonder if bacon fat would work as a fuel source if you run out of alcohol. Cook your bacon, then save the fat for later.

Nov 18, 2010. 7:24 AMColdGin says:

how do you cook the bacon if you're aout of fuel?

Mar 16, 2012. 8:21 PMmoneyfuskie935 says:

You cook the bacon before you're out of fuel.

Aug 18, 2011. 10:41 AMgdtripp says:

LOL, another version of the "chicken or egg" question xD

Aug 18, 2011. 9:27 PMspiritwalker6153 says:

One quick question: How do you put out the stove when you are finished using it?

Nov 18, 2011. 6:41 PMImageMaker says:

If this is like most of the tiny "can" stoves, it'll run out of fuel very soon after the water finishes boiling. If you test it and find out it burns too long, I suppose you could premeasure your fuel (but it's probably a good thing to have some fuel left after the boil, so you can, for instance, simmer your soup packet to cook the noodles). If it's a big deal for you, an unperforated can slightly larger than the one used to make the stove (say, a can from soup or beans, cut off to a suitable length) could be dropped over the stove to smother the flame instantly -- though alcohol vapor from the hot stove could reignite pretty easily if you take the snuffer can off too soon.

Aug 18, 2011. 9:58 AMYaninaelisa05 says:

Great and simple, I like it!

Jul 1, 2011. 6:30 AMRagnarocker says:

simple and well made. Good Work!

Jun 24, 2009. 3:26 AMluvit says:

i'm a hobo on greyhound. i'll use this at my seat for baked beans.

Jul 1, 2011. 6:29 AMRagnarocker says:

lol

Jan 23, 2010. 6:34 PM171292 says:

I just wanted to know if you could PLEASE put the video into an insructable. I have dialup and my downloading rate SUCKS so I was just wondering if you could put it into an instructable so that I could actually see how to make the stove.
=D

Aug 5, 2010. 11:57 AMCyberscann54 says:

time to get out of the stone age of internet freedom and join the world with a high speed always on connection

Apr 17, 2011. 1:14 PM171292 says:

I decided to follow yor advice, and am now the proud owner of a ripnet 100 mbps internet connection! yay!

Feb 14, 2010. 4:33 PMairicknuin says:

dude, its 2010 and you still have dial-up? Anyways, its simple to make. Punch 12-15 holes around 1/2" apart. Bam, you're done.

Apr 12, 2011. 11:37 AMMr.DIY™ says:

This is a nice instructable and i wish you can make another alcohol stove

Apr 5, 2011. 9:28 PMrramos1 says:

I liked it, I'll make one, just in case for fast cook. thanks for the idea !

Feb 6, 2011. 1:56 PMmedius says:

Well done! It is tangible simplicity. I have made one of those stoves where you cut 2 pop cans apart, and bend edges, and use a drill, and all that fancy stuff, and this works even better! A mod would be to bevel the top like so _[]_[]_[]_[]_ just a little to that the pot can be set right on top without depriving the flame of oxygen. I will have to try this next time I get back out into the woods for some backpacking.

Nov 29, 2010. 7:08 PMW trouble says:

how long can it burn without refuleing?

Nov 21, 2010. 9:12 AMruralcanoe says:

Cyberscann54---
Would love to have access to high speed but major companies don't seem to think that people that don't live in major cities are important.......some of us prefer the beauty and serenity of rural life over access to the latest technology.

Jan 22, 2009. 10:44 AMjatoha says:

This is probably a dumb question, but how do you put out the fire when you are done? Do you just blow it out?

Sep 3, 2010. 12:22 PMArano says:

put the empty pot on it... up side down...

Jan 23, 2009. 7:26 AMLevlle (author) says:

It's really not a good idea to try and put the fire out. It's best to let it burn out, which usually takes only 7-8 minutes.

Jan 6, 2009. 8:34 AMstephenniall says:

COol Im gonna do this but add some cotton inside

Jul 15, 2010. 9:40 AMAdastra62 says:

use owens corning pink insulation instead of cotton.

Jan 20, 2009. 8:02 PMLevlle (author) says:

The only problem with adding something like cotton to the alcohol is that it will give off soot and black smoke while it burns. The alcohol alone burns nice and clean and does not leave burn marks on your pots. Just a consideration.

Apr 3, 2010. 6:39 AMWILL62 says:

I've been checkin out the stoves, and yours is simply perfect, I will make a coupla these to have around for camping or "just in case" lost power for 8 days last winter and it sucked big time. thanks for takin the time to make a very helpful down to earth excellent instructable w/music even.

Feb 13, 2010. 4:07 PMnotker says:

Hey!

Best stove I've seen on the whole homepage. Simple, effective, cheap, durable and light that's a real hobostove ^^ !
respect from austria

Jul 15, 2009. 5:10 PMspark master says:

music was great , the thing is simplicity , you can use any can, make the hole a lot smaller and when the pot sits atop it after you let it light for a while , you will get jets, very cool looking

Dangerous if you tip them. well itf your a ding bat. throw a wet (with water) towel on it, or just water. if you thin out the alcohol you will drop the evaporation and it will go out.

do that with white gas and I will see you in the ER

try this site a treasure trove of homemade or not alcohol stoves.

http://zenstoves.net/LinksGeneral-DIY.htm#CandleStovesandLanterns

spark master

Jul 2, 2009. 11:45 AMlarrylas says:

I'm not sure if I need one of these but you keep with my best ideas K.I.S.S. I'm going to make one for just the fun of it!

Feb 13, 2009. 8:02 PMbowrabob says:

Good tutorial but the video sux if you are on dialup.

Jun 25, 2009. 5:38 AMcornflaker says:

I feel sorry for you man, I was on dial up for ages too and it SUCKED!

Jun 13, 2009. 9:59 AMZaphod Beeblebrox says:

Im not on dialup!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jun 16, 2009. 10:00 AMpogoman12345 says:

verys nice

Jun 8, 2009. 4:04 PMguy90 says:

for a hob-like effect (more then one one burner), apply some plumbing skills to secure 3 or 4 of these hobo grills together with a long copper pipe e.g. _\_/_\_/_\_/_ once you gain a steady flow of the fuel, your away.look into advanced spirit burners for more info on this

Jun 6, 2009. 10:15 AMsurtuo3 says:

Instead of the denatured alcohol, you can use a "Compressed Trioxane" brick for fuel. They only weigh 5/8 of an ounce or 18 grams per little brick when in the wrapper. I use these everytime I go backpacking with that exact stove. They are very reliable. I believe you can pick them up at any surplus store.