How to make a (hobo) stove

This is an easy way to make a hobo stove/ survival stove using a few items that are very common!

Step 1 Stuff you need!

The things you need are all in these two pictures, i have put captions under them if you need more info!

Comments

[ovan der beek]

Hahah I dont think hobo's have IR temperature meters ;)

[ManchesterUtd.]

you shouldnt light the thing on a wood board

[Orkekum]

old comment old i know

But that can to some be safer than steel.
Wood doesn't lead heat as steel does, also it does not bend when it gets hot either, that's safe what this person if doing, since heat rises, only what he'll get might be a faint ring on the table, but it's true.
Always prefer a fire proof place!

[acoleman3]

how about using semi compressed cotton balls instead of shirts. my guess is it would work like a zippo wick and if they were loose enough packed, they'd still draw air.

[DrDontDoDis]

As has been mentioned, don't put this out with water. While alcohol is soluble in water and has a lower boiling point (therefore no "burning oil & water" fireball), it could splash out the lower set of holes and set fire to your surroundings.

If the fire is small (like this one) it CAN be blown out safely. However, you shold give it a quick and strong puff to do so; simply blowing on it will make the fire bigger. Of course, if you have a large enough can handy, snuffing it is the easiest and safest way to put it out.

[BRUL]

i'm very serious now: don't use water to kill a fire based on a liquid. Cut of the air supply instead. Watering will create large flames with some liquids!

[lunius]

and on top of that, blowing won't make it bigger.. it needs oxygen to live, exhaling releases CO2. I suggest having the bottom half of a soda can to drop on the fire, cutting off oxygen.

[teawrecks]

Expired air is approximately 15 percent oxygen whereas ambient air is about 21 percent.

[EggHead101]

Use a Larger can to snuff out the flame - just cover the "stove" with the larger can.
Keeps your internal "parts" dry too - ready for instant use again...
Never use water

[wareneutron]

it is a survival stove

[spenfisher12]

the thing in the top right corner 1st pic is funny

[rickets]

i used a 1 gallon cofee can to make a charcoal starter (worked wonderful) , i laid a couple of metal tent stakes across the top of it to make coffee on the cold mornings while camping. here's how i made it. the top of the can was gone ,i attached a metal handle with a couple of nuts and bolts so it would stick out about a foot so i could handle it without getting burned too bad (needed leather gloves) , i cut some (5) pie shaped slots (about an inch wide) in the bottom of the can , around the outside bottom of the can i used a can opener to open holes about every 1 inch , stuff a couple of pieces of crumpled newspaper in the bottom , fill with charcoal , light paper with match , this worked very well and i used it for years for starting my barbecue and camping

[seamountie]

Actually, you should not use water to put out an alcohol fire. Alcohol floats on water and you can actually spread the fire and the alcohol fire flames are really hard to see, particularly in daylight. Better to use earth or sand to put it out.