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Ultralight Bottle Cap Stove!

This is an Ultra Light stove made with bottle caps. This is easy to make and it weighs next to nothing!

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Step 1Materials

You will need:
2 Bottle caps
a nail
a hammer
pliers
rubbing/isopropyl alcohol
a match or a lighter

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25 comments

Oct 6, 2011. 11:39 AMKrimm says:

Bravo! I'm impressed... I could heat up a MRE or my hot cocoa mix in the field using my canteen cup.

Jul 7, 2011. 5:23 PMbsaboy13 says:

you can use it to prime a regular alcohol stove duh

Oct 22, 2009. 8:17 PMeulaliaaaa! says:

Hey! 558 is my boy scout troop number! Great 'ible by the way.

Jun 27, 2011. 10:03 PMreconchief says:

mine is 645 socal

Jan 6, 2011. 5:50 PMidream says:

mine's 54

Oct 31, 2009. 12:04 PMwoody558 (author) says:

Thanks!

May 11, 2011. 12:37 PMrfisher2 says:

It works as a quick pre-heater for stubborn lighting hobo stoves. There are a multitude of uses for this design. You cant think outside the box until you can define its purpose! I like your design bud!

Jan 28, 2011. 10:18 AMmattbomb says:

if it only burns a minute, its useless you can't cook any thing on it

Feb 23, 2011. 9:41 PMnijongo says:

actually i think it can be used to fire something bigger, i'm going to try it because no one know XD

Jul 30, 2010. 5:54 PMHuman Being says:

dude this is freaking awesome. haha XD great 'ible

Nov 7, 2009. 4:45 PMjacksteal4 says:

It would be perfect for cooking something in an altoid-tin pan XD.

Nov 8, 2009. 5:21 AMwoody558 (author) says:

Just like altoid bread. Mmmmmmmmmm!

Sep 30, 2009. 7:46 AMwiillii says:

for what? isn't too small to use for something?

Sep 30, 2009. 3:29 PMwoody558 (author) says:

You could use it for starting a larger fire to keep you warm while you are camping.

Oct 24, 2009. 1:43 PMwiillii says:

there is some more options. i maked something else. i can feed this little fire. one cup will boil in 10 minutes. its enough for me. thanks for basics

Oct 23, 2009. 11:31 AMshawntherobot says:

no offense it would probably be easier to start a fire without it but good instructions anyway

Oct 2, 2009. 3:24 PMILLER says:

HOW LONG WILL IT BURN

Oct 9, 2009. 7:47 AMmason0190 says:

prolly bout a minute :)

Sep 28, 2009. 3:54 PMrockmuzikfinatic says:

Children could have fun roasting marshmellows over it, even in the urban jungle where substantial fires are not allowed. On second thought, i would. :]

Sep 27, 2009. 3:02 PMbrunester says:

how long does it burn for? it cant boil water right?

Sep 27, 2009. 3:26 PMwoody558 (author) says:

It burns for about a minute.

Sep 28, 2009. 7:33 AMatombomb1945 says:

A minute wouldn't be enough to really boil a significant amount of water. This would really be good as a fire starter though.

Sep 27, 2009. 2:55 PMPATSY001 says:

It would be nice to see a photo of this in use. I'm having a difficult time imagining how this could be used as a stove.

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Sep 27, 2009. 12:41 PM

Kiteman says:

This is quite clever, but it's hard to see the details. Do you have a macro setting on you camera? If you don't, you can take the images further away, in focus, and crop them to size.

Sep 27, 2009. 2:32 PMwoody558 (author) says:

Sorry, I don't know how to stop the flash so it glares a lot. Thanks for the tip! woody558