Survival Candle

I recently watched a show about surviving when lost in the arctic, one of the recommended items was a survival candle which can burn for a long time and after looking around at various websites and instructables on making one i settled on making my own design from the masses of tin cans i had lying around

Step 1: Equipment

For this instructable you will need ;

- Any size can
- Pliers
- scissors
- sharp knife or cutting tool
- cardboard
- wax (enough to fill half the can)
- wick (optional)
 

Step 2:

First off you will need to take the inside rim of the can off as shown in the picture

Step 3:

next cut the can exactly in half

Step 4:

now you need to crimp the top half as shown in the pic

Step 5:

then the top should simply slide into the bottom half of the can

Step 6:

next cut up your cardboard into strips the same length as the bottom half

Step 7:

next wrap them into a circle and insert them into the can

Step 8:

now melt the wax and pour it in

now leave for it to cool down

Step 9: Fire

now your ready to light

this candle in particular burnt for 3 hours in light rain without going out