Another Hobo Stove thread

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Does anyone here carry a wood burning hobo stove in there BOB or hiking stuff? I was thinking about building one for my survival pack that lives in the vehicle. I found lots of coffee can plans on Google, but most of them seemed lame somehow. Care to post some photos of yours?

Thanks,
BB
 
i just ghetto rigged the hell out of mine.

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ikea strainer, used my leatherman to bend the metal until it snapped to make the square, then took two long screw through the middle and held them in with nuts on the other side. done and done.
 
No pics since I'm on my phone, but I have several. I poke holes in sides and use a coat hanger for a bail. When they get beat up, just make another. I think they work well.
 
I love hobo stoves, especially for a BOB. They really conceal the light and smoke and take a lot less fuel.

Geoff
 
Hobo stoves are great. All you need is a coffee, juice or other appropriate can and a dremel tool. I use 2 titanium tent stakes as the grill to save weight and they do fine with the heat.

I don't carry it in my BOB, but I did have one in my car kit that is going to get replaced very soon with the wood gassifier a few posts back. If it's made right it'll be much more efficient than a hobo stove and should produce little to no smoke. Found here:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=705004
 
Thanks for the input guys. You've all given my some great ideas to mull over. I'll post some photos this weekend and show you what I came up with.

BB
 
Although not home made and therefore not worthy of the 'hobo stove' moniker, I carry the folding Pocket Stove. It works on the same principle as the can-style hobo stove. I find it takes up little space, and is plenty effective. Probably one of the best $12 items I have purchased.

Vids:

3:52 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbR5nhLM2i0&feature=related

9:07 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg8LPrh-D60


Old pic of mine in action:
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The Pocket Cooker is probably heavier than a hobo stove, but the folding design does make it easy to pack.





Sorry about the hijack.
 
hikeeba said:
Although not home made and therefore not worthy of the 'hobo stove' moniker, I carry the folding Pocket Stove. It works on the same principle as the can-style hobo stove. I find it takes up little space, and is plenty effective. Probably one of the best $12 items I have purchased.

Vids:

3:52 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbR5nhLM2i0&feature=related

9:07 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg8LPrh-D60


Old pic of mine in action:
RI06008.jpg



The Pocket Cooker is probably heavier than a hobo stove, but the folding design does make it easy to pack.





Sorry about the hijack.
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Thanks for the info. It's not a tin can hobo stove, but it is a very useful little piece of kit for sure. It looks like the metal is quite a bit thicker than a coffee tin, so it should probably lasts for years. I love building fires, so I think I might have to add a Pocket Cooker to my kit of goodies too. I've seen other versions of flat sheet metal cookers, but none of them pop together as quickly as the PC. All of the others I've seen have pins or bolts, or other little pieces that might get lost.

BB
 
Well,
I tinkered in the shop today, and I came up with this. It's a bit over the top as far as hobo stoves go, but I like to build stuff.

It is a 2 lb. coffee can nested inside of a 3 lb. can. There is a couple of reason for the legs. I didn't want to scorch the ground. Also, I plan to use this in winter, so I wanted to keep the stove off the ice and snow. Most important, I'm a crotchety old bugger, and I don't like kneeling or stooping down on the cold ground to do stuff. I hope that by raising it up a bit, will make it more enjoyable to use.

I'll fire it up tomorrow and get some photos of it boiling water, and I'll see how much it weighs.

BB

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I like the interpretive version you made. Not so hot on the legs, but if it's sturdy then kudos. Be sure to take some pictures of performance and time the water boil etc. :D
 
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