Can stoves? And fire practice

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So today I got bored sitting at home :yawn: so I decided to make a fire in my can stove out back. Do any of you guys use these? Mine works really well!
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It was my first time trying just feather sticks and fatwood in the can, had to find a way to get the flame into the can. I used my Mora Army Clipper (carbon) with my excellent sheath from OnScene Tactical! I also used my GG Misch Metal rod which worked great once I realized my SS Clipper wouldn't work.
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My stove is very efficient and doesn't leave anything but pale white ash.
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I made mine with a church key for the holes on the side, I face them towards or away from the wind depending on how big a flame I need.
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And I punched many holes in the bottom with a framing nail, so that as long as it has airflow underneath it creates suction which makes almost anything burn even green bark! I forgot to get pictures of the bottom but I got some of the spacer I put in the bottom of the can to keep the ashes from clogging the bottom airflow holes, you can also see the holes in the bottom a bit. The spacer is two part, first a tangle of folded wire.
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Which holds up the piece of rabbit wire, which holds the ashes.
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So, do any of you guys use these can stoves? Thank you for looking!
 
i need to practice fire skills... but i don't have a backyard... i'll talk to one of my friends and see if we can do something like that in his house :D
 
carspidey said:
i need to practice fire skills... but i don't have a backyard... i'll talk to one of my friends and see if we can do something like that in his house :D
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I can't have an open fire, well ..... I can but my neighbors get angry. So I practice with what I have. You know improvise adapt overcome? :D It does feel good to sit by a fire you made, some sort of primitive caveman thrill.
 
I don't want to take away from what you're doing but I have a question.

Why do you need a can to build a fire in? Like I said I'm not knocking it I'm just curious as I've never felt the need to put a fire in something for general use.

David
 
It's better than building it in his hat. Hats burn up so darn fast, that it's hard to reuse them to contain the fire.

Many people take cans to the bush with them to constrain fires to a small area.
 
We use coffee can/hobo's ice fishing and hiking.
going to make one of those woodgas hobo's out of a quart paint can and inner soup can soon. All the youtube vids have got me interested in the increased efficiency and reduced smoke.
 
If you do please make a thread, because im very interested in how to make one. I cant get anyone source that says the same thing.. w/o paying for it...
 
I picked up a swedish compact version less than $20 that works great.... I just carry the stove & cup and leave the bottle at home. all three pieces stack together as one unit. Pic is borrowed from the web...
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Interesting, the only swedish cooking stoves I've heard about are the triangias I wasnt aware that they made a wood burning one! :confused:
 
Echo4v said:
I don't want to take away from what you're doing but I have a question.

Why do you need a can to build a fire in? Like I said I'm not knocking it I'm just curious as I've never felt the need to put a fire in something for general use.

David
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Really, the reason is to use the can as a cook stove. That way you don't have to lug fuel to cook your food. Also, they are so efficient that they hardly require any wood compared to building a fire on the ground. That said, they aren't quite as pretty for looking into and they eat up wood much faster than a fire pit does.
 
heres mine, this sits on our patio slab, i burn all my fatwood waste/trimmings in it.

#10 coffee can, ventilated with a SOG Gov-Tac,

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Brad "the butcher";8020139 said:
going to make one of those woodgas hobo's out of a quart paint can and inner soup can soon. All the youtube vids have got me interested in the increased efficiency and reduced smoke.
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I've been thinking about what type of inner can to use to make one of these out of a gallon paint can. I'd like something as smokeless as possible to use on my balcony without drawing too much attention.


Of course, that's sort of a moot point when I've also got a smoker sitting on my balcony to make ribs, but I at least have an excuse for the smoke when I'm using it to cook...
 
Is there really a thing called fatwood "waste" ? Surely something as useful as fatwood doesnt become waste it just becomes alternatively useful! :D
BTW I wish we had fatwood around here like yours, all I have is the stuff from Krogers.. :yawn:
 
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