Pepsi can stove. . .

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Salamander42

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I think I'll make myself one of these this weekend, just for the fun of it! :D

http://www.pcthiker.com/pages/gear/pepsistoveinstruct.shtml

Or if you want to try one out but don't have the time or motivation to do it yourself, someone is selling them on e-bay for 8 bucks with shipping. . .

http://cgi.ebay.com/Ultralight-Back...7836086QQihZ005QQcategoryZ87136QQcmdZViewItem

I want to try building a couple of them though, because it seems like it might be useful thing to know how to do in an emergency situation. If you can get your hands on a couple of cans and a bottle of alcohol you can have a stove. I'm going to try to make mine without using any tools except my Swiss Tool.
 
I need to start using the search function before posting new threads. . . I just saw that there was another discussion about these recently. My apologies. :foot:
 
Here is a teaser. I took this pic a couple months ago. The stove is about 5 years old.

 
I built one based on this model: http://www.csun.edu/~mjurey/penny.html

Works pretty good, but I get inconsistent results having it reliably ignite. Probably needs some tweaking on my part. Seems like the side burner models are a better design since you can place a cooking container right on top of the burner.

Sean
 
Andrew, different stoves will be able to use different fuels. Mine works well on denatured alcohol, but will not run on isopropyl. I think some of the tuna can w/ insulation stoves would work fine on isopropyl.
 
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