Survival gear can be expensive, heavy, and prone to breaking down.
Having some gear around is a great idea, but relying on it too much can be a mistake, especially when it comes to filling an essential need like food preparation.
DIY Aluminum Can Burners
Though you might have stoves and burners around for this purpose, this is a low-cost project for creating an alternate source of heat for cooking food and sanitizing water.
These can burners, also known as hobo stoves, give you a quick, cheap, and easy flame to cook.
Having this knowledge under your belt could be your ticket to staying fed in a pinch or just helping out as a cheap way to create a mobile burner for many other reasons.
Here are two methods for creating a cheap and easy alcohol-fueled burner out of aluminum cans.
Method 1: The Homemade Outdoor Luxe
This burner is a simple, open topped assembly.
Method 2: The PBR Burner
This version has a covered top, creating a bit more protection around your fuel.
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Editor's Note: This article was originally published on March 26, 2014, and has been updated for quality and relevancy.
Interesting article, but hard to read and hard to see photos and illustrations ( almost 70 yr old eyes ).
If you click on the pictures you can see them bigger, if they are still
small click one more time to get them big.
If you click on the illustrations they will open a new page and click on the illustration again it will make a larger view that is easier to read.
FYI, in option 1 those are rivets not nails
thanks, the homemade can burner plans was just what I’ve been looking for..I saw a lot of ways to make them, but this is the best and easy to make. I am a backpacker and weight is what we try to cut down on..
Pretty crafty stuff…and I thought I was a Boy Scout…damn!
Guess I’ll have to make a couple of these!!