Cook Stove in a CAN!?

by Spook45
(TN Hills)

I did not include a pic, but videos can be found about these on Utube. Recently, a friend of mine came over and brought me a "can stove" He is laid off and in his endeavor to entertain himself he decided to try all of these different designs he had seen on Utube. The results are awesome! You can pick up two aluminum cans off of the side of the road and make a stove that will fit in a small pouch(I keep mine in a grenade pouch) that runs on denatured alcohol(Heet for fuel lines, $1.29 a bottle). Needless to say, I was a sceptic. They call it the "penny stove" and we lit the one he brought me and with 1 1/2 oz. of fuel, I was able to boil a canteen cup of water in under four minutes. IT is very small, very efficient, easily made from what you can scrounge off the side of the road and if you spill the fuel, it will evaporate in a couple of minutes(unlike coleman fuel or gasoline etc) It is so small that you could very easily use it and still observe light discipline. IT is so efficient that you can cook on it, boil water, and I think it would even heat a small shelter(like a debris hut) and if you loose it , break it, or wear it out, it is easily replaced in a matter of minutes.