Originally Posted By: Pete
...you can very easily build a stove out of an empty Coke can. Just punch a few holes around the base of the Coke can (about 4-5 holes, equally spaced) using a knife. Each hole should look like an indented triangle - you want good air flow into the base. The holes at the base should be about 1 inch (vertically) above the bottom of the can. Then punch a few open slots near the top rim. Then cut out the metal top of the can, leaving it open at the top.
Hi, Pete,

Good to know about. That's a field expedient stove that could come in really handy.

Originally Posted By: Pete
Fill the Coke can with alcohol fuel up to the first row of holes...
Yipes, that's a lot of alcohol. And you have to repeat it to get the water warm?

Well, not the most efficient stove out there, but it could be really handy in the right circumstances.

Thanks,

HJ
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