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Post by alastairhumphreys on Sept 23, 2013 8:57:45 GMT
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Post by Karolis on Sept 23, 2013 10:50:38 GMT
Looks like I cannot access your post. Here is a tutorial for a beer can stove making. We have used it while hitch-hiking round the world. Wonderful thing, one would last us half a year, but it is dead simple to make a new one on the road. Plus it is always exciting to share your skills with local people. Beer can Stove Tutorial |
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Post by Stu (Admin) on Sept 23, 2013 10:56:21 GMT
I've found mine to be as effective as a trangia but is a fraction of the weight and smaller. Great little things.
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Post by tricky on Sept 23, 2013 21:18:14 GMT
A truly wondrous creation.
I made a batch of these one evening. And a very pleasant evening that was too!
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Post by totemblaze on Sept 25, 2013 14:41:21 GMT
 I love my beer can stove. It works great and they are fun to make. Mine is the same design as the one in the "Beer Can Stove Tutorial" link in Karolis's post above. I've made a few and have found that our Canadian beer and pop cans are really quite thin. I prefer Guinness cans as they seem to be of a slightly thicker aluminum. I guess the strength of the can mirrors the strength of the beer. I do have a fondness for stout ales. |
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Post by jc on Sept 29, 2013 19:30:25 GMT
And if you drink several cans of beer you can make a multi-ring stove.. bonus!
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Post by booga on Sept 29, 2013 21:10:39 GMT
I must try making one of these stoves. I had fun experimenting with a tin can "wood gasifier" stove but didn't have much luck getting it to work well. Thanks for sharing these links.
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Post by booga on Oct 7, 2013 18:57:04 GMT
I've now made one of these stoves from the video on Alastair's link, however after visiting 2 DIY stores and 3 pharmacies I still haven't found any methylated spirit (denatured alcohol).
Can anyone in the UK please confirm if "meths" is the best fuel to use in these stoves or is there another easily available fuel that can also be used? American sites seem to recommend "HEET" in a yellow bottle but I've never seen this on sale in the UK.
Thanks
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Post by Stu (Admin) on Oct 8, 2013 8:42:07 GMT
I found a site that had a list of usable fuels but couldn't find the site again  Meths is the most widely used and as far as I have found out after many Google searches cheaper than alternatives. Buying in bulk is the cheapest, it's usually £3 to £4 for an individual 500ml bottle. don't ever use white spirit (it's basically petrol and will explode in your face!) |
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Post by totemblaze on Oct 8, 2013 11:41:42 GMT
Here in Canada its called Methyl Hydrate, Methanol or denatured alcohol. Try looking under those names. The paint department of your local hardware store or a paint store should have it. That's where I get mine by the 1L jug. It is often used as a lacquer thinner or for general cleanup. Be careful though of products marked as lacquer thinners as they often contain other nasty chemicals.
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Post by booga on Oct 9, 2013 18:54:06 GMT
Thanks for the advice, I've managed to find some methylated spirit in the paint section of a well known car accessories store, although some DIY stores did do it, they just happened to be out of stock when I tried them.
I tried both the stoves that I'd made and both seem to work, I managed to get boiling water but found I need to make a windshield as it's quite windy this evening. I'm looking forward to taking one of these with me on an adventure.
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Post by Stu (Admin) on Oct 10, 2013 8:15:51 GMT
A wind shield will significantly improve the boiling time of your stove - you can make a good light one out of a disposable aluminium baking tray.
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Post by booga on Oct 15, 2013 19:53:40 GMT
I took my stove with me for a walk down to the river this evening and christened my new mug with some hot chocolate, just as the mist was coming down over the Thames. The baking tray idea worked well for a windshield, thanks for the tip Stu! My stove, mug and windshield all nestle inside the pictured pot. What I'd like to find now is a suitable little fuel bottle with a smaller diameter than the top of the stove so it fits inside (maybe a small medicine bottle), that would finish my microadventure cookset off nicely.  |
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Post by totemblaze on Oct 16, 2013 16:03:37 GMT
What I'd like to find now is a suitable little fuel bottle with a smaller diameter than the top of the stove so it fits inside (maybe a small medicine bottle), that would finish my microadventure cookset off nicely. Not sure if the outdoor stores in your area carry the Nalgene line of products, but they are totally leek proof and come in many different sizes. |
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Post by Stu (Admin) on Oct 17, 2013 16:16:02 GMT
the local outdoors shops here sell packs of small bottles for dispensing shampoo etc into. They work well.
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