Saturday, August 18, 2012

Wood stove

After seeing so many YouTube videos of the hobo stove and other wood high-efficiency stoves, I decided I'd build one myself.  So, after eating the contents of two cans, here is the stove:


I will cover the side of the inner can with a cut-out aluminum plate.  I will test this on my next camping trip.

The inner (smaller) can sits on top of three 1/2"-long bolts, and kept from shifting inside the larger can by three 1/2"-long bolts on the side of the larger can.

Top side of the poor man's version of a camping wood stove.

The holes on the bottom were punched with a nail.  A number of them were enlarged with a drill bit.  All the other holes on the walls were punched with a nail first then enlarged with a drill bit.  The drill bit tore through the can as if it's paper so it left very jagged edges.  I had to use a hammer to flatten down / smooth out the the jaggedness.

I think I will fashion a stand for a pot with a coat hanger.