DIY Tuna Can Backpacking Stove

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[@user-hx9tp9cn2h]

HEET in the YELLOW bottle burns much cleaner! Thanks for a good video!

[@2putt4sure85]

This reminds me of the Hobo Stoves we made in out of Coffee cans in the Boyscouts. The coffee can is large and bulking, but strong enough to support a skillet. I like the Tuna Can better being compact. Great video.

[@superdavedfw]

DANGER! WARNING! Yes, you mentioned at

[@livinlarge1247]

Doggies got an excellent treat: nice can stove. Beautiful.

[@dlmad4561]

Not trying to be a know it all but, if you would use Heet in the yellow container your burn would be much nicer and no smoke.

[@mryoungcom]

Great video. I just tried my own version of it using Everclear (75%) and a can of water chestnuts (not as wide as tuna can). Took a lot of testing, but eventually found I could boil 1 cup of water in 2.5 minutes using 1/8 cup of the Everclear. The can only weighs 1.15 ounces and the 375 mL bottle of Everclear weighs 11 oz. So the whole kit weighs a little more than 12 oz! Thanks for the video!!

[@linneabeckman6543]

Know you made this video ages ago but still want to say thank you. A damn sight easier than all the fussing over a soda/beer can gizmo that really doesn't work very well anyway. The slightest breeze kills the flame. Was able to put your style of stove out and save fuel by covering with the inverted empty water pot. Hope to see future videos.

[@mitch5077]

Here we are in 2021 with uncertain times, I've been searching all kinds of stoves and this is quick and easy! Thank You Sweetheart! 🤟😎

[@RalphReagan]

I just made mine yesterday and made my first coffee on it last night (of a chili pepper can)

[@Katharine1212]

You make it look so easy. I tried it with a hole punch and could only punch one hole before the hole punch gave out. Then I tried it with a mini craft drill, and it wouldn't work. So then I tried it with my Dad's mega drill, which takes me two hands to hold in place, it's so big and heavy, and that works, except I squashed the can by twisting the vice grips the wrong way, lol. Now I'm waiting for Dad to do it for me :-).

[@jaydaniels3073]

These videos are highly informative and much needed. Keep up the good work! Love this!

[@nickdannunzio7683]

If you smother the "can stove" by flipping that pot over on it, you could reclaim the excess fuel, then burn off any residual still in the can, for a clean / safe transport...

[@michaelkulman7095]

I like the simplicity of the tuna can stove.

[@silentpaw]

Yellow Heet works better, and burns cleaner than the red Heet.

[@TrkTklr4u]

Very true.. the yellow heat is cleaner. However in my testing Regular Debatured or the Green also burn clean and burn a bit better. Just a lil helpful tip.

[@someguyto4675]

I like how she gave the contents to the dogs. Its funny.

[@stoneblue1795]

Beautiful design you made for the air jets!

[@1billiedale]

Use Heet in the yellow container for $1.60.

[@timwaddell7499]

Great video!!!!! Thanks much. Look forward to many more.

[@danoutdoors9411]

I might be wrong but someone told me to only use the heat in the yellow bottle