How to Make a Beer Can Stove
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- Опубліковано 18 жов 2024
- How to make a Beer Can Stove
In this video I demonstrate how to make a simple double walled alcohol stove from a beer can or from a pop can.
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Nice vid, nice animations. I’ve seen a few beer can stove videos already but I liked yours a lot.
Thanks MrLightPanda! I appreciate that!
I, too, have too many of these little things and I really like your design and the way you ecplain it. That is the secret talent most others lack. 5/5 recommeded
Hey thanks Tom. Much appreciated.
Thanks, yes the world needed another vid on this because you used stuff we all have around the house!
Thanks BL!
Nice video, you made the removal of the top of the can look easy. You did forget the "Hiram Cook rule" though - every alcohol stove video must include the boiling of water.
Thanks John, yes I guess I did miss a step in the Hiram method. I might do some testing with this (and other) stove but I think Hiram covered most of the options. I still watch his videos!
Nice video! Thank you. I came here because of the thumbnail, as I was looking for the simplest possible way to make a beer can stove (I'm a little short on time and want to take it camping this evening. Really helpful, thanks again.
Glad I could help!
I like the pressurized beer can stoves!
They are pretty cool!
great Tutorial Kevin... gonna give this a try.
Good luck, they are fun to make and don't take a lot of time.
Gracias por tu paciencia de. Impartir.
You are welcome.
Good one. Thank's
Thanks Jill!
Good job!
Thanks Clarkansas!
Brilliant!
Thanks Magnus!
Great how to video Kevin
Thanks Cny Backpacker!
Appreciate the fun video on alcohol stoves. I’m sort of afraid of them since it’s so hard to see the flame in daylight. Thanks.
I appreciate the fear Paul. Although they burn cooler than other stoves they still burn and are both silent and almost invisible.
Great video!
Thanks! Much appreciated!
Very interesting..a first for me!
Thanks Bob! Welcome!
Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks? Great vid Kevin!
This old dog really enjoys learning, especially simple little things like this! 🙂
Great video, thank you. At 13:16 what is the small flame that comes out down low on the pot or is that a reflection?
Hi David, that is the indentation in the can that didn't seal properly. That is why I recommend that the top portion of the can be long enough to reach the bottom of the bottom portion of the can.
It's amazing how those pesky beer cans pile up😉🍻 Those stoves are pretty awesome!
Have you tried the Fancy Feast stove? It's my preferred alcohol burner, works great as well. 🔥 Wade
Hey Wade, yes I have, and they are much easier to make. I may have to do a few comparisons.
@@KevinOutdoors I'd be interested in seeing that👍🔥
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I have a trangia but I’ll give this a go. I have plenty of “raw material” kicking around :)
These are so easy and quite a bit of fun too. I agree the raw materials seem plentiful!
A common can opener works well
Mine didn't fit on this shape of can. Too sloped at the top.
I kept a few of my son’s beer cans to play with. I made one but pushed it together too hard and the inner wall collapsed, so be warned! However, I managed to push it apart without cutting myself and repaired the bent puckered inner seam and tried again and blow me down it worked. I didn’t have any meths so I did a proof of concept burn in the grate under a trivet, burning isopropyl alcohol. A yellow flame and smelly but it worked. Unless I align my trivet top with the rim of the burner I don’t know how to quench the central well’s flame. Good fun, thank you. Hope I never actually need it
Yes it is a good bit of fun and satisfying to know it can be done. These make great cheap camping stoves and many people prefer alcohol stoves over other types.
Is methanol the same as featured alcohol? Can you use these indoors also?
Hi Lucy, I can't find 'featured alcohol' with a google search so I am not able to tell. Unfortunately there are lots of different names for different types of alcohols floating around. Methanol can be burned indoors as the fumes are safe. It is kind of like the sterno canisters that they use at buffets to keep food warm. But, you need to be really careful not to spill the stove. I shot this video indoors and used a sheet pan beneath for a little added safety. The fire extinguisher was close at hand also! :)
Oh my...silly spell check changed it on me. I was asking about Denatured alcohol. That's what I get for speaking my text sorry.
Step one: Empty beer can
Step two: Cut top off while you empty another beer can
Step three: Empty another beer can
Step four: Take a break, have a couple beer
Step five: Order a pizza
Step six: Finish off the beer. What were we doing?
How do you put it out?
Good question. They burn out quickly. Most who use these figure out how much fuel they need to boil a pot, as your water comes to a boil your fuel runs out. If you had to put one out you could cover it with a cup or bowl to eliminate the air.
Hi Kevin, nice vid, can I ask you about name of country song pieces in background?
Hi LorDolf, the country songs I used were: Take me Down, by Jay Denton and Lucky Day by Zach Nelson. I buy this royalty free music from 'Artlist'.
Curious that you don't use metric measurements? Are you giving in to that territory to the south of Canada? I live in Australia and we have been metric since I don't know when.
Great observation. No, we would never give in. But the use of metric in Canada is a bit confusing. We are 'mostly metric' but because we live so close to a giant economy that is still Imperial every Canadian seems to use both systems interchangeably. Since the wood I was using is standardized in Imperial I just went with it.
Surly brewing is in my area
Surly!
I want to buy your cook book- missed the link. Please send.
Thanks Anthony, it isn't out yet. I hope it will come out later this year. I will keep my subscdribers updated on the progress.
Another great video, Kevin, and I’ll definitely give this a try. One thing caught my eye that’s totally irrelevant to the stove: the brand of beer used in your video. I live about 10 miles from a geologic feature called “Sleeping Giant” in Connecticut, USA - is there a similar feature there in Ontario? The profile on the can logo is so similar to the State Park here in my area that I’d swear it was the same. I’m always amazed at how UA-cam and the internet make the world seem smaller and make connections between real people who otherwise would never know their commonalities. Thanks for your work!
Hi Michael, yes indeed we have a 'Sleeping Giant' here in Thunder Bay, Ontario. I can't post a photo here but google "Sleeping Giant Thunder Bay" and you will see what we have.
a much safer way to remove the lids is to use a can opener, works wonders leaves the rim only takes a few seconds
Great tip. I think I tried mine but it didn't fit on these newer tapered cans. Different models might work better.
A wick (such as carbon felt) between the walls will absorb more methanol and bloom the jets much faster.
Thanks, I have heard that but I have also heard many who dispute the need for this. The fuel inside the can does need to be hot enough to vaporize. The added surface area of the felt may help a little but heat is the main driver.
@@KevinOutdoors it's not necessary, but the wick will pull (capillary) fuel up almost instantaneously. Otherwise you'll wait many seconds for the fuel to get hot enough to vaporize and ignite efficiently. If you put a pot directly on the stove, the flame has no other option but to burn through the sides, but this risks stuffing out the flame. Optimal pot height is probably 2-4 cm above the flame.
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Thanks.
I hate being perfect I the bush im just trying to get it together
OK
It dies as soon as I put a pot on top...
That's strange. Did you put your jet holes higher than on my can?
There are many commercially built stoves, which use easier to carry solid fuel.. but you are making a video for your viewers who may not have the money for good equipment, after they spend it on beer 😂