Big Can Stove-(Lg. Coffe Can, Paint Can or #10 Can)

Alcohol Stove in a Paint Can
http://www.iwillprepare.com/cooking_files/Alcohol_Stove_In_A_Paint_Can.htm

  This stove is not ideal for heating large amounts of food to boiling temperatures. Smaller pots and smaller amounts of food is ideal. If necessary, you might use 2 stoves under one large pot to reach the needed boiling temperature.   ---CONTINUED---

I've thought about keeping one of these in the car for emergencies. I have all the ingredients, so it wouldn't be hard to do. I'd probably not pour the alcohol in the can, just keep it separate until needed.

How To Make a Humble Hobo Stove
http://www.shtfblog.com/how-to-make-a-humble-hobo-stove/

     I’d read about hobo stoves and have to admit I approached this project with a lot of skepticism. The stoves I’ve used in the past range from gasoline stoves for heating a ten man tent to the small butane and alcohol stoves that live in most hikers backpacks. A friend told me about a stove he’d made during his hiking days and described a hobo stove I’d read about online, so I decided to give it a try.

There are various plans out there for making these types of stoves and I’ll let you Google them yourself rather than point you at one. Some of them had you measuring the holes with a tape measure. I don’t think so! No self-respecting hobo is gonna measure holes in a freakin’ can! I’ll let you do what I did and that’s experiment.

I will say that this is a very easy stove to make. You need minimal tools and it can be built quickly.   ---CONTINUED---

A few years ago, I made several tin can stoves (rocket stoves) for the grandsons, the older grandson wanted the biggest tin can one I could make.

Upon his request, I made him one out of a 5 gallon metal bucket (hard to find anymore), that thing works really nice, he still has it and he and his buddies use it quite often.

So, if you're lucky enough to have one or can get a 5 gallon metal bucket, make up one of them.