#STEEMGIGS: Steemgigs:Til (Today I learned) To Make Camping Stove + Tutorial

Hello steemians! As you can see on my blog posts, We have created a mountaineering club called LUMOC. Mountaineering/hiking/climbing requires gears that are essential for survival and as a beginner, I still am trying to afford basic gears just like camping burner or camping stove. So, to help myself while up in the mountains, I looked for other temporary solutions for my basic needs. And among the basic gears that I need is a burner or a camping stove. Since camping stoves are kinda expensive, I decided to make my own alcohol camping stove.

So today, I'm gonna share to you what I learned today and the process of making it.

Materials needed:

• Two empty cans of Soda
• Sand Paper
• Marker (pen or pen-tel pen)
• Cutter
• Ruler
• Nail
• Scissor

STEP 1

Empty your cans and start sanding your cans using sand paper (image 1.1) until the whole can is sanded out or at least the portion you want to use. (image 1.2)

(image 1.1)

(image1.2)

STEP 2

Measure your desired height of the can then grab a book or something you can put your marker to make a straight line around the can. Do this in both cans (see images 2.1 and 2.2)

(image 2.1)

(image 2.2)

STEP 3

Using cutter, make a whole in one of the can's bottom part. it will be where you will fill the alcohol.

STEP 4

Again using your cutter, cut your soda cans a few cm higher from your marker. this will give you space to cleanly cut your cans using scissor. Do not throw the other half of the can as we still have to use it.

STEP 5

Get the other half of the can and measure with the same measurement as the other two. (images 5.1 and 5.2)

(image 5.1)

(image 5.2)

Then clean cut both sides using scissors. Also clean cut the 1st two cans you cut earlier. (image 5.3)

(image 5.3)

STEP 6

slightly bend the 3rd can you just cut using scissors and your two fingers. See (images 6.1 and 6.2) for reference

(image 6.1)

(image 6.2)

STEP 7

put your 3rd can inside the other can who does not have a whole. (images 7.1 and 7.2)

(image 7.1)

(image 7.2)

then insert the two cans you just combine inside the 1st can which has the whole. (image 7.3 to 7.5)

(image 7.3)

(image 7.4)

(image 7.5)

STEP 8

Start making a whole around the outer part of the can.

That's it!

You now have your own alcohol camping stove. You need to use denatured alcohol which can be bought in hardware. You can also try ethyl alcohol but it will not give you enough fire.

Here's a short video of its fire.

I am so thankful that I successfully made my own camping stove. Now, I have stove I can use for cooking for a lot cheaper price rather than buying an expensive camping stove who has the same functionality. I am now ready for our outreach program and camping this coming may. :)

Are you planning to try this one? Share what you did on the comment section. Thank you. :)