Truly appreciate y'all taking the time to watch and comment... really means a lot! If you've enjoyed this one please consider taking a second to subscribe and hit the notification bell for more. Thanks my friends... looking forward to seeing ya around! -John

just made one of these, used a veggie can I cut and drilled real quick for a test, boiled 2cups of water in about 9 min and it all fits back inside my $1 metal cup I picked up at the local flea market. thanks for the idea!

Sam's Club has these wicked fuel cans. I bought some a couple years ago and keep them in 50 cal. surplus ammo can emergency kits in the cars. Bumblebee tuna cans nest perfectly on the top if you cut out the bottom for the screw cap area, and punch some air holes in the side for airflow with a paper punch. Great setup!

@maukawahine8685

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, as for the bottom do you also cut the top of the bumblebee tuna can?

This is great! I was looking for some alternative ways to make a sterno stove. I found some of the gel ones at my local Family Dollar. I am renting a small room in a house and trying to transition to a self sufficient off grid life style. With my little folding end table, cast iron skillet and $1 sterno I just needed something to support my skillet. This is great! Thank you! Now I can cook my meals entirely off grid.

Thanks for the tips! I put this together today. Found the fuel at the dollar tree for a buck. Cut up an old aluminum pan for the wind shield and got 6 IMUSA mugs for $8.39 with free shipping! Sweet!

Outstanding, Jon! That cook kit has so much potential. And it is easy to use. Great video, my friend.

You are very welcome my friend. And thank you for your kind words :-) The Imusa mugs in the Walmarts in our area are located on the same aisle as the cookie sheets and baking pans. They are usually on a bottom shelf and therefor sometimes difficult to spot. Hope that helps.... All the best!

This is really great. I can fit this into my purse. Love your videos, thanks so much!

I like to bake blueberry muffins as a special treat on the trail. This is the perfect solution for a low out-put stove necessary for baking. Tyvm.

I purchase the chaffing fuel at Roses or Mighty Dollar for $1.00. I thought I would include that for your subs in case any of them have these stores in their area. I using the chaffing fuel for my backpacking all the time and love it (just don't be in a hurry) :) I just cooked Hamburger Helper on my sterno stove last night and it turned out great. Great video!

Some people swear by the dollar store, I'm not proud but after going to GFS they had a larger capacity sterno set of nine for about six bucks and change great buy. love your channel! keep bringing em, thanks

Thank you very much for posting a heads-up on other options as to where to pick these up. I've only found them just recently at one dollar store in my area. I gotta agree with you 100% by the way... they certainly aren't the fastest cooking options out there, but they are great for more versatile options other than boiling water for dehydrated meals. All the best!

Awesome idea John & thanks for sharing! I'm all geared up on stoves & cookware, but I'll share this video for guys getting into backpacking. You tha man!

Thanks buddy :-) Hope you have a blast on your trip this weekend!

This is a great standby kit ! Thanks John!

Thanks Jim :-) P.S. Thanks for keeping us all posted with updates on Ryan's progress while he was on his AT adventure. Got some catching up to do on videos too... been pretty hectic over this way lately. All the best my friend!

Just bought this on his website and got it in the mail. Can't wait to use it! Highly recommended!

After all the fuel is used up save those can stoves, and replace the actual fuel with denatured alcohol with carbon felt. that will help it stay lit longer and may speed up the boil time. :) These can stove make great camping stoves.

The canisters I show here burn for about 2 hours or so. They are a great option for mid-range heat and meal prep, but they aren't the fastest for boiling water. They'll boil a couple of cups of water in about 12-15 mins (depending on conditions), so you can get about 8-10 boils out of one canister if that's all you're using them for. Hope that helps...

Yeah, it was a great score finding these at the dollar store for sure! Thanks for the heads up on the alcohol stove conversion possibilities btw... can't wait to experiment with that! :-)

So cool, affordable and effective!!!

One thing I've noted about these small cans of fuel....(and I've bought them by the case from Dollar Tree online) is that they do LEAK, therefore be sure you store them upright....

These simmer stoves are perfect for baking! :)

Hey Dee! Thanks for the kind words :-) All the best to you and yours my friend!

Thanks Brother. Hope all's well over your way!

Great tip with the tuna can Brother! Thanks!

Good job and good find. I'm going out and get some and make a few kits for a few close friends. Thanks for posting and as always "Keep up the good work".

Funny because I just noticed the local dollar store here had these 'fancy heats' and have been buying them out :) need to make the windscreen/ stand and give that a shot!

Nice video. Good to see you are still kickin around

Thanks for the excellent tip. I have noticed that the lid gets real hot real quick as soon as you put it back on after a burn. Snuffing it out first would definitely help with any potential damage to the seal. Thanks again :-)

thanx, always enjoy your vids, great information

Thanks man, I really appreciate that.

Thanks my friend! Cool idea on making some for your friends by the way... I bet they'll really appreciate your kind gesture :-) All the best!

Thanks man

Great info John ! Very affordable to say the least. I am doing a solo hike and overnighter this coming weekend and will be using your beer bottle stove that you sent out. Great little stove. Peace my friend ,Craig

Great idea on the stove kit John, can't beat the price. I haven't seen you in a while. Take care, Roosevelt

Thanks Sara :-) I'm right there with ya... I use the Sterno quite a bit around the house for various projects like my firestarters, but never really considered it as a useful option for anything else other than emergencies. The "diglycol" seemed like a much better alternative once I started researching it. I really like my alcohol stoves and all, but sometimes you just need a good mid-range (heat wise) option for pan frying up a good shore lunch :-)

I never even thought of looking at the dollar store for fuel canisters....duh. Thanks for the video.

@IntenseAngler

6 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome. Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment... it's much appreciated!

Nice little kit, John!

Nicely Done.... Great Info.. Thanks

Only if ingested (as with any fuel of course). P.S. Personally I would recommend drinking/eating what you prepared for your meal rather than the fuel source ;-)

I didn't know that type of burner yet - have to check whether I can find one like that around here too. Thanks for the tip, John!

You're very welcome. I'm thinking that this will work for pan frying up a quick shore lunch of fresh fish too ;-) Tight lines Uncle Steve!

Always finding new way, awesome brother...

Keep up the good work

Like the muster energy drink lid you made for your pot.

I'd like to tell you what was on my mind as I watched this video. Here in NC we have the occasional storm that puts trees down on power lines and it might be more than a day or two before we are restored (10 days in the case of Fran in 1996). I've had frozen meat and pizza in my frig spoil! Better to cook some of it and stuff my self! Just having this as a "back up" could pay for it the first time. The price is right, takes almost no space to store. And I don't like alcohol burners.

These FancyHeat canisters are great for keeping things warm, simmering or maybe slow cooking. But they do not get hot enough to boil water. I've tested them extensively and it takes over 12 minutes just to get a pre-boil but it never achieves a rolling boil. It still think they're great and use them with my portable wood burning stove (like a FireBox). Once I cook something with butane, alcohol or other hot burning heat source, I use these to keep things warm until service time. That's actually what they are intended for and work quite well in that capacity. I do like you windscreen designs and the very cost effective setup you presented. I just think folks will be much happier using a hotter burning heat source. Unless you enjoy waiting 12-15 minutes for warm coffee.

Nice, keep sharing the cheap DIY stuff.

Thanks for the great tip John. I have plenty of Sterno but never really cared for it as a outdoor option. This stuff sounds neat and certainly worth a try... : o)

I've seen people using the fuels more and more lately. I'll have to give it a try. Thanks

Yeah, they aren't the fastest option out there, that's for sure. Saw you had some videos up already of your AT trip... really looking forward to sitting down and watching the adventure :-)

You can buy a case (24/case) at a time from the Dollar Tree website and they will ship to a local store for free. Thanks for the video!!

@Seamus3051

5 жыл бұрын

Many thanks for the tip. Seems that more and more retailers are accepting orders on their respective web sites, for free pick up at their local stores. It's a good idea for everyone because it allows the retailer to maintain a smaller inventory at the local store and also provides free shipping for the customer... atb.

Great stuff John thanks for sharring

great kit

Thanks Brother!

Great tips and idea, thank you!!! God bless!

Classic coke nail bro. amazing stove idea too

I'm going to look for that burner and try out your tips. Thank you.

Thanks Brother

Great video and tip thank you.

Very cool idea

Not seen these in the UK, will keep my eyes peeled

Ótimo vídeo Parabéns 👍👍🇧🇷

Thanks Brother. Yeah, I use my little Sterno setup inside all the time for various "crafts", but wasn't too impressed with it for outdoor use. The diethylene glycol seems work a bit better outside (with a good windscreen). It isn't a speed demon as far as boiling water goes or anything, but so far it seems like an excellent option for meals that require "typical" preparation using medium heat... like bacon and eggs... mmmm ;-) All the best my Brother!

@melissahoffman4687

3 жыл бұрын

Don't forget hard boiling eggs. :), and making soup.

Hey John "reday-heat" wicked fuels have a very hard time boiling water unless in ideal conditions plus takes much longer to heat food or let alone cook raw food-sterno works much better. I tested all these when designing my "Blue Hill UL" sterno stove plus many other fuel options. 2pk sterno less than $5 at walmart or online by the case for less than $1/can shipped. The ready-heat cans can be made into a trangia type stove but be carefull to not melt the inner seal in the cap by snuffing it out

Just subscribed, thanks, awesome video, and I wonder what it would do with alcohol, after you used up the fuel in the can?

Yeah, they certainly seem to have their place. It's great to have so many options, eh? :-) All the best!

Just found this. I know this is old, but I picked up a bunch of these at the local dollar store in a 10-pack. I got to hinking from a bunch of project stoves I'd made, and just took the chance - I popped the top and replaced the wick with a long strip of Carbon Felt. I splayed it apart a few times there at the top. The burn temperature, although not extreme, is quite a bit hotter and I think is just burning ever so slightly faster - mainly because the flame is a tad less yellow. Boiling is almost 45 seconds faster so. Just something to throw out there for people still using these. I love them. Used it the last couple of times camping with the nephew. Lots of fun. Thanks for the tip! :)

@IntenseAngler

2 жыл бұрын

You're more than welcome :) That's a great tip on using the carbon felt! I'm definitely going to be trying that for sure. I appreciate you passing it along! Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment by the way... it means a lot!

@timothybuchanan1611

4 ай бұрын

Where do you get carbon felt?

@MandrakeDCR

4 ай бұрын

@@timothybuchanan1611 well, I replied to you in detail, but YT won't even allow the names of certain companies to appear or references of the term of how to find. I will try to think of a way to reword it and post later this evening.

Good video John! Would be a great PSK cook kit.

Thanks for the great tip :-)

Really cool tips! i especially liked the part about not spending more than necessary on the pot. Hey, did you do a video on that other pot with the Monster lid??

I did this with Sterno and found the mesh needs to be only two square tall or it loses too much heat. Maybe it works with that dollar store stuff. My experience is that these lower power heat sources are great for frying eggs and heating beans. They don't have that hot spot that burns the pan and can be difficult to clean. But they are slow or never to boil water. That's usually ok if you want tea or coffee at 180 and have the time. Thanks for the video. Part of going outdoors for me is keeping it DIY and simple as possible.

Great video! Good idea. Hurricane supply kit could use this.

Tuna fish cans work nicely on top too!!!

@IntenseAngler

3 жыл бұрын

Excellent idea Angela! Thanks for sharing that :) I really appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment by the way... it means a lot!

he does have a really good video that shows how to make a small wood stove out of two soup cans if you want a natural fuel- I just like not having to carry fuel and knowing I won't run out

Thanks my friend... I'll do my best ;-)

Thanks John, always looking for an alternative. You gave me an idea as well. If it works I'll pass it on to you. Jim ;-JJD

Hey i like simple and cheap ...great tips :)

yup i saw them at my do;;at store last week i get some soon. also when empty pop the wick cap out fill with paper towels add alcohol be good for next time

I got into this year's ago. There was a guy who made a great stove ring "Blue hill ring" what I like about it is that it works with cat food cans or store bought alcohol. Dunno if their still being sold

@IntenseAngler

Жыл бұрын

Anything that is multi-use is definitely a winner in my book. Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment by the way... it's very much appreciated.

Thanks for the tip. I'll check it in a moment. A year ago I made a wood gas stove that didn't work. Still have no idea what did I do wrong.

I noticed that you made a pot lid out of the side of a Monster can. How did you so evenly crimp the edges to make a smooth round lip on the lid?

Cool again. I made an axe stove today its called lynx in englamd same thing im well happy with it. Keep up the good work mate

pretty good man. staying cheap! i will have to try and look for some of those at the dollar stores..s. nice vid, ima check out the rest of your stuff.

Thanks for showing us that I haven't seen those in the stores but I will be looking Maybe someone will have some ideas for recycling the empties into a burner design I'd be interested in that

hey john, dom here. just curious if this sterno stove would work with a GI mess kit, or would it have an issue dispersing the heat throughout?

I get mine fuel cells at Dollar Tree for $1.

@marktruso5718

5 жыл бұрын

Still $1 at dollar tree

@katyaks8770

4 жыл бұрын

Keith the advertise to last 2 hrs they last about 3 to 4 though

great vid

You can buy these burners from Sams Club in a 12 pack for just a little over $12 and they burn for about 6 hours each. I have also seen them at Dollar Tree but theirs only burn for 2 hours... Years ago I bought a stove called "Magic Heat" and it was the same concept. A Diethylene glycol wick stove with a windscreen / pot stand that sat right on top of it. It always works great and I like the fact that the Diethylene glycol stove can be stopped and relight later, unlike the Sterno burners.

Hello Jon: I have used this arrangement for a few years and I have a few comments. 1) The fuel is poisonous! 2) Once you burn out all the fuel you can refill it with alcohol 3) Refilled with alcohol you must change the seal material at the top (soda bottle seal works) 4) It takes about 15 minutes to boil 2 cups of water using alcohol.

How do you get the pot stand or screen on which cup rests so perfectly circular? I have troubles when I do it.

I have 2 of those I will be converting them to copper coil stoves !

They are generally on the same aisle as the cookie sheets and baking pans. Here they like to "hide" them on a bottom shelf, so you may have to do a bit of careful searching. Hope that helps...

Right on dude.

I ordered the big Sterno brand fold up stove for about $20 from Amazon. But, after seeing this video I canceled my Amazon order. This actually looks cheaper, smaller, and more functional; at least in terms of wind resistance.

@IntenseAngler

2 жыл бұрын

I'm very happy to hear that this will work for you my friend (and save you some money too). It's definitely been a great lil' stove for me over the years. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment by the way... it's much appreciated.

Thanks buddy :-)

Hey, great vid I sure like the monster lid lol did u make it from a monster can? Cool idea thanks

Thanks :-)

thank you