In your 2-wall stove, if you put a wicking material, say a little bit of fiberglass insulation or rockwool in between the two walls, the priming time for your stove will improve dramatically. Mine pressurizes and primes and all jets bloom at about 15-18 seconds. It’s a marked improvement.

Just a little tip when cutting the cans. If you put them inside the roll of tape it'll be much easier 👊👍👍 Great video thanks 👏👏👏

I have watched so many of these tutorials and yours is the BEST of all of them. The individual stoves could not be constructed any easier. It was pure joy to watch and I will be making them all. Thank you.

I made the double wall last week and I’ve fiddled with it a couple times. Tonight I put it to the test. I used 2 ounces of denatured alcohol and two cups of water. At about 6:15 it was boiling. At 6:30 it was rolling. I crunched up my noodles and had them in by 7:00. I boiled it for three minutes and took it off. I added the flavor pack and boiled another minute or two. Around 12:45 it went out. Perfect! Just enough without much waste. I’m way too old and fat to do any hiking that would require me to cook food in the woods. But this would be a good thing to have if the power went out. Or just for the fun of it. I use this one and my hobo stove as much as I use my kitchen stove. It’s just relaxing to sit on the porch and cook dinner. Thanks for the video and the tips.

This guy knows his stove!!!!! Cheap off the grid, survival añd very valuable advice! Thank you!

Survived my whole army time on the "Crappy Fuel Tabs". They are great.

nice! immediately thought of using a bigger can and was happy you showed the food can with cut outs already and a few minutes later made me realize why this are so familiar to me. this was the stoves we kids (below 10 yrs old) used when we play house and make our own food (small amts/limited resources ) like melt caramel cube candy with one of our fruits (can't remember English name), cook half a cup of rice, get a chicken wire to grill a small fish and buy a cola to complete the meal ^_^. unsupervised independent playtime is required experience before 2000s. lol. we cook using a food can, cut out a window, get small sticks and light them for a stove, pretending using real tools in playing house which we built with sticks, rice sacks and strings as a small lean to/ tent. nice childhood that have no computers or internet. (going in tangent here) kind of sucks because our parents want the kids to spend less time outside and stay home while kids these days barely go out because of watching tv or playing computer games. will be using my aluminum cans to make these so that I can cook away from convenience of the house. small/light weight.

Thank you. The best stove video I have seen so far. Fast, simple, easy to follow and to the point. Easy to watch as there was not an over amount of unnecessary repetitive talking on procedures. As always there are people who think they know how to do it better LOL.

Thanks, I like the looks of symmetrical flames on the penny stove!😃

Nice video. First time that I've seen all three stove builds in one video...great idea. I'm also a big fan of "penny" stoves with Esbit stoves for the base & pot holder. A winter time project and fantastic give-aways for camping buddys, or for grand children for the next camping trip.

You really did a good job of explaining exactly how to build these stoves. Thanks!

Great vid, u won me over, that was the simplest and most creative method of making a stove, that i have ever seen, i already have the other stove with the cubes so i will definately make a double wall and a penny stove aswel, nice demonstration.

Very good instructional tutorial. Three different stoves and a Comparison thrown in. Thank you very much.

On the penny stove you get more efficiency by putting the holes on the inside of the ring and three or four on the concave. That way it directs the flame to the center of the pot bottom and so have more surface area for the heat to travel across before it escapes up the sides of the pot. I put pearlite in them to regulate how fast the alcohol evaporates and find the penny unnecessary with the small holes you do not need the penny.

Just wanted to let you know, I made a double wall stove by you instructions, and it worked out well. I've seen many other videos, but yours seemed like the easiest. I may try making another, maybe with a variation or two, but we'll see. Thanks for the video.

That was a great tutorial. I will be trying these myself this weekend. Excellent Video. 👍👍😎

Excellent video. Thank you.

When I was a kid in Cub Scouts we made hobo stoves and the fuel was a tuna can with cardboard rolled inside then we melted paraffin wax and saturated the cardboard with the wax. They burned for a very long time.

Looks to be the most robust I've seen in a lot of versions I have seen thanks for your time and excellent presentation from Belfast will be trying to make 1 for myself

😂😂😂😂 " Perfect ? No ! Work ? Yes !" (18:45) 😂😂 Great video !! Sincere, funny, objective, no excessive geek science. 👍👍

When I made my penny can stove, one of my friends was adamant about it not working unless it had something to use as a wick. When I lit it and it started burning without anything inside of it he was completely amazed. I took a look at one he made and he had used a 16 penny nail to made his rim holes with, not only that but he used a quarter inch drill but to make his center hole!!! I told him why that was why his wouldn't work without a wick material. I was surprised that it even lit at all (I love him dearly but some times even your friends need mental help!!! 🤣🤣🤣). I used a coffee can instead of a peach can (don't hate me) and used an old triangle tipped can opener to put holes both around the bottom and top rim on the sides of the can. I also cut the square in it so now I can use it as the wind screen or my penny stove or something similar to a rocket stove. Thanks for the videos!!!

Less talk more action, let’s get this show on the road, time is clicking I have to reach Kilimanjaro’s tip before the sun goes down.

Excellent video! Very simple instructions and demonstrations.

Outstanding instructional video 👍 Steel wool insulation really helps thermal efficiency. But, it will take much longer to cool down.

Handy to know and well explained. My old secondhand Swedish army Trangia is almost indestructible so unless you are an animal with it it will last a life time

For the last year or so I have been using Vienna Sausage cans with carbon fiber mat in the bottom. The carbon mat makes it easier to burn in cold conditions. All you need is a can opener, scissors and a hole punch. I cut the rim off mine to cut down on weight. My current stove is 7 grams.

One thing to note is the priming. Both the double walled and penny stoves need priming by heating the can to the point that the alcohol vaporizes. To do that, pour a little puddle on the surface of what you're using your stove on (non flammable of course) and ignite that surface. As the can heats up it will cause the alcohol inside to reach its boiling point and ignite the jets with its vapors. You can make a windscreen/primer fuel catch/pot stand out of any soup or vegetable can that has a larger diameter of your stove cans, although you will need more than a utility knife to cut through those.

👍👍👍 .. nice, thanks for sharing. Yep, I've built them all and more 😊. The Esbit Folder is also my favourite Pot Stand .. makes for a firm base and it's robust. I've had mine since 1968 .. it was my original Military Issue when I started my National Service in our Defence Force .. and still going strong. It also lends itself to home-grown aluminium wind shield inserts that can be used as and when required. My favourite is a variation of the centre 'Penny Stove'. I just use one can .. normally a discarded 200ml Energy Drink Can. Discarded because I do not drink the rubbish inside .. actually any so-called 'soft drink'. * Remove the Tab from the top of the can. * Punch some extra holes in the top lower section around the inner edge, longitudinally opposite the Tab Opening. Experience and preference aka trial and error will determine how many and how large. * Cut the bottom and top off the can. Trim, clean, remove the remaining tab piece from inside the top section and then very slightly 'flute' the bottom of the top section of the can cut-off. * Fill the top section with Ceramic / Glass Wool (Fibre Glass) or Carbon Cloth. * Assemble and that's it. The Filling reduces the risks associated with inadvertently knocking over a filled, burning stove and doesn't (my personal thumb suck) appear to visibly affect the stove efficiency. I cook full English Breakfasts on the above-mentioned setup. Yes, refilling is required, but that does have it's own advantages .. fuel conservation and reduction in the spill fire hazard. Keeping the already cooked food warm while preparing the other? A 'Bain Marie' using a set of rectangular military-issue aluminium Mess Tins ('Dixies') .. or other .. easy peas 😁. Take care ..

Bravo Laddie, 3 in One!

Very cool and informative video !

Yeah they work. I can cook a whole meal in a 12 inch frying pan on one of those. Nice thing about that wind shield can is it can be used as a n emergency rocket stove and burn twigs if you run out of fuel.

Fantastic Video, you can really multitask. your explanations were very concise and clear. Great Job. I am going to make all three of these stoves now these now :-) thank you for making this video!

This works extremely well! I've done it using hand sanitizer for fuel! Good job!

Very well done! Great instructions and all well said.

Gr8 Info. (Saved to Survival playlist.) thanks for showing multiple can options. I use those esbit cubes all the time.But I love the versatility of the lil alcohol stoves too.

i am just going to build it, and add the burners replace my old coleman gas fuel and use alcohol burners instead for indoors. thanks for your presentation

Your way to do is so simple and easy nice video thanks

I knew of the penny stove and it works awesomely!

Awesome, educational/camping/survival equipment - Very-Well presented. Thank You!

Definitely the Penny Stove but made deeper to hold more fuel. Tomorrows project !...great stuff ! .....DAMN .....now i have to go and buy some cans of BEER !..... ;-))

..this was a great demonstration on the economy of expenditure of energy!! It's interesting to note - you didn't include any lint material like carbon felt.. I'm assuming, is unnecessary!?! Thanks buddy!!

Well done video mister

Thank you for taking the time to make this video 👍

Love the penny stove

I've just used the to of the can, instead of cutting the bottom of a second can. I can make 1 whole stove per can. It gives an easy way to add fuel, and create less waste from using two cans.

This was so great thank u!! Having the construction plus the burn demos was so helpful!

Fourth option... an empty sterno can. Drill holes around the edge. Fill it through the center hole. Then light through the center hole and once it warms up.. replace the center cap.

Look for GOYA Coconut water cans in the "ethnic isle" at the grocery store. They are 17 oz. They are super heavy gauge aluminum.....burly as hell..... I have made ETOH stoves out of them and they are way less prone to damage in your pack!! Great vid, as always, bro!!

Call it nitpicky but i belive they are better reffered to as alcohol burners since they still require a stove to put the pot on. Ive seen a great cat-can-stove design with a cylinder in the middle and some wicking material around it to keep it centered. My personal favorite is a food can with two rings of holes, one large (6-10mm) like 2-3 fingers from the bottom and one slightly smaller one (5-6mm) about one finger from the top. That one might also benefit from some wicking material in it but i havent tested it. Let it prime for a bit until the flames push out through the small holes once the pot is on. Done

The hand sanitizer works great! Clean burn! Very hot burn!

Excellent

Depends on the purpose. If you are out camping and just want heat then a Dollar store wire basket works really good as there is plenty of airflow to feed the fire (use small twigs and wooden scraps). For cooking however, you need a steady heat or your food won't cook evenly due to the fluctuating heat source from the fire. Tea-lite candles work OK for this but a butane stove works the best. If all you need is cheap and smokeless heat indoors (and very very minor cooking) during the winter the alcohol burners and tea-lite candles work great. I prefer tea-lite candles since I can get them very cheap (about $5.00 for 100). After the tea-lite candle burns out then you can use the remaining wax as a fuel source in the fireplace since wax burns nicely and will help assist getting the fire going Use the tea-lite candles with a flower pot and you have yourself a nice small heat source for a small room like a bathroom. Be careful though. Use a pan cookie pan or a large flat dish underneath the candles or fire source in case the fire gets knocked over.

I use a single can to make the penny stove. I cut both the bottom and top off, instead of two bottoms. Put a few smaller pin holes next to the big fill hole. The penny on top 'seals' the fill hole, so some pressure can build inside. You can use a penny/coin, or a round bit of metal. You can use a Scotch-Brite pad or steel wool to remove the paint, if you don't like a clean/shiny look for your soda can. The cat food stove needs some air holes or a pot stand. Use a hole puncher to put about 5 or 6 air holes around the top rim. There are TWO versions of the cat-can stove: one is called "fancy Feast" stove, and is better, IMO, and the other is the simple stove you see here. ONE ounce of fuel is the usual amount to add to the stove. It should heat 2 cups of water to near-boiling.

LoL @ "Not that I'm accident prone, but I don't wanna make an ass of myself on a video". Bruh, we carry the same curse. Great vid, and thank you for sharing!

I was under the impression that the double wall stove would allow for setting the pot directly pin top without a stand

Thank you, very good video! I have been using alcohol stove for years and in cold weather I found out the importance of isolating stove from ground. It is not a good idea to put alcohol stove directly on the snow. Always insulate it somehow.

Would it be safe and okay to make a larger penny can stove and use a different type of disk for the top? Or couldn't you just use 3 of them and spread them out a bit underneath your pot?

Great video, thank you for sharing.

For your bigger stove, the one you made 1st, looks perfect for a sterno stove type thing. I have a very lightweight camping grill made by n for sterno cans but I use a medium sized alcohol stove instead. Has built in grill and wind screen

So I’ve built the penny stoves before, when I was like 12-13 they worked quite well. I couldn’t ever build the double wall type for many reason one is not knowing how to make measurements. Well it’s been 10 years since I’ve built my last alcohol stoves( penny stoves) until today I was finally able to build the double wall stove following your video 3 cans one stove didn’t have to re do, or anything. I did use cotton in mine, and it burned for 31 minutes. The tape I used was the foil tape it was 1in and 7/8 wide the wall was 2in and 1/8th. hope I said the measurements right lol. I also cut 4 notches in the wall since I used a wicking material(100% cotton balls) they were un rolled and placed around the wall snug but not packed tight.

Luv it. Life savers. TFS.

Very good video. You should also look for a Fancy Feast stove. It don’t need a stand.

Excellent video.

Handy addition to these is pot permanganate and glucose, great in wet/windy conditions and makes them almost selflighting, you just put the P.p. on top, then glob some liquid glucose onto that, little stir and wait for chemistry to do its thing,

Vortex inner ring jets, penny stove combo dual wall tricky but if added fiberglass or carbon felt be better

The best alcohol stove is the fancy feast stove imho

That’s awesome thank you. If you wanted to seal it around the sides what do you recommend?

Great video. Thanks for uploading 👍🏼

Smith and forge, good stuff. The only hard cider that I like. It wouldn't be difficult to get a couple empty cans of s&f

Brilliant - thanks!

Cider, niiiice...

My favourite one to make is the metal bud beer bottle stove.

I'm gonna place this on a brick. In case all hell breaks loose. lol Awesome Video!

I found it easier to fold the bottom of the top can a little, just enough to form a seal still

Very good video. Thx

Thanks for your video. Very interesting and informative. I'm not certain that the double-walled one is "more efficient". I think it's just that the center part is also lit, in addition to the holes in the periphery - so it's basically just an open one like your tuna-can stove (but of course, the holes allow for better aeration through separation. The "more efficient" one is probably the penny stove actually, as it has best aeration, and probably not as much of a hot spot in the center to burn your food in the middle. To get that one hotter, I suppose you can just double the amount of holes - perhaps in 2 concentric rows to avoid tearing the can apart.

Great video good job on the stoves. I build some as well and your doubled wall stove you can simplify that build and use one can. Still great video thanks for sharing

Excellent.

Is tere a way to make a fuel bottle? The first thing I think of is the extruded aluminium beer bottle, as long as it seals well, with a (guarantee) that it won't leak. You don't want fuel leaks in your bag/pack or otherwise!

The double walled stove IS the pot stand. Once it "blooms" you set your pot right on in and serves to keep it pressurized.

I have done this five times now with different sizes of the holes and various number of holes. It burns tiny in the center and then goes out in a small poff! Can it be the alcohol? I use the same alcohol in my Trangia and it works just fine.

Great

You forgot one big advantage of these stoves...they're silent! I hate using a gas stove early in the morning if there are people still sleeping nearby as they're so loud! Also, the double wall burns a lot quicker without a pot on top to block the center...the pot does the job of the penny.

Good ones.

Note for UK preppers: "hard cider" is ...cider ;-)

Top stove by far is the Capillary stove. Even easier to build and weighs less. Not to nitpick, but none of these shown are "stoves," they are "burners." Difference? Stoves hold a pot, burners require a pot-stand. The Capillary stove is an actual stove, not a burner.

After playing with many kinds of DIY stoves over the years I have found the Fancy Feast is easy to make, works the best, no priming, needs no pot stand. Sure the flame is not as cool, but as a working stove it works the best.

with the first stove you make, should you start with the soda you just drank or go all in and make 12 from the beer cans you just drank?lol

You ride. First I noticed the Park spoke ruler, then the Clean Streak. 🤘

The double wall stove I put mine in my fold up sterno stove , but all three would fit in one.

I have struggled the whole afternoon trying to get the last variant going, but I seem to get stuck in the part "open and eat the content". :)

for the open type (not penny stove) can do it with a single can, cut the top out, use center for section double wall, and bottom for bottom. advantage is flame holes can be down about 1/2" below the can top (just above bottom of taper), when you set something directly on its top that big center flame goes out for the jets to take over. good flame height for more heat too. using a can bottom doesn't give the angle+distance that a can top does. really convenient for boiling a pot of water on or for a small skillet. a 24oz can penny stove about 2" tall is an excellent fit to a sterno grill frame, they fold flat. takes care of the wind issue with their aluminum sides. good capacity for plenty of time when cooking, make coffee and cook a full breakfast both no prob. *assembly tip* : use a full can to get the top can stretched out a little larger, makes joining lots easier. if top slightly longer it can be wrapped under, it's just an appearance thing, I prefer top over bottom

I did exact as you on the penny stove however only my inside lights and not my outsides. The flame only lights up then poof.. It goes out.. Why?

Put a wick in them and fluid won't spill out so much if knocked over.

Nice video!

I only make a small stove anymore and use it for one cook set. Any more I'll use a trangia stove but my go to alcohol stove is the evernew titanium stove with the cross stand. Yeah it's $35 for the stove and $15 for the ti cross stand but you'll never crush it!!

Perfect for power cuts if you need to cook food but don’t wanna go to all the effort of making a fire outside that’s if you haven’t got a wood burner of course like I don’t but perfect, simple construction especially the cat can stove which I will definitely be stocking up in event that the power goes down for more than 5 minutes

No need to waste your money if can build own, and it works too

hiram's fancee feest stove with cat can, tomato can and carbon felt is da bomb. I think coloradocamper worked out a proper simmer ring for it as well to make it work for frying and dry baking.

This is a great video that I saw on KZfaq. What I am wondering is where do you buy alcohol fuel cheap ?? Seems that all the clean fuels are just so expensive. Even K-1 Kerosine water clear is 10 bucks minimum per gallon at the big stores. Talk about highway robbery. What is your trick Dynamic Prepper.