I hope you like this inexpensive take on the rocket stove. Also, a big thanks to viewer GSXR 1300 for the genesis of the idea. Thank you all for watching and please leave me a comment and a thumbs up (or a thumbs down) on the video. You all are the best!

I built the stove following your instructions. Once I got the kindling going I dropped in a charcoal briquette. It burned super clean and long enough to make coffee and breakfast. Perfect for overnight camping. It holds 3 briquettes + a BIC lighter. I got one of those plastic dog food covers to hold everything in place. Very convenient for backpacking.

I am homeless and knowledge like this is priceless, and very helpful for a warm meal instead of bread and weenies..

Thank you for the clear and concise explanations. This kind of knowledge is good to have in these troubled times.

That's a great work James (y) love from Indonesia (y)

When I was 7 years old in 1951, my Bluebird group (junior Camp Fire Girls) made a similar camping stove but much simpler. We used a LARGE, commercial size aluminum can, I’m not sure exactly what they are called- gallon size? to build a stove. A “V” was cut in the open bottom about 3 inches wide for feeding fuel (twigs,very small pieces of wood). A beer can opener end was used to punch several “V” type holes on the upper side of the can below intact top. The top was solid enough to hold a fry pan, sauce pan or water kettle. My mother and I used it for all our cooking for a week in Yosemite that year. Fond memories.

I gotta start carrying a nail around! Who knew? Holy crap! I had no idea. Thank you, wise @WayPointSurvival!

Thank you, thank you for your teachings God bless you

AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! tx for sharing my friend!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

Growing up with a military dad, this is how we camped back in the 70's. We used tin cans, and it was a clean way of camping that did not harm the environment. I don't ever remember buying a gas stove for camping until I was in college, and no one knew how to make this exact stove. This is the best way to cook for and heat a small campsite.

I have made several, usually coffee can sized, and they wirk great, start quick and use a minimal of wood to keep the fire burning hot. I live on the road out of a tent so these have been a life saver!

What a great design!!!

this is genius. great work man

Best design of this type I've seen, such a cool idea to use hangar iron as a pot base- brilliant!

Simply genius!!

I am always amazed at how well dressed you look while portraying a hobo. That Fedora, the collar shirt and suspenders really set off the outfit. You would be overdressed for most social events today.

Well hello James yet another tool for the survival kit. It seems I have seen this somewhere but I cannot remember where so I'm so glad that you got it together. The little things that you put together like this especially if they have something to do with fire just thrillz my grandson to no end. He loves playing with fire but he only gets to do that with me and only if we're building something similar to what you built today. I talk him through it but he does it all. If he gets stumpt I let him see the video otherwise I talk him through it which means sometimes I have to watch these videos over and over, that's what happens when you get older. So thanks again for the video I certainly do enjoy these things and my grandson does also, so on that note have a great day and stay safe and keep your powder dry and your rocket stove blazing! PS he only gets to watch the video when he completes the task.

Love this guy's style and easy explanation. Straight up reminds me of learning stuff for my dad when I was little

AWESOME! Reminds of my time in the Scouts, back when it was 90% of the Scouting was Outing and High Adventure activities! NICE memories! Yes, I am a 1971 creation. (Ha! Ha! So it's been a while.) Yours in Wimachtendink (The Lenni Lenape word for Brotherhood.) Keep sharing the knowledge

Awesome. thanks

Very nice! I have built a few DIY stoves with cans, but this design is very nice.

That has to be the best stove build I’ve seen. Compact, light weight… perfect for for hunting pack. Great video! Glad to have found your channel!

LOOKS COOL BROTHER, THANKS MUCH 👍❤🙏

Nice show!!

I’m definitely gonna be making one of these. Was looking at a 200 dollar folding stove for backpacking but really just need something to boil water quickly in the morning

This is insanely cool. I don't know if I would ever need one but I just want to build one.

Very good video excellent presentation 👏

Cool, merci.

Hi James, found your video by sheer chance. Love the Hobo stove. Love high quality low tech. Looking forward to watching more of your great practical and useful videos. Thanks so much. Gonna forward this to my buddy camping out at 8300 feet elevation . Best to you brother

Incredible creativity and function.

Woooooooa very very nice 👍 good job genius

Brother thank u….I seen this once in 1984 in Denver from a guy who was travelling the country on foot in a open land cooking a trout…amazing…

Thanks James, good, cheap nesting kit. Can't wait to see the cook kit.

Great build, if you suspend a 1/4" mesh a bit from the bottom of the inner can you will get more time before it plugs with ashes. I was using similar stove for years. Super useful!

I liked this very much!

That was cool! If I ever become a Hobo I'm going to make one!

I've built several rocket stoves in my time- but the grooved top burner is a great cheap addition that makes a perfect survival camp stove! LOVE IT!

This is a very cool idea. I'm looking forward to your hobo cook kit.

Guesstimate... I like it... I like it alot cool video

Great idea to warm up a bit while out hunting in Michigan!

In college, we made these with soda cans, steel wool, and rubbing alcohol, but this looks a bit more sturdy. Thanks for the idea.

I've seen rocket stove builds before but never to the detail you showed ad explained. I knew there was a reason I have a small supply of different sized tin cans. I gotta try this. Great job. Thanks for the info. Already found the cook Kit video on my recommended list. It's next to be viewed. Subscribed.

Definitely about to try this

That's a great idea for camping on the cheap

Great idea! You could also use the same nail to deburr the cut open areas and smooth it out some. Thanks for this!

I love the idea of a penny stove or you know the ones that you make with alcohol and two soda cans. They are very inexpensive and are all in one pretty much for holding a small pot or cup.

I love the idea of hobo

That's brilliant mate

Aww the hobo life. Who knew it could be so much fun. Another skill for our toolbox. Thanks for sharing.

We did a similar thing in the Seabees using c ration cans to make the stove. For fuel we used c4 explosives. The c4 burns good and won't explode without an electrical charge. Anyway good job on the video.

That's great stuff. Nice one.

Thanks for sharing ideas bro, stay safe and healthy always🇦🇪🙏🙏🙏

Great idea . I cant wait to see the cook set . I have store bought rocket stoves but i plan to make some of these. Great video .

Thanks for the inspiration. Made one out of stainless steel tonight and works amazing !

Great tutorial

Nice 👍 I like it good idea 😊

Love the stove. Also love your presentation: concise, clear, complete, with great video that actually shows every step without any silly idle chatter. Subscribed.

I have seen all kinds of hobo stoves and this one is the best--thank you!

Stealthing with steve need to see this ...hunker down

Genius!

This is really well done. Simple and easy to follow instructions without tons of time showing the process unnecessarily. Thank you for sharing! Great video!

Bloody marvellous. I’ve had a crappy day. This just made it better. Cheers 🍻

Really good.

Really like this. Looking forward to seeing the hobo cooking kit. I will build this when I am able. 👍

Simple yet effective! Great little idea!

Love the hobo series.

Cool hobo stove

Great idea

i love this hobo stuff, super cheap and simple.... how it should be, keep up the fantastic channel

This is brilliant! I love it. Fire with ultimate minimum supplies for cooking!

Good stuff. Go ahead guys. Thumbs up

awsome idea

I loved your idea of using the pipe strap/hanger iron to make a burner for for your pot! I just finished up making my first rocket stove and used it for the first time last night, but now I’m adding a burner using your idea. Thank you for the great tip!

This was fantastic… I kept remembering the stove we made in the girls outs … a tuna can and a coffee can. We took cardboard and paraffin… rolled the cardboard put it into the tuna can. Made a small door in the topside of the coffee can so the other would fit… pounded a bunch of nail holes into the top of the coffee can… when the paraffin was lit we could cook a hamburger on it or a hot dog….

This is awesome

Awesome idea I a hammock camper from BC Canada 🇨🇦. Subscribed love your channel

Thanks for the shout out. Looks cool and I like the nesting aspect. My last version of one was more form fitted, designed to be left intact and was still small enough to fit in my pot. Unfortunately after a long period of lack of use and being stored in my barbeque on the patio while I still lived in California it pretty much disintegrated with rust. I'm on a permanent campout now on my off grid homestead but I have built amenities such as an overkill solar power plant, septic tank, water tower and a cheesy concrete block rocket stove for outdoor cooking things like pasta or chilli when it is too hot to cook in my RV. Of course those tend to crack and start coming apart like mine is but it still works good enough and is made from scrounged blocks. I just haven't needed a compact one since I am no longer living on the road. I may make another one and a crappy Samsung phone video of it shortly once I get some other more pressing projects done. Thanks for the vid and have fun!

I think I might make an upgtraded version of this out of different diameters of high-gauge steel pipe. Great information!

Awesome, I am going to make one!

Very neat.

Brilliant stuff! I made a few little stoves while tramping and riding the rods, but this is by far the best 😆

Similar to what I had the kids make about 7 years ago only using their multitool and cans they could find in the dumpster at the camp site. something to keep them busy on the trip. 2-1 makes the best burn ratio other than that you don't need to burn shelf but it is a nice touch. Well made video.

Very cool

This is cool especially out of free cansmwhich you can make heaps of these. Thank you.

Great compact design! Love that it all stores inside of itself, thanks for putting this up here ;)

America has been over pampered they need this man to survive.

That's pretty neat.

That was really cool bro

Awesome build man! I'm camping out on my property again tonight and I'll be building one of these to cook up some homemade campfire chili tonight since here I'm still waiting on my firewood delivery and it's still rather warm here in South Arkansas. I can't wait to see how it works! Also plan on checking out some of your other videos while I'm out in the brush testing out my new camping hammock. 🙂👍

Great video love the outdoors great stove can't wait to make it

Love this channel I went homeless for 2 and half years and some of these hacks I wish I would have known time to share and subscribe thanks man be safe God Bless

very cool !

THAT WAS TOTALLY AWESOME !! THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO 👍😎👍🇺🇲

I feel that I've spent $25 on a Ohuhu gassifier stove when I could've fixed supper and had all the materials I needed for the very same thing. I'm okay with that, bc I still have the stove and now I know how to make one if I lose that overpriced stove lol Great video, James. I always look forward to your installments. I anxiously anticipate your next frontier video as well. This is outstanding content. Keep up the good work, sir. Thank you for what you do.

Love this

Exhalent 🇺🇸🔥👍👍👍

I love this my kids said really mom they just went and got me a small grill I didn't tell them I made 4 of these lol I used what I made thank you I love them

Here in Brazil, I saw workers on a construction site build something similar, but using metallic pipe "T" joints. They joined four of them so that the set stood upright. It allowed to heat four lunchboxes at same time.

good job sir

Awesome presentation. Thank you: subscribed.