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Made - Lightweight Backpack Stove=20
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Construction =
directions by:=20
LaMar Kirby
Utah Lake District, Orem Ut.
You can make this =
simple back=20
packing stove with little cost ($0.25 US). This makes a great =
scout troop=20
activity.
What you'll need
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List
- 2 Aluminum Soda Cans - =
Free=20
- 1/4 cup of Perlight =
(found in the=20
gardening department) - $1.75 bag US=20
- Wire Coat Hanger - =
Free=20
- De-Natured alcohol (found =
in the=20
paint dept. or boating supply) $3-4 Qt.=20
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Tools
- Scissors=20
- Drill=20
- 1/16" (2 mm) Drill =
Bit=20
- Wire Cutters=20
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Step=20
1For the base, =
neatly cut=20
one can about 1 1/2" (3.5cm) from the bottom. For the top, cut the =
other=20
can about 1" (3.5cm) from the bottom. |
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2Drill a number of =
holes=20
(18-30) around the edge of the top and in the center as shown; use =
a 1/16"=20
drill bit. |
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3Fill the base =
with=20
Perlight, just more than half full. |
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4Make 6-8 vertical =
cuts=20
around the top. Make the cuts up to but not over the rounded edge. =
Slowly=20
press the top into the bottom. (A small board can help make it=20
even.) |
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5Fill the stove =
about half=20
full of alcohol. Light the burner by slowly moving a match or =
lighter over=20
the edge of the burner. Note: If it does not stay lit, tip the =
burner up=20
to leak some fuel into the rim and relight. Hold it until it stays =
lit or=20
gets too hot. |
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6 Cut and =
straighten a=20
coat hanger. Use a fine sandpaper to remove any paint or coatings. =
Bend=20
the coat hanger wire (or any large gauge wire) into a shape that =
will hold=20
a pot a few inches above the burner (see the example). Note: with =
a little=20
imaginations you can create a number of stove=20
bases |