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The Tin Can Stove is a great way to cook.
Safe, Light Weight, Portable, Cheap, Available.
It is usually made from coffee can or similar size can.
A four inch cut for burner door is made into the side.
The original lid is slid down into can to make double thick top.
The vents are made with old can opener around sides of top edge.
These 8 triangle tabs are bent in and also hold 2nd lid up.
See bottom left photo.
The Buddy Burner is made from tuna can.
I leave one inch uncut on lid, fold open.
Clean out can well, and cut 1 inch strips
across grain of corrugated cardboard boxes.
Gather strips into tightly coiled spiral.
This is a little tricky, but you'll get it.
Jam cardboard spiral into tuna can with tubes up.
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Make a fire under stove and add another tin can to melt wax.
Pour molten wax slowly into tuna can down into cardboard tubes.
Rotate carefully to spread wax evenly almost to the top.
Set down carefully to cool. To light, tilt burner and light.
The four inch broad blue wax flame is a great cooking burner.
It is fast, powerful, easy and safe. It has very little soot.
To put out, cover burner with lid or foil, let cool before moving.
The burner lasts a long time and is very efficient for cooking.
We make several at a time. Its much safer to store than fuels.
Burners, lids, utensils, foil can be put into stove and covered.
Fits pretty well even into a backpack, lightweight and fun too!
Photos: Dian Thomas, Roughing it Easy, Warner Books, NY 1975.
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