How to boil water without a pot?

[survival scout]

Everything I have ever said on this web site I have done and used

[Rocky789]

Same for me everything I have posted on this site I have done, if I havent I will say so, as far as woods to use for the water holding container I usually prefer Douglas Fir, Western Red Cedar, again Id definately dont suggest pine for it. Like I said basically take some hot coals and start burning out some of the insides, once the coals burn take a rock and scrape out all the charred material then keep on burning until the you get the desired depth. Once done clean it out and fill it with water, and simply take really hot golf ball sized rocks and drop them in the water, yes sometimes the rocks do explode, and No never use granite for this purpose, it always explodes but typically you dont have to worry much about shrapnel from it.

[Strider]

Whenever I go camping, I usually try to bring a square (at least) of aluminum foil. It has multiple uses, a water pot included. (Also a signal mirror, blanket, cooking food, reflecting a fire...)

[tarheelfan]

Whenever I go camping, I usually try to bring a square (at least) of aluminum foil. It has multiple uses, a water pot included. (Also a signal mirror, blanket, cooking food, reflecting a fire...)

Very true Strider...aluminum foil can do just about everything. Really, you can boil water in just about anything that will hold water. Leaves, plastic, and many things that would otherwise burn or melt will not due to the water it contains...although any of the object will burn,melt, etc. if it is not making contact with the liquid.

[trax]

Made pottery the way I described, but some of my ancestors did for about 12000 years in Manitoba and Ontario, that's why I ask questions like how much time does he person have in the situation.

[Fog_Harbor]

I've done the rock boiling in my hat. It's the most reliable.

You do have to be careful when you heat the rocks, but I usually just stay away from the fire when they're heating up (I've known them to explode, but it's never happened to me). It doesn't take a lot of rocks to boil a quart or two of water, but you obviously don't want to boil more than you can realistically use or carry.

[wareagle69]

cool just trying to keep it real in here.

[carcajou garou]

Make a bark bowl (birch around here) and place hot pebble in it ti it boils. Be carefull they are not river or lake rocks can and do explode.