Small coffee can wood stove

**flandersander** · 11-11-2007, 01:41 PM

Anybody have any ideas on a coffee can wood stove. Not unlike a "hobo stove" i made one out of 2 coffee cans. i cut little holes to wrap wire. i cut them near the edges and used wire to wrap them together.
sorta like this : the colan represents the holes on the edges of the can. the wire went in one and out the other. i cut a square hole in the bottom for adding fuel.i cut a 2 7/8" hole in the top and hooked some 3" stove pipe for the chimney. i hooked it on the same way as i did the two cans. i put this creation in my ice shack and heat it with basically kindling. Any ideas on other stoves of similar type?

**SemperParatus** · 11-11-2007, 03:17 PM

Mine looks like this. I've made a lot of them for friends.
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**Smok** · 11-11-2007, 06:16 PM

I use one like it but I raised the bottom up by cutting the top two inch's and putting it on the bottom .That way I can cook on wood and not burn it ,it also catches the ash

**flandersander** · 11-11-2007, 08:41 PM

Thats a great design! Mine is not at all the same exept that it is made out of a coffee can. Mine is 2 coffee cans stacked on top of eachother bottoms out. so basically i hooked the tops together.i poked holes in the top of one can. this doubles as a chimney and grilling surface! its cool.

**flandersander** · 11-11-2007, 08:42 PM

Also, what is your favorite or most used wood in this kind of stove?

**flandersander** · 11-11-2007, 08:44 PM

How effective is this design? how long does it take to boil a cup of water. itsa good test. also have you tried "solid fuel tablets" they are quite cool.

**SemperParatus** · 11-11-2007, 09:09 PM

The pot that is on the stove, filled almost completely with cold well water on a calm, moderate fall day boiled to a rolling boil in five minutes. I light a pine cone and throw it in and throw a couple more on top of it. The I start putting in dry twigs for fuel. I get hanging or standing twigs that are dry enough to snap rather than bend. That way there's very little smoke and plenty of heat. It uses much less fuel than I thought it would. The opening is a 4inch wide by 4 1/2inch tall inverted triangle.

**Smok** · 11-11-2007, 09:25 PM

looks allot easier to feed the fire then mine now I've got to get a new can..

**woodwose** · 11-11-2007, 09:31 PM

Aren't you worried about the solder, holding the can together, melting? I have a couple of round cans out back that I was going to make hobo stoves with.. but they are G.I. Issue and welded at the seams.

**SemperParatus** · 11-11-2007, 09:52 PM

Originally Posted by woodwose

Aren't you worried about the solder, holding the can together, melting? I have a couple of round cans out back that I was going to make hobo stoves with.. but they are G.I. Issue and welded at the seams.

There's not any solder. The cans I use contained food and solder contains lead. The joints are either welded or crimped. No problem.

**SemperParatus** · 11-11-2007, 09:55 PM

You might want to save the lid when you open the can so you can drop it down into the bottom. That way you'll have double thickness to help delay burnout.

**flandersander** · 11-14-2007, 08:10 PM

Alright. I'll try that. See my wife drinks like 4 cups of coffee in the morning and a couple at night, and she likes it strong! So we go through lots of coffee cans. Also coffee cans don't burn out very fast because the modern coffee can has more carbide than ever! Although not a whole lot of carbide, but years ago people were complaining of broken coffee cans. in fact coffee cans are thicker than a soup can! i havent had a can burn out on me in years and i think this is why.

**MCBushbaby** · 11-14-2007, 09:44 PM

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I see them most often with a door that can close and reflect the heat. But pretty much any can can be made into a hobo stove.