Ammo can camp stove

[FourTeeFive]

This is a good use for an old ammo can. They sell the grill on Amazon.

The Ammo Can Bushcraft Stove - A How to Bushcraft Guide — Expedition Research LLC

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[HaveGun]

Neat idea! You could just go to a hardware store and buy a piece of expanded metal and make your own grilles.

 

[FourTeeFive]

Neat idea! You could just go to a hardware store and buy a piece of expanded metal and make your own grilles.

True, especially since weight isn't an issue with an ammo can. Their grills are really nice for packing since they're so light, but doesn't apply in this case.

 

[rdb241]

 

[FourTeeFive]

I like those... not just a grill but an oven too!

 

[BrentN]

Reminded me of the "hobo stove" we made in Cub Scouts, out of a metal 3 lb coffee can. By far the worst hamburger I have ever eaten.

 

[spider]

Reminded me of the "hobo stove" we made in Cub Scouts, out of a metal 3 lb coffee can. By far the worst hamburger I have ever eaten.

Mmmmmm smoked BPA.

 

[rdb241]

Reminded me of the "hobo stove" we made in Cub Scouts, out of a metal 3 lb coffee can. By far the worst hamburger I have ever eaten.

I fried bologna on my hobo stove.

 

[Certaindeaf]

Those "Cubic Stove" mini stoves are spendy as heck so I've always been tempted to cobble one up myself.

 

[Tony617]

When I was in Cub Scouts I remember making a charcoal help by taking coffee can and using a can opener. You would make some holes and put the charcoal in the coffee can. You added fire starter but the charcoal would heat up faster with the coffee can. You would use some tongs to take the coffee can off then spread the charcoal round and to some BBQing.

 

[FourTeeFive]

I fried bologna on my hobo stove.

That could be the basis for a great country song...

 

[Certaindeaf]

Word has it (heard it at the height of the tp shortage) Bernie Sanders would heat his house with tp soaked in kerosene back in the day.

 

[HaveGun]

Reminded me of the "hobo stove" we made in Cub Scouts, out of a metal 3 lb coffee can. By far the worst hamburger I have ever eaten.

We made those in 4-H! We took a piece of bread, cut the center out, buttered it, then put it on the can and cracked an egg in the middle. Toast and a fried egg in one.

 

[DLS]

If you make one of these make sure the cross bolts are not coated with zinc or galvanization. Their use could lead to some nasty poisonings. Plain steel would be best. It would rust like crazy but be cheap and easy to replace.

 

[oremike]

Looks like a waste of a purfictly good ammo can to me. What I have is a small stainless steel mess kit and a stainless steel coffee pot to heat water in.

Coleman 1-Person SS Mess Kit

Fit all the cookware and dishes you need to make and enjoy a hearty meal in the size of a pie pan with the Coleman 1-Person Stainless Steel Mess Kit....

www.midwayusa.com

 

[cigars]

Here in Portland we have the bums and their shopping cart grills. Push it down the sidewalk by day, tip it over and roast your vittles by night.

 

[BrentN]

Here in Portland we have the bums and their shopping cart grills. Push it down the sidewalk by day, tip it over and roast your vittles by night.

Lol. So plausible, I don't even know if you are joking!

 

[CamoDeafie]

From what I could remember, it seems the average lifespan of those things are about 5 cold weather seasons of use before the bottom burns out?

 

[Siglvr]

Another NWFA member posted this just the other day, but it seems appropo here. Justin Johnson pickin' a 3 strong ammo can playing Skynards Gimme Back my Bullets. BTW, he makes a 3 string shovel he sells to the public.

 

[Provincial]

My dad started the charcoal using a piece of stove pipe. He made spacers to let the air into the bottom by screwing three short pieces of window curtain rail to the sides extending about an inch below the bottom of the pipe. They made tripod legs.

He put a piece of baling wire across two holes in the top of the pipe so he could lift it off using the poker.