Ammo Can Stove

[556mp]

Hello all!

I got bored on my day off today and decided to make a small and portable wood burning stove out of an old 7.62 ammo can!

I made a hinged door that latches shut, a sliding door to adjust airflow, removable and adjustable legs, a grate, and a small chimney. The chimney needs to be replaced with a larger diameter pipe, and will be made in three lengths of pipe that fit together so that the whole stove can be stored inside of itself. If the stove ends up working as I expect it to, I will modify a old USGI pup tent or a canvas tarp so that the chimney can pass through it and heat the tent during these cold winter months. I have not weighed it yet but it should be light enough to put in my pack if I sacrifice a few other nonessential items that I usually carry. Let me know what you think!

Youtube Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbyT4lMo3Ns)

[Everyday3]

Good job very cool little stove

[MeanRider]

The things we create in the winter months.

[Nightvisionary]

That's a great idea. I would like to try that with larger ammo cans like 20 or 40 mm.

[M4arc]

That is great!

[hatidua]

motivation to run to the surplus store!

[Iraq Ninja]

That's a great idea. I would like to try that with larger ammo cans like 20 or 40 mm.

There is a discussion about this over at the bushcraftUSA forum:

http://bushcraftusa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=27077&highlight=ammo+stove

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh9/RubiconProSound/ammocanstovecomplete.jpg

[The_War_Wagon]

Pretty slick! My old Scoutmaster was a Korean War veteran, and had us build something almost identical when I was a Boy Scout 30+ years ago.

[ZCORR Jay]

That's a pretty cool contraption you built.

Ya gotta love the things we come up with during the winter months. :blink:

[556mp]

Thanks for the comments all!

[big 54r]

know you've gone and done it...I just gotta build one for my winter hunts!

A 20 or 40mm can should warm my bunk house nicely.

thanks to you this and IN for the bushcraftusa link! :cool:

[Image Group]

Very Kewl indeed! :D

[way_ky]

What an Awsome idea!!!

[Reagans Rascals]

that is very slick... I had never even thought of this idea before... and I have like 5 of the 20mm and .50 cans laying around in the garage

def gonna make one to keep in the back of the jeep

[556mp]

Thanks for the kind words. I still have not updated the stove yet but plan to before the winter months to try out in my GI pup tent. I'll let yas know how it works.

Post up pictures if you make one!

[DemonRat]

Kool idea I got a 40mm can sitting collecting dust might make that into one. Use it as a heater and a cook stove all in one shot. kinda big though. I'll try it anyways and post pics here when I am done.

[handlebar1980]

I ll have to try that

[inthebush50]

pretty damn cool, ive only done hobo stoves with tins lol. This looks like somethin neat to keep n show off!

[Tact.medic]

Thats bad ass, you can prob throw something on top to warm up or cook some food...

[pmarc]

Mmm...

Now something pops up in my head.

Jerrycans and Paint cans, those 4 gallon ones, squarish....
I've used those paint cans to build field-expedient ovens, and thei might also be used as stoves.

This one is bit more involved than the one I remember, but you might get the idea.
http://geraldoloureiro.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=52:forno&catid=38:vidro&Itemid=78

[pmarc]

Hmmm, something similar to dehydrate bananas (i suppose it might work for other fruits too)

http://cambioco.blogspot.com.br/2011/09/desidratador-de-banana.html

Google Translator works well enough.

[Tact.medic]

Nice! I'd like try that. Is that in Portuguese?

[pmarc]

Is that in Portuguese?

Yes that is.

Should I have provided a direct link to google translator?