If your lantern wicks smoke, whether it’s in a kerosene lamp or stove, soak the wick before use in vinegar and let dry before use. Voila no more smoke, or sooty lamps either.
nice. Sterno gives off way better heat tho, more convenient. cook anything with a can of sterno, or some charcoal brickettes. Both can be had for free if you know where to look lol.
If you add a combustion air intake to the bottom, by holding part of the block up with rocks or by digging a little tunnel it will produce more warmth because you'll be burning cold air instead of air you've heated. Put the air intake opposite where you will sit as it will pull cold air (a draft) into the block.
Hypothetically yes, but the sides of the can will cancel out the convection effect. It's very difficult for air to get down into the can no matter how exposed the can is to airflow.
thanks for the upload, got a double block and some tile to set it on. already lost power at near 30 degrees last week so I can use this little build to heat a room and get by for a bit. super appreciate it!
I remember back in the early 90s when I was 5-7 years old and my father taking me out into the woods. Taught me all about trapping, how to build numerous fire sources, how to use different items to create fire, how to locate flint and steel substitutes in the wild for fire making if it's wet, and soooo much more. Bare in mind he was literally clinically insane, sooo lol. He was ALWAYS prepared for the end days. Duffle bag of guns, knives, and all kinds of stuff. Bug out bag and everything. Now bare in mind... this was back in the EARLY EARLY 90s. I want to say around 89-92 area.
My own experiments with Crisco make me very dubious about the practicality of this approach. I believe that after a few minutes of burning and a melt pool forms the wick will collapse and go out. A candle is usually suggested as a wick for a good reason. Not only is it less messy to set up but wax has a higher melting point than Crisco so will stay solid longer and provide better support for the wick. That is in addition to the danger of an open flame burning in a cardboard tube filled with hot oil, I have, however seen posts from people stating that in this context it's not a problem as long as you don't let it burn too low, but be aware of the possibilities. Also in this video you can see the soot rolling off of the wick, crisco is such a low grade fuel that in order to get the cleanest burn you need to keep the wick trimmed short, resulting in a pretty small flame too. I suggest that if you like this idea try your own long term test first before you depend on it in an emergency. Be safe out there.
That's why you need to use a stiff wick like a lamp wick and if you have problems with it collapsing you need to add a wire stiffener to it. Also I did mention in the video about keeping the wick trimmed short to keep it from smoking.
I would transfer the crisco to a metal can. Make sure there is no lead soldering tho I suppose lead isnt used anymore. Any maybe put it into a clay flower pot if the block is going to crack. I've used concrete block in a backyard fire that lasted for years without cracking so I dont know why some blocks crack and others don't. Maybe it's the age of the block. You can also just stack firebricks around the can. You can by a small flat grill top for a few bucks at Ace Hardware to place over the block or pot if you can't find a stove top burner. Thanks for the video. Its a great idea for indoor burning.
I burn olive oil or crisco melted using strips of cotton rag as the wick. I pitfired a small pitcher shape with a pour spout from rough clay, just a regular fire. Works great for lighting anyway, burns slow and steady, no problem.
@@WayPointSurvival May I jump in? I have the same problem, the wick doesn't collapse, but the liquid pool of Crisco that melts under the flame snuffs out the flame after like 30 minutes. I haven't tried lantern wicks, but I can't imagine that would stop the flame from going out in a puddle.
Yes yes yes! I bet much agree! The videos this style are so much better than the ones with the obnoxious music and zero talking. It's easier to learn this way also. ❤ And.. thank you sir, for making this awesome video for us all!! We do appreciate you
This is a total and literal life saver, its fixing to freeze in Mississippi this month, don't know when the water and lights will be back on. Was in desperate need of smokeless/sootless light and heat. MUCH THANKS
This is fantastic. I help the homeless people near me, and every fall people need cook stoves and heat. This is about as simple as it gets. Cinder blocks, Crisco, wicks, and vinegar are readily available. The grates not so much, but it'll be easy to get a bunch. The city recycling dept. will have some from non-working gas stoves, and people give away broken stoves all the time on craigslist etc. I think this DIY stove will be perfect!
Sounds like your city has some fairly decent homeless people. I wish I could help out some folks with this little gadget. Mine, on the other hand, practically define what it is when homelessness becomes a "problem."
The lady that I learned this from, actually makes these and hands them out to the homeless to help them get through cold weather events. If you have problems keeping the wick up, you can use a stiff piece of wire run through the wick and to the bottom to hold it up right.
If using often I've found that conventional block quickly tends to crack apart. If fire block isn't available, then I wrap the outside of the block with wire top and bottom so when it cracks it will remain together and still be usable. I paid $0.78 for the block and a local appliance repair shop gave me a free grill. I hide the block in the brush when I leave camp and just carry the grill. So easy even a caveman could do it!
I’m really surprised that people are building bunkers in the ground trying to save themselves, I understand that but if Jesus is the centre of your life he will take care of you yes he does say to stock up, prep if you must but don’t forget that when all calamity strikes and those who did not prep and those who did not prepare will face the consequences those are the ones who took the shot. The Lord says warn everybody because after the antichrist comes on the scene you’re on your own and those who didn’t get taken you’re on your own so who are you serving here God or yourselves?! Because those who get taken will come back in 1000 years, a thousand years is one day to God and one day is 1000 years and when God comes back with those he took home the new Jerusalem will come with him we who were taken will go with him a new earth and a new heaven will be created because the old will be destroyed. And those who will come before God will be judged because he’s going to ask you what have you done to further his kingdom on earth have you done anything because you can’t lie you will be held accountable.
@@wendym31463 So, why do peppers feel they need to prep for Aemagedden....aren't we supposed to leave in the rapture and only the unbelievers stay behind?
@@sandi2005 I did the same, per instruction from someone else's video. It didn't work! I'm guessing I needed a larger candle wick. Also, vegitable oil emits carbon monoxide when burned, right? Google almost let me down on that search, except for one study that claims it creates CO when burned. Does anyone know for certain?
MANY years ago in Girl Scouts we made " fire starters" using a tuna can with cardboard tightly rolled up and stuffed into the can . wax was then , slowly, poured into the can soaking the cardboard. I have long thought that putting a wick in and varying the materials could make a nice light. There are so many materials in nature that could be used for heat and light. you could use almost any metal tool to dig two side by side holes in the ground ( I'm thinking 6" to 8" deep then connect the two at the base of the holes. if you build a fire in one the other will work as a draft to make your fire burn hotter and cleaner. your fire can be made using many different materials. Even with wet twigs if you have a fat source ( Crisco, lard, margarine, or even crayons) you will be able get warm and cook. Use your imagination to manipulate whatever materials you have to get the results you want.
I love watching videos about being able to have some simple comfort in a survival situation. I hitchhiked from West Virginia to Louisiana when I was 19. I lived in a tent out in the woods quite a bit. If I had known then what I know now it would probably had been a good experience These Hobo stoves are amazing but this one is ideal for someone that has 10 dollars they don't desperately need for something else. This one would make me feel like a prosperous Hobo. I would lean more to using a rocket stove in a situation where I was strapped for cash. You can fuel them with twigs if all you are doing is cooking or staying warm while you are awake. The Crisco is great for indoors and hours of light. You can melt cut and roll up cardboard and put in empty tuna cans and melt crayons into the cardboard after doing so.
I made a bigger version of the rocket stove once before. Instead of a tuna can I used a big, metal coffee can. Then I layered cardboard, news paper, etc with used candle wax. The wax was from used scented candles and I would break it up and add to a glass for an electric candle wax melter (the ones where you usually get the scented cube packs for). Once the coffee can was layered with burnables, wax, burnables, wax, repeating to the top; it was good to go. It would actually burn for quite some time. The paper burns fast but then the wax slows it down.
One of the best channels out there for great little ideas like this. Also, you're blessed with the gift of teaching-- most people make me either want to fast-forward through unnecessary rambling, or keep rewinding to puzzle out the details of what they're trying to demonstrate. Your vids are always succinct and well-demonstrated.
I truly wish I'd known about this when I was homeless and living in a tent. I used a candle heater and I raise the inside temp of a 9x7tent two degrees in the winter. This would have been a much bigger blessing. I can see wrapping the block with perhaps wire or flashing to keep it intact if it cracks, and using a candle (cheaper now than crisco) for the heat. I bought half used and melted candles from thrift stores to melt and make new ones. After cooking, I can see putting an old cast iron pot on top with stones in it for more heat absorption and warm at night. Thank you so much for this informative video!
The problem with any flame in any tent is CO2 poisoning, especially if you tent isn't vented well and if it vented well, the candle isn't going to add any significant heat. Although much more expensive, something like a Heat Buddy is a much safer alternative.
Back when the cans of shortening were made from metal, you could do this safely. People would stick 2-3 taper candles into a can and have light for up to 200 hours, depending on the size of the cans, etc. That's light, not heating purposes. Shortening is flammable, as you pointed out, and doing that in what's essentially a cardboard tube is DANGEROUS! If you're going to do this, put the shortening into a glass jar or metal container, something fireproof. Using just shortening and candle wicks, you can make up to 45 days worth of light, using a single wick in a tall jar and burning only one at a time. I never thought about using for heating and cooking like this though. That's bloody brilliant.
Actually, as long as it's outside and surrounded by the concrete block it's pretty safe. It's not highly flammable and it won't burn without a wick. Thank you for watching and for the kind words!
Hey thanks for the info. I am very unfamiliar with these things though, can you tell me what Shortening/crisco is? Like is it vaselline?? What is the actual substance name not the brand name do you know? I've been making lots of buddy burners to use for light and small heat for relaxing by the lake or out in the woods etc...would making a DIY candle like this be better than a buddy burner? Looks like it would be, and I can just shove a rolled up circle of cardboard inside the "shortening" material and light that to get something equal to a buddy burner anyways right? Also i don't fully understand how this radiates alot of heat. Does the cement block make the heat radiate even better? Or is it just,for containment and the long lasting material of "shortening" produce more heat? Its better than a buddy burner right?
@@pharaohsmagician8329 It's used like butter or lard for baking, frying, etc. It was originally developed for candlemaking though, which is why it's so good for this purpose.
Beautiful. A teaki torch would work in there too. I've been trying out different fuels from crisco to vegie oil to alcohol to mineral oil. Mineral oil is the cheapest but makes a lot of smoke but alcohol produces the least amount of soot. Crisco was pretty low on soot production but was higher on the cost. Not sure about burn time though. Great idea for a burner/heater.
You can get a paint can and do the same thing, just heat the shortening up and pour it in (Or slop it in and then heat it so it doesn't have air bubbles) and that makes it reusable since you can keep adding to it. Old, old trick that has been around for some 100 years now and you don't have to worry about the paper of the new containers burning.
I am an "experimental" hobo (have a place to live, but love to build & test survival gear) and I can say I' ve never seen one of those but I do know that the Crisco candles aren't THAT warm, they smoke and take a looong time to heat something. I prefer rubbing alcohol in either a coffee can bum stove, or penny type stove. But anymore, I use propane cook stoves to heat with usually. This year I'm using electricity though. UPDATE, I recently made a Crisco candle and they don't smoke nearly as I'd recalled. And a full size can w/ multiple wicks could easily heat a small structure or vehicle. (WARNING, ANY COMBUSTIÓN WILL PRODUCE CARBON MONOXIDE WHICH CAN KILL YOU. ALWAYS PROVIDE FRESH AIR AND BE HYPER VIGILANT, HYPER AWARE, AND HYPER AWAKE WHEN USING ANY OPEN FLAME IN ANY ENCLOSED SPACE). My PSA, Not sorry, just have seen how quick a vehicle & it's inhabitants can burn.
@@stevenmccrickard1401I have been homeless and I've not had the benefit of having any of the things that is mentioned including a hobo stove however even when I had a place to live getting a heater of some kind is usually expensive so the way we used to keep the place warm was using candles almost everywhere, the bigger, and fatter the candle, the warmer it was, and usually I used to also use a little Camp I call it a camping stove I don't know what else to call it it's the kind that you can use a Sterno can with, believe it or not I used to use a little Sterno cans when they would finish, I'd add a little alcohol to it when I could afford it, cuz alcohol here is all so expensive, and you know mix it with what was left of the Sterno can you know the gel and sometimes I'd even melt a candle on the inside of the old Sterno can, cans because alcohol is expensive here they taxed it right out of the roof now, on the plus side in this country I've known people who have made stills and that apparently is legal as long as you're not planning to sell what you make I've been thinking of asking one of the Russians I know maybe he's Ukrainian I'm not sure which, to show me how to make a simple still so I can make all the alcohol I need and therefore be able to keep warm and make other products for myself I used to be a perfumer Once upon a Time a long long time ago in another life one could call it.
I think alot depends on how much space you are trying to heat up. What is nice about using firebricks or clay pots is you keep the heat a bit more localized. They act as heat sinks and hold onto it before it dissipates into the corners of the room. The smaller the room and the more you cover windows and doors with bubble wrap or wool blankets the more you'll hold onto that precious candle heat.
I had problems with the wick falling sideways and going out. Then I twisted a wire around the linen and made a wider spiral base. It will stay upright until you run out of Crisco.
the fumes from burning metal can be very bad for you. I've been making candles like this in mason jars, and to secure the wick I used bamboo skewers meant for BBQ that you can buy in packs of 100 in the grilling or camping section of store for usually a couple bucks. Maybe others have even better ideas
It is best to cut (from the bottom of course so as not to destroy the wick) a tapered candle to a height just below the rim of the lard can and push it down the center... use a candle instead of a wick...(I saw that awesome idea on another video) Blessings!
I saw a video earlier and they suggested removing the Crisco from its original container and putting it in glass jars or cans... and rather than using wicks use a tapered candle cut to size for a wick..I do like that idea much better..
The only problem with using a wick from a candle is that it's a very small candle wick whereas I used a much larger lamp wick which gives you more heat and brighter light. Although, you might have to use a piece of wire threaded throughout it to make a little stiffer.
This hobo series is way too awesome! Hobos are about prioritizing adventure over money and I am really liking this series so far! Additional changes I can suggest are to add a candle stick to crisco lard to make a 500 hour candle. With the addition to heater/stove you made, you actually made a heating device that lasts for a good week or two.
nice little Hack on the stove / heater it’s funny i’m 57 years old and i’ve been a Avid Outdoorsman Camper and i never thought about using Crisco as a cheap fuel i’ve carried asterno in my Back packs before as a back up Stove and i did carry a Candle Lantern that had a optional Refector Cone you could balance a metal Cup on top of to heat water i’ve heated up my one manHiking Tent with that survival Candle many times in the North East Mountains
Pretty cool! Thanks for the tip. Small OCD and almost unimportant point; the reason the wick did not light att first is bc it takes some time ( probably an hour or more) for the oil to soak and climb up the fabric of the wick. Not just because it was new. If it had an hour to soak it would have lit up fine. 🙂
Thanks for the video! I've been playing around with this for a bit myself. I found that a single flame doesn't heat things as fast as I'd like. Instead I use 4-5 wicks and can boil 500 ml of 15C water in 10-15 minutes.
@@WayPointSurvival If I had to guess I'd say spending 30 min cooking on one flame or 15 min on 2 flames probably ends up using around the same amount of fuel at the end of the day but I'm just impatient LOL
I don't know if you've made one on your channel yet, but this reminds me of the coffee can/toilet paper heater. You take a roll of toilet paper and roll off just enough so that the roll fits snug inside of a metal coffee can. Take what you rolled off and stuff it in the middle. Pour isopropyl alcohol over the toilet paper, using just enough to saturate it without it spilling out, and then light. I can't remember how long they burn, but keep an eye on it and if you see an orange flame, smother it out, let it cool, and refuel before you burn your toilet paper up. They're great for keeping a small space or camper warm, or even just warming your hands or a hot drink outdoors.
No wonder most everything comes in plastic! You can also try to find paint cans without the one coating. Then you have a lid (snuffer) for times your not burning.
I remember my grandmother telling me when she was a little girl. They would keep bricks on their wood, burning stove. And just before they went to sleep for the night, they would wrap the brick in the newspaper And put them in the bed with them. You can do the same with this heater hello from romulus Michigan brother thank you for sharing your knowledge and expertise and for taking us on your adventures God-bless
Very clever set-up :) I keep a bulk bag of cheap unscented tea light candles, (the type sold in aluminum cups) for emergency cooking & lighting during hurricane season. Place a few in a pie tin & cover with a small cookie/cake cooling rack to hold your foil cooking food packets. Although, the paraffin candles will smoke & leave black residue on surfaces if they burn too long.
If you rub the outside surface of the pot or frying pan with dish soap before cooking any nasty black stuff will wash right off… don’t do this to cast iron; it’s not needed.
@@droolbunnyxo9565 Thanks for that idea. I would only perhaps need this if my power was out. By the way, your name made me laugh. I've had a pet bunny, and now I drool while sleeping, lol.
This is awesome you did it! You are a man of your word. In the homless community we get then to burn about 14 to 15 days. I like the cover idea you have. Thats a great touch, and adding another wick. We push long candles in them but the wick is smaller
Do yourself a big favor and find an old Coleman campstove! You can use unleaded gas instead of coleman fluid which is very expensive. I paid a drunk who couldn't make it work a pack of cigarettes for mine ! I have had that stove for for about 9 years now and used it today! They have not changed the design of these stoves in over 50 years! Why ? Because it is impossible to improve on somethings that are safe ,work well, are very inexpensive to use and last forever without breaking even when treated rough! You can turn the heat all the way down on them and heat giant water pots for heat ,bathing ,soups, dishes or shaving. They also can be used to squirt gas on wet wood and twigs to start camp fires by taking off the tank squirting the wood and a trail 5 feet back for lighting safely. When the stoves are in use they can be used for frying even turned way down. A hobo stove simply cant be used for frying or making popcorn. If you get one do buy a stove or barbeque lighter for ease of use and safer lighting. Happy. Camping!
@@sherricoffee7067 ask around someone may have one sitting in their garage or attic they dont use anymore! Dont forget using unleaded gas is way cheaper than coleman fuel. I have never paid 15 dollars a gallon for their fuel. While their fuel burns cleaner it is just to expense to buy for hardcore campers. You have to give them about 20 fast pumps each use but that is way better than scrounging for wood and making a bunch of smoke that gives away your location plus stinks up your clothes and gear.
Good idea . Gives me another use for my bacon drippings . And as an added bonus I get to smell bacon . I’ll have to make a couple. I try to remember to grab wicks and mantels for my lamps and lanterns fairly often for hurricane season. And the red lamp oil does burn cleaner for whatever reason. Have a great evening
Very interesting, I never thought Crisco would burn so long. Rolled up cardboard works perfectly fine as a wick with paraffin so I bet it would work fine with Crisco as well.
I don’t even need to make this but it’s such a helpful tutorial for those who are enduring the harsh elements right now. Thank you sir you are doing a wonderful job with this video! Instant sub.
That's a good idea in a desperate emergency I guess. I have found cases of Sterno at our local flea market for a few dollars and they last for decades. A person can carry many Sterno cans with them in an shtf situation or camping outing or just on a day hiking trip.
They sell cans of fuel for this in the camping section at department stores and they're also used to keep food hot at catering events and stuff like that. Called 'canned heat' or something along those lines. They also make survival candles which cost more but do the same thing
Sterno or canned heat= chafing fuel can. I get the kind with wicks, (not the gel) and refill when it's empty. I poke a small hole in top, to refill with rubbing alcohol. I put 2 on top of another, in thick glass candle holder, that's a bit smaller than crisco can. Works good for heating tent and cooking in tent. However, bacon takes a while, so i started cooking that over campfire.
I don't know about the crisco can but I've done something similar using wax and all of it melts and the wick falls over and snuffs out. Great idea using the brick, I got one in the back yard I can use. Thanks for sharing.
You can always use a piece of wire to stiffen the wick by weaving it in and out of the fabric and making a coil for it to sit on on the bottom so that it doesn't fall over.
I have never made fun of the homeless. I view them as excellent sources for living in the rough. I have talked with many, by asking the question, "what would you do if......?" Their answers are often clever and well thought out. There go I, but for the grace of God.
The issue with this and other ideas offered in the comments (eg, candles, toilet paper, propane) is that it is dependent upon purchased supplies. Certainly a person can stock up to prepare for a short emergency situation, but if you want to be ready for anything, you have to look for solutions that don't run out. A biofuel (sticks, leaves, pinecones, etc) stove will keep you cooking so long as you can pick things off the ground. There are excellent but expensive commercial ones, and there are lots of (simple to complex) DIY ideas available. Offering something to think about to make sure you're really meeting your objective of being prepared.
Use "Carbon Felt" for a wick. It doesn't burn like a normal wick does, and outlasts any cotton type wick. A Carbon Felt wick will last and last. Just take a small cutting of carbon felt, and roll it into a wick, and use a small piece of copper tubing to keep the felt tightly wound like a wick. The copper band surrounding the felt will heat up, and make the Crisco oil melt to a burnable liquid. You end up (once the wick is made), something that looks like a napkin with a napkin ring around it. Just make sure the felt touches the bottom of the can and is flat, so it stands properly if all oil melts. The carbon felt will suck the oil up inside, just like a normal wick, but won't burn as easily, if at all. Only the oil will burn, not the carbon felt wick
@@WayPointSurvival Make sure it's a pure carbon felt material. There are other types of mixed carbon felt materials made, with materials like nylon and such in it. Pure Carbon felt sheets is what you need, and can be bought through Amazon. Carbon felt doesn't burn away easily, and can last for a long spell in many cans of Crisco oil. In other words, One piece of felt wick, can be reused in many cans of Crisco Oil
I like it! The only issue I see is carrying around the concrete block if you’re on the move. Otherwise, cool set up. I’ve been watching these videos for a bit and have gotten a bunch of ideas that I can implement, hopefully it’s not necessary. Good content.
Right. I never said anywhere in the video this was portable. You would have to source it at your destination which is fairly easy to find in most urban areas. Thank you for watching.
Birthday candles are easier to push in & remain upright as it burns down. Found some 7 inch ... it cut down a taper candle ... gives you at least 2 wicks for small cans.
Wow someone actually made qa video about this I've known it for years... spent a good deal of time on the streets in the winter while I worked on the carnival. I used to do this on the shows during the summer too.
Great info, years ago practiced many different alternatives, I still carry a Zippo wick in a Altoids tin kit. I'd like to pass on a alternative cook grate to everyone for about $5.60, it's a stainless floor drain cover, they are about a 1/8 in. thick, they cover Walmart silverware strainer perfect. Thanks for all you do
@@WayPointSurvival Just came across your channel. I appreciate your ideas, and the comment sections ideas. But, I appreciate that you try to reply, when you can. Thank you for your videos!
That's going to take a lot of time to cook anything on that, just use two of them half cider blocks and a tent chimney pipe. Dig a pit the depth of one block, knock a opening so the pipe fit in it ...then backfill dirt over the pipe at a slant angle. Place the second block on top of the one in the ground, now you got a rocket stove!
@@smileyface9459 : that is my preferred way .... A 2ft. metal water pale and a outdoor 18" plant pot raiser ! Put your coals 3/4 full in a pale ( use only the self-lite coals ) After coals whiten , the 18" round pot raiser fits in the top of the pale perfectly! ( Use cast iron skillets and pots for cooking !)
@@deborahhanna9126 : the chimney pipe is the wood branches feed in at a 15 degree downward angle, also with the swift air intake into the fire pit , making the fire come out the top like a rocket engine does! And the smoke is non- existing after lite up!
Ive made so many different types of fires over the years and thought i'd seen it all but i am humbled by this and the comments (didnt know the wick in vinegar trick) I have lately been taking Dakota fires to the next level, and this square concrete block has given me an idea. This block can stay hot for days especially if its submerged below ground level AND ROUND instead of SQUARE. If i get a six inch soil pipe and make a smaller diameter one to go inside maybe 4 inches then fill the gap with sand ,cement, sawdust, polystyrene crumbs or perlite then when it sets the plastic pipes can be removed and now this 1 to 1.5 inch thick pipe will be super insulating and lighter. Digging a hole down six to eight inches with a Dakota air feed hole with coca cola cans making a tube to feed air under the round hobo stove would take my dakota fire to the next level. I could make a concrete cap and cover it with soil and a rock and next time im wild stealth camping i could pitch my hammock and tarp over the dakota hobo stove. Which means wild camping in any weather and have these all over the forest so i am travelling light bare minimum of gear. And having all the comforts and protection. 😊 Thank you
Hopefully this will work well. Last year I tried the candles in the Crisco and it was a huge fail. As it melted, it snuffed out the flame. I tried several methods, with various size containers and various size candles and they all failed lol! But now I'm curious if the cotton wick will do better. Going to have to give it a try. Thanks for this and God bless!
Can you please explain more why and how they failed? I haven't heard of this method before and want to try! It looks like a more efficient buddy burner and want to make it well when I first try
@@BuckHelton oh that makes sense. What if we used cardboard strips as a wick instead? Would that work better? It's basically a buddy burner at that point right? But more efficient?
You can get a lamp wick holder that fits on top of a mason jar on Amazon. It would not go along with the hobo/diy theme but maybe you can look at how they are made and figure out how to make one out of a coat hangar that fits in the jar and hold the wick at the same level regardless of how much oil/crisco is in the jar.
I like the idea, but not crazy about the cinder block. Too heavy to walk around with. You'd always need a vehicle to carry it in. Maybe you could do a video on a small lighter weight cube size object to put the can of crisco in with a smaller grill? - For mobile / traveling purposes instead of just homestead use. Anyway, it's just a thought. Loved the video as usual. Keep 'em coming.
The metal coffee cans would probably work. Leave the bottom on, put a couple of holes in the bottom. Put some holes around the top too. Now put the crisco on rocks, etc. turn the coffee can upside down and put it on the crisco container. Now you have a cookstove top to cook on.
@@sapiophile545 I think you can buy new empty paint cans but I would NOT reuse paint cans. Leadfarmer has the coffee can stove, if you want to see how to use a coffee can.
Wicks don't work all that well as they are limp. A better alternative is to push a candle down through the middle, the hardened wax around the wick will help keep its wick standing straight.
Great concept.. I could see several adaptations to make it more like an oil lamps.. and what about a half chimney to better retain heat in blocks to heat an area. Cooking? Maybe heating water.. which isn't to be bashed.. ramen noodle dinner and coffee in the AM sounds good.
In my own testing I found I needed at least 4 candles stuck in the shortening to boil water in a reasonable time. I will have to try with a lantern wick and see if that makes a difference.
Hmm. Would a short piece of chimney pipe inside the cinder block keep it from disintegrating? Starts to get more & more complicated s it gets overthought!
Nice little system. You know, I wonder how well that would work as a heater inside one of those German special forces survival shelters I've been seeing discussed lately? If the block heats up then that should help provide heat for a while. Just a thought. I love your work. Keep 'em coming. You have alot of knowledge and I appreciate the education.
Can you provide a link to a tent like that? Texas froze horribly last year. And power was lost. Trying to be prepared. Our pipes froze, as well. No water. Luckily I had water in bottles.
@@sapiophile545 research hot tents. This video is only 5 hours old and my first time seeing a propane version. Usually, hot tents use a small wood burning stove. ruclips.net/video/NiZYusJG2Pc/видео.html
@@sapiophile545 here in Chicago when the temp drops & the heat is low, low we turn off the water intake to the washer (relieves pressure) & then leave the cold side of one faucet (ours in the basement usually) "trickling" it keeps water flowing through the pipes and they don't freeze (does raise water bill a little but it beats repairs to busted pipes). The city even reminds us with billboards, emails, tv announcements etc during weather events to do this. We haven't totally lost heat but once and we bot a couple of used (no cracks or chiped) clay terra cotta chimineas on clearance that are in the garage. We can pull them out, set them on ceramic tiles (away from anything combustible), add some Sternos & small rocks in the bottom from Dollar Tree (to keep the Sternos level & steady), lite em up and get warm. A really good score was finding a beat up fireplace screen a couple of years ago. Took to it with some wire cutters and made screens to cover the chimineas front openings I also have had several gel fuel fireplaces off & on for years (even got another big used one for $40 as a "back up". Gel fuel has gotten expensive in the last 5 years or so but if I can catch it on sale I still get some because Sternos only burn for an hour or so instead of the 3-4 hours with gel fuel. Might see about this Crisco though 🤔
This was awesome 😎 I love watching these videos, in life you never know what could happen and in the chance of survival, this is a great tip. I think you and the outdoor gear review should do a collaboration sometime, that would be fantastic.
Was homeless for about 10 years and this absolutely works. I will add tho, if you can find clay bricks or better still fire bricks, will hold heat for a while longer than concrete block. I have seen guys using big clay flower and tree pots also. But definitely good in a pinch.
What a great survival tip.... if society collapses or if your stranded in the woods or any other type of survival situation you just swing by lowes and buy a block and then stop at Walmart and pick up all the random supplies..
Actually, concrete blocks can be found in almost any Urban location and in many rural locations as well. You can use a couple of bolts or a couple scrap pieces of rebar for a grate and crisco lasts for a very long time, so it would not be very difficult to find in a societal collapse.
We made some Crisco candles back in the 70s. Course my mom wouldn't let me use her big Crisco can because it was for cooking. I did get to use old Grease or small cans. I'm sure the scouts are the only reason I was allowed to even use them as my parents were not into waste and would have considered it to be such. Although the way I remember it we made some kind of wire thing to hold the wick up. I believe we used the wire off of an old notebook and would coil it around the wick. Because if you didn't then the grease melted the liquid and the wick would go down into it and go out. I think you made it bigger at the bottom like a cone coil. I do remember the bigger the can it would only turn to liquid in the middle for a very long time until it burned down maybe a top layer of an inch or so but those little cans would turn completely to liquid or that's how I remember them. I think they sell those gas stove burners at Lowe's and places like that I'm not sure of the price. If you drove around a few alleyways you might be able to find one someone was throwing away on an old stove. I don't remember ever using them for a heater just for a light in case you lost power during a snowstorm. But I see no reason why it wouldn't warm up if you did it right I believe I've seen people put ceramic pots upside down over it but I'm not really sure how well that works Beauty with your stove is you don't have to use the candle you could use Twigs or anything else if you happen to be in a place where you could get them and not in a house. And to our friends in California everything in this video is completely free if you go to a store since liberals believe that anything under $1,000 isn't really stealing. By that logic you should be able to walk out of Walmart with a gas powered Coleman. Happy Hunting Californians
In girl scouts learned to do the radiator using a large metal coffee can inverted over the burner. Cut 4 vent holes in bottom of can so will vent when inverted over flame. No touchy!!
Outstanding presentation! I believe you covered pretty much what most of us have been thinking especially in the current societal and political situations in the U.S. and other nations especially in Europe. Thank you James. ATB Sam Adler from Vietnam
Great information. I do wish you had told us where we might be able to buy the gas stove burner grate. I really could not think of where you might find a single odd burner grate for sale. I thought about the possibility of finding one at The Salvation Army or Goodwill thrift store. But I seriously doubt they keep odd gas stove burner grates lying around to resale. You would probably have to buy an entire old stove just to get the grate, and that would not be very cost effective. If you happen to have a place near you that sells used and/or refurbished appliances, they might have the odd burner grate lying around that they would sale. But those are the only places that I could think of where you might have a chance of finding a single gas burner grate.
I have found them at the Salvation Army store. The best place would be a company that sells appliances or repairs them. They probably have a number of them that they sell for junk. A scrap yard would also be a good place to look.
Well that's the most amazing survival kit ever. It can be a candle or a cooker plus it doesn't smoke so it's safe indoors too? Time to stock up just in case!
This isn't a bad thing to add to my bag of tricks! Thanks!! Just the idea of a half block and gas stove grill is awesome by itself! Cheap and easy to transport. I'll bet it works with other heat sources as well!
Yes, there's a lot of ways that this could be modified and used. Just remember, however, that concrete blocks exposed to too much heat can crack apart on you.
@@WayPointSurvival yeah I was thinking more sterno or those tablets you can burn for starters. My son and I used to year round camp when he was in the scouts, this would have been a neat setup for showing the boys some cooking skills.
Nice I love it I just made my first Crisco oil candle for the candle I just stuck a emergency candle is in a jar it came in a box for a dollar it works fine
I really appreciate these ideas. Lately I have a hundred worries on my mind. From storm caused power loss, to apocolyptic world system failure, to financial difficulties causing me to end up homeless myself...
Indeed. That's why it's always good to have multiple ideas and options at your fingertips. Knowledge is lightweight, and can be carried with you wherever you go.
I'm not homeless I can use that Hobo stove in my backyard natural gas is going up sky rocket this year 2022A.D thank you for that street knowledge Sir.
Maybe in survival in the city but most hobo’s I knew, couldn’t or wouldn’t afford even a small crisco and wicks. Many ways cheaper for sure. Lived by southern pacific railroad between garrison and timpson beside the tracks. Many hobos visited our home place just out of timpson in the late 60’s and early 70’s. They began to fade away. Had a pecan orchard with plenty of shade. Dad placed a picnic table for them and mom always offered food and drink. Of course they had some sort of sign showing safe harbor because many stopped. German shepherds kept us safe when dad was away, but we never saw trouble. Always kindness shown both ways. Sometimes I miss those days.
Actually, most hobos today receive a monthly check and even carry smartphones so they can order things online and have it delivered to either a Dropbox or a friend's house and check on train schedules.
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If your lantern wicks smoke, whether it’s in a kerosene lamp or stove, soak the wick before use in vinegar and let dry before use. Voila no more smoke, or sooty lamps either.
That's an awesome tip, thank you so much for sharing it!
Any kind of vinegar or a specific kind
Thank you
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@@infjjedi3335 craft balsamic
As a homeless man I would just like to add that you can buy the Crisco with Food Stamps if you need! 👍💯
Tkuuu bro God bless you and keep you safe
nice. Sterno gives off way better heat tho, more convenient. cook anything with a can of sterno, or some charcoal brickettes. Both can be had for free if you know where to look lol.
@@MrKongatthegates free sterno? 5 finger free?
😂 I know this not funny but great tip!
I am a simple man. I see someone give good instructions for cheap and viable survival tools and I subscribe. Simple as.
Thank you for watching, for subscribing and welcome aboard!
If you add a combustion air intake to the bottom, by holding part of the block up with rocks or by digging a little tunnel it will produce more warmth because you'll be burning cold air instead of air you've heated. Put the air intake opposite where you will sit as it will pull cold air (a draft) into the block.
Good ideas. Thank you for watching!
Hypothetically yes, but the sides of the can will cancel out the convection effect. It's very difficult for air to get down into the can no matter how exposed the can is to airflow.
Hobo cooker, catch clean cook?😆
@@houseofpain3580 Who said anything about cooking hobos?
@@stevenmccrickard1401 .06 hobo, homeless cooker 😁jus kidin. And I didn't know Crisco was such a good fuel, thx.
thanks for the upload, got a double block and some tile to set it on. already lost power at near 30 degrees last week so I can use this little build to heat a room and get by for a bit. super appreciate it!
You're welcome!
As a historical reenactor who uses kerosene or "coal oil" lanterns, it's always best to char the new wick before use.
Indeed. Thanks for watching and for adding this excellent point to the video.
I remember back in the early 90s when I was 5-7 years old and my father taking me out into the woods. Taught me all about trapping, how to build numerous fire sources, how to use different items to create fire, how to locate flint and steel substitutes in the wild for fire making if it's wet, and soooo much more. Bare in mind he was literally clinically insane, sooo lol. He was ALWAYS prepared for the end days. Duffle bag of guns, knives, and all kinds of stuff. Bug out bag and everything. Now bare in mind... this was back in the EARLY EARLY 90s. I want to say around 89-92 area.
Sounds like you have a lot of wonderful memories with your father. Thanks for watching.
Still viable today and more so under the current administration…
Was he in Grenada?
He wasnt totally insane he was waiting for a close call like we just had with Kamala running for Prez...
My own experiments with Crisco make me very dubious about the practicality of this approach. I believe that after a few minutes of burning and a melt pool forms the wick will collapse and go out. A candle is usually suggested as a wick for a good reason. Not only is it less messy to set up but wax has a higher melting point than Crisco so will stay solid longer and provide better support for the wick. That is in addition to the danger of an open flame burning in a cardboard tube filled with hot oil, I have, however seen posts from people stating that in this context it's not a problem as long as you don't let it burn too low, but be aware of the possibilities. Also in this video you can see the soot rolling off of the wick, crisco is such a low grade fuel that in order to get the cleanest burn you need to keep the wick trimmed short, resulting in a pretty small flame too. I suggest that if you like this idea try your own long term test first before you depend on it in an emergency. Be safe out there.
That's why you need to use a stiff wick like a lamp wick and if you have problems with it collapsing you need to add a wire stiffener to it. Also I did mention in the video about keeping the wick trimmed short to keep it from smoking.
I would transfer the crisco to a metal can. Make sure there is no lead soldering tho I suppose lead isnt used anymore. Any maybe put it into a clay flower pot if the block is going to crack. I've used concrete block in a backyard fire that lasted for years without cracking so I dont know why some blocks crack and others don't. Maybe it's the age of the block. You can also just stack firebricks around the can. You can by a small flat grill top for a few bucks at Ace Hardware to place over the block or pot if you can't find a stove top burner. Thanks for the video. Its a great idea for indoor burning.
I burn olive oil or crisco melted using strips of cotton rag as the wick. I pitfired a small pitcher shape with a pour spout from rough clay, just a regular fire. Works great for lighting anyway, burns slow and steady, no problem.
Thank you for the adjustment to the video
@@WayPointSurvival May I jump in? I have the same problem, the wick doesn't collapse, but the liquid pool of Crisco that melts under the flame snuffs out the flame after like 30 minutes. I haven't tried lantern wicks, but I can't imagine that would stop the flame from going out in a puddle.
I like the videos that talk you through the project instead of just playing irritating music.
Yes yes yes! I bet much agree! The videos this style are so much better than the ones with the obnoxious music and zero talking. It's easier to learn this way also. ❤
And.. thank you sir, for making this awesome video for us all!! We do appreciate you
This is a total and literal life saver, its fixing to freeze in Mississippi this month, don't know when the water and lights will be back on. Was in desperate need of smokeless/sootless light and heat. MUCH THANKS
You're welcome!
You can also use the small birthday candles around the edges and they will add more heat and fuel as the wax melts.
Good idea!
Birthday candles only last about 5 minutes
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@@bindig1 yes but the vegetable oil will burn not the candle wick
This is fantastic. I help the homeless people near me, and every fall people need cook stoves and heat. This is about as simple as it gets. Cinder blocks, Crisco, wicks, and vinegar are readily available. The grates not so much, but it'll be easy to get a bunch. The city recycling dept. will have some from non-working gas stoves, and people give away broken stoves all the time on craigslist etc. I think this DIY stove will be perfect!
Sounds like your city has some fairly decent homeless people. I wish I could help out some folks with this little gadget.
Mine, on the other hand, practically define what it is when homelessness becomes a "problem."
The lady that I learned this from, actually makes these and hands them out to the homeless to help them get through cold weather events. If you have problems keeping the wick up, you can use a stiff piece of wire run through the wick and to the bottom to hold it up right.
If using often I've found that conventional block quickly tends to crack apart. If fire block isn't available, then I wrap the outside of the block with wire top and bottom so when it cracks it will remain together and still be usable. I paid $0.78 for the block and a local appliance repair shop gave me a free grill. I hide the block in the brush when I leave camp and just carry the grill. So easy even a caveman could do it!
Thank you so much for watching the video and for sharing your experience and ideas with us!
people throw away gas grilles and stoves and refrigerators which might have racks sometimes even bricks. i would just leave it all in the woods
@@carmineredd1198 same less to carry easy to bury too if you really wanna hide it
I’m really surprised that people are building bunkers in the ground trying to save themselves, I understand that but if Jesus is the centre of your life he will take care of you yes he does say to stock up, prep if you must but don’t forget that when all calamity strikes and those who did not prep and those who did not prepare will face the consequences those are the ones who took the shot. The Lord says warn everybody because after the antichrist comes on the scene you’re on your own and those who didn’t get taken you’re on your own so who are you serving here God or yourselves?! Because those who get taken will come back in 1000 years, a thousand years is one day to God and one day is 1000 years and when God comes back with those he took home the new Jerusalem will come with him we who were taken will go with him a new earth and a new heaven will be created because the old will be destroyed. And those who will come before God will be judged because he’s going to ask you what have you done to further his kingdom on earth have you done anything because you can’t lie you will be held accountable.
@@wendym31463 So, why do peppers feel they need to prep for Aemagedden....aren't we supposed to leave in the rapture and only the unbelievers stay behind?
That's bloody posh indeed - these simple alternatives give people ideas to use what they have for multiple purposes.
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it.
@@WayPointSurvival Awesome. I put an emergency candle in one. Have actually used it when lights went out.
@@sandi2005 I did the same, per instruction from someone else's video. It didn't work! I'm guessing I needed a larger candle wick. Also, vegitable oil emits carbon monoxide when burned, right? Google almost let me down on that search, except for one study that claims it creates CO when burned. Does anyone know for certain?
Good for stretch marks and constipation as well 👍🏽
True
MANY years ago in Girl Scouts we made " fire starters" using a tuna can with cardboard tightly rolled up and stuffed into the can . wax was then , slowly, poured into the can soaking the cardboard. I have long thought that putting a wick in and varying the materials could make a nice light. There are so many materials in nature that could be used for heat and light.
you could use almost any metal tool to dig two side by side holes in the ground ( I'm thinking 6" to 8" deep then connect the two at the base of the holes. if you build a fire in one the other will work as a draft to make your fire burn hotter and cleaner. your fire can be made using many different materials. Even with wet twigs if you have a fat source ( Crisco, lard, margarine, or even crayons) you will be able get warm and cook.
Use your imagination to manipulate whatever materials you have to get the results you want.
I remember doing that too.
I love watching videos about being able to have some simple comfort in a survival situation. I hitchhiked from West Virginia to Louisiana when I was 19. I lived in a tent out in the woods quite a bit. If I had known then what I know now it would probably had been a good experience
These Hobo stoves are amazing but this one is ideal for someone that has 10 dollars they don't desperately need for something else. This one would make me feel like a prosperous Hobo. I would lean more to using a rocket stove in a situation where I was strapped for cash. You can fuel them with twigs if all you are doing is cooking or staying warm while you are awake. The Crisco is great for indoors and hours of light. You can melt cut and roll up cardboard and put in empty tuna cans and melt crayons into the cardboard after doing so.
Yes, people make them and give them out to the homeless as gifts to help them get through the cold weather.
Can you use this indoors? No open flames inside a tent is the usual rule. You'd need something heat proof underneath it
Get the homeless now everybody's going to be homeless
"A prosperous hobo" lol. Something Kerouac would maybe write
I made a bigger version of the rocket stove once before. Instead of a tuna can I used a big, metal coffee can. Then I layered cardboard, news paper, etc with used candle wax.
The wax was from used scented candles and I would break it up and add to a glass for an electric candle wax melter (the ones where you usually get the scented cube packs for).
Once the coffee can was layered with burnables, wax, burnables, wax, repeating to the top; it was good to go.
It would actually burn for quite some time. The paper burns fast but then the wax slows it down.
One of the best channels out there for great little ideas like this. Also, you're blessed with the gift of teaching-- most people make me either want to fast-forward through unnecessary rambling, or keep rewinding to puzzle out the details of what they're trying to demonstrate. Your vids are always succinct and well-demonstrated.
Thank you so much, I really appreciate all the kind words!
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I agree 100%- short to the point how to-excellent!
I truly wish I'd known about this when I was homeless and living in a tent. I used a candle heater and I raise the inside temp of a 9x7tent two degrees in the winter. This would have been a much bigger blessing. I can see wrapping the block with perhaps wire or flashing to keep it intact if it cracks, and using a candle (cheaper now than crisco) for the heat. I bought half used and melted candles from thrift stores to melt and make new ones. After cooking, I can see putting an old cast iron pot on top with stones in it for more heat absorption and warm at night. Thank you so much for this informative video!
Thanks!
Do not use in a tent. CO and CO2 can kill you.
The problem with any flame in any tent is CO2 poisoning, especially if you tent isn't vented well and if it vented well, the candle isn't going to add any significant heat. Although much more expensive, something like a Heat Buddy is a much safer alternative.
You could top it off with the corresponding sized clay flower pot, inverted, to act as a radiant heat cap.
Yes, you can. Thank you for watching.
Yes, you could...but .I just watched a RUclips video last night that showed when using clay pots you're creating a bomb!
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@@radram157 I’ve used a clay pot like that it works great, kept tent hot all night. I used tea candles though
@number1hinesfeet Could gather some stones to place around them too, or grab a couple of decorative half moon garden trim pieces
Back when the cans of shortening were made from metal, you could do this safely. People would stick 2-3 taper candles into a can and have light for up to 200 hours, depending on the size of the cans, etc. That's light, not heating purposes. Shortening is flammable, as you pointed out, and doing that in what's essentially a cardboard tube is DANGEROUS! If you're going to do this, put the shortening into a glass jar or metal container, something fireproof. Using just shortening and candle wicks, you can make up to 45 days worth of light, using a single wick in a tall jar and burning only one at a time.
I never thought about using for heating and cooking like this though. That's bloody brilliant.
Actually, as long as it's outside and surrounded by the concrete block it's pretty safe. It's not highly flammable and it won't burn without a wick. Thank you for watching and for the kind words!
Hey thanks for the info. I am very unfamiliar with these things though, can you tell me what Shortening/crisco is? Like is it vaselline?? What is the actual substance name not the brand name do you know?
I've been making lots of buddy burners to use for light and small heat for relaxing by the lake or out in the woods etc...would making a DIY candle like this be better than a buddy burner? Looks like it would be, and I can just shove a rolled up circle of cardboard inside the "shortening" material and light that to get something equal to a buddy burner anyways right?
Also i don't fully understand how this radiates alot of heat. Does the cement block make the heat radiate even better? Or is it just,for containment and the long lasting material of "shortening" produce more heat?
Its better than a buddy burner right?
@@pharaohsmagician8329 The shortening is an hydrogenated vegetable oil. (Soybean, Cottonseed, etc)
@@BuckHelton thank you! What is it used for in cooking?
@@pharaohsmagician8329 It's used like butter or lard for baking, frying, etc. It was originally developed for candlemaking though, which is why it's so good for this purpose.
Beautiful. A teaki torch would work in there too. I've been trying out different fuels from crisco to vegie oil to alcohol to mineral oil. Mineral oil is the cheapest but makes a lot of smoke but alcohol produces the least amount of soot. Crisco was pretty low on soot production but was higher on the cost. Not sure about burn time though. Great idea for a burner/heater.
If you want to use grease use lard or left over bacon fat
You can get a paint can and do the same thing, just heat the shortening up and pour it in (Or slop it in and then heat it so it doesn't have air bubbles) and that makes it reusable since you can keep adding to it. Old, old trick that has been around for some 100 years now and you don't have to worry about the paper of the new containers burning.
I am an "experimental" hobo (have a place to live, but love to build & test survival gear) and I can say I' ve never seen one of those but I do know that the Crisco candles aren't THAT warm, they smoke and take a looong time to heat something. I prefer rubbing alcohol in either a coffee can bum stove, or penny type stove. But anymore, I use propane cook stoves to heat with usually. This year I'm using electricity though.
UPDATE,
I recently made a Crisco candle and they don't smoke nearly as I'd recalled. And a full size can w/ multiple wicks could easily heat a small structure or vehicle.
(WARNING, ANY COMBUSTIÓN WILL PRODUCE CARBON MONOXIDE WHICH CAN KILL YOU.
ALWAYS PROVIDE FRESH AIR AND BE HYPER VIGILANT, HYPER AWARE, AND HYPER AWAKE WHEN USING ANY OPEN FLAME IN ANY ENCLOSED SPACE).
My PSA, Not sorry, just have seen how quick a vehicle & it's inhabitants can burn.
Thank you for watching!
Helpful comments, thank you. I'm homeless living on the American River in Sacramento.
@@stevenmccrickard1401I have been homeless and I've not had the benefit of having any of the things that is mentioned including a hobo stove however even when I had a place to live getting a heater of some kind is usually expensive so the way we used to keep the place warm was using candles almost everywhere, the bigger, and fatter the candle, the warmer it was, and usually I used to also use a little Camp I call it a camping stove I don't know what else to call it it's the kind that you can use a Sterno can with, believe it or not I used to use a little Sterno cans when they would finish, I'd add a little alcohol to it when I could afford it, cuz alcohol here is all so expensive, and you know mix it with what was left of the Sterno can you know the gel and sometimes I'd even melt a candle on the inside of the old Sterno can, cans because alcohol is expensive here they taxed it right out of the roof now, on the plus side in this country I've known people who have made stills and that apparently is legal as long as you're not planning to sell what you make I've been thinking of asking one of the Russians I know maybe he's Ukrainian I'm not sure which, to show me how to make a simple still so I can make all the alcohol I need and therefore be able to keep warm and make other products for myself I used to be a perfumer Once upon a Time a long long time ago in another life one could call it.
Longest sentence I have ever read.
I think alot depends on how much space you are trying to heat up. What is nice about using firebricks or clay pots is you keep the heat a bit more localized. They act as heat sinks and hold onto it before it dissipates into the corners of the room. The smaller the room and the more you cover windows and doors with bubble wrap or wool blankets the more you'll hold onto that precious candle heat.
I had problems with the wick falling sideways and going out. Then I twisted a wire around the linen and made a wider spiral base. It will stay upright until you run out of Crisco.
the fumes from burning metal can be very bad for you. I've been making candles like this in mason jars, and to secure the wick I used bamboo skewers meant for BBQ that you can buy in packs of 100 in the grilling or camping section of store for usually a couple bucks. Maybe others have even better ideas
It is best to cut (from the bottom of course so as not to destroy the wick) a tapered candle to a height just below the rim of the lard can and push it down the center... use a candle instead of a wick...(I saw that awesome idea on another video) Blessings!
I saw a video earlier and they suggested removing the Crisco from its original container and putting it in glass jars or cans... and rather than using wicks use a tapered candle cut to size for a wick..I do like that idea much better..
The only problem with using a wick from a candle is that it's a very small candle wick whereas I used a much larger lamp wick which gives you more heat and brighter light. Although, you might have to use a piece of wire threaded throughout it to make a little stiffer.
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This hobo series is way too awesome! Hobos are about prioritizing adventure over money and I am really liking this series so far!
Additional changes I can suggest are to add a candle stick to crisco lard to make a 500 hour candle. With the addition to heater/stove you made, you actually made a heating device that lasts for a good week or two.
Thanks for watching!
Why did it take so long for me to discover your channel. Thank you for your clear and consise instructions
Thanks so much for watching!
Great idea. Thank you for sharing. Everyone stay safe, warm, happy and healthy. From Henrico County Virginia
nice little Hack on the stove / heater it’s funny i’m 57 years old and i’ve been a Avid Outdoorsman Camper and i never thought about using Crisco as a cheap fuel i’ve carried asterno in my Back packs before as a back up Stove and i did carry a Candle Lantern that had a optional Refector Cone you could balance a metal Cup on top of to heat water i’ve heated up my one manHiking Tent with that survival Candle many times in the North East Mountains
Pretty cool! Thanks for the tip.
Small OCD and almost unimportant point;
the reason the wick did not light att first is bc it takes some time ( probably an hour or more) for the oil to soak and climb up the fabric of the wick. Not just because it was new. If it had an hour to soak it would have lit up fine. 🙂
Yes, it needed time to soak up the oil.
Many dyi lanterns or stove videos on youtube are WAY too much products or maintenance but this one was very simple! Love this
Thanks for the video! I've been playing around with this for a bit myself. I found that a single flame doesn't heat things as fast as I'd like. Instead I use 4-5 wicks and can boil 500 ml of 15C water in 10-15 minutes.
Yes, while it does burn up the fuel quicker you do get a much better and more efficient heat with multiple wicks.
@@WayPointSurvival If I had to guess I'd say spending 30 min cooking on one flame or 15 min on 2 flames probably ends up using around the same amount of fuel at the end of the day but I'm just impatient LOL
That's what I was wondering, thanks
I don't know if you've made one on your channel yet, but this reminds me of the coffee can/toilet paper heater.
You take a roll of toilet paper and roll off just enough so that the roll fits snug inside of a metal coffee can. Take what you rolled off and stuff it in the middle. Pour isopropyl alcohol over the toilet paper, using just enough to saturate it without it spilling out, and then light. I can't remember how long they burn, but keep an eye on it and if you see an orange flame, smother it out, let it cool, and refuel before you burn your toilet paper up.
They're great for keeping a small space or camper warm, or even just warming your hands or a hot drink outdoors.
That's a good way to do it as well. Thanks for watching!
No wonder most everything comes in plastic! You can also try to find paint cans without the one coating. Then you have a lid (snuffer) for times your not burning.
I remember my grandmother telling me when she was a little girl. They would keep bricks on their wood, burning stove. And just before they went to sleep for the night, they would wrap the brick in the newspaper And put them in the bed with them. You can do the same with this heater hello from romulus Michigan brother thank you for sharing your knowledge and expertise and for taking us on your adventures God-bless
Very cool! I'll make a note of that for a future video! Thanks so much for watching and God bless you too!
Very clever set-up :) I keep a bulk bag of cheap unscented tea light candles, (the type sold in aluminum cups) for emergency cooking & lighting during hurricane season. Place a few in a pie tin & cover with a small cookie/cake cooling rack to hold your foil cooking food packets. Although, the paraffin candles will smoke & leave black residue on surfaces if they burn too long.
If you rub the outside surface of the pot or frying pan with dish soap before cooking any nasty black stuff will wash right off… don’t do this to cast iron; it’s not needed.
@@07laines07 Thanks! Most of the black soot coated my stove top & counters 🤪 (Would've cooked outside, but you know, howling wind & rain. :)
@@droolbunnyxo9565 Thanks for that idea. I would only perhaps need this if my power was out. By the way, your name made me laugh. I've had a pet bunny, and now I drool while sleeping, lol.
@@geezermann7865 Lol! Thank you! Me too, when I fall asleep watching TV 😴...🤤!
This is awesome you did it! You are a man of your word.
In the homless community we get then to burn about 14 to 15 days. I like the cover idea you have. Thats a great touch, and adding another wick. We push long candles in them but the wick is smaller
Thank you so much for the idea and I'm so glad that you like the video! Have a great day!
Do yourself a big favor and find an old Coleman campstove! You can use unleaded gas instead of coleman fluid which is very expensive. I paid a drunk who couldn't make it work a pack of cigarettes for mine ! I have had that stove for for about 9 years now and used it today! They have not changed the design of these stoves in over 50 years! Why ? Because it is impossible to improve on somethings that are safe ,work well, are very inexpensive to use and last forever without breaking even when treated rough! You can turn the heat all the way down on them and heat giant water pots for heat ,bathing ,soups, dishes or shaving. They also can be used to squirt gas on wet wood and twigs to start camp fires by taking off the tank squirting the wood and a trail 5 feet back for lighting safely. When the stoves are in use they can be used for frying even turned way down. A hobo stove simply cant be used for frying or making popcorn. If you get one do buy a stove or barbeque lighter for ease of use and safer lighting. Happy. Camping!
@@geniousgeorge4973 this is true. Those stoves certainly last. Great advice.
@@sherricoffee7067 ask around someone may have one sitting in their garage or attic they dont use anymore! Dont forget using unleaded gas is way cheaper than coleman fuel. I have never paid 15 dollars a gallon for their fuel. While their fuel burns cleaner it is just to expense to buy for hardcore campers. You have to give them about 20 fast pumps each use but that is way better than scrounging for wood and making a bunch of smoke that gives away your location plus stinks up your clothes and gear.
How can someone who has never used fuel and lit it in a Coleman gonabout usingnrhis safely?
That is pretty darn creative. You never know when/if this may ever come in handy!
Thank you for watching and glad you enjoyed it!
Good idea . Gives me another use for my bacon drippings . And as an added bonus I get to smell bacon . I’ll have to make a couple. I try to remember to grab wicks and mantels for my lamps and lanterns fairly often for hurricane season. And the red lamp oil does burn cleaner for whatever reason. Have a great evening
Thank you so much, glad you liked it. And, the smell of bacon is always welcome in my book.
@@WayPointSurvival 😁✊🔥 the sacred bacon 🥓 😋
And everybody including the dogs will come running.lol
@@Canadian_Craftsman RIP Megawoodswalker
@@fleegull my FAVORITE tuber of all time RIP, to Kevin
In the apocalypse hobos will be our gurus.
Very interesting, I never thought Crisco would burn so long. Rolled up cardboard works perfectly fine as a wick with paraffin so I bet it would work fine with Crisco as well.
Yes, as long as it was the right height that would probably do pretty well. Thank you for watching!
Thanks for sharing and not stringing me along for 10 minutes before getting to the point lol
Thanks for watching!
Good idea James, I’m going to cut my electric cost by making 4 of them and remove my heating elements on my Electric stove lol
Well, that's an option, especially if there's any serious power outages this winter.
Be mindful of burning indoors as this impacts air quality.
Carbon monoxide poisoning indoors?
@@WayPointSurvival I believe that was called SARCASM 😂😂😂
@@WayPointSurvival expect power outages, The Polar Votex cometh per The Farmers Almanac
I'm a single lady and I really liked this!! I have to figure everything out myself. Thank you! I just subscribed.
Thank you so much, glad you're enjoying the channel and welcome aboard!
@@WayPointSurvival Thank you!
Lots of fun to be had with Crisco 👌🏻
Seems to me I heard about those size cans selling f or $25 in bars back in the day.......that was the rumor, anyway.
Indeed.
What else can you do with it?
@@pharaohsmagician8329 Use your imagination.
@@bobwhite2754 Why you should not use Crisco to lubricate a condom : Because Crisco is shortening.🤣🤣🤣
I always love learning new things! I appreciate it!
When I saw the title I thought it was going to be about taking dump behind some trash cans in an alley. That's a real Hobo Heater
Lol. Thanks for watching.
Thanks for the info. I'm learning a whole lot about basic survival tactics, this is great!
Thank you so much, glad you're enjoying the channel!
I don’t even need to make this but it’s such a helpful tutorial for those who are enduring the harsh elements right now. Thank you sir you are doing a wonderful job with this video! Instant sub.
Thank you so much for watching, for the subscription and welcome aboard!
That's a good idea in a desperate emergency I guess. I have found cases of Sterno at our local flea market for a few dollars and they last for decades. A person can carry many Sterno cans with them in an shtf situation or camping outing or just on a day hiking trip.
Thanks so much for watching!
Such a great idea! Very simple yet effective. Thank you James.
clear, concise, and to the point, great video. I can imagine using this in the zombie apocalypse.
Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed the video!
They sell cans of fuel for this in the camping section at department stores and they're also used to keep food hot at catering events and stuff like that. Called 'canned heat' or something along those lines. They also make survival candles which cost more but do the same thing
Right, however you only get a couple of hours with those whereas a tub of Crisco will burn for days.
Sterno or canned heat=
chafing fuel can. I get the kind with wicks, (not the gel) and refill when it's empty. I poke a small hole in top, to refill with rubbing alcohol. I put 2 on top of another, in thick glass candle holder, that's a bit smaller than crisco can. Works good for heating tent and cooking in tent. However, bacon takes a while, so i started cooking that over campfire.
Nice video, James. Just for safety clarification, vegetable shorting is NOT flammable.
But It is combustible, thus much safer to use.
Indeed. Thank you for the clarification.
@@WayPointSurvival My pleasure, James. And thank you for making such interesting and educational content.
Thank you, and I will be using this information in the comments later on.
@@WayPointSurvival Looking forward to it
I don't know about the crisco can but I've done something similar using wax and all of it melts and the wick falls over and snuffs out. Great idea using the brick, I got one in the back yard I can use. Thanks for sharing.
You can always use a piece of wire to stiffen the wick by weaving it in and out of the fabric and making a coil for it to sit on on the bottom so that it doesn't fall over.
I'm pretty sure the difference in candle wax versus cooking oil is ones flammable and the other isn't.
Candle wax will melt but not burned
Concrete will explode when exposed to high heat.
@@lordkin-kong8888 Umm you suggest candle wax isn't flamable? What do you think is burning when you burn a candle?
To solve the wick falling over, thread some mechanics wire through the wick to hold it upright
I have never made fun of the homeless. I view them as excellent sources for living in the rough. I have talked with many, by asking the question, "what would you do if......?" Their answers are often clever and well thought out. There go I, but for the grace of God.
We definitely need to be grateful for our blessings!
The issue with this and other ideas offered in the comments (eg, candles, toilet paper, propane) is that it is dependent upon purchased supplies. Certainly a person can stock up to prepare for a short emergency situation, but if you want to be ready for anything, you have to look for solutions that don't run out. A biofuel (sticks, leaves, pinecones, etc) stove will keep you cooking so long as you can pick things off the ground. There are excellent but expensive commercial ones, and there are lots of (simple to complex) DIY ideas available. Offering something to think about to make sure you're really meeting your objective of being prepared.
I also have a lot of those kind of videos on my channel. This is simply another option for an urban environment.
Use "Carbon Felt" for a wick. It doesn't burn like a normal wick does, and outlasts any cotton type wick. A Carbon Felt wick will last and last. Just take a small cutting of carbon felt, and roll it into a wick, and use a small piece of copper tubing to keep the felt tightly wound like a wick. The copper band surrounding the felt will heat up, and make the Crisco oil melt to a burnable liquid. You end up (once the wick is made), something that looks like a napkin with a napkin ring around it. Just make sure the felt touches the bottom of the can and is flat, so it stands properly if all oil melts. The carbon felt will suck the oil up inside, just like a normal wick, but won't burn as easily, if at all. Only the oil will burn, not the carbon felt wick
Great idea, thanks so much for watching and for adding this to the comment section!
@@WayPointSurvival Make sure it's a pure carbon felt material. There are other types of mixed carbon felt materials made, with materials like nylon and such in it. Pure Carbon felt sheets is what you need, and can be bought through Amazon. Carbon felt doesn't burn away easily, and can last for a long spell in many cans of Crisco oil. In other words, One piece of felt wick, can be reused in many cans of Crisco Oil
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I like it! The only issue I see is carrying around the concrete block if you’re on the move. Otherwise, cool set up. I’ve been watching these videos for a bit and have gotten a bunch of ideas that I can implement, hopefully it’s not necessary. Good content.
Right. I never said anywhere in the video this was portable. You would have to source it at your destination which is fairly easy to find in most urban areas. Thank you for watching.
What a fantastic idea. Next time at the store it's a tin of Crisco and some wicks. Thanks for the video.
Thank you so much, and glad you liked it!
Birthday candles are easier to push in & remain upright as it burns down. Found some 7 inch ... it cut down a taper candle ... gives you at least 2 wicks for small cans.
Wow someone actually made qa video about this
I've known it for years... spent a good deal of time on the streets in the winter while I worked on the carnival.
I used to do this on the shows during the summer too.
Great info, years ago practiced many different alternatives, I still carry a Zippo wick in a Altoids tin kit. I'd like to pass on a alternative cook grate to everyone for about $5.60, it's a stainless floor drain cover, they are about a 1/8 in. thick, they cover Walmart silverware strainer perfect. Thanks for all you do
Thanks for the excellent idea. And, thanks for watching the video!
@@WayPointSurvival Just came across your channel. I appreciate your ideas, and the comment sections ideas. But, I appreciate that you try to reply, when you can. Thank you for your videos!
What is a Walmart silverware strainer?🤔
That was a great video James!!! I really do enjoy the content you put out, not only is it entertaining but informative as well.
Wow necessity IS the mother of invention. Great video
Thank you for watching!
That's going to take a lot of time to cook anything on that, just use two of them half cider blocks and a tent chimney pipe. Dig a pit the depth of
one block, knock a opening so the pipe fit in it ...then backfill dirt over the pipe at a slant angle. Place the second block on top of the one in the ground, now you got a rocket stove!
That's an excellent idea. I may actually use this for a video in the future. Thank you for watching!
Please do so i am having a hard time picturing it but it sounds awesome.
Why not just buy a bbq grill an some charcoal
@@smileyface9459 : that is my preferred way .... A 2ft. metal water pale and a outdoor 18" plant pot raiser ! Put your coals 3/4 full in a pale ( use only the self-lite coals )
After coals whiten , the 18" round pot raiser fits in the top of the pale
perfectly! ( Use cast iron skillets and
pots for cooking !)
@@deborahhanna9126 : the chimney pipe is the wood branches feed in at a 15 degree downward angle, also with the swift air intake into the fire pit , making the fire come out the
top like a rocket engine does! And
the smoke is non- existing after lite up!
Love your vids I used to be the sucker that would buy everything at the store for camping, no more 😤😤
Ive made so many different types of fires over the years and thought i'd seen it all but i am humbled by this and the comments (didnt know the wick in vinegar trick)
I have lately been taking Dakota fires to the next level, and this square concrete block has given me an idea. This block can stay hot for days especially if its submerged below ground level AND ROUND instead of SQUARE. If i get a six inch soil pipe and make a smaller diameter one to go inside maybe 4 inches then fill the gap with sand ,cement, sawdust, polystyrene crumbs or perlite then when it sets the plastic pipes can be removed and now this 1 to 1.5 inch thick pipe will be super insulating and lighter.
Digging a hole down six to eight inches with a Dakota air feed hole with coca cola cans making a tube to feed air under the round hobo stove would take my dakota fire to the next level.
I could make a concrete cap and cover it with soil and a rock and next time im wild stealth camping i could pitch my hammock and tarp over the dakota hobo stove.
Which means wild camping in any weather and have these all over the forest so i am travelling light bare minimum of gear. And having all the comforts and protection. 😊
Thank you
Great idea!
I can see this working well as a heat and light source, but for cooking you’d need a few more btu’s. Unless you just need your coffee to stay warm.
You can up the BTUs by adding more lantern wicks. The average candle flame is1,850° f, so it's plenty hot enough to cook with.
Hopefully this will work well. Last year I tried the candles in the Crisco and it was a huge fail. As it melted, it snuffed out the flame. I tried several methods, with various size containers and various size candles and they all failed lol! But now I'm curious if the cotton wick will do better. Going to have to give it a try. Thanks for this and God bless!
Can you please explain more why and how they failed? I haven't heard of this method before and want to try! It looks like a more efficient buddy burner and want to make it well when I first try
@@pharaohsmagician8329 The candles don't always work due to the smaller surface area of the wicks.
@@BuckHelton oh that makes sense. What if we used cardboard strips as a wick instead? Would that work better? It's basically a buddy burner at that point right? But more efficient?
Thank you for watching and yes, you do have to be careful that your wick doesn't get flooded out.
You can get a lamp wick holder that fits on top of a mason jar on Amazon. It would not go along with the hobo/diy theme but maybe you can look at how they are made and figure out how to make one out of a coat hangar that fits in the jar and hold the wick at the same level regardless of how much oil/crisco is in the jar.
I am definitely putting one of these in my backpack next time I go hiking.
Lol. You need to source it at your destination it is not portable.
Yeah ... stop at a store ... just picking it up will change your mind about back packing it!
I like the idea, but not crazy about the cinder block. Too heavy to walk around with. You'd always need a vehicle to carry it in. Maybe you could do a video on a small lighter weight cube size object to put the can of crisco in with a smaller grill? - For mobile / traveling purposes instead of just homestead use. Anyway, it's just a thought. Loved the video as usual. Keep 'em coming.
Thank you so much for watching and for the question. You could just as easily put it inside of a large tin can and it would work well.
The metal coffee cans would probably work. Leave the bottom on, put a couple of holes in the bottom. Put some holes around the top too. Now put the crisco on rocks, etc. turn the coffee can upside down and put it on the crisco container. Now you have a cookstove top to cook on.
@@purplehill4955 Can substitute with paint cans? Idk if the elemental makeup is toxic though.
@@sapiophile545 I think you can buy new empty paint cans but I would NOT reuse paint cans. Leadfarmer has the coffee can stove, if you want to see how to use a coffee can.
Wicks don't work all that well as they are limp. A better alternative is to push a candle down through the middle, the hardened wax around the wick will help keep its wick standing straight.
That's why you use a stiff wire.
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Great concept.. I could see several adaptations to make it more like an oil lamps.. and what about a half chimney to better retain heat in blocks to heat an area. Cooking? Maybe heating water.. which isn't to be bashed.. ramen noodle dinner and coffee in the AM sounds good.
Yes indeed. In my next video I'll show you how to make hobo coffee.
In my own testing I found I needed at least 4 candles stuck in the shortening to boil water in a reasonable time. I will have to try with a lantern wick and see if that makes a difference.
Coffee and Raman sounds like a latrine emergency. 😋
Hmm. Would a short piece of chimney pipe inside the cinder block keep it from disintegrating? Starts to get more & more complicated s it gets overthought!
Nice little system. You know, I wonder how well that would work as a heater inside one of those German special forces survival shelters I've been seeing discussed lately? If the block heats up then that should help provide heat for a while. Just a thought.
I love your work. Keep 'em coming. You have alot of knowledge and I appreciate the education.
I imagine it would work quite well, the nice thing about it is you can always scale it up for more heat by adding multiple wicks.
Can you provide a link to a tent like that? Texas froze horribly last year. And power was lost. Trying to be prepared. Our pipes froze, as well. No water. Luckily I had water in bottles.
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@@sapiophile545 research hot tents. This video is only 5 hours old and my first time seeing a propane version. Usually, hot tents use a small wood burning stove.
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@@sapiophile545 here in Chicago when the temp drops & the heat is low, low we turn off the water intake to the washer (relieves pressure) & then leave the cold side of one faucet (ours in the basement usually) "trickling" it keeps water flowing through the pipes and they don't freeze (does raise water bill a little but it beats repairs to busted pipes). The city even reminds us with billboards, emails, tv announcements etc during weather events to do this.
We haven't totally lost heat but once and we bot a couple of used (no cracks or chiped) clay terra cotta chimineas on clearance that are in the garage. We can pull them out, set them on ceramic tiles (away from anything combustible), add some Sternos & small rocks in the bottom from Dollar Tree (to keep the Sternos level & steady), lite em up and get warm.
A really good score was finding a beat up fireplace screen a couple of years ago. Took to it with some wire cutters and made screens to cover the chimineas front openings
I also have had several gel fuel fireplaces off & on for years (even got another big used one for $40 as a "back up". Gel fuel has gotten expensive in the last 5 years or so but if I can catch it on sale I still get some because Sternos only burn for an hour or so instead of the 3-4 hours with gel fuel. Might see about this Crisco though 🤔
Now I know why I kept my old gas stove grates LOVE IT. GOD BLESS
Excellent, thanks for watching!
I LIKE IT !
Thank You for the instructions 👍
You're welcome, thanks for watching!
This was awesome 😎 I love watching these videos, in life you never know what could happen and in the chance of survival, this is a great tip. I think you and the outdoor gear review should do a collaboration sometime, that would be fantastic.
Thank you so much for watching and that would indeed be a neat collaboration video!
Was homeless for about 10 years and this absolutely works. I will add tho, if you can find clay bricks or better still fire bricks, will hold heat for a while longer than concrete block. I have seen guys using big clay flower and tree pots also. But definitely good in a pinch.
Excellent. Thank you so much for watching and for sharing your personal experiences. It really means a lot.
🇺🇸🙋♀️🐴🍃 That's pretty slick! I've heard of using Crisco like a candle, but not like that.
Thank you for watching and glad you like the video!
What a great survival tip.... if society collapses or if your stranded in the woods or any other type of survival situation you just swing by lowes and buy a block and then stop at Walmart and pick up all the random supplies..
Actually, concrete blocks can be found in almost any Urban location and in many rural locations as well. You can use a couple of bolts or a couple scrap pieces of rebar for a grate and crisco lasts for a very long time, so it would not be very difficult to find in a societal collapse.
We made some Crisco candles back in the 70s. Course my mom wouldn't let me use her big Crisco can because it was for cooking. I did get to use old Grease or small cans. I'm sure the scouts are the only reason I was allowed to even use them as my parents were not into waste and would have considered it to be such. Although the way I remember it we made some kind of wire thing to hold the wick up. I believe we used the wire off of an old notebook and would coil it around the wick. Because if you didn't then the grease melted the liquid and the wick would go down into it and go out. I think you made it bigger at the bottom like a cone coil. I do remember the bigger the can it would only turn to liquid in the middle for a very long time until it burned down maybe a top layer of an inch or so but those little cans would turn completely to liquid or that's how I remember them. I think they sell those gas stove burners at Lowe's and places like that I'm not sure of the price. If you drove around a few alleyways you might be able to find one someone was throwing away on an old stove. I don't remember ever using them for a heater just for a light in case you lost power during a snowstorm. But I see no reason why it wouldn't warm up if you did it right I believe I've seen people put ceramic pots upside down over it but I'm not really sure how well that works Beauty with your stove is you don't have to use the candle you could use Twigs or anything else if you happen to be in a place where you could get them and not in a house. And to our friends in California everything in this video is completely free if you go to a store since liberals believe that anything under $1,000 isn't really stealing. By that logic you should be able to walk out of Walmart with a gas powered Coleman. Happy Hunting Californians
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In girl scouts learned to do the radiator using a large metal coffee can inverted over the burner. Cut 4 vent holes in bottom of can so will vent when inverted over flame. No touchy!!
Yes, that will work quite well.
Outstanding presentation! I believe you covered pretty much what most of us have been thinking especially in the current societal and political situations in the U.S. and other nations especially in Europe. Thank you James. ATB Sam Adler from Vietnam
Thanks for watching, Sam!
I find the grills or grates on BBQ side burners from stuff people throw out and I use them for my rocket stoves made from a #10 can.
Love how simple this is.
Thanks!
Wow great idea.. thank you . Never thought of that being used for cooking
Great information. I do wish you had told us where we might be able to buy the gas stove burner grate. I really could not think of where you might find a single odd burner grate for sale. I thought about the possibility of finding one at The Salvation Army or Goodwill thrift store. But I seriously doubt they keep odd gas stove burner grates lying around to resale. You would probably have to buy an entire old stove just to get the grate, and that would not be very cost effective. If you happen to have a place near you that sells used and/or refurbished appliances, they might have the odd burner grate lying around that they would sale. But those are the only places that I could think of where you might have a chance of finding a single gas burner grate.
I have found them at the Salvation Army store. The best place would be a company that sells appliances or repairs them. They probably have a number of them that they sell for junk. A scrap yard would also be a good place to look.
Well that's the most amazing survival kit ever. It can be a candle or a cooker plus it doesn't smoke so it's safe indoors too? Time to stock up just in case!
Yes, as long as the wick is trimmed it will burn fairly clean and is safe to use indoors with adequate ventilation.
It’s always good to learn how to survive when hard times come and they will come,believe me. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for watching!
This isn't a bad thing to add to my bag of tricks! Thanks!! Just the idea of a half block and gas stove grill is awesome by itself! Cheap and easy to transport. I'll bet it works with other heat sources as well!
Yes, there's a lot of ways that this could be modified and used. Just remember, however, that concrete blocks exposed to too much heat can crack apart on you.
@@WayPointSurvival yeah I was thinking more sterno or those tablets you can burn for starters. My son and I used to year round camp when he was in the scouts, this would have been a neat setup for showing the boys some cooking skills.
Nice I love it I just made my first Crisco oil candle for the candle I just stuck a emergency candle is in a jar it came in a box for a dollar it works fine
I really appreciate these ideas. Lately I have a hundred worries on my mind. From storm caused power loss, to apocolyptic world system failure, to financial difficulties causing me to end up homeless myself...
Indeed. That's why it's always good to have multiple ideas and options at your fingertips. Knowledge is lightweight, and can be carried with you wherever you go.
@@WayPointSurvival unfortunately, the cinder block isn't 🤣 (forgive me, I couldn't resist; I love this idea)
A block with a candle in it.. Pure genius🖒
Not really...
I've never seen this.you are macgyver dude . absolutely genius. Thank you.
Thank you so much, I really appreciate the kind words!
I'm not homeless I can use that Hobo stove in my backyard natural gas is going up sky rocket this year 2022A.D thank you for that street knowledge Sir.
Indeed. Hope it's not needed. Thanks for watching!
Well that's a new take. Really cool. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for sharing this!
Maybe in survival in the city but most hobo’s I knew, couldn’t or wouldn’t afford even a small crisco and wicks. Many ways cheaper for sure. Lived by southern pacific railroad between garrison and timpson beside the tracks. Many hobos visited our home place just out of timpson in the late 60’s and early 70’s. They began to fade away. Had a pecan orchard with plenty of shade. Dad placed a picnic table for them and mom always offered food and drink. Of course they had some sort of sign showing safe harbor because many stopped. German shepherds kept us safe when dad was away, but we never saw trouble. Always kindness shown both ways. Sometimes I miss those days.
Actually, most hobos today receive a monthly check and even carry smartphones so they can order things online and have it delivered to either a Dropbox or a friend's house and check on train schedules.
Thank you, what a slick, inexpensive heater/cooker.
Thanks for watching!
That's a cool little build plus affordable.
Thanks!