DIY - Homemade alcohol stove

Want a stove that costs about $0.50 in parts, you can make in about 10 minutes with simple household tools (or even a Swiss Army Knife), burns cheap, readily available fuel, burns silently, weighs under 1 ounce, has no moving parts that can break, and boils a pint of water in about 5 minutes? Check out the website below!

Homemade alcohol stoves are catching on with long distance hikers, who appreciate their simplicity, (generally) environmentally friendly fuel, and quiet burning. I made one recently from these plans and it works great. It’s not designed to melt snow on an expedition, but for a weekend out in mild climates it could easily serve as your main backpacking stove. If nothing else, it’s a fun evening project, good for scouts, and could well serve as a disaster preparedness item - with some rubbing alcohol and a few cat food cans, you can cook food after the earthquake when gas and power may be down. 

The Super Cat Alcohol Stove