>>1668810I've been using the same stove for about 5 years that I made from the bottom of two beer cans and some duct tape (actual duct tape, the kind that's basically tinfoil with adhesive on the back) with denatured alcohol. I also have a small metal coffee can, I wanna say it was originally Chock Full 'o Nuts coffee that I cut a square notch on the side starting from the opening, about 4" wide, 2" tall and then took the can opener on my multitool and starting at the bottom of the can, make one triangle shaped hole in the side of the can as close to the bottom as you can. Then make another on the opposite side, then find the half way point between them and make another, then another straight across from that and you should have 4 perfectly spaced holes like compass points. Then add a hole in the middle between each of them so you have 8 triangular holes all with their points facing away from the bottom of the can. Make sure you press the can opener all the way to make the holes as large as it will allow. Now, go around the whole thing again, putting a new hole right in the middle between each of the 8 holes you've made, but this time make them about half the size (just don't push in as far)
Now you've got a decent little solid fuel stove. You take a decent bushcraft knife and baton some kindling sized bits and build a miniature campfire then place the can over it upside down and the flames ought to come right out of the holes you made with the can opener and it'll look very similar to the burner on a gas stove/range. The 4"x2" slot allows you to add additional fuel as needed.
I kept the plastic lid from the coffee can and store a bunch of fatwood in the can with a small piece of sheet aluminum inside the can to block the 4x2 hole (I also use it as a wind guard for my alcohol stove) that way I don't even need to go collect any wood. I just pull the can out it my pack, open it up, pull out the wood, make a fire, pop the can on top, and set my skillet or pot on it
