A good friend of mine gave me a cool and useful gift a while back. It was a homemade candle usable as a cooking stove or shelter warmer. It consists of a tuna can (eat the tuna first), filled with a roll of corrugated cardboard, infused with the wax from old Crayons. The cardboard and wax will burn well and hot for a long time. See the images below.
This is a close up of the "candle". Notice that the cardboard is charred but still a viable fuel.
The "candle" is roughly 3 inches in diameter and 1-1.5 inches deep. I have a larger tin that would support larger pots more safely as well as provide much more heat and light in an emergency scenario.
I added this nice rubber pad to the bottom of my "candle" so that it would not slide on a smooth surface. Also it prevents the metal container from heating up and damaging a surface.
After using it a few times I have decided to build a few of my own to put in my vehicle, Go-Bags and around the house.
Look for a future post with component list, steps and pictures.
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