Over my lunch time I decided to try my hand at making a penny stove with only my multi-tool and a sharpie. I have been looking at various sites on the internet about homemade stoves and this one seems to be simple and efficient. Also it is very inexpensive.
This one cost all of $0.75 to make. If you found the cans it would be free. I am not going into any details on making the stove. Other sites have more than enough information on how to do that. I am going to focus on the hands on aspect of this project.
In a very short amount of time (I have 30 minutes or less to eat) I was able to clean, design and build a working stove. Now aside from this stove being useful to me down the road, it gave me an opportunity to practice a useful skill. Prepping is about more than storing. It is about taking any opportunity to practice your skills and to learn something that will increase your chances of surviving a catastrophic event.
Now my stove is not the prettiest, but it works. I encourage all of you to find the time to practice a skill at least once a week. Involve your family so that you all learn something. This kind of sharing will pay off huge when TSHTF.
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