DIY EMERGENCY HEATER + STOVE Needs NO ELECTRICITY 

I have 6 of these already made and have had them for several years. I took a one gallon new paint can and set the quart paint can inside and used chip rock to go around the outside which gave me the weight and it kept the smaller can from being so hot to move if needed. By doing this I was able to use a burner grate from a old RV stove that I bought on marketplace. I have never really used them as a heater but I know they work extremely well that way. It makes a great stove if you need to and it's easy to keep the alcohol in stock. great video. 👍

Honestly, this is the most practical emergency video I've seen so far!

Hope you like the heater/stove! Thanks for watching folks, be careful when using any combustibles! Always have a CO detector nearby and place the stove on a non-combustible surface if you plan to burn the stove to the bottom. - Justin

I've not seen this method before, and as a single grandmother head of household, trying to prep on a dime,this a practical and affordable solution in an emergency....

This is one of the most practical DIY stoves that I have seen.

This is absolutely the best and easiest emergency trick/hack for both heating and for cooking! I’ve picked up a couple cans with several bottles of alcohol and I always have extra TP !

Thanks,I was given two gallons of hand sanitizer and was thinking to make it into an emergency surface cleaner. It looks like I have a second use for it. Of course I will try it out first. 😉

if you cut a disc of copper screen the diameter of the inside of the can, work it in on top of the paper. it will keep the flame above the wick paper

Wow this is really impressive! Honestly I didn't think you'd get an hour out of it. I'd be interested to see how much the temp would rise in a small cold room. One suggestion: I think I'd keep the alcohol in its bottle until ready to use. Not sure if the paint can seals well enough to stop the alcohol from evaporating. Another experiment to try i guess! Thanks for this!

Hi I have one just like that, that I made. I took the lid off of a large tuna can and cut a hole in the center, with some tin snips, to make the flame more controllable. You could get several lids and cut different size holes in them for a big flame or a smaller flame, not too small or it won't burn. The tuna can lids fit on there almost perfectly with a little bending here and there. I saw that on another video and it was pretty awesome. I tried it and it works. With the open can the flame just goes wild but you can tame it down with the tuna can lid. Don't throw away your paint can lid, the tuna lid is not a substitute for the lid that came with the paint can, just take it off while you put the tuna can lid on and when you're finished put the paint can lid back on.(I'm sure you already knew that.)You could also cut a circle out of 100% carbon felt and put it on the top of the toilet paper. The carbon felt won't burn until it reaches 400°. I love all these ideas about keeping warm and cooking because I have been cold, very cold and hungry at the same time and it's not a good place to be. I would have given anything if I had even a candle to burn to keep my hands warm. I was in 3° temperature for several days and I can tell you that it's the most miserable that I have ever been. I thought that I was going to die, literally and I didn't care. I don't intend for that to happen again, if I can help it. God bless all y'all Jude, from Kentucky ✝️🐴🐦🌿❣️

I have a fondue set and it has a safe stand to put a pot or pan on and it has a small flame, big enough enough to make eggs or boil water. It produces much less heat but still enough for a small room and it uses much less alcohol. And i think you should make a short video about easy testing CO detectors. Many CO detectors are cheap and will fail.

40 years ago, my dad made one of them for when we went deer hunting out of an old coffee can. Worked well!

Neat.. You could put the bricks further out and use a Grill gratting so the bricks dont get smoked. And you could put something on the grill to collect the heat and keep radiating it later. (heat storage)

Hi! Thanks for your very helpful video. I would like to make one suggestion. I made a bunch of these about 30 years ago for storage. After a couple of years, I pulled one out to see if it still worked, but to my surprise, it had tried up completely, even though I had sealed the paint can well. So, my suggestion is to store the can along with the bottle of alcohol separately. Then when you need it, just add the alcohol to the can. Hope this helps.

I have seen this concept demonstrated before on RU-vid, and your presentation is by far way better than the other videos. I have seen a few other of your videos, and your presentation is far superior and straightforward. I thank and commend you on your videography skills.

Excellent video. Everything is economical and readily available. The only suggestions I would make involve use of stainless-steel screen material shaped into a tube to act as a mantle to improve radiant heating. Perhaps we could also consider bent coat hanger wire to make a stand/grill/spit for cooking if you lack handy bricks. No complaints just further thoughts.

I saw this method on a Wranglerstar short and made 4 of them. I've kept 2 and given the other 2 to my parents. One thing I'll add is that when you want to put the flame out, simply slide the lid over and on top. The flame will suck it down tight, sealing it, and then extinguish itself. Regardless, super awesome budget heater and I would absolutely have a stack of them in the basement or secured in a vehicle.

I really like this information. I've seen similar ones that others have shared also, about this. I have prepped this! My only added question is: What is the room size, and temperature before, during and after, to make your experiment more helpful, when considering heating in an emergency. Obviously, a house cannot be heated by ONE of these, but can ONE keep and maintain, let's say a 10x14 size room heated to a comfortable, or bearable temperature in the short term, during wintertime, where the outside temperature is at or below freezing? I apologize for being specific. I just want to know generally, if this "stove" can heat such a room in the short term, during winter. Thanks.

You might be able to make a reusable one if you replaced the toilet paper with pieces of Carbon Felt sections ( circles ) cut to fit in the can. A gigantic alcohol stove. I have made smaller alcohol stoves using 1/4 inch thick sections of the carbon felt stacked up.

Another great video Justin! Thank you for taking the time to make and share this video.

You made a very good demo what ice fisherman call the ice shack heater. While carbon monoxide is not a serious threat in a well ventilated area, these iso stoves still consume oxygen in an ice shack or tent. 91% iso is going to give a cleaner and hotter burn and will vaporize far better in a cold environment. I do not recommend adding alcohol if the stove is hot or even very warm. Thanks for your video and all the best.

Perhaps cheapo single ply would more perfectly complete this work of heating art. Good tutorial, Practical. Suggestion: a “safety” can opener safely removes a (food) tin can top without cutting (it circles and unseats the can top), providing a reusable top. One might have a collection of these tin can and tops for free without having to purchase a paint cans. Just mentioning this for more information! Take care.

⚠️⚠️ Thanks brother. Good tip. I may have missed it, but it is essential and proper to specifically mention that it is crucially important to extinguish the flame before one refuels the stove, in order to avoid a quite potentially hazardous situation where the flame migrates to the bottle of alcohol. Doing so will help to prevent tragedy for viewers and problems for yourself. All the best.

I have a couple of these I use to heat my shed when I'm working. I can use them long-term because I use ceramic wool (the kind used in forges and kilns) instead of toilet paper. I also use Heet which is methanol. It doesn't offer the same total energy as isopropyl alcohol, but burns with a clean blue flame and doesn't leave any soot. Ethanol is also a good fuel if your concerned about using methanol.

Your channel is so aptly named. I love and appreciate every video you share. Always great and useful information. Going to add this to my project list : ))) Thank you very much.

Smart and easy solution for cooking and heating!Thank you 😊

This is awesome. Thank you for showing. Definitely getting these items and preparing.

Thanks for another practical video Justin. If you put a lid on the pan it will heat up faster.

I will get some dollar store smaller rolls to cram in the cans. I like the idea of just keeping the cans ready to go with top on

I’ve always wondered if these are indoor safe if they give off any harmful fumes or smells and how much Soot they put on the wall and ceiling

Wow, simple easy and efficient! No brained, I’m adding it to my preps! Thanks!

I have used these for years now in the deer stand and camping. After a while you Will Not be able to burn the toilet paper. See the alcohol burns but toilet paper is still left damp. After so many refills the paper will be so wet that I will not be able to absorb anything else and won't really burn. At least from my experience. Great vid

I know it'll be more expensive, but I use carbon felt as my wick. Pretty much an eternal wick. 😊

Just an fyi, You can minimize the soot on the bricks by changing the distance the pot is from the flame.. If you want to see a smaller example of what I'm talking about, take a lighter and try heating the back of a spoon, if you push the spoon too far into the flames it is going to leave so on the back of the spoon, if you move the spoon slightly further away from the lighter flame to the point where just the tip of the flame is licking the bottom of the spoon you're going to see less soot and smoke. Try changing up the distance and seeing what works

Wow, thank you. Now I feel like I have a better chance of survival of SHTF.

When down to a 1/2 roll and you're going to refill it put the cap on for a few minutes to insure the flame is out, when he spoke at the very end after lighting it back up he said keep the toilet paper saturated if it gets down to the point of needing more just don't squirt more in there make sure the flame is out or it will catch you on fire if you squirt it out of the bottle in a stream

Thanks for the demonstration. When, not if the SHTF, not having these items on hand in advance will prove to be a gig mistake which most will make unfortunately. I use a vent double vent pipe to heat my home with a small electric fan to blow air across the pipes to spread the heat around the room. The first pipe has holes in it and the inner pipe is solid so it pushes the fumes outside. Again, thanks for the demonstration Practical Preparedness.

Thank you for sharing your knowledge I would have never believed that it would have lasted so long

I use denatured alcohol and it burns clean, with no soot. I like your video. I wish I had known about this sooner when my furnace went down. Thanks

I would think that denatured alcohol would work even better. No soot. I'm going to experiment with this.

Real digging the new style and energy in the videos Sir....as corporal would say ........."outstanding"

When I was in scouts (long ago) we made torches from tuna cans, that we filled with a roll of cut cardboard the same height as the can wall. Then fill the can with melted paraffin wax. Lighted. they would burn for several hours and could be snuffed and re-lighted easily.

anjoyed & love this video very much .. keep thinking how to cook outdoor .. so many outdoor cooker choice but most burn at 15 mins max .. this 4 hrs burn time .. i can cook chilli craps .. thank you very much ..

After watching many people do this experiment and none telling a time you were the 1st so I thank you for that excellent job The more information I think is the better videos And the better videos always tell you the cost the time or run time And then some information on if it's not an emergency how much would it cost Against something like burning oil

This is the best video yet I have seen!!! Thank you!!!!

I was shown a while ago how to mix epsom salt and rubbing alcohol to make a goblet fire for fun. It burns a while, so I was wondering if this would also be another alternative instead of just the toilet paper. Also curious if it's more/less efficient, or about the same. Feedback would be wonderful! Thanks for your video. Had to deal with power outages in an apartment a few times, and with no other means of heat, like a fireplace/generator/anything but candles, it sucks something fierce. Would like good alternatives for similar situations that's easy to do, affordable, and overall wouldn't get you in as much trouble. Some apartments are even lame enough to not allow candles. Like, how does that work in an emergency? 🙄 You can go to hospitals, but they'd be packed with those policies. Anyway, thanks again for the awesome, and very handy video!

Unscrew the lid on the alcohol and pour it in within a few seconds. No point in squeezing it all through that tiny hole in the flip top lid.

I would put a tiny box of matches in a ziplock snack bag and tape it on top since the bic is a bad choice

Thank you for this Video...I needed to see this one. I ALWAYS look for the DURATIONS of different methods to keep warm...

We all have a penny stove sitting around. I have a biolite stove but it was so expensive I don't like to use it too much. I dub this one the three dollar stove! Awesome idea I'm going to make one right now. But I'm stuffing mine with fiberglass.

It's a good idea to keep one of these in your car

If you use a can opener that cuts along the side, you can still at least use it to snuff the flame. It also does seal well enough to prevent most evaporation of the fuel, but of course you will not be able to toss in a pack or trunk.

Im just absorbing this awesome information. Appreciate your knowledge!

I made something similar. I also fabricated a small metal rack to place on top for a cook pot. A paint can opener and a lighter are taped to the side of the can and it is stored in a bag with an addition roll of TP and another bottle of alcohol.

Simple and effective. Thx 4 sharing 😁✌️ Greetings from 🇩🇪🔥

❤ Thank You! Christy from Wa. State!!

I use a 1 gallon paint can. Some folks have used coffee cans.

This is mindblowing....

I ❤️ ☠️ LOVE all these videos xxx the best part of being British right now is "prepping" 😅🤣

Fantastic idea. We will definitely give this a try. Nice one mate 👍🇬🇧

Good idea, especially because I already have all the necessary ingredients...

I would keep the alcohol in it's bottle, and the TP dry until needed. Whichever emergency comes up first #2 or ass frozen, gets the TP for priority use😬💡. Can't wipe with wet TP💩

One of the cheapest way to heat a small area. Lots of heat. I done this test this past winter. It's slick.

Excellent! Thank you! I'm going to have to get some of these made.

After watching the video last night I just made one this afternoon. 👌🏼👌🏼🔥🔥

I was taught that method 45 years ago but using a tobacco tin with the screw on metal lid. Ps. Toilet roll fit perfectly.

the tp will really only char when the fuel runs out.. It will start to make smoke so you need to extinguish it, its still useable.. I fill my cans with sand, it makes the can more stable, however if you knock over a can with tp the fuel wont run out at all, you will get some from a knocked over can of sand.. The soot is mainly from the paper a clean can or small concrete bowl with just the alcohol burns very clean

That was great!

get those manual can openers that cut below the sealing rim of the can. it gives you a perfectly fitting lid for the can.

How is the Smoke ? Will my fire detector go off

Excellent ! Just ordered 2 quart cans Thanks !

I made several of these a number of years ago and gave them to friends (both of them) along with a plastic cigarette lighter and one of those little pry bars.

Thanks for the paint can idea though I didn't think about that to be able to reseal it very good

Thank you for sharing. Good information!

This is an excellent and very practical idea

A mason jar works as well. Using one right now.

Well, this is cool!

I would pour in the alcohol only at the time when needed

the bricks will stay hot for hours ?? In a normal size room it would be like putting and ice cube in a pool to cool it down

I use a free paint can key and cheap small ferro rod with striker taped as you did.

Thank you

Your awesome friend thanks so much for your help 👍

So much to love about this video, thank you! Immediately actionable project that is not complicated. All are items that I have or are at least easy (for now) to come by. Can put together ahead of time, or on the fly. Straight forward presentation that appeals to my highly visual learning style. I can see it well in my mind after watching. Indelible! I have other means for emergency heating or cooking, but this is appealing for its practicality. :)

If you pick up some carbon felt as a wick (you can buy it on eBay), it doesn't burn so you have a reusable wick

That works great, now what do we do for emergency toilet paper ??? Thank you !

I saw fiberglass insulation used in place of tp.

Great vid ty , I’m worried about your table tho ✌️

Very cool! Nice video and very easy DIY!!

I'm good I keep a jetboil and coleman stove. I have a case of butane, sterno's and a case of 70%. Also, 2x 40 Gallon propane tanks.

Thank you really good to know 😊👍

Everyone: Wow cool very handy. Me: What's wrong with outside😕 Well for one Me you live in the uk and don't have beers, racoons, possums........😂that will come and war you for your bbq food😏😥🤔

this is old school ice fishing hut tricks.

This is an interesting concept, but I have two comments. My first comment is, if I recall correctly, that 91% isopropyl will burn without the need for a wick. Therefore, you may be needlessly wasting a roll of toilet paper. My second comment, is that I have just done the math, and I have found out that over the long term, according to my calculations, heat from electricity generated by batteries is just as economical as heat from burning isopropyl, joule for joule. So of course each one has its tradeoffs. Using batteries requires economies of scale and something to charge the batteries. However, electrical heat can be more easily controlled and more efficiently directed. However, for me the biggest issue is that storing hundreds of liters of isopropyl would be too dangerous in my opinion. So ultimately what I am saying is, that the idea of burning isopropyl alcohol for energy over the long term is not really as good as it looks.

Can 70% be mixed with 91$? I would thinks so to make it last longer n still have it burn alittle hotter but maybe not as much. New Subber.

wouldn't denatured alcohol work better and burn clearner?

Waaaaw!!!! Awesome!! Thank you! 🙏🌻

Awesome video, thanks for sharing

There is a stove called an Origo Heat-pal that is this same concept. They're meant for sailboats. Runs on alcohol fuel.

Good idea. Not so good on that nice wood table, maybe a oven tray underneath next time and a wet cloth for emergencies

Didn't read all the comments but if you got a bar of soap and rub it on the bottom and sides of your pan it will make washing the soot off much easier.