Amazing Fuel Ball! [ CHEAP & EASY! ]

[@WayPointSurvival]

Hope you like this hack and I appreciate all the views and comments! You all are the best!

[@randystaller2366]

You do know that burning that insulation gives off highly TOXIC fumes and residue. Usually your hacks and tips are spot on, this one not so much. Stay safe

[@MrBillTroop73]

I did a video on this back in 2008. Nice to see you've made some improvements on the idea.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Fiberglass is not flammable. All you're actually burning is the alcohol. The fiberglass is simply used as a way to cheaply soak up and hold the alcohol while it is burning. As far as the smoke, I wouldn't recommend breathing the smoke from any fire large or small.

[@randystaller2366]

@@WayPointSurvival fiberglass is most certainly flammable. Ever see a housefire. No insulation is left. According to niosh, osha, and the building trades council, fiberglass is also friable( not a misspelling) during fire, giving off particulant matter. Check the niosh manual.

[@Ashysand]

You can’t get much lighter then that. Nice idea.

[@NewHampshireJack]

When you think you have seen every version of every stove in existence, here comes James with yet another new creation. Good work, man.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching!

[@dianaoverstreet1506]

Good idea works well

[@barbaralong2212]

Brilliant! I was looking for something like this for alternate way to boil cook secretly in urban “black out no electric “ but flames not allowed by landlord or military or city orders curfew .

[@journeybrook9357]

​@@barbaralong2212I bet carrying a extra cup or can and make a lid out of another cut off lid ( screw for center of lid ) you can place it under and put a lid on it to put it out

[@anthony9thompson]

I was thinking the same

[@kstaffidaho4637]

I like that the stove is so wind resistant. It amazes me how so many stoves can be extinguished by a gentle breeze.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching!

[@ourtechwriter]

Excellent cleverness, James

[@miraxus6264]

The wond resistance is very impressive! The best quality about it imo

[@barrybowden5778]

I came across a similar hack yesterday. Instead of a tea ball, used a small round tin stuffed with insulation and has a wire mesh screen from an old strainer. Works the same. I like it better because it sits flat on the ground. Still have to use a pot stand.

[@WayPointSurvival]

It sounds very much like the one that I made using an altoid's tin. Thanks for watching!

[@erascarecrow2541]

Actually that brings up an interesting idea. I got a couple bird feeders (the square ones 4x4x1.5 i think, where you can slip in a sleeve of pre-made bird seed). The metal is too far apart to be useful (to stuff with insulation anyways) in this case, but if we could add the same mesh (say reusing a strainer or salvaging a oil splash guard, i'd avoid the metal screen but if someone tested and that worked i'd reconsider) add insulation, fold in thirds and close, insert with a large round tin lid on one side (to separate from the ground), and close it, might get a similar thing for a semi on-the-go combination stand and stove. Though you have to burn the plastic off first before starting. Though for about a dollar at Dollar General you can get a sink strainer, turn upside down and stuff it and you might get a similar effect once you put on top of an appropriate canister. Though i'd probably take a gel-fuel container or something and do something similar. Don't know, but if the insulation didn't burn up and the alcohol will work, brings up several useful ideas to try.

[@briansherrillruralliving9708]

OK James, tell me truth. How do come up with all this stuff? I've never seen anyone come up with as many hacks as you and that speaks volumes!! As usual that's pretty darn clever!!! Great video as always 👍

[@WayPointSurvival]

I really have no idea except that I think God gives them to me. Thanks for watching!

[@briansherrillruralliving9708]

@@WayPointSurvival well all I can say if you're getting it from God that's fine with me. Have a nice evening

[@reneelosie2644]

@@WayPointSurvival: Your a blessing to this earth.

[@jamespaul2587]

He's an outdoor hacks genius,Brian! :)

[@dr.froghopper6711]

@@WayPointSurvival God is the OG of hacks, seeing as how He created the systems in the first place! But He’s turned me on to some things throughout my life that, while not earth shaking on a big scale, definitely helped me out on a small scale. PBS used to run a show called Rough Science about the survival level application of High Level Educational Science in very difficult circumstances. God’s turned me onto small devices that only had a single application but really made a huge difference at the time that I needed them. He’s a hack genius for sure!

[@Passin_thru68]

New Waypoint video up...Stop what im doing and watch immediately!!!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much!

[@donvandenberg5301]

This is an awesome hack. I have a tea ball that I found just laying around. It's not the mesh style like that one is, it's more solid stainless with holes in it. Been hanging on to it for a while trying to figure out what to use it for. Guess I know my answer now.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Excellent. Thanks for watching!

[@donvandenberg5301]

@@WayPointSurvival you're welcome. I'll have to try it out. Might replace the "catfood" stove in my 2 cup cook set.

[@danwhiteman2529]

James, another ingenious hack! Happy Trails

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much!

[@SDMountainMan]

Always a Thumbs up. Great video. Thanks for sharing. And it was great to meet you at the Pathfinder gathering.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much! I really enjoyed meeting you as well.

[@steveturner3999]

Great design James! You just keep coming up with gadget after gadget for me to build! Love the simplicity of this. I’m going to go ahead and ask “what’s next”? I know it’s just a matter of time before you amaze us again!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much, I'm not really sure what I'm doing next!

[@gator8918]

Unique idea. IDK if I would use it other than a havfta situation but it's another option I hadn't thought about. Insulation is very versatile and useful for many survival applications. I use it in my fancy feast stove instead of paying the ridiculous prices they want for carbon felt

[@fredcarter8382]

James, I gotta say I have seen you come up with some cool stuff but this has to be top 3. There is SO much you can do with this. Appreciate it!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much!

[@johnburgin7478]

Very cool . The better half used to collect tea balls and I old kitchen gadgets. Should still have a box of them. Thanks for sharing the info. Have a great evening

[@WayPointSurvival]

Excellent. Thanks for watching, my friend!

[@DougPalumbo]

That is quite clever! Bushcraft MacGyver!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much, my friend!

[@imnainggolanpm2245]

You have interesting perspective about items in your surroundings

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching!

[@margaretadler6162]

Another great hack! Thanks, James ATB Sam from Vietnam

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much, Sam!

[@djschultz1502]

Pretty cool ! I enjoy your videos James, you always come up with something genius.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much, my friend!

[@1-God1-Truth1-Life1-Forever]

Good idea !! I place charcoal in tea balls to keep in my fridge and freezers. More effective than baking soda at fighting oders. Also, no spills.

[@CP-xo6yb]

Based off a video from Robert Murray Smith carbon felt would likely be a much better option than fiberglass (see his video on the forever wick). It's commonly sold as soldering shields or welding blankets, true not as readily available as insulation but should be considerably safer. Also when used in a pipe as he does it works with vegetable oil. Possibly in the teaball as well.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching. I'm sure that could work also.

[@vickim8710]

I tried Robert's carbon felt and vegetable oil in a copper ummm fitting? Didnt work, not sure what I did wrong.

[@CP-xo6yb]

@Vicki M couldn't say for sure but a lot of times vegetable oil needs to be started with a drop or 2 of alcohol. Pretty sure he normally uses methanol with the lab dropper. After it's lit the flame heats the oil altering the viscosity and allowing it to wick and continue burning.

[@vickim8710]

@@CP-xo6yb thank you so much

[@SandyL9316]

This is seriously cool. Plus I love to have some duplicate bug-out or SHTF gear that would probably get left behind if someone broke into my home or car while I was out foraging or something. You really make my day with these creative acts. Thank you so much.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@audreybender739]

Wow! You did it again. Awesome video.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much.

[@shannonbender7123]

Really enjoyed this one a lot. 😁

[@peterkinberger9741]

Wow ! James, that was the most innovative technique that I have seen in a long time. Thank you so very much for sharing it with us. God bless you and those you love !

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching and God bless you too!

[@TerryC69]

Hi James! You never disappoint. Fun to watch and even more fun to try.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much!

[@fmkfmk3835]

Hi James.. I use this in the sink-stove 👍 (no need for the chains)...😎 God bless you 👌

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks again and God bless you too!

[@mariescott9853]

That is amazing and looks so easy. I'm excited to try it with the tea ball that I never use. Thank you!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@zakthewarcat3172]

I have been sharing your videos and passing the knowledge on to those who are interested , you are an incredible resource , every thing that you have shown and researched in your videos is so doable ,so easy to make , I'm blown away , thank you for your videos

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much!

[@josephzeh8600]

great video. i would change the fuel holding medium to be more like a Zippo lighter. cotton balls compared to the insulation. and maybe find a container to put around the tea ball to enclose it when not in use.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching. I would definitely not use anything like cotton balls because they would burn up. Insulation, however, is not flammable.

[@demonchild8452]

Insulation won't burn. I threw some non fiberglass fiber fill insulation in my fire pit and a year later it was still there.

[@abcstardust]

Very good idea. Thank you for showing us how this is done.

[@WayPointSurvival]

You are so welcome!

[@rolandvillarreal2687]

Wow. Cool. Could you light it up with a ferro rod?

[@WayPointSurvival]

Yes as long as it wasn't below 32ﾟF.

[@larryschmidt3594]

See these at thrift stores and garage sales cheap all the time. Never thought of this type of use, another super creative hack, thank much.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching!

[@southernlonghorn4507]

LOVE this very simple stove but wow, I was feeling itchy watching all that insulation handling. 😂🤣 That stuff makes my skin crawl…literally.

[@WayPointSurvival]

It's not too bad if you wash your hands immediately after handling it. Thanks for watching!

[@quintork4100]

part mad genius,part rambo,all with a hearty smile!you never fail to impress james,yet another ace item for my bug out bag,lets hope i only need it for festivals and camping mate!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much!

[@johnkoelliker8480]

Another amazingly simple and useful hack. Well done James 👍.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching!

[@kylewilkinson6975]

I like the inventiveness of using different things and thinking outside the proverbial box. The down side is it will not pack small. It will still be a ball whereas cat can is open to pack things in. Which leads me to suggest hanging other stoves as you did the teaball on a hanging pot all off ground.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching and for the suggestion.

[@mikel9567]

I think it's a decent idea but the execution could probably be improved. I'd probably find some way of hanging it on the stove rather than the cup. I'd also probably find a way to make the bottom solid to direct more flames to the top. Be fun to play around with it.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching!

[@ShojoBakunyu]

The extra mesh allows for better air flow. The heat goes up so I don't see how a solid bottom would be beneficial.

[@mikel9567]

@@ShojoBakunyu It's called experimentation. A solid bottom would direct heat up and make for more efficient heating. That mesh isn't doing much for air flow.

[@meldeweese6875]

May be flatten out the bottom a bit of " J B Weld " or wire a flat metal disc in the bottom ??? Mtn Mel , Ret USN SERE, Colo.

[@meldeweese6875]

Yes , the goes flame up ! Good.

[@russellrlf]

Just the salt trick alone makes this worth watching! Great video.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much!

[@hikingandbackpackingadventures]

Love it! You have ideas that I would never think of. Thanks for sharing!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching!

[@galedavis3198]

Another good tip I’ll be trying out this fall, thanks JAMES. We’ll be waitin for the next one.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Great, thanks for watching!

[@fernandsavoie6641]

Another good one! Thanks for sharing...

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching!

[@dragonslayer7587]

This is a great idea, I'm also glad I caught the stove stand video as well, because I can see myself knocking this over! I'm clumsy! However, in an emergency, THIS is a great idea!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much!

[@Baehrman87]

Interesting concept. 👍 If you use a can with top and bottom lids removed you could focus the heat better, improving your boil time. Alot of heat dissipates without some kind of barrier to keep it moving along the cup.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching.

[@kimmin7422]

James, you are absolutely brilliant!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching!

[@pt2575]

WOW ! What a great idea ! Thank you.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching!

[@charlesgillette2925]

This one is just great. Excellent job of explaining how to. The reason i look forward to your videos.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much!

[@Cetok01]

Another interesting hack. I'm curious if you could extinguish the flame by picking up the cup - with a gloved hand - and dipping the hanging ball into an empty tin can. I think lowering the cup momentarily atop the can should extinguish the flame.

[@WayPointSurvival]

You really want the flame to burn out all of the alcohol as it will continue to off gas whatever fuel is left.

[@Cetok01]

Fair enough.

[@haroldmiller6853]

Great vid through in a light weight wind screen would make a great addition to this thank you for sharing sir

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching!

[@gcjeep6615]

This is a great little device! Good job!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching!

[@101doreen]

That's a great idea for wet snowy windy days!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Indeed. Thanks for watching!

[@zacwhite1368]

Dang it now that itch to go thrift store shopping is getting worse lol thank you brother and awesome videos. Omg your in Ohio??!!holy crap! I’m in Lancaster and I go down southern Ohio a good bit at times well hot dog!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching!

[@michaelmoyle9180]

Hello ! I just subscribed to your channel and I absolutely love it. This is so educational and useful. You're ideas are so brilliant! I stopped watching tv years ago because it's so mindless now. I love learning . You're channel is the best thing on KZbin. Thank you so much!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much and welcome aboard!

[@BBQDad463]

Thank you for this video. Looks like an ingenious idea. May I suggest carbon felt in place of (shudder) fiberglass? IMHO, fiberglass belongs in a contained space, to serve as insulation. Again, thank you for this video.

[@WayPointSurvival]

That would work well also! Thanks for watching.

[@devilemperor6668]

Liked , Loved and Subscribed... After years on KZbin , they showed me this video on the main page... Thanks alots bro for showin all this simple and very creative Thinks and Things... Bring On More... GOD bless you and your family...

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you so much! If you like this there's a whole lot more stuff on my channel that I think you will enjoy! Especially the 1790s survival series.

[@devilemperor6668]

@@WayPointSurvival ... I'll watch it and other videos too... Right now I m shootin in outdoor location for the movie , I'll watch those videos as I get time... But I'll watch them... I m also writin scripts on Apocalypse movies and Series and I'll meet you at that time so that people can learn from you many things for Survival...

[@cerealchild166]

Excellent idea!!!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks!

[@daveedwards6567]

Excellent video 😁 James verry interesting thanks. Till next time thanks

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@Terry_weston4570]

What a neat little hack, well done. Thank you 🙏

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching!

[@BingWatcher]

Great project. Also, James you provided a very helpful suggestion about denatured alcohol. Heet is not labeled or intended to be used as a fuel.

[@katelee670]

Cool thanks for the video

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching!

[@glennpurchase807]

Super idea. Compact , light weight cheap and very efficient as well as practical. I love the idea.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much!

[@joeshimkus7543]

Great idea!! Can’t wait to make mine.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Excellent, thanks for watching!

[@matthewlentz6008]

Other than it being insulation in the tea ball, that is genius man. Wind proof!!! I'm sold. A spirit stove is nice but this is light.

[@WayPointSurvival]

The insulation works well as it merely acts as a wick for the alcohol to off gas. Many wicks are made from fiberglass anyway.

[@tankcraft3994]

love your videos but hoping you show part 2

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching. The video didn't do well enough at this point for me to make a part 2.

[@thelwell256]

Myself i would probably not use this as i have a wood stove and a wood chip stove for emergency but i do like it. Just subscribed because i like your mind.😃

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much and welcome aboard!

[@jbcardin]

Great idea! Easier to make than a Fancy Feast stove.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching!

[@QuantumMechanic_88]

What a crazy great idea and thanks for recommending genuine Fuel Alcohol and not automobile additives. Thanks again and best wishes for all future endeavors.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@brock8128]

Love the hack James. However I hate itchy insulation...lol

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks. It's not too bad as long as you don't roll in it. Lol.

[@chrissimpson6334]

Good improvisation. In hard times you may need to survive in an urban setting, now we have another tool in the toolbox. Thanks James.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much!

[@johnthomas5806]

so, can it be used more then once or does the insulation burn out as the flames get hotter?

[@WayPointSurvival]

It can be used many times as the insulation doesn't really burn out.

[@jmoneyjoshkinion4576]

@@WayPointSurvival will you ever need to replace the insulation, or is it like the sand and alcohol "tuna can" stove that only needs cleaning (rinsing) once in awhile?

[@stevesnyder4384]

AWESOME HACK!!! I will most assuredly be putting the components of this great idea in my Bush Bag. THANK YOU FOR THIS IDEA.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Excellent. Thanks for watching!

[@andrewchapman4313]

Caught this one early!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Great, thanks for watching it!

[@clayjohnson9498]

Excellent hack ! Keep them coming definitely keeping the grandsons busy . Prayers up

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching!

[@i_am_a_freespirit]

I am an avid tea drinker and have at least 5 teaballs... My question is: won't it get too hot to melt the wires in the teaball?

[@WayPointSurvival]

No, it won't get that hot.. Thanks for watching and for your question!

[@i_am_a_freespirit]

@@WayPointSurvival Thank you for the quick response. I have ALL the ingredients to make several of those...will try it for myself and give a couple of them to my fellow prepper friends. Thank you so much for this pocket sized information...I just love it 😍

[@Twobirdsbreakingfree]

This guy's channel proves that necessity is not necessarily the mother of invention. He keeps inventing new solutions for problems that already have very effective existing solutions.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Lol

[@PREPFORIT]

Very cool. I would wear gloves for the itchy part But a very great idea!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks. I've handled so much insulation over the years that it doesn't bother me too much.

[@dalevodden1359]

There again another neat little hack in each of the t-ball in that bag the different sizes I'll bet you they burn different hour or different time and still boil water have a blessed day my friend God bless again very nice video

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much and God bless you too!

[@williamjacobs288]

Really Cool James the tea ball you used was mesh on both sides and not the most common the ones you left in the baggie were more common. So do you think this would work with the others that were steel with less holes? /

[@WayPointSurvival]

Probably not as well. The stainless steel mesh allows the alcohol to fully mix with the air and that's where you get the intense heat from.

[@justinclarke2631]

Cool! Definately never seen that idea before. Brilliance or madness? Maybe a little of both 🤘

[@WayPointSurvival]

Lol. Probably both!

[@jmoneyjoshkinion4576]

People with madness only see the world a different way, sometimes worse, sometimes better, sometimes (like Nikola Tesla) in a new way that helps the rest of humanity.

[@codysden1]

Awesome

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks!

[@socalibro]

Clever. This video is why I subscribed. Way to think outside of the box.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks!

[@rbowman368]

Nice!!!!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks!

[@chriscalzada3389]

I enjoy all your vids. Simple and effective works. Thank u my friend

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much!

[@americanguys5579]

👍👍

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks!

[@TNBushcrafter]

I'd go with rockwool or carbon felt 1 rockwool hydroponic cube would work great. They will last forever. Great idea.

[@WayPointSurvival]

That would work well too!

[@cartercarter6126]

As a physicist I couldn't resist. I had asked what the difference would be if alcohol or other flammable liquid would be if simply poured into an container VS one with batten and a screen etc. The container with 70% alcohol burned well and 14 seconds longer VS the fancy container. But another experiment was conducted over my lunch in the lab...... I placed 1 oz of hand gel, and it was very stable with an extra 31 second burn time. All had 70%,isopropyl content..... Carter Canada

[@WayPointSurvival]

Excellent. Thanks for the info!

[@rolandsalazar9562]

Well done. I love your enthusiasm. You are genuinely concerned with the welfare of the world and community. Continued prayers for the success of your channel, 🙏🏼⛺️😎✝️

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much!

[@sadiqaliabdullah129]

Great idea James

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks!

[@williamoorejr]

a note from my sailing days (yes alcohol stoves very popular there) you can extinguish that fuel with water very quickly as alcohol is absorbed very quickly in water. Nice idea, will make up a little stove for myself. salt is a nice touch.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Great tip. Thanks for watching!

[@barneycserepka7234]

That was amazing very simple and I have one of those in my drawer here I'm going to put it in my camping kit we got lots of tent pegs because we used to have the metal ones now they have plastic ones so I've got a lot of the metal pegs

[@WayPointSurvival]

Excellent. Thanks for watching.

[@kenk100]

Excellent video, can’t say I ever seen a tea ball ever used like this

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching!

[@jakebruenderman2481]

Would carbon felt work instead of the insulation? It has a high burn temp and it's great at wicking. I use it in other stoves as it doesn't wear out.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Yes, you could definitely use that instead.

[@gk6993]

Ingenious. Thank you. Definitely earned my subscription. Looking forward to more.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much and welcome aboard!

[@puddin94]

Interesting. There are a lot of diy alcohol stove builds on you tube without insulation made of discarded cans. Do jot think i would spend the money for this build. However the concept is awesome. A very creative brain box you got there. Thank you for shairing😊

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching!

[@outdoorsurvival5102]

That’s a really clever idea James, I like that 👍take care and God bless my friend.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching and God bless you too!

[@ericgruendl8051]

That's a great idea for my Emberlit. Might have to try it.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Excellent!

[@mountaingator001]

WOW…You never stop amazing us…YOU just get better and better each time…THANK YOU JAMES👍 PS You got me now thinking (MY WIFE THANKS YOU FOR THAT!😂😱) how about using a NESBIT FUEL TAB type stove with your FIRE BALL idea?!?

[@WayPointSurvival]

Sure, you could do that. Thanks for watching!

[@joannekeefe426]

That is precious! Love it!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much!

[@terrygippert7208]

Thank you for your service and your information

[@WayPointSurvival]

You're welcome!

[@bruc33ef]

Brilliant hack. Many thanks!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching!

[@baseballmorgan8338]

Interesting hack James. Thanks for sharing

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching!

[@ObamaoZedong]

Wow this gives me the idea to try it with vegetable oil. All my previous vegetable oil stoves failed due to lack of wick volume, but this one might just do the trick! I'm excited to try it!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Sounds great! It very well might work.

[@richardelliott9511]

Ive experimented quite a bit with veggie oil too. Im not going to try this but if you do I would to hear how you made out. In general Ifound it wanting as a fuel. I'll bet if you can get it to light at all it will be a smokey mess. My only truely successful veggie oil lamp or candle is the floating wick type.

[@jimf1964]

I love all these crazy ideas for alcohol stoves. It’s like this topic has unleashed people's creativity, and you can almost for sure make one from stuff in anyone's house. I wonder if you lined the bottom with some foil or something like that, would it burn more efficiently, or longer? And I bet if you made a simple wind break you’d cut a good minute off the already pretty fast boil time. I’ve actually seen some mini stoves for sale that use the same principle. A little metal container, stuffed with fibreglass, a wire mesh cover, and a screw cap. No where near as hot, and blows out way too easily though.

[@WayPointSurvival]

There's definitely a lot of options that you could experiment with using this idea. Thanks for watching!