HOBO ALUMINUM CAN COOKER [ AMAZING! ]

The Hobo Aluminum Can Cooker is a real hobo trick that is easy to make and use. In an emergency, discarded cans may be found in almost any urban or rural location as unfortunately many people throw them out the window of their cars and this litter becomes the source of our cookware. It's also environmentally conscious and helps to clean up and green up the local area by re-purposing something that would ordinarily just be trashed.
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[@WayPointSurvival]

This is a great survival idea to have in your mental tool kit should it be needed. Of course, we always want to have proper cookware with us. However, this will do in a pinch and works quite well. Thanks for watching and please leave me a comment in the section below!

[@markcox1457]

A very nice hack to keep in the back of my mind. Soft drink cans are everywhere.

[@davidjacobs828]

More brilliance . Truly epic improvisation once again . Superb video sir. Kind regards from England.

[@susans9491]

I really enjoy your instructional videos, they are so practical and are made of easily scrounged items. Thanks for all you do!

[@thomasmusso1147]

👍👍👍 .. neat. Another example of the power of lateral thinking 😊. Variations include Poaching and Boiling of Eggs .. and more .. Thanks for sharing .. take care ..

[@thomasmusso1147]

@@markcox1457 Right 👍. All of my home-grown Alcohol Stoves and Windscreens have been made from cans 'salvaged' during walking the dog alongside the river, from soft and energy drink cans .. 200 - 450ml .. especially after a weekend. Salvaged, as I don't drink the rubbish inside them.

[@jamesvoigt7275]

I loved that you took a moment of silence for . . . . . . reflection? prayer? gratitude? A reminder that it is a blessing to have enough food to eat.

[@WayPointSurvival]

It was a prayer of thanks for the food. Thanks for watching!

[@Noscams00]

Yes, I like that too. Humble man with good information.

[@greywindLOSP]

I'm afraid sir that these cooking ideas may become more useful & true in these times! Thank you for your time and dedication....ATB

[@WayPointSurvival]

You may be right. Thanks for watching!

[@jamesbowen5573]

With creepy Joe Biden in office yeah we had better vote in record numbers to overwhelm all the fraud they have planned or we are going to lose our country quick

[@robertmarks2379]

We need a video on distillating sugar into a high proof alcohol that cars can run on. Or flower pot heaters that run on other fuel than tea lights like heated stones

[@DR-bp1yu]

This is an excellent technique. Thank you so much!

[@kelcyjones6513]

Jim Bridger used a lidded pot as a radiator that he added heated stones to from his fire to heat a space. Cobbles...bricks...Just keep it radiating from a noncombustible surface --something made of stone or concrete to avoid overheating a combustible flooring.

[@johnlea8519]

One of the great things about your videos is they make you think outside the box, when the chips are down you need to use such ingenuity to get by...👍

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks! I agree, ingenuity is one of the keys to survival.

[@stevennelsonmn]

Love to see KZbinrs pray before they eat. Sets a good example to be thankful for all things. Thanks

[@WayPointSurvival]

Indeed. Thanks for watching!

[@jonfranklin9361]

Neat idea. I work in the factory that manufactures aluminum cans. That liner starts out as a liquid we spray at high pressure inside of can as it spins. Then gets cured in an oven of 400 degrees. Pretty much harmless once it cures. The ink and varnish on outside pretty much harmless once it cured as well. Neat idea 💡

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much for the information, I really appreciate it!

[@AquaTech225]

What type of plastic is the liner actually made of? Just curious. I’ve been using a beer can pot out of a lined can countless times. If your into alcohol stoves a what not. A guy named tinny had a channel here called minibull design. And was making fosters can an Heineken can cook pots. A machined a n aluminum band to go around the top to strengthen it once the top was removed for a lid. And had the body wrapped with like a long fiberglass string. Kept a really decent rigidity to it. An the aluminum ring that was pressed on helped that much more. As for as an extremely light weight cooking pot. Hiking/backpacking an what not. I’m not sure if theirs anything lighter than that. Be it titanium or anything else. But that liner hasn’t bubbled or anything of the sort. Only thing best to not do is have it on the flame without a liquid in it. With the liquid in there to absorb the heat. It isn’t going to get smoking hot. As it would if it were empty. But definitely curious of what it’s made of just in general or type of plastic. Or is it some type of epoxy mix that’s sprasprayed in or a full on plastic taken past its melting point and run through a high pressure high temp sprayer to have it somewhat a liquid or sorts?

[@jonfranklin9361]

@@AquaTech225 it’s an epoxy spray, already in a liquid form.not sure what ingredients are, trade secrets. It’s made by Valspar I believe.

[@luizfernandotosintosin5093]

Seu depoimento é de muita responsabilidade, pois não existem informações sobre a toxicidade dessas embalagens aquecidas.

[@johnmurdock3448]

Ya right. Keep telling yourself that.

[@lanedexter6303]

Love it! That takes me back. Years ago, after a very short hike from logging road to mountain lake, one of us caught a nice little pan fish. We didn’t have any gear, but one person spotted a beer can. We cooked our fish! This is great fun. Cans are everywhere and they’re free. Make cookers, candle lanterns, hobo stoves, etc. if your first efforts aren't perfect, it costs nothing but a little time to experiment and try a few more designs. 👍 I didn’t grow up rich. These techniques are great to know.😀

[@WayPointSurvival]

Indeed. Thanks for watching!

[@jamesbowen5573]

There are a dozen ways to cook a fish. You can cook them on sticks. Squirrels too

[@escapetherace1943]

@@jamesbowen5573 rocks too

[@judyhunt5291]

You're never to old to learn something new Thank you for showing us new ways to survive

[@WayPointSurvival]

You're welcome!

[@12thsonofisrael]

Great use for the aluminum cans. If you nest the horizontal egg cooker into another can that has three or four ounces of water in it, you will eliminate the burning and sticking of the egg.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Good idea!

[@TheFLOMAN76]

I am always amazed with the contraptions that you guys come up with. Nothing beats it! Good Stuff!!!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching!

[@canyonmann1]

I'm really enjoying your channel. I was taught this trick many years ago by an old biker who was camping next to us at a rally. He taught me to use a stick with a larger "Y" and instead of sticking the single end through the can you place the can between the "Y" and wrap the flaps around the "Y". Now you have full access to the open cooking area without a stick in the way.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Good idea!

[@blainebensyl7052]

I love that you offer THANKS, before you eat.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks, my faith is very important to me.

[@ktm42080]

I can appreciate the moment of silence. We need to appreciate having a meal as often as most of us can, no matter how it is prepared ✌️.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Indeed!

[@kelcyjones6513]

I have been watching your hobo series for who knows how long...This is genius. I think a sweet potato or potato would bake just fine in this. To avoid eating any plastic residue, don't eat the skin. What a great replacement for aluminum foil in order to keep the root veg out of the gritty coals!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching and I'm glad you liked it!

[@jimf1964]

Love the old knife. I have a couple of small ones that are from the 50’s and 70’s

[@Strangernightg]

Hi , James , all the hobo hacks that you come out with are all useful ideas in case of an emergency , stuck somewhere where as hopefully one is lucky enough to find a can or something to use . Anyway, James, all of your hobo hacks are wonderful ideas . Thank you for sharing 👍😎✌️🙏🏻😇👌

[@slickwillie3376]

My favorite is the paint can wood gas stove. My second favorite is the hobo water heater. Even the simple food can wood stoves are great.

[@marshabrown8337]

The more you know the better life is. Thank you. All the best to you.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks!

[@straytarnish9443]

❤ that's a super awesome in a pinch kind of thing that you could even make out of a soup can be a little harder to bend it open but you wouldn't have to worry about the plastic liner that won't hurt you when you're stuck out for a night or two thanks for sharing your show is awesome I've been being a hobo for various reasons for 35 years and I love it when people celebrate different ways of having hot meals without worrying about too much of anything other than getting something hot to eat and thank you for sharing❤

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much!

[@Squirrel200]

Thanks ! God bless the world needs more of you! 🤗🤗

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching and God bless you too!

[@yumiyumiparadise]

Amazing! I’ll try to do that in my next camping.

[@richardcranium6081]

Pure genius!

[@behindthespotlight7983]

Of course in the Depression Era of hoboing there was no plastic or synthetic lining in anything. When I was a kid we’d explore the “hobo jungle” adjacent to our city park. It was actually called Stiver’s Lagoon and the trains tore through too quickly but that is what locals called it and to a kid with a big imagination every burn scar we found back in there was obviously last nights fire from some guys who jumped the 6am Southern Pacific, all coffee’d up to make the perilous journey through the Coastal Mountain Range and reach Salinas or Watsonville by nightfall in time for their artichoke or strawberry picking job the next day. (deep sigh) In reality it was probably high school kids who dusted a case of Coors the previous weekend hiding from the cops.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Interesting. Thanks for watching!

[@sineriafrankenstein7316]

So many good ideas here, learning to make due with what one can find on hand. Priceless information!!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@crystalramey3206]

Right on time for us to watch as a family. Interesting & a very creative tool.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much!

[@urbanoutdoorsman]

While some may cringe at the sight of the knife edge being dulled by the can. James once again proved that the sharpest tool on him is not the blade but his mind. It can only be dulled if we don't use it. Well done sir!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much!

[@joybickerstaff194]

Urban Outdoor, Hello! Ur words r postcard worthy! Many videos I have watched where people complain on how a KZbinr uses their knife. A knife can be be brought back to a sharp edge, but the mind, well, many will remain dull due to the conditioning over the years. Can u imagine how many will perish if shit were to hit the fan. I have watched many videos, many talked about zombies, one day, I realized that zombies will not be the gross bitters with missing parts, but normal every day people WHO do not know how to hunt, fish forage for food, they will be the zombies, because n their dull minds, meat is meat, people r meat. It is people like James, u and me that will remain normal, sharpening our brains on how to survive/thrive as how it was done n the old days. Yep, I apparently rambled, but u see, I am looking at the price of everything today, man oh man, what will it be tomorrow, next month, year. It’s good many want to grow a garden, raise livestock, learn to fish hunt and forage, learning sharpens the brain. This video has tough me to add a cook set to my EDC n my truck, it was nice talking to u, have a wonderful day!

[@maryjocookson7156]

loved this video, its great fun seeing you use such every day stuff in such a cool and imaginative way, all power to the humble tin can!

[@bruceclark5627]

You sir, are a genius.. thank you for your content.

[@reneelosie2644]

I like these classes, thank you. God bless you and your family.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching and God-bless you too!

[@dawnpatriot6248]

I really like watching these. I can't wait to try this with my grandkids!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks, glad you like them!

[@Cetok01]

Simple, interesting, and you caught me by surprise; I was sure you were going to turn it into a solar cooker.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching, glad you found it interesting.

[@donnabartley2246]

I thought the same...solar cooker. What modifications are needed ?

[@Cetok01]

@@donnabartley2246 Pretty much the same, except pointing the opening at the sun on a clear day. Clean off any oils, salt, etc. that are on the silver surface. I would guess that lining it with aluminum foil (shiny side out) would work even better. It would mainly work on food you could put on a spit though, like franks or kabob. And it would probably take a while, preferably through early afternoon. It might help to cover the outer opening with clear wrap to trap the heat.

[@jimmooney8195]

At 6:26 - I love that.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks!

[@clayjohnson9498]

Another great video! Inspiring to both the grandsons Came by the house with 4 railroad spikes we have a stove, stuck them in the ground built a fire in them and boiled some water “ see pap a stove” lol.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Great! Thanks for watching!

[@r.tomrobison8307]

I love the way you pray over your food

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching!

[@sanjayg5780]

and I thought I had seen everything. Simply brilliant.

[@detroitredneckdetroitredne6674]

Hello from Detroit Michigan brother thank you for sharing your knowledge and expertise and for taking us on your adventure

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching!

[@hallelujahhomestead]

Such ingenuity!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks!

[@izgrey7944]

Love that you bless your food with prayer.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks!

[@anthonyjacobs6790]

I love your videos and really look forward to each new one. Thank you.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much!

[@lucassmith2332]

Interesting setup. I've never cooked in aluminum cans before. I have cut them in half and melted lead weights down and used them as lead molds. Then from there made a few mini balls for my muzzleloader. The cans got hot but never melted through and the lead popped right out of them.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Interesting. Thanks for watching!

[@NZCLUB_reals]

clever thanks James love it

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching!

[@chrissimpson6334]

Thanks for the new old info James.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching!

[@blondbowler8776]

I used to cut cans exactly the same when I was wrangling horses, guiding dudes, and camped out every night 50 years ago. But I'd stand them on end and put a candle inside. The drink hole vented, the shiny insides reflected the light better. I could lay there and read, and eat sunflower seeds all night. Lots cheaper than flashlight batteries. Wax glue the candle to the bottom and with a little wire make a bale and carry that around if need be, like a bullseye lantern. Hang it on a branch (using common sense and fire awareness, of course. Shouldn't even have to say that, but these days...). Bright enough to read means bright enough to attract bugs. Especially those great big scarab beetles that you can hear crashing into trees from fifty yards out as they flew to the flame. Once they got into the light they went manic, and I'd plug em with a .22 and get back to my book. I'll remember that egg trick, but I think I'll look for Foster's cans. Get more eggs in there, with omelette mixins, too. Thanks for the tip. Ask me some day about heating water in a Bugler can with a twist of TP.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching the video and I would definitely be interested in your hack!

[@garysheets7816]

Amazing all kinds of cookware along the roads.Love it GOD BLESS

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks and God-bless you too!

[@karenemrick8677]

Great job! Love it!!

[@littleloneprepper4820]

Very handy! You can never have too many skills!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Indeed. Thanks for watching!

[@peterott9162]

Very nice video James. There's almost always some discarded aluminum cans in your travels so this would work amazingly!!

[@WayPointSurvival]

True. Thanks for watching!

[@a.wilson1979]

Good idea. I've seen a guy using a tetra pak brick pacage as an emergency pan, and it works very well. You just open one side of it. I've tested it in the stove and really works !

[@shadomane]

Cool survival tips. Thanks for sharing James.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching!

[@long_chin_man]

really loving the design of your knife with the wooden grip having two red stripes going around it and the brass "crossguard" or whatever its called being very subtle. hope it returns in future videos

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks. It's an old boy scout Western knife.

[@user-np4nl6rx2n]

Love the way you can improvise nearly anything to recycle it's use. You know what they say: Where there is a will, I want to be in it.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks!

[@AquaTech225]

I cook/heat food in my can pretty often. Have for the longest time. Best ultralight pot you can get. That’s to ole minibull design. Wish he was still making beer can pots. Definitely would get a few more.

[@benterwellen]

More ingenious tips, Ty james

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching!

[@mrkultra1655]

Thanks James, another great one.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching!

[@donberry6079]

Way to go. This is practical infor. Keep it coming!!!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks!

[@belindahugheslifestyle]

Great idea, complete w all necessary details. Thanks, James. Shared. 💖

[@WayPointSurvival]

Awesome, thank you!

[@c.b.8411]

This is a very good idea for an emergency and seems to work quite well. However, the plastic inside the can will liberate fumes that are toxic even in very small amounts, and you don't need to scrape it to be exposed to those toxic substances. So I really would advise you to use a can like that only as a last resource.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Agreed. Thanks for watching.

[@dickhurtz1862]

I would have never thought of this. Really good tip! Thanks.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching!

[@dickhurtz1862]

@@WayPointSurvival you are welcome.

[@jamesbiel4774]

You sure are lucky to always have a nice stump around wherever you are giving us great information!

[@WayPointSurvival]

I know, right? Thanks for watching.

[@audreybender739]

Cans are easy to find anywhere too. Great idea!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Indeed. Thanks for watching!

[@duuuude3208]

This is great, I love how relevant it is in 2022

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much!

[@jesusorozcoorozco5029]

Fantastic

[@tarangrover7]

very cool I will use this at some point in the future

[@WayPointSurvival]

Excellent!

[@FelixImmler]

Haa ha haa what a great idea. Thanks a lot for the tip with the plastic coating.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you so much, my friend! There are videos on KZbin that show how to dissolve aluminum cans using drain cleaner which leaves the plastic interior coating intact and visible.

[@xcapbj8922]

Damn, loveing these hobo series so much, i think i am nuts

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching!

[@williamwoolverton6925]

Enjoyed your video! Great to see you give thanks in these crazy time your food!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks!

[@krishoogstraat6866]

Keep em coming James !!!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks, my friend!

[@claudeoverstreet8791]

Cool idea!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching!

[@patfinn8859]

Great idea. Thanks hobo!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching!

[@keltoneckert8335]

That is really cool!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks!

[@thefucrew9865]

Great information, Brother !!! Thank you for sharing with us !!! Keep up the great work !!!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching!

[@stevekwiatkowski2535]

Great idea!!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks!

[@garytrew2766]

Thanks brother James great idea and the tip of not scraping the egg to insure a healthy quick meal. 😀

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching!

[@scottferris6341]

Another great video from one of my favorite channels. Keep up the good work, my friend! 😀

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much!

[@mbarr1029]

Thanks James

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching!

[@dougmurray510]

Waypoint survival. You are the only survival channel I like. Get shows. Love your Lil projects. Thank you

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much!

[@dougmurray510]

@@WayPointSurvival you are the man. If your ever around east tenn you have a friend

[@angelaranda4563]

Thanks God for the food you give us. and thank you James for teaching us these techniques

[@WayPointSurvival]

Indeed. Thanks for watching!

[@jamesbreeden3140]

That's awesome .

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks!

[@globyois]

Very clever, Brother, thanks. Liked it.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching!

[@mrmagoo4134]

You always seem to impress, thank you.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching!

[@karlkaiser7803]

Great information the way our world is going.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks!

[@SuperDonald64]

Omg good idea

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks!

[@bettyboop9148]

Great stuff. Thanks so much

[@WayPointSurvival]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@HarshmanHills]

great idea brother

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks!

[@willobrien2872]

Excellent Thank You "I nearly forgot" Superb great to witness Grace

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks!

[@jasonz7788]

Great work Sir thank you for the great work

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching!

[@learntechwithruth2147]

That was great as always!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching!

[@artzreal]

awesome tip, thanks

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching!

[@Ace-ke8zw]

That is cool, brother. 😎👍

[@Robin-ls4ms]

Wow.ingenous simple hack.using a easy to find soda can..Thank you..👍🌲🌲🌲

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching!

[@bymarcatholictinkering]

Very good thanks for sharing

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching!

[@richardtrenchik1680]

Love your videos man

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks!

[@fredfreiberger7878]

I am enjoying your hobo series

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks!

[@kathleenmcmanus8509]

This is very clever

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks!

[@danmanx2]

Thank you James! Great video!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching!

[@MichaelR58]

Good tip James , thanks for sharing , God bless !

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching, my friend. God-bless you too!

[@FidoHouse]

On-the-fly thinking. Good stuff!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much!

[@joannekeefe426]

Way cool waypoint! Rock on! 👍👍!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks!

[@jamessotherden5909]

Nice to know tips for just in case. Thank you.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching!

[@jacquiblanchard3131]

Practical and fun!!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Absolutely!