How to make an Ammo Can Tent Stove without Welding

Made a new ammo can tent stove with some upgrades and adjustments to make it more durable and practical.

[@GreenBayOutdoors]

I love that you used coat hangers for legs. Gives it a nice classic look. Looks great and sounds like it functions great with the draft.

[@Swedwoods]

Thanks!

[@rubenssilva5004]

Very nice!! I like the way you change the locking hatch and the legs. Ingenious!!!

[@robbabcock_]

Wow, that's remarkable! Much better looking than many commercial stoves. The use of a steel ammo can is brilliant!

[@Swedwoods]

Thanks!

[@arcticshuskyadventures1788]

I agree! What a process. Well done Swedwood!

[@nickmaguire333]

This is probably the best portable stove I've seen. I've been trying to find a no weld diy stove and your's is by far the simple yet functional stove for those of us with limited access to welders and other fancy tools.

[@Swedwoods]

thanks glad you like it!

[@AHTFoto]

This is one of the very best versions I have seen in here on KZbin. Now I also have to try to make an approximate version. A thousand teeth for sharing your amazing qualities and ideas with us. Best regards Arve Herman Tangen

[@engineeredlifeform]

I came here looking for a more rough and ready camp version..... but stayed 'cos this looks perfect for a shed, or summerhouse. Love the idea for the legs, adds style.

[@Swedwoods]

Thanks!

[@QF2653]

Now that is THINKING OUTSIDE OF THE BOX. You sir are a genius.

[@colincolwill1941]

Thank you very much for the construction of the stove.

[@stevewood7884]

Using coat hooks for legs was an excellent idea, gives it a Vintage look. Nice job 👍

[@davidegbert2147]

I been using mine since I seen your video for my 2nd year and it works great in my 11 foot camper when it was 20 degrees below Im sweating inside I just vent my exhaust through the roof vent and place my wood stove on a piece of plywood that extends and clamped on my counter top works so great my buddies want me to build them one for their motorhomes and 5th wheels. Its been safe as long as you crack a window a little to keep the fresh air going. that little thing is the best thing on the planet it conserves wood and will heat my camper dang near all night turned down saves on propane too. Thanks for the Idea to bad you don't sell them

[@Swedwoods]

awesome! Glad it worked out for you!

[@dougsmith548]

Very very nice, well thought out. The best ammo can stove I’ve seen and I’ve seen just about them all. Congratulations. God bless.

[@Swedwoods]

Thanks!

[@douglas136]

Probably the best ammo can stove build on the youtubes!

[@Swedwoods]

Thanks!

[@EugeneKuntsevo]

A cool stove, and the legs give it a touch of graceful antiquity.

[@Swedwoods]

Thanks well said!

[@kevinmiller8576]

I built mine today, except that I have access and many years of experience as a welder. Thanks for the tip and the video. Nice work.

[@Swedwoods]

Thanks!

[@doug2616]

Best ammo stove I've seen so far. You Sir are a tradesman.

[@Swedwoods]

Thank you very much!

[@M_Bamboozled]

Great job, love the coat hook legs - very cool.

[@nyctreeman]

Finally ... someone who knows how to use a metal file without wrecking it in 5 strokes!

[@Wooley689]

You refined it, looks great. Just a note to others using the hole saw, cut at slower speed in metal, it will cut better and not overheat and ruin the saw teeth.

[@Swedwoods]

That is true! Thanks!

[@kennethrosbury2819]

What a fantastic idea coat hanger legs that stove is a great improvement over the other stove it looks a lot safer

[@Swedwoods]

Thanks!

[@briananderson7212]

I have a few ammo cans sitting around, as I am into guns as a hobby. I also just finished college in electro mechanics & maintenance mechanics. I have the tools, and materials to do this project. GREAT VIDEO!!

[@Swedwoods]

Thanks Brian!

[@davidelo5843]

Excellent build ! A great looking stove with easy to follow build ! Very nice video !

[@Swedwoods]

Thanks David!

[@wyomingadventures]

Awesome ammo can stove video! Best I've seen.

[@Swedwoods]

Thank you! Field test uploaded in 9 days

[@bailey4103]

What a great idea! Thanks for sharing with all of us! I'll have to give that a go and make one for myself!

[@Swedwoods]

Thank you!

[@markf6743]

Good job. I think this is one the better builds I’ve seen.

[@Swedwoods]

Thanks!

[@markirish7599]

Great video. Merry Christmas from Ireland 🇮🇪

[@outdoors-z-yz6680]

At 11:41, flying dust, rust, and sparks. I hope your neighbors were walking by that window to see the fireworks! Awesome build!

[@Swedwoods]

👍👍😁

[@oneil4252]

I love all this stuff, you are an artist no doubt.

[@joshmcgechaen3003]

Beautiful piece!

[@Swedwoods]

Thanks Josh!

[@Ken_69]

That's a very elaborate ammo can stove! 😳🤚🏻I don't think I'll be able to copy it very well, but I'd like to make one someday.🤔

[@DIMTips]

So my next project. Thanks for the inspiration

[@leavenotrace8890]

I love the improvement that you did with this stove Wonderful Job buddy I love it!!!!

[@Swedwoods]

Thanks yes turned out great!

[@leavenotrace8890]

@@Swedwoods I have the same box I might try to do one, if I have any questions can you help?

[@Swedwoods]

@@leavenotrace8890 Yes I have built many of these boxes with minimal tools. If you have any questions just ask...there are a few very important things to address for safety. If you have questions please make a new comment about it...because I dont get notifications every time someone comments and answers in old comments.

[@leavenotrace8890]

@@Swedwoods Thank you buddy I do appreciated. Do you have an Facebook Account? Maybe I can PM you when I'm ready to do this.....

[@Swedwoods]

@@leavenotrace8890 Sorry bro I cant put that on here.. just talk to me in the main post for this video so others can join in too. I have learned a lot from my subscribers.

[@resonatingpurpose4143]

Oh wow love this .. I think I will try making one for my tiny home. Thank you for sharing.

[@Swedwoods]

Thanks!

[@ferreestudios]

excellent craftsmanship and artistic design

[@Swedwoods]

Thank you!

[@Shastavalleyoutdoorsman]

Man these things are so darn cool I just have to do this one day. Love this video brother.

[@Swedwoods]

Thanks!

[@ToddMatthewSmith]

It has style nuff said !

[@SilasThornton1]

You did a great job on the stove, Thanks for sharing

[@Swedwoods]

Thanks you are welcome!

[@VisinskiRadoviBeograd]

Really good job. Looks very fine.

[@Swedwoods]

Thanks!

[@BrosephRussell]

Sweet build

[@Swedwoods]

Thanks a lot!

[@TubeSteakTaco]

Tje gasket makes for a near perfect fit for a license plate anti rattle gasket. Havent tried it yet but lines up really well.

[@Swedwoods]

👍

[@richarde735]

great idea, especially for someone without a welder! steel drilling bits would be better. they cost more but it takes a lot less effort to punch through and you’ll have a cleaner hole.

[@Swedwoods]

These are hardened steel bits. Thanks!

[@markcummings6856]

Sweet, sweet, build. Such neat craftsmanship! Can you comment on the latest titanium flue, chimney (pipe, but not really pipe, lol) folks are using now? Can’t beat the advantages IMO. Light, stowable!! Thanks for your vids, outings, knowledge, and most of all, sharing. Happy holidays bro!!

[@Swedwoods]

Yeah of course there is nothing that beats the foldable titanium stoves for hiking if you have the money and think its worth the prize. Im pretty curious how that titanium foil holds up in the long run though. Im sure there are some drawbacks. thanks and atb!

[@markcummings6856]

Swedwoods Oh, I’d love a titanium stove, too. Actually, I’m referring to the entire stove pipe made out of titanium. 1 meter, 2 meter etc. just folds up to a tube. Like folding up a poster. You just unroll it and it expands to a round shape. Liteoutdoors.com sells the titanium sheets however long you want. They also have examples of them on their site. Hope this helps.

[@markcummings6856]

Swedwoods Oh, I’d love a titanium stove, too. Actually, I’m referring to the entire stove pipe made out of titanium. 1 meter, 2 meter etc. just folds up to a tube. Like folding up a poster. You just unroll it and it expands to a round shape. Liteoutdoors.com sells the titanium sheets however long you want. They also have examples of them on their site. Hope this helps.

[@markcummings6856]

Swedwoods Oh, I’d love a titanium stove, too. Actually, I’m referring to the entire stove pipe made out of titanium. 1 meter, 2 meter etc. just folds up to a tube. Like folding up a poster. You just unroll it and it expands to a round shape. Liteoutdoors.com sells the titanium sheets however long you want. They also have examples of them on their site. Hope this helps.

[@aleksoutdoors2725]

Found it! Thank you so much!

[@williamfoster9024]

Thank you Mister. Im glad you share this movie for us to learn. I wish i had one just like it. Ok by.

[@Swedwoods]

Thanks for watching!

[@billbox8659]

Excellent job! Loved the stove

[@Swedwoods]

Thank you!

[@superdavedfw]

I built one of these ammo can stoves and it worked well for my situation. Winter camping/hunting in a small truck camper at 25 degrees F. It would heat the camper to about 70 degrees F. Bad thing is because of the size of this stove, you have to build a very small fire, thus having to tend to it every 5-10 minutes.

[@Swedwoods]

Yes I need to tend to it quite often but I use it to burn hard and do some cooking, get warm and dry inside the tent. Open full draft and let burn out. Prep for a burn with some birch bark and some hardwood. Go to sleep in a one season bag. Then if I get the chills in the early hours I just put a match in there and go back to sleep. This has worked fine down to -10C. Reflective ground cover is a must.

[@cruisin682002]

Happy you Upgraded your tools !...lol "it's only money ! LOL LOL GREAT JOB Mate !!!

[@Jonny-gg3be]

Awesome I have Two to convert into stoves. Starting the project soon just waiting on my fire rope and glue coming in the post

[@Swedwoods]

nice!

[@bocco49]

Wow what a great stove can I ask you are you a stove builder at your job You are very talented Thanks for sharing God Bless

[@Swedwoods]

no im a teacher lol. Thanks!

[@bocco49]

That explains a lot your students are very lucky to have a teacher like you Thanks for what you do

[@mikefoster5663]

That’s pretty damn cool.

[@Swedwoods]

Thank you!

[@SnowyAspenHills]

The coat hook legs really set this stove off. Watching other videos it seems you have modified it slightly. Did you include a baffle in the second build?

[@drakkonov9]

Can you please post or email me a list of parts used . Looks like coat hanger legs? Best looking stove I've seen DIY so far.

[@Swedwoods]

Watch the video. At 00:06 in the beginning there is a list

[@drakkonov9]

Oh dang , dont know why I missed that. Thanks for the reply

[@malcolmporter4771]

Awesome. However, I see a few things I'd do differently. But for a small stove for camping or cool afternoons with a pot of coffee on, it sure would be nice.

[@Swedwoods]

Thanks!

[@richardcolman9043]

Great video buddy. Nicely done...

[@Swedwoods]

Thank you!

[@oldschoolwithamoderntwist6074]

very nicely done,, i like it ,,, i like it a lot,,, thanks for sharing,,,,

[@Swedwoods]

Thanks James!

[@alphagysgt]

Very clever and impressive

[@Swedwoods]

Thanks!

[@jjakdewest9105]

good evening Sir, I am inspired by your experience to do mine. I will have a question: what do you use to make the fireplace? THANK YOU again for your video, I love it and it's relaxing without human noise, just nature.

[@Swedwoods]

Thanks! Do you mean inside the ammo can? Its some grids from an oven.

[@jjakdewest9105]

@@Swedwoods ok thank you, in fact it's the chimney (the pipe rising to the sky)

[@Swedwoods]

@@jjakdewest9105 Exhaust extension pipes.

[@stephen12264]

This is bad ass im gonna start one tomorrow morning ive got multiple ammo cans just sitting around i wonder what you could sell them for.

[@Swedwoods]

Nice good luck man!

[@Whuntmore]

awesome D.I.Y. thanks for sharing this

[@Lonewolfwildcamping]

Nice

[@Swedwoods]

Thanks!

[@mrmechanic1886]

awesome idea. how well does it work in a tent with freezing conditions. I'm sure I will find out.

[@Swedwoods]

I know for a fact it work great. Scroll down at my channel and you can see all about it. But this new one is better and safer and I will use it for longer outings than the last one I only used during the day.

[@blackriverrambler3963]

Very nice. Something I plan on doing in the near future. Oh and your marker should have been angled 3 degrees more to the left. 😂

[@Swedwoods]

dang it!

[@blackriverrambler3963]

Swedwoods 🤘😆

[@brentlloyd7908]

You could also place a spark arrestor (screen) on top of the screws holding the first short flue pipe in place.

[@wyomingadventures]

Bad place for a spark arrestor.

[@REAPERMILITIAOUTDOORS]

Pretty damn cool brother definitely will have to try this one day .👍🤘👊

[@Swedwoods]

Thanx bro :-)

[@FlashPan73]

Great instructional, thank you.

[@Swedwoods]

thanks you are welcome

[@ChartreuseNature]

Very nice job mate ! I look forward to make mine :) Nico

[@Swedwoods]

Thanks and good luck!

[@smokeycanopy]

Great build.

[@Swedwoods]

Thanks

[@ulastugut2513]

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[@Swedwoods]

Thanks! Its glass fibre rope you glue with an adhesive that hardens with heat.

[@russellnerche8789]

That is Bad azz! 👍👍😊😊

[@Swedwoods]

Thanks!

[@Soto713]

Scream from the woods at 18:00 lol

[@timothyeldridge6822]

Excellent!

[@bendaves77]

Can you please give me a rough estimate on how much square feet it will heat.. I've watched a few videos on people using ammo cans and yours is the best design and best looking.. turned out looking like something that was bought not built

[@allelbensalah9462]

So engenious

[@Swedwoods]

Thank you!

[@onedogbowen]

Well done 👍👍👍👍👍

[@Swedwoods]

Thank you!

[@bashfulbrother]

May not need to weld, but you do need a machine shop.

[@Swedwoods]

yes please!

[@overlanderbenny3789]

A vice, angle grinder, and drill press = machine shop? I didn't see him use any tools that were out of the ordinary or expensive....

[@psyamok3735]

nice built!!! thumbs up!

[@Swedwoods]

Thanks!

[@jacobtaylor4258]

wish i still had my man cave. the workshop.

[@Swedwoods]

sad to hear you lost it man...

[@weatherstorms]

Please do a cooking video with this stove! :)

[@Swedwoods]

I did. kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJCxn35qiaurb6c

[@Jm0417-s]

there are a few minor process changes i'd personally make. the first would be to media blast the paint instead of sanding, the second, would be welding the top and chimney outlet together. I know this is the way to do it without, but it is an ugly and unnecessary part. it does look really good though and the test video was great.

[@Swedwoods]

Thanks!

[@Zom8ed]

so between this one and the ikea one you made...which one do you like using better?

[@Swedwoods]

Both have their place depending on what kind of camping/hiking you do, in what season and weather.

[@budharpey]

great inspiration

[@Swedwoods]

Thanks!

[@josephdupont]

maybe you could put a small pyrex bowl in the side for light..

[@Swedwoods]

👍

[@maxkingery3755]

Cool! I have to try, the titanium one are out of sight! I have 2 50 cal box's looking for a purpose- KingFish

[@Swedwoods]

Thanks!

[@garyrussell5419]

Super skills.

[@Swedwoods]

Thanks!

[@chiyuryuu2687]

V.2 has been a much better design both aesthetically I.e. paint, self tapped screws, log grill tray, and functionally , I.e 4 legs(safer from tip over), cleaner flue bracing to box. Good job.

[@Swedwoods]

Thanks! yes its better looking for sure. I built this in 1/3 of the time of course. But im not sure if the self tapping screws is better yet. a few of them came loose already in the second outing. just tightened them on site so no problem. but eventually a bigger dimension will be required and that would be a problem if out in the woods. I guess its the constant heating and cooling of the metal that makes them come loose. I believe the screw, bolt and washer keeps things better in place. And yes the four legs was better even though tripods is for the forest. If i dont find even ground i just push some bark, stick or stone or whatever to make it stand straight. This is not an issue really because the connection hole to the tent against the heat shield on the pipe makes the stove stand good even in high winds.

[@TheBenjammin5150]

Much better build, now you just need to make a spark arrestor for the top of you stove pipe.

[@Swedwoods]

Good idea. Thanks!

[@davelynoutdoors6654]

First class job, well done but some vocals would be good, it could help some (me) understand better what you were doing. Thanks anyway Dave

[@Swedwoods]

Thanks! I hear ya.. so hard to please everybody...almost thinking of releasing two versions of some videos! but no time!

[@seamus-xi7hz]

@@Swedwoods Could have used a few more details on measurement, but the lack of needless babble was welcome.

[@BillanneBushcraftNature]

nice job

[@Swedwoods]

Thank you!

[@АлександрЖуковоразном]

печка супер. коробка от патронов? хорошая идея.

[@Swedwoods]

Thanks yeah a 50 cal

[@katestauffer1855]

Hell yeah. Take notes guys.... 😍😏

[@CrankyEmu]

Ok how much, and cost of delivery to Australia. I want.

[@Swedwoods]

The whole point with this is build it yourself. The cost for the work hours and shipping to you down under, you might as well buy three top of the line 500 gram titanium stoves that work 10 times better.

[@CrankyEmu]

@@Swedwoods I get that, was just asking as I don't have the tools required nor access to same. Just really liked your design. Very nifty!

[@Jason-vn5xj]

Do you think rivets would work as well? If so, what kind would you go with? Stainless steel?

[@Swedwoods]

Yes i use rivets. but it has to be stainless steel ones

[@Jason-vn5xj]

@@Swedwoods Excellent! Thank you. :)

[@livableincome]

Too hard for me. Don't have the tools. Wish I could just buy one from you. I love your stove. The video where you make pizza in it made me subcribe. Bravo!

[@mfsolutions]

1:30 had to pause to comment. Cutting steel should be done at slow speed and high feed to avoid work hardening. Also smoke from some metal cutting lubricants can be toxic...careful!

[@tomspencer3110]

Show!!!👍👍👍🇧🇷

[@Swedwoods]

Thanks!

[@Alexander-zk2ir]

Blir vackrare och vackrare! Har fortfarande min lilla am-låda som jag har för avsikt att bygga om. Har fortfarande delar kvar från när jag byggde den stora 30mm am-lådan till en "Tält 20-kamin" Den blev förövrigt väldigt bra! Har bara inte haft möjlighet att bränna ur den ordentligt än!

[@Swedwoods]

Coolt och nu kommer vintern så nu får du bränna på

[@edmeredith]

Bravo

[@stephensargent812]

What sort of rivets did you use, so you place your grill on??

[@Swedwoods]

stainelss steel rivets. Very important. Didnt know how it was going to work so I put a stainless rivet on a piece of metal and threw it in the fire in my kitchen stove....It was red hot but still held on tight and hard

[@stephensargent812]

Swedwoods where they pop rivets?

[@Swedwoods]

Yes

[@stephensargent812]

Swedwoods last question. What size rivets did you use?

[@Swedwoods]

will check when I get home

[@iliyamarinov3444]

Maybe should have cut off the inner parts of the clothe hengers, those that you don't use for legs. Saves weight :)

[@Swedwoods]

Yeah exactly. It looks like a cow now 😂

[@Daltonleach11]

Have the aluminum rivets stood up the the heat?

[@Swedwoods]

Its stainless steel rivets

[@willysoto8910]

How much? Interested

[@Swedwoods]

parts was like 60 bucks in sweden. But it all depends on if you can get the ammo box and the exhaust pipe extentions cheap