Safe Indoor DIY Heater [ Cheap, Effective ]

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching! A few items to note: This video is for informational purposes only. This is use at your own risk. We assume no liability for this heaters use or misuse. Always and only use with adequate ventilation. The stove's main outside can does get hot to the touch and so keep it away from all materials that are flammable or could melt.

[@tenmiltenmil1770]

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[@Apchestangenightout]

I assume if anyone uses that heater they're using it at their own risk and if they think that nothing can burn then that's on them I I would say. But I understand what you're saying here everything you're saying I agree with you 💯👍😎✌️ God bless you all , your family and your business 💯 Good luck 🤞👍✌️😎

[@jeromemcdonald5571]

@@tenmiltenmil1770 Hi

[@jeromemcdonald5571]

This is way cool. I appreciate the information 🤠😃🤗😇

[@unfi6798]

It's all good mate. We always take full responsibility for any inconveniences.

[@SweetOne.]

I have something similar that my Dad made from a WW2 design. We were without power/heat for almost a week about 20 years ago. I put it in my kitchen sink safe from kiddo's and put a rack from my oven over the top and heated things like water for tea, coffee and soup I put pots on the counter either side of the sink to set the rack up high enough to clear the heater. I also put a couple fuel cans inside a roaster and put an oven rack on top of that to make some stew - I set that inside the bathtub.. nice warm bathroom, no frozen pipes and Dinner :)

[@earlwright9715]

I would like to see yours

[@TheLakingc]

The big buddy heater kept us warm at -12. I have seen videos ao a make-shift stove for that using metal hangers...the old kind that were sturdy. I put that on a cookie sheet on top of my range to protect our dog and clumsy us from getting too close or walking into it. That Buddy heats better and cleaner than my wood stove! I quit using the wood stove...my back is very bad now.

[@earlwright9715]

@@TheLakingc -12 sexiest or fartingheit

[@janevalentine6391]

Impressive!!!

[@karenrinaldi8917]

Is the heater buddy really worth the investment?

[@CrackerFL]

Here is a tip. Before you start punching holes in the cans, put water in them and freeze them. The frozen water will help the can be more ridged, & when done punching holes in cans, let the ice melt then pour out water! Luv your channel and your smiling face!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching and for the suggestions!

[@blameks9136]

Dang, now that's smart

[@adhdnatedog]

Or just packing with sand or even soil

[@rob9147]

Church key! To an old dude,that's an old fashion bottle and can opener😂😂

[@WayPointSurvival]

That's what they are currently known as if you look them up on Amazon.

[@joycepillow8143]

​@WayPointSurvival they have been called that for a long time, but not by everyone.

[@dcanes5720]

I thought the same thing…. I have a very old opener from my grandma that looks the same 😊

[@breeze8756]

Ikr. 😂

[@anneduigan4933]

It was so great to listen to someone who is to the point with no wiffle waffle prattling in between to fill the time. Good instruction!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much!

[@thedolt9215]

I’m sorry to disagree, but I would prefer to hear about the history of tin cans, and all the other hardware he’s making, as well as the forging of steel and how fire was first discovered… I’m just like that…

[@urbanoutdoorsman]

James, I'm thrilled not just by your project, but by how your dad inspired you. It encourages me to continue being an example to my kiddo. Thanks!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Great, thanks for watching!

[@angelamc3532]

​@@WayPointSurvivalSo the gas won't give off a bad smell and fumes burning it inside in the winter with no ventilation?

[@jerbear7952]

I noticed you just said example and not good example :)

[@nerblebun]

🏴‍☠ Over 50 years ago I used a large sturdy metal bucket, and approx a dozen rocks the size of your fist heated in the campfire to heat my tent. Just before bedtime I'd transfer the rocks from the campfire to the metal bucket using long BBQ tongs, then set the bucket on a Pyrex baking pan inside the tent. Easily kept us warm 6-8 hours. Nowadays I simply turn on the RV's heater to warm these old bones. 🏴‍☠

[@shooster5884]

I did something similar in our small hen shed in winter . Put a bucket of hot rocks heated in the range oven inside a bin with the bin lid on upside down. The hens would all sit together on top round the edge of the bin lid after their warm breakfast before heading out to forage 🥰

[@thefashiongoddesschannel8099]

Good idea. Maybe I will too.

[@alebul1567]

I think is better, no C02

[@grandmasstories3418]

what was the air temperature when those stones kept the tent warm for 6-8 hours? Really important question!

[@jerbear7952]

Your RV heater doesn't have a remote control? Who let the peasants in here.

[@frostyfrances4700]

For some reason I find this type of video sooo relaxing. But I have to thank you for being the very first person I've ever seen to mention sort of 'pre-treating' the cans outdoors at first so the plastic lining burns off.

[@mikkikas6821]

Lots of stuff! Back in 1984 I rented a small apt but had no $150 for the electric company 's new customer down-payment. Back then you could buy Banquet pot pies in aluminum pie tins, not cardboard like today. I took a regular large peach can, cut a good hole in the side, and placed a glass votive candle holder with the larger votive candle in the bottom and put the pie tin in the top, which fit perfectly. I placed this in the center of the stove between the 4 burners and heated one serving food or water and coffee. That's it, one candle, one can with one hole and a pie tin. Used it for 3 months until I had the deposit. To this day I use same setup camping or van living except I now use a small metal pet feed dish, which holds a little more food and drink on the top to heat and my votive candles are the stage 2 baby food jars with Crisco candles in them which burn a lot longer. Oh, and the top lid of the can I wrapped in a couple layers of foil with the edges folded up and pinched in a knot on top for a handle to use as a cover. Leaving the food pan off and can open at the top, it heats a small bathroom, too. One tin can, its foil wrapped lid, one good hole on the side for air and a baby food jar candle and food tin. That's it. Done. Simple does it.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Excellent idea and application! Thanks for sharing it!

[@JacobJosephVanStraten]

With so many people suffering in the cold , you are saving lives with the sharing of your knowledge. Thanks 🙏

[@philanddonnatokazowski4252]

OMG! I just built one. I had plenty of miscellaneous parts and cans around the garage. I had to buy the small hinges. I lit it and put it outside to burn off the stink. It is throwing off some serious heat! Thank you.

[@windrider65]

It wasn't Scouting approved, but I used to use something similar to that back in the early 80's for winter camping. Light it about 20 minutes before climbing out of my sleeping bag. Worked great.

[@Fido-vm9zi]

I'm so enthralled by the wisdom of content creators & commenters. I'm absorbing all this information. Love it!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Glad you enjoy it! Thanks for watching!

[@tankfromsobo]

If you have an empty sterno can, put vegetable oil in it with strip of carbon cloth (that black cloth in odoreaters insoles) just long enough to reach the top of the can when rolled up. Slide a copper pipe section just big enough to keep the carbon cloth fairly tightly wrapped up onto that rolled up piece of carbon cloth. It works like a permanent wick for the veggie oil. It might be a touch smoky, but a stereo can of vegetable oil will burn a consistent temperature for around 12 hours

[@WayPointSurvival]

Excellent tip! Thanks for sharing it.

[@maryloucoursen684]

Good to know vegetable oil is getting in short supply and I also read a can of crisco if you put dinner candles in the crisco they will burn for 2-3 days

[@DxBlack]

Use Olive Oil instead, burns cleaner

[@annettecarlson6132]

Plus you can buy a wick and insert it in the middle of the can and it will burn a goodly time. ​@@maryloucoursen684

[@johnfranks2232]

Mr. Bender, thank you so much for showing us this heater! You said that your dad built one for tent camping. The chafing fuel should put out more heat than a candle, so if a candle can raise the temperature of an igloo a few degrees, then one of these could heat a very small room of a house if needed during a cold-weather emergency. A church key should be in every survival kit!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Indeed. Of course, as with anything like this, need to make sure it is used with adequate ventilation.

[@MooseTracker100]

Fuel source = specific BTU output = heat. Confining heat diffusion just creates a local warmer area. Heat output (BTU) is not increased and lasts as long as fuel source.

[@inomad1313]

@@MooseTracker100 Yes. The goal of this configuration is not to increase the btu’s/heat output. The point of this configuration is much the same as the terracotta and tea light configuration. It is to keep as much heat as possible localized as long as possible.

[@jorilea_jarrasept6583]

I have used gel fuel cans in concrete bowls during power outages in winter. One can in a 200 SQ ft room maintained a temp of 63 degrees, 20 degrees outside. Each can burned 2.5 hours. Have a second bowl ready for continuous heat.

[@StarLite-v3d]

​@@jorilea_jarrasept6583That sounds very simple. More my style. 😊

[@CasperLabuschagne]

In South Africa they make a form of chafing fuel from fermented sugarcane and sell it for domestic use as "green fuel" under several brand names. Most major supermarkets stock this gel fuel. Many years ago I made a stove from a single coffee can operating on rocket fuel principles with four rows of holes an inch from the bottom and three roles of holes from the top of the can. In the middle of the can, a half-inch above the bottom holes, I made six evenly spaced pinholes around the can and ran binding wire through it to make a platform for resting an empty tuna can containing gel fuel. Obviously the coffee can has to be wider than a tuna can or no air will pass from below. The can itself is the base for a kettle, pot or pan. Due to the flow of air coming in from the bottom, the base of the stove remains relatively cool and can be picked up and moved by hand. I have used that simple stove for well over a decade through power outages, camping trips etc and even for heating a room on the coldest nights. Once the kettle is boiled, I simply blow out the flame and rest another empty tuna can on top of the can containing the fuel and as it cools a vacuum is invariably formed that preserves the alcohol inside the gel for re-use. At picnic sites or camping grounds, the bacon and eggs is already sizzling on top of this coffee-can stove by the time others still unpack their complicated camp kitchens boxes or are fiddling with gas lines.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Excellent idea! Thanks for sharing it!

[@XaqNautilus]

Hey James love your videos. A fun little hack that you might find useful is that the cheap thin plastic water bottles can be made surprisingly small by crushing them down by hand until they contain almost no air and then putting the lid back on. They become so small that carrying multiple easy. They are also surprisingly durable. I know from experience that these bottles can survive probably a dozen crush-fill cycles before they spring a leak.

[@CountDoucheula]

Reusing plastic bottles is very bad for you. The plastic degrades over time and leeches microparticles into your beverage.

[@KittyF54]

@@CountDoucheulayup! But going without water will kill you quicker.

[@sammyhooligan803]

Interesting, I buy cases of water weekly,. Going to try a few doing this, thank you.

[@daphneraven6745]

As much as people may have complaints about using a plastic bottle-and that is legitimate-having the ability to procure, carry, and purify water could save lives, especially if a person get turned around out in the bush and end up out there longer than expected. that being said, it’s also possible to get food grade plastic or silicone bottles that are meant to roll up, very cheaply. Sometimes you can even get those at the dollar store, even with a water purifier filter that goes back inside the lid, that water can be squeezed through. but if they’re not available at the local dollar store, they’re certainly available at the local sports shop. Sometimes they’re even the same brand, but the price will most assuredly not be the same. it seems to me that if a person were to invest even at a secondhand shop in a steel water bottle, those are lightweight, and could also be used for the same purposes, even if they took up a tiny bit more space. Possibly, having one of the steel ones on hand for doing purification ( including boiling), along with a few of the plastic or silicone ones for procurement and carrying, might be a good combo to give the Best chance at carrying enough water safely while being able to safely purify it. i’m gonna say one more thing that seems like common sense for many, but might not be for somebody who’s never gone camping before but he’s feeling adventurous. If you’re going to purify your own water and carry it, always remember which bottle is the one with pure water in it. Because pouring good water into a jar that was used for contaminated water, will likely make you sick. You’ll be contaminating the water that you purified in the case.

[@jamesconnersr6428]

Yeah and after so long those bottles started to curate and you can get exposed to gases you're only supposed to reuse plastic water bottles for so many times or for so long before disposing

[@newshodgepodge6329]

New subscriber. I can't tell you how many times I could've used this. It looks like a great emergency heeter under any circumstance if you need to heet up a room in a pinch. Power does go out. Furnaces do give up the ghost at the worst possible moment. And with something like this you could at least maintain a survivable temperature in a small-ish room until the emergency passes. On more than one occasion I had to improvise my own version of this. I used the pan from inside a toaster oven as a platform. Then I put a small cooling rack on top of that. Next I put a few votive candles on the cooling rack. On top of that I inverted the insert to a vegetable steamer. The cooling rack allowed airflow from the bottom and the holes in the bottom of the steamer pan completed the chimney effect. It got hot enough to cook on, boil water for pour over coffee, etc and it kept a section of the garage reasonably warm. You work with what you've got. And that was the best I could do with what I had on hand. Best of all, it worked.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much, glad you liked it and welcome aboard!

[@jackanderson1418]

Awesome vidio my 92 year old father in law has alway been a survivalest he has a mountain of these cans his idea was to put holes similar to yours but stuffed them with paper towels and soaked them with alcohol I'll show him your stove idea I'm sure he's going to love it. Thanks for the great vidio!!

[@Muggalomaniac]

Thumbs up just for adding another radiant heater design to KZbin. Right now there's no such thing as too may variations on this idea!

[@ManInTheWoods76]

Word to the wise: When working with can materials like this, if your fill them with water and freeze first, you'll have less bending issues💪😍

[@attest1315]

Hey James, just discovered this channel from a random algorithm selection of bushcraft/wilderness/survival tips channels, and you've got a winning formula of clear narration, concise and easy instructions, and helpful explanations. I think it's one of the best channels I've discovered, honestly -- keep it up! Watching with great interest and already learning some handy tricks of the trade; thanks for making these videos!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much, I really appreciate it!

[@dragonslayer7587]

The same happened with me. I binged watched everything on James channel!

[@crazytexan7532]

I absolutely love your channel, seriously I watch a lot of prepper and survival type channels and yours is hands down the most informative and simply loaded with incredible DIY items...

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much, I really do appreciate the kind words!

[@kimnielsenthewordyvikingett159]

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[@timothyfirth4809]

Add 3-4 L brackets to the top of the can and double as a cooker for small pot or canteen cup.

[@AMC-eq3jr]

What a great design that I made one as an emergency car heater. The only mod I made was to leave out an integral attached base, instead just used a pan. For the main unit I made a handle that is attached to the sides of the unit that swings down and doesn’t get hot formed from a steel hanger. From testing several times, I noticed that the bottom never gets hot. Now I just lift the unit and put it over the lit sterno on the pan. Your design was a perfect inspiration for me, and I will probably make one out of a stainless steel utensil container.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Glad to hear you found the design helpful and that you modified it to fit your needs!

[@davefaulkner8156]

Great ,cheap, no background music I love it keep going ....

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks, will do!

[@martyjoseph9507]

Excellent to store in the semi truck in case of a winter breakdown where the engine quits at -20F. I've thought of other heaters but they all require a fuel source that is a big no no to keep in the cab

[@WayPointSurvival]

Just remember to crack a window as you need proper ventilation to use this.

[@musicfoundation3300]

Glad your Dad saw this cool idea in that magazine. Thanks for sharing.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching!

[@rodneymiddleton1044]

Good on you James for coming up with all these home made inventions that you put your sweet time into educating people one way or another. You do a Fair Dinkum great job mate from research to putting in the hard yards making these things with your own money and time and not asking a cent or penny in return.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much!

[@archer721]

🙂👍 great little heater, I used one very similar for many years tent camping and in the back of my truck canopy!... won't bake you out, but will certainly keep you warm enough to be comfortable. Thanks for the great video!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Excellent. Thanks for watching and for sharing your experience with this heater!

[@radram157]

Wonderful! Been saving cans, I tent camp. My mom use to ride her bike to go fishing and had a set up, not as elaborate as yours, but she would carry in her pack pack and when she wanted coffee, wahlah, she used white wax shaving, she'd tear off and crumble up a used match pack and lite it. I use cotton balls squished up with Vaseline keep in zip lock to start fires. She fished across from the queen Mary, at the sand dunes many years before they put in the fancy boat slips..60's, 70's, 80's...I'm in North East Pennsylvania now and go to Tom 's cove, and other camp sites. I'm going to make maybe two of your design, hmm, maybe one one a bigger scale too and a red brick rocket stove, also in KZbin...Thanks for sharing!!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much for the family history and I'm glad that you enjoyed the video!

[@BRITTISHNICKUSA]

I have known about turning a soda can into a alcohol burning cooker for over a decade now. But this looks like the best design I have ever seen for homemade out of soup cans or soda cans. The problem with the soda can one is that it works up until you put a pot on top of it to boil some water. Then you find out that you have to adjust it and play with it for hours and your lucky if you make it work in the end. I haven't built one of these ones yet but I have experimented with other ideas and this one just looks like its going to be good and with my past discoveries I can't see this not working out the best. But we shall see. I am hoping it will work with other fuels so I can have heat this winter without having any money to buy things or anywhere to live except ontop of a pallete under a brigde. So trust me after living like this for years I know what it feels like to be cold And thank you sir for making this video

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching, and I'm glad that you liked the video and found it useful!

[@StanleyLee-ds6zr]

We built alcohol stoves at Scouts...we cooked food and boiled water over it, all you need is a larger can...but not too high, open both ends, punch a few holes at the bottom edge and fewer holes at the top (To let air in and out) and put it around the stove and use that as a stand to hold up a pan or pot. We have used that to cook bacon, eggs, soup and boil water.

[@Steven-re7xt]

Yes to live in a camp. I did such. And heated my food ...had hot food was my thing. As a army Sargent....I went through NCOES and learned like my like my father that "those that worked for me must get fed first.".. so the home made system worked out well...and and this nco was gratefull for that hot tuna and soup...an some discarded crackers it's memory lane tks om. God the simple can! Sgt Williams ret

[@WayPointSurvival]

Excellent. Thanks for watching and for your service!

[@unfi6798]

You never cease to amaze us. Using what's around & make it productive with functionality. Nothing goes to waste in your books. Way go Cobber.! Enjoy the festive season. Warm greetings from Australia.

[@daphneraven6745]

If you have to Drill holes in a can, and are willing to do that before using the church key, you can feel the can with water and put it in the freezer (or just leave it outside if it’s really cold out), before drilling the holes, You end up with really clean holes and no denting in of the can. That way when you leave the in the sink for a little while to thaw out, you’re left with a nice can that doesn’t have a reduced burn chamber because of dents. And probably less in the way of burrs and sharp twisty edges to clean up, that you might have when using a drill on an empty can. then you could go ahead and make your church key holes, which are awesome because they never leave burrs. You also mentioned about putting a guard over the can if you’re concerned that somebody may bump into the hot surface. It seems to me that if you used a round cake pan, you could get one of those inexpensive mesh wire type wastepaper baskets at the dollar store, which should fit over it nicely and let the heat out, but limit the ability of a person to bump into the really hot surface of the can, and avoiding a potentially bad burn.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching and for the suggestion!

[@alanlutz8373]

We made these in cub scouts when I was a kid. Worked great. We used a candle instead of a sterno can. Thanks for the video.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Excellent.

[@JT-yt2is]

Very cool. I bet a lot of van lifers would love to know about this.

[@pheenix42]

The magazine was Popular Mechanics, and they reprinted it in their Diy encyclopedia in the '70s. Been wanting to build one of these myself!😎

[@WayPointSurvival]

Excellent, thanks for the tip on the magazine!

[@STho205]

Very good description. Yes I use this in canvas winter tenting....i never light anything in nylon tents myself...not even a candle. I have a large kitchen utensil counter strainer (3.95 WM) that I sit over the rig so nothing touches a hot can. Something I carry as a mini bonfire cannister. A large coffee can with holes drilled all over can do that too. This is the design of the flame rings inside any modern kerosene heater. I have used a borrowed flame ring from a rectangular kero heater instead of the cans...the glass let's you see the flame which I find soothing.

[@vicktdock]

Basically making a diffuser to absorb the heat and send it out. Cool!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Yes.

[@johnsoncalvin8851]

Suggestion : reverse direction of centering screw, attach nut to screw from INSIDE with a nut driver or socket with necessary extension. A couple of cotter pins can also be implemented.

[@follybeachprepper]

I love it!! Your projects are so easy to make!! Keep in mind you can always go to the dumpsters behind restaurants and get all sizes of cans if need be!!! Stay Safe!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Indeed. Thanks for watching!

[@sammyhooligan803]

Excellent idea. I'm going to make a few of these heaters, and also there's several recycling dumpster bins around my city. I use those for recycling any recyclables, so there could be a few items there if needed? 🤔.

[@Gailspurlin]

Thank you for sharing these good life saving tips. We should all be thinking and planning on survival preparedness for the next emergency.

[@KorithStoneheart]

A tea light covered with a soup can punched with holes works quite well too

[@jamespowell3056]

It's awesome to see something like that being keep alive to this day

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks!

[@NobodyOwesYouAnythin]

For the fuel, you can also use a big piece of that pink insulation stuffed inside the can and the anti-freeze alcohols for your gas. I’ve used it on Many winter camping trips before I bought the wood stove. That chaffing fuel can get expensive, but the alcohol for gas is Much less expensive. Anything that will absorb the heat from the flame and then safely release it will work. Just have to use your head. Be safe with it. 😁

[@raktoda707]

Best presentation I've seen yet .Thank you The hinge and handle elevate it above the rest

[@dragonslayer7587]

This is a great idea! I've seen the new heaters that use 3 of these and a fan turns to blow the heat, however they're not cheap... This would work well in small rooms, or a tent. Those about to go thru Snowmageddon again in Texas would benefit from greatly from this. Heck, I could build a few of them.... Thanks James, AGAIN for a great idea!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching! Just make sure that whoever uses this has adequate ventilation.

[@HeatherSpoonheim]

That's a great little design. That being said, Sternos are not 'safe for indoor use'. They burn fairly clean, and so are fine in large event rooms, but in a small apartment they will cause carbon monoxide to build up. Every winter here in Québec we have some people die because of power outs (we use electric heat). One of the major causes of death in these cases is CO poisoning - and sometimes Sternos are the source.

[@WayPointSurvival]

As I stated in the top pinned comment, this is only to be used with adequate ventilation. These were designed originally to be used inside a tent.

[@ricksorber9562]

I didn't have the exact parts to make it like you did but I had close enough to know it will work when I get those parts. This thing puts off some heat! Thanks!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Excellent!

[@ntvtexan5015]

I've been working on several heat supplies for the coming ARTIC Front for Christmas. This should help fill in a few spots for cold drafty doors and windows !!! Great video, Thanks from Texas !

[@larrylucas8570]

Another great idea showing anything is possible. Peace on Earth.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks!

[@baileybrunson42]

You knocked another one out of the park James..! A fascinating idea..!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks!

[@rjvcescobar]

With that Artic Blast I hope you are stocked up with emergency Sterno...be safe and warm. 👍👍👍

[@timothy9472]

Very to the point instruction. I really like that you didn't make me watch you make the holes. Just useful info. Also, it seems like an effective device. I'm looking forward to trying one.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks!

[@DoaKoaToa]

It's been cold out on TN lately and I stumbled upon your video looking into a home made heater. The Large Can is a 46oz can. I found one at Walgreens with pineapple juice on it. Everything else has been easy so far to find. Cost about 20$ for the setup. Will update once I get to using it.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Excellent!

[@terryqueen3233]

Well James that one was a really good one and if things keep going the way they are people could use those things for real to keep warm. It's a little more complicated than your other ones but still just as useful as the other ones you make. You have brought your father's creation up to the 21st century very good for you. Thanks so much for this video. I have a different idea of how to do something a little similar to what you're doing but it involves a can of Crisco which can burn for hours on end depending on the size of the can of Crisco but I also like this one because I have a whole mess of those Sterno cans. Thanks again for the video James it was another good one for the toolbox. Stay vigilant my friend!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much! Just remember that if you use this indoors you need to make sure that you have adequate ventilation.

[@terryqueen3233]

@@WayPointSurvival I will definitely remember that and thank you for a reminder God bless you very much and Merry Christmas

[@terryqueen3233]

Just so you know and this might be just a little long I have tried every type of Wick I could for the little lantern that you make from a small can with the handle. I have tried cotton string, I have braided cotton string, I have braided cotton string with copper wire in it and I have used steel wire and I tried a candle wick but I took it out of a candle and it had too much wax on it I guess so I haven't figured out a way to keep a flame burning for more than 10 or 15 seconds now I did get about 30 seconds when I had a wire in the braided cotton string but that's as long as I can get them to burn. How did you do it to burn for a while?

[@WayPointSurvival]

I used an old piece of rolled up cotton t-shirt. The angle is very important for the wick to lay in order to keep burning. It needs to be a minimum of 45°.

[@gwendolynmeredith5779]

This is so nicely put together, love the way your so patient in explaining this situation. Have a great day.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks, I appreciate it!

[@tonysutton6559]

A great project. I might be tempted to use the church key to push up 3 or 4 tabs in the base to hold the sterno can in place to reduce the risk of it sliding out when it is lit or hot and the top is lifted. I like how you show people how to make their own L brackets instead of just buying them from a hardware store (which is what lazy people like me do).

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks! There are multiple ways to modify this for sure.

[@lloydtapia145]

Awesome I thank you and you Dad, I have a body that is having to stay outside cuz he lost his job,house n everything else.It I was staying in my own house I would help him out.I had to move back into Mom's N Dad's after my divorce.So the least I can do for him is build him this to help him now that the cold weather finally got here in New Mexico.May God Bless You and may He keep You n Yours! 👍

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you so much and may God bless you too!

[@speedybna5746]

I just stumbled upon your channel. What an excellent idea. You’re a walking “Popular Mechanics” kind of prepper. 😁

[@Kestrel1955]

Very cool to see this, as it was something (very similar) I learned in the Girl Scouts more years ago than I want to recollect.

[@Apchestangenightout]

That's a perfect idea for using it in a tent but just for the safe side I would put something underneath that heater. I still like the idea. Thank you, James and to your Dad !!! 😎✌️👍💯

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching!

[@ArthurMcCreary-uj5gm]

I just found your channel and I like your sterno heater and I’m glad your dad found it and you kept him eternal by sending his knowledge onto a new generation. I’m very proud of you son. Thank you have a good day.

[@WayPointSurvival]

I’m glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for the kind words.

[@blademan175]

Thanks for another great one James! I made a similar device using a cheap brass and glass lantern with a stainless burner plate to keep my coffee warm on cold mornings! Merry Christmas to you and yours!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks, Merry Christmas to you as well!

[@ronaldmiller2740]

THANK YOU SGT. JAMES SIR,,.. GREAT IDEA!!! I WAS IN THE MILITARY ARMY IN THE LATE 70--80S ARMY MEDICAL SUPPIES OFFICER GROUNDED AND AIR BOURNE.. YA!! WE COULD OF USED THAT IN THOSE DAYS IN THE FREEZING COLD.. IN THE WOODS OR ON THE COLD C--47S ,, THANK'S !! PEACE, BRO..

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much for the kudos, the kind words and for your service. Merry Christmas to you and yours!

[@RYTime-p2r]

Awesome ideas James, love the enthusiasm you always have in your videos. Thanks for the entertainment!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching!

[@angelafowler508]

You have just saved a lot of lives this winter.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Hopefully folks find this useful. Of course, you always want to make sure you have adequate ventilation if used indoors.

[@AlekseyKuzmenko]

Hi James, I’m from Ukraine and your tip looks very useful for me in case our fight for freedom and when enemy has to destroyed our electro stations and we don’t have electricity for harming up our flats.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching, our hopes and prayers are with you all!

[@williamba3755]

Slava Ukraini! 🙏

[@AlekseyKuzmenko]

@@williamba3755Heroes Slava!

[@Wardaddy51-50]

Are you using it yet?

[@stepanbandera5206]

Слава Україні!!!👍 Смерть Окупантам! 🤜🇷🇺🤛

[@alienonion4636]

Awesome. I have been thinking I want a sterno set up to use indoors as I have electric cooking and heat. Thanks James.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Glad you liked it!

[@thatfrakkingcat9171]

That one is awesome, I almost thought the large can was the extra large dinty Moore beef stew can. I ended up using the lid from that can to make a new lid for my Stanley two cup cook set I’ve told you about. But I didn’t want to toss the can because I know at some point you’ll make something cool with the same type of can. I’ll keep this particular project in mind, especially with winter being here. Don’t want to be caught without at least a back up back up heat source in case there’s another 2020 cold snap here in Texas. Keep up the good work, sir, always look forward to your videos and what you’ve come up with to share with everyone. 👍

[@Br1cht]

Here in Swedenistan we got two sizes of cans, you guys got more to choose from. The joy living in the Soviet Union 2.0 😂🎉

[@jonwhite1479]

You would enjoy Idaho.

[@cindycliburn716]

With the constant threat of the electrical grid going down something like this could save your life, literally!! Its always good to have and never need than getting caught by surprise....

[@southernlonghorn4507]

Excellent detailed instructions and I SO wish I had this in the deer blind with me on those brutally cold mornings. This is cheap enough to just leave in your box/tower stand and just keep some Sterno in your day pack to use in this heater on those cold mornings. 👍👍👍

[@WayPointSurvival]

Indeed!

[@adrieneanders0n998]

Thank you for sharing how to make an indoor stove. I will watch the video again and then wrote down the instructions and make one. It is good to know several ways to create heat and stay more warm.when necessary

[@WayPointSurvival]

Glad it was helpful!

[@americancountryboy6404]

Wow what a great idea I'm going to give this one a try thanks for sharing 👍

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@mckennahaight]

You made us instant fans! Your explanations are easy to follow. Thank u for the info.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much, glad you liked it!

[@tenmiltenmil1770]

Wednesday December 14th 2022 I didn’t like this video . I LOVED IT ! This is really awesome ! Thank you for this vital and valuable information ! Your dad must be a wonderful father to have taught you this technique ! There have been many times where I could have used this so now I will make several and have them ready for when I need heat again ! Much respect for you sir ! Happy holidays and may you and your loved ones live long safe happy healthy prosperous lives ! Thumbs up for you ! Looking forward to more videos ! ❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️😊😊😊

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much. Just make sure that you always use this with adequate ventilation.

[@tenmiltenmil1770]

@@WayPointSurvival Yes Sir , I will ! And thank you again ! ❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️😊😊😊

[@robb2869]

Looks great, I'd been thinking about using chafing tins with a stainless steel mantle and reflector for my small workshop just to take the chill off, I stumbled across your video by chance and really like the design with the tin being covered so definitely going to be making one of these! Thanks for the video and clear tutorial, much appreciated!

[@WayPointSurvival]

That's a great idea!

[@duvessa2003]

Could one of the Uco Beeswax survival candles be used instead of the Sterno? I just received mine andI love how cleanly they burn.

[@WayPointSurvival]

I'm sure it could be modified for that but you wouldn't get nearly the same amount of heat.

[@RockyMtnGobblers]

This is what I use with vegetable oil, high temperature felt fiber welding blanket. It's like an eternal wick that never burns up, but stays lit until you put it out or as long as your vegetable oil lasts. I also have an ember heater, when I used up the Sterno, I just added vegetable oil works great.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for sharing your modification to the design!

[@SDMountainMan]

Really great idea 💡. Thanks for sharing might have a few of the can's hanging around

[@WayPointSurvival]

Excellent. Glad you like it!

[@cherylwade264]

Great video very usefully information. Large family sized soup cans with punched holes also work on gas stoves. Don't forget to open a crack in a window. Plumbers tape could also be useful for some of your projects.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Indeed. I also use plumbers tape on many of my projects. Thanks for watching!

[@marcinantosz5034]

Kolejny fajny i przydatny pomysł. Brawo.

[@rafterL78]

Great. Just what I i need for my truck camper shell. Gonna save this one, thanks.

[@WayPointSurvival]

You're welcome!

[@haggis525]

Brilliant! And just like that I have a wee project for tomorrow morning! I will be using it - testing actually - on my next night out camping! I'm curious to see how much warmth it'll provide in my tarp tent set up... I'm in Canada but the southern part so our current night time lows are about -8 ° C or around 20° as y'all Americans still use. Anyway... great video once again, James!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much and I'm glad you liked it!

[@uam42]

I did look up "church key" and as I said before the definition said " slang for a bottle/can opener". I DO like your videos

[@WayPointSurvival]

Well, that's how they are referred to on Amazon. Thanks for watching!

[@TheWtfnonamez]

Brilliant design as always. I have a fondness of sterno/napalm style cookers. They are cheap, they have a huge shelf life, they are really versatile, and as you have shown here, can be used for other things.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Indeed!

[@ardentabacist]

I LOVE IT! Great job James! - Long before we had MREs we had cans and we would do a similar thing We lit the sterno (USArmy brand) plopped the can with some holes drilled in it, and squatted over it with our PANCHOS on! And believe you me We were nice and cozy!!! The can simply ensured that our uniforms wouldn't catch fire!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Excellent! Thanks so much for watching!

[@michaelzimmerman8959]

That is an awesome idea for in a tent or something. Maybe figure out a latch to keep the handle down in case you bump it and knock it over, it'll stay in the can. Great video, thanks!

[@tomkeffer0922]

Wow, that really is a simple heater. I will make one, and let you know how it goes. Thank for the videos.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks! Have a great day!

[@briansherrillruralliving9708]

Great video as always. That would be good in an emergency

[@WayPointSurvival]

Definitely!

[@deweysanders7699]

Wow what a straight forward presentation that was . Please do more you have way with words so good teach us more please

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks! I do have quite a large number of videos on similar ideas and projects on my channel. I hope you like them too!

[@sandyp2485]

Great option to the often seen clay pot heaters. I have no objections to either one, of course. It's just a good idea to have choices.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Always good to have more tools for the toolbox!

[@rld1278]

Clay pot heaters have explosive fire hazards. The gasses build up and have caused fires. I've seen the after effects in a camper but fortunately the guy was awake and able to extinguish the fire before it caused too much damage.

[@michaelosmon]

The picture on the cake pan cracks me up. No way you're making that cake in that pan. Great content thanks for sharing

[@i_am_a_freespirit]

I needed this one James 🥰 What is the burn time? You answered my question, thank you so much

[@maryloucoursen684]

We made something like this in Girl Scouts except we used a very large can u sed the church key to vent the back and the tin snips to cut an opening at the bottom we pressed the tin flat so we wouldn’t cut our hands. The source of heat was called Buddy Burners they were strips of corregate from cardboard boxes cut in a long strip the same height as a tuna fish can we rolled them as tight as possible put them inside the clean tuna cans with a string in the middle and poured paraffin over to make the candle. We cooked our bacon n eggs right on the top of the tin can stove for both mornings while we were camping. Our dinner was chicken carrots potatoes onion in what was a 1 lb flat coffee can with the metal lid this was back in the dark ages lol. We brought them from home and buried the cans in the coals of our camp fire

[@WayPointSurvival]

Yes, those little tin cans with the cardboard and wax poured on top of them are called buddy burners. They work really well indeed!

[@AllenGoodman]

The inner pyromaniac in me loves this channel !🤣👍🔥

[@WayPointSurvival]

Lol. Just don't let him get out of control!

[@Lizapendleton]

Ikea cutlery holder, the metal type with holes in. Terracotta pot over the top, bit bigger so there is an overhang. 3 or 5 tea lights. Job done

[@WayPointSurvival]

It works, but doesn't put out quite as much heat, I believe.

[@Lizapendleton]

@@WayPointSurvival I find it works fine for me, surprisingly well.

[@fookingsog]

Haxman made a chafing burner out of a quart paint can, roll of toilet paper and alcohol. Now just need a *BIGGER* safety burn chamber to accommodate!!!🤔😳🙄

[@WayPointSurvival]

You could probably scale it up to use a 5 gallon steel bucket for the outer burn safety chamber.