How to Build a Hobo Stove

Thanks to Superstormicane Sandy, millions of people on the East Coast are facing up to a week without power. Even if your life isn’t turning into the plot of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road, Practical Survivor’s guide to making a DIY mini-stove is pretty neat.

Here’s what you need:

• Coffee can
• Can opener
• Tin snips
• Drill and drill bits
• Metal coat hanger

Here’s how to do it:

And here’s why:

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Ta-da!

For more detailed instructions — and instructions for a compact hobo stove — check out Practical Survivor.

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[Practical Survivor]