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Water Bucket made with tyvek type fabric. Its interesting to play with something free because there's no fear in cutting away. Notice the slots impact where the level of the water can be, regardless of how strong the fabric is.

This stove weighs only 8 ounces, yet it gives complete autonomy in fuel supply.

All you need is a small tin can with no rough edges.

Melt old candle wax or paraffin in the can, adding 100% cotton balls for the wick and combustible fuel.

As the fuel depletes, add cardboard, other cotton balls and bits of candle or paraffin to replenish.

Just be sure to have some cotton exposed which is soaked in wax. Pure cotton will not be hot enough to melt the wax and it will just burn out. You can't light wax without a wick. Both of them work wonders together.

The directions for making your own wax alternative fuel sticks is found in this blog, on January 23, 2011

I love this hobo stove because it is so easy to make, an ideal project for scout troops.

It utilizes materials easy to find and recycles materials.

Today I made the hobo lamp. Its a quick and easy project.

Fill a tin can to within one inch of the rim with dry dirt. I used a clayish soil.

Next, find a twig about as thick as your pinkie, long enough to push into the soil the length of the can, plus about 4-5 inches above the can. We're talking about 7 inches, give or take.

Now, find an old scrap of cotton fabric. I used an old bandanna and tore off a strip measuring 2 inches wide by 26 inches long. This will be the wick, so, be sure its substantial enough or it will burn up too quickly.

Now, with the twig firmly planted in the middle of the can, wrap the cloth around the twig, leaving a decent amount at the top to receive the oil and lighting.

Next, chose some type of liquid fat, grease or oil, and pour this over the wick, filling the can to within half inch of the top rim.

If you have a room temperature solid fat, heat until its liquid so that it will saturate the fabric and flow into and on top the soil.

Let this set up awhile, so that the oil soaks into the cloth wick.

Your lamp is now ready to light. Follow all normal safety procedures.