Make a super efficient rocket stove out of soup and coffee cans which burns a handful of twigs but yet can cook an entire meal.
A stove like this can save your life in a survival situation. When the grid goes down, which happens a lot in the country, you can still cook meals as usual with this little homemade stove.
During a disaster situation which we have seen recently around the World, often fresh water is not possible to find. This survival rocket stove can save lives by providing sterilized drinking water.
You can boil water in minutes with a handful of twigs, corn cobs, bamboo or other fuel. This is an efficient stove which burns all the energy found in your fuel. This means you burn less and get more cooking time out of your fuel.
These stoves are especially valuable for third world countries where fuel and fresh water are scarce.
All you need is a coffee can and some soup cans to make this simple stove. Some cat litter provides insulation inside. It can be put together in an hour.
Read the article on how to make this survival rocket stove here:
http://www.thedoityourselfworld.com/articles/article.php?id=11496
And here you can see the stove in action on my video: