Paint Can Stove!

Here is my next Emergency Preparedness DIY from Pinterest!

Here is the original image.

An here is a link to the Original Blog Post over at Prepared Not Scared!

 

Here is what you need (minus the 4x4 tile, and paint key haven't picked those up yet)!

Gallon pain can

Quart Paint can

Bottle of Alcohol

Roll of toilet paper

Paint key

4x4 Tile

 

You will also need a push-in can opener & Hammer!

 

Take your can opener and make opens around the top and bottom of the gallon paint can. First time I have used our can opener and apparently it is a crappy one! Dented my can up pretty bad, maybe paint cans just are more flimsy too.

Fold the toilet paper so you can get it inside the can then pour the alcohol over the toilet paper. Then pull out the cardboard center.

Cover quart can with lid and hammer down tight!

 

Now your ready to cook on it! If your just going to use it to cook things on a stick marshmallows, hot dogs etc. take the lid off the quart can and light the toilet paper. If your using a pan then put the gallon can upside down on the quart can with the tile underneath the quart can!

 

I will update with what we thought about it when we try it out! I would love to see pictures of you paint can stoves so send them to me!

 

 

 

Fire Starter Disk's

OK so I am a TOTAL Pinterest Junkie!! I have 63 Boards and 1 hidden board Yup Obsessed!! One of my Boards is an Emergency Preparedness Board, and I have tons of stuff pinned! One thing I had pinned was these Fire Starter disks! When I tried again to go to the Blog so I could give credit where I got the idea from it appears to be gone now, :( The blog was http://jjmatheshikes.blogspot.com/ 

 

Here is the picture from the original pin.

 

Here is my experience!

 

You will need:

Cotton Swab Rounds

Old Candles

A small pot

foil or wax paper

 

First you have to get some wax and melt it. I just used candle's I had lying around.

 

Then place the cotton swab rounds in the melted wax.

 

And then put on wax paper or foil until set!

 

Finished product! Not as good looking as the original pins but who cares what it looks like as long as it works right?!

 

 

Here it is on fire! It had a really good strong flame and it is raining in the picture!

 

Here is my Emergency Preparedness Board! What should I try next?!

http://www.pinterest.com/BreeGuethlein/emergency-prepardness/