Homemade Backpacking Gear

What other piece of gear is more fun and rewarding to make than your own stove?  You get to lighten your carrying weight, play with fire, and survive in the wilderness on something you created.  Perhaps this accounts for the plethora of designs available today.  While there are plenty of comprehensive websites dedicated to alcohol stove construction, here are a few ideas you may not have seen.

1.  "Larry's Spice Tin Stove"  by Larry White

2.  "A Day Hike Coffee Setup"  by Jason Klass

3.  "A Supercat Experiment Gone Awry" by Jason Klass

4.  "An Easy-to-Make Brasslite-Style Stove"  by Micolett

5. "The Snowcat: An Alcohol Stove for Winter"  by Jason Klass

6. "The Ongoing Quest for a Winter Alcohol Stove" by Jason Klass

7.  "A Fiberglass Cloth Stove"  by Jason Klass