the stove of death.

Introducing the rocket stove. These things are so awesome and because of the way the heat is directed they can cook a meal on just a couple of sticks. If you do a search for a rocket stove you will find all sorts of ones that people have made. Some of them you can order and they are really nice. I just made some.
To make one like mine you will need gloves, one number 10 can, 4 soup cans, ashes, or vermiculite, some tin snips,  and a sharpie for tracing  your cuts.
Keeping you cuts as exact as you can, trace and cut a hole on the number ten can for the first soup can.
This soup can will be part of the elbow joint. The second soup can you are going to cut the top and the bottom off of it. Then cut a hole in the first soup can which then you will slide the second can inside the first can. That is your elbow joint.
The put some ashes or vermiculite inside the number ten can and they will help absorb the heat and protect your number ten can.
There are some variations:
The stove with the skillet on top of it has a lid and bottom to the number ten can still attached. You could either cut a hole in the top of the can and dump the contents or get a new can and just have the lid sealed on. If you cut a hole in a can that already has food in it DO NOT EAT THE FOOD!!! There will be little shards of metal from the can in the food, and I don't want you to cut an intestine and bleed to death slowly. OK? Great.
I also cut 4 triangles in the top of the can and stood them up so they will hold the skillet. I did that with an ice pick and my tin snips, just starting a hole and then off that cutting two lines of the triangle.
The second can in the picture has the top removed, and will need a grate or grill over the top to hold the skillet. If you make this version you will need to save the lid of the number ten can and then cut a hole in the lid. After you fill the number 10 with ashes or vermiculite you will slide the lid down the elbow joint, and it will keep all the ashes/vermiculite inside.
TA-DA!

I cant wait to take these camping and they will be great for an emergency when fuel is scarce.
I have been calling it the stove of death because as a good friend pointed out it seriously could double as a weapon! Wear your gloves.