Hobo heater. | Squat the Planet

Hobo heater.

Section 8

Member
Joined
Sep 23, 2014
Messages
17
Reaction score
1
Location
Chesapeake Bay, Va
Roll of toilet paper in a coffee can, pour in a bottle of rubbing alcohol/denatured alcohol,what have you,,but becareful, its hard to see burning alcohol in the light, and carbon dioxide will put ya to sleep,forever.
 

Art101

Well-known member
Joined
Aug 6, 2014
Messages
996
Reaction score
982
Location
Cheyenne WY
Guess there were some issues at a few of the occupy encampments with that kinda thing.
 
D

Deleted member 125

Guest
This is a awful idea please do not use this method to keep warm. Yer wasting shit tickets. Denatured alcohol works just as well without toilet paper.
 

Erable

Aspiring journeyman
Joined
Dec 12, 2013
Messages
48
Reaction score
12
Location
Vancouver, BC
Sounds useful. How warm does it get?
And how do ignite grease/oil? I thought it had a much higher ignition point then say, alcohol
 

Tude

Sometimes traveler is traveling.
Joined
Jul 28, 2011
Messages
4,154
Reaction score
2,955
Location
Rochester, NY
This is a awful idea please do not use this method to keep warm. Yer wasting shit tickets. Denatured alcohol works just as well without toilet paper.

I have never heard of shit tickets ::joyful::::joyful::::joyful::
 
K

Kim Chee

Guest
Sounds useful. How warm does it get?
And how do ignite grease/oil? I thought it had a much higher ignition point then say, alcohol
Dunno, but it is combustible. Use maybe several cotton wicks and burn like a lamp, won't burn as easily as alcohol, but should do the trick. Some alcohol or lighter fluid should bring down the ignition point. Don't get hurt (er...Be Safe!)
 

Erable

Aspiring journeyman
Joined
Dec 12, 2013
Messages
48
Reaction score
12
Location
Vancouver, BC
Dunno, but it is combustible. Use maybe several cotton wicks and burn like a lamp, won't burn as easily as alcohol, but should do the trick. Some alcohol or lighter fluid should bring down the ignition point. Don't get hurt (er...Be Safe!)
For a cotton wick would a rolled up rag or a chunk of cotton t-shirt be enough?
 
K

Kim Chee

Guest
For a cotton wick would a rolled up rag or a chunk of cotton t-shirt be enough?
I'm not sure, might generate more light than heat. I was thinking of several short wicks (cotton rope by the foot at a hardware store). May have to experiment with ratios/thickness to get it right.
 

hellbilly freedom maine

Active member
Joined
Aug 19, 2014
Messages
33
Reaction score
28
Location
poland, Maine
mop strings work, cut off a can and use a flat strip of scrap to go across the top, like a cup with a bridge over the top. poke a hole or several in the bridge, fold mop string in half, feed mop string loop through the hole so it hangs down into the can of oil on the bottom of the 'bridge' , and about a half inch or so of loop sticking through the top of the bridge, that's you wick, the oil soaks up to the flame like a lamp, make string go to bottom of oil so it don't burn out befor the oils gone. don't knock over your lamp
 
  • Like
Reactions: Jubileeactual

About us

  • Squat the Planet is the world's largest social network for misfit travelers. Join our community of do-it-yourself nomads and learn how to explore the world by any means necessary.

    More Info

Help us pay the bills!

Total amount
$10.00
Goal
$100.00

Latest Library Uploads