cat tin stove

To Light:

Light a match and fuck it up Pour a small amount of denatured alcohol into the can. You want to be careful because the alcohol will need to completely burn out before you can move on post-cooking.

Methods to light include going straight in (I do not recommend) or placing your lighting device next to the holes until it catches.

Important Safety Tips and A Fellow Backpacker’s Note:

Be careful. Do not light yourself on fire and do not start a forest fire. I believe it was Thoreau who once said that as well.

- melissa ellin