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    Stainless steel wood burning stove and stainless steel billy can for £1.75p

    Stainless steel Wood burning stove £1, Stainless steel billy can 75p ..
    The utensil holder/ stove is from the pound shop...go get one lol
    the billy can/ tea caddy is from one of them little corner shops that sell everything,
    I will drill it and make a handle from a wire coat hanger ...
    so total cost for a stainless steel set was £1.75p !
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    The billy can is raised and lowered to desired height by pushing a steal tent peg through the burner holes ( tent peg out of shot) will get next door neighbor to cut a wood feed slot with his dremmel (I don't have one lol) then it all systems go.
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    Great purchases.
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    Hi there, I got a stainless steel cutlery holder from ikea £1.99, and stainless mug from a car boot 10p, I use stainless cavity wall ties (free from a local brickie) to hold the cup, and raise and lower my meths stove when used.............



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    Neat idea mate,post some pics when you got a brew going. you got to love those pound shops,it never ceaces to amaze me the stuff they get in.

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    Cheers for theh heads up on those utensil holders, got one to day to make into a hobo stove

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    I hope thats a birchbark canoe in your pocket.... - I guess i should give some credit to Metal Mug

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    excellent - aye thanks for that. was looking at buying a billy can so if can get a reasonable cheaply - all the better.

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    Had to experiment a bit..and finding a wire coat hanger for the billy can handle turned in to a mission..ours were all plastic lol
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ID:	4149 TEA !

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    Looks good
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    Great result El. Will be good to see it in the 'wild' one day.

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    Hey Martin...this is kind of a running joke with a few friends..most of my experiments are in 3 phrases...
    1, Kitchen..then to...
    2, Patio..then to
    3..local park

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