“Or, if I fail, I may resort to spending a little money…”

The white box stove has worked flawlessly for me but requires a >4.5” dia pan. It even melts snow. It requires some time from when you light it to when you put the pot on though (if you don’t want to use the extra-piece-temperature-dependant priming pan).

My favorite is the pepsi stove. It’s faster to light; and is also good for cold weather use. It is similar to http://cgi.ebay.com/0-3-oz-Backpack-Camp...1QQcmdZViewItem
(courtesy ‘THE ONE’ by mechanic_mike).

“I'm trying to formulate my own stove using the EASIEST method.”

My easiest method is the tea-candle holder stuffed with house insulation. It boils 12oz h2o in about 10 minutes on ¾ fl.oz of alcy. But my number one choice is the pepsi stove as I keep coming back to it.


Good luck.

-Barry