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Little-TON - Colorado

You can construct a simple homemade heater that can be uSed in your hooperZ, which could save your plant, and is very eazy to make. ItemZ needed are aZ follows:

• An empty one pound coffee can or a 30 oz. fruit can
• A regular roll of white plain toilet paper not scented,(because of fumes)
• Four 8-ounce bottles of 70 percent isopropyl alcohol - again, plain unscented and do not use a higher percent alcohol
• An empty large popcorn can, I believe it is a 3 gallon size like the ones
that you buy at Christmas
• Two aluminum square cake pans or pie pans ( without holes in the bottom)
• Matches or a lighter

Start your project by removing the cardboard core from the toilet paper, (not the cheap loose rolled type) and push the roll into the coffee or fruit can so the roll is below the rim.

The coffee can will have some space above the roll; if you use a fruit can, the roll will be just a little below flush. In either can, the roll should fit firmly without space around the roll. A larger can will allow the paper to burn around the sides, which you don’t want; also I found that a plastic lid from a peanut can will fit loosely on the fruit can. This lid is used for storage purposes.

To use the heater, pour about 2 or 3 ounces of alcohol onto the paper, the saturated paper will act as a wick which can be ignited with a match or lighter

I suggest keeping both on hand, each stored in separate sealed containers or sandwich bags to prevent fumes from soaking into the matches and lighter which render them useless (this was learned from giving demonstrations).

4/18/2013 9:56:41 AM

Little-TON - Colorado

Operation:
Use the heater to warm the hooperZ, then put the cake or pie pan over the can to extinguish the flame,

It sayZ Four pints of isopropyl alcohol will keep a car at 60 to 70 degrees for 24 hours, so Im going to try this out for my hoopZ....
Safety:
Isopropyl alcohol does not produce carbon monoxide, but a window should be cracked open for fresh air while burning. The burner can will become hot at the top, and maybe warm at the bottom so perhaps you might want to put one pan under the burner.

Warning:
These heaters are safe, It said so on the internet....Make sure flame haZ been snuffed out before adding more alcohol.

Im going to try thiZ and see....... Let me know what your Sparrowmenting comeZ up with.....lol

4/18/2013 9:57:30 AM

Little-TON - Colorado

Im gonna try using a Candle aZ well... just to see what optionZ one can have..... ItZ cold out here in Colorado....

4/18/2013 9:59:40 AM

any catfish or camping buddys? dont go up in flames wizzy
even tho ive thought about burning down hoops before


http://www.camping-gear-outlet.com/images/product/d1/364792.jpg

4/18/2013 1:22:33 PM

Santa Rosa, CA.

Don's idea seems easier.

4/18/2013 9:24:00 PM

Whidbey Island

If it is said on the internet,then it must be true ......

4/20/2013 7:56:45 PM

Guelph, ONT

I used a candle last year seemed to work well.. But wondering if anyone tryed magic heat, or magic flame?

5/10/2013 1:49:27 PM