NightHawkInLight shows us how we can make a stove out of a soup can. All you need is a can tapper or can punch to create air vents and feet out of the can’s walls and base. Although in our opinion you should also have a pair of protective gloves.

This compact stove is ideal for cooking outdoors. Its pot has a 1-liter capacity, making it big enough to serve two to three portions of soup or stew. It also boils water fast. It runs on isobutane-propane fuel and comes with a fuel canister stand, a locking pot lid, and a piezoelectric pushbutton ignition. They also sell a version with a pressure regulator.

This clean-burning compact stove is perfect for camping and survival needs, concentrating heat where you need it without making a mess. It can burn wood, charcoal, or solid biofuel and accommodates pots and pans from about 7″ to 12″ in diameter.

Say you’re out camping, and you need a stove. You could pack a storebought metal stove, or you could build your own from a log, some twigs, and a piece of baling wire. Woodsbound Outdoors walks us through the simple process of building this primitive camp stove called a Swedish Torch. If you’re really lazy you can buy this pre-cut Swedish fire log.

Onlyfire’s portable outdoor stove can burn wood, twigs, charcoal, or solid biomass fuel. It’s made from long-lasting cast iron, and its kitchen-style burner quickly heats pots, pans, and kettles. It’s designed to minimize smoke, ashes, and sparks, helping to keep your campsite safe.

This stainless steel stove goes anywhere thanks to its flat-pack design. It weighs just 14.5 oz, so it won’t weigh down your pack either. It’s designed to burn organic matter like twigs, moss, wood, and charcoal and comes with a waxed canvas pouch for storage. We recommend pairing it with Überleben’s Hexå firestarter.

An Italian room with a view is a sure thing at this Airbnb Plus treehouse rental on an olive farm in rural Galluzzo, Tuscany. Located just 20 minutes outside of Florence, the private agrotourismo gem has a wrap-around deck, antique stove, chalkboard walls, and access to the main house’s tennis courts and pool.

Make the perfect cup of espresso with this traditional kettle-style coffee maker. It works on any kind of stovetop, so you can even use it while camping. Available in 6-cup, 9-cup, and 12-cup models. This special Awesomer Shop bundle includes a battery-powered milk frother for topping off lattes and other creamy drinks.

This compact steel stove is ideal for boiling water or cooking soups and stews while camping. It accepts multiple fuel sources like fuel tablets, Sterno cans, wood, or charcoal, and its folding blades adjust to hold a variety of pot and camp cup sizes.

Maker NightHawkInLight wanted a lightweight camp stove that he could use to heat up a shelter without adding weight or bulk to his pack. What he came up with was a couple of stoves made from coffee cans, including one with a chimney that doubles as a walking stick. It weighs under 3 lb. and costs less than $20 to build.

This portable gas stove captures the heat generated while cooking food to charge a 3200 mAh battery pack and gadgets via its USB port. It comes in propane and butane fuel versions and includes an LED light bar that the fire can also power.

Wheel rims from a car seem like an odd material for building a wood-burning stove, but that’s exactly what André Göbel of Create Custom Designs did, a set of old steel rims to provide the structure for a cylindrical stove inspired by Bullerjan stoves, which use bent pipes to circulate cold air from the bottom and out of its top.

Wika Technology’s FlexFire are ultra light flat pack camping stoves. They can be assembled in just a minute and can be used with wood, gas and Trangia. They’re made of temperature- and corrosion-resistant material and comes with an ashplate to prevent ground contact.

Primus’ Onja gives you two gas burners in a portable package. It comes with a carrying strap for easy transport. The gas canisters are placed inside the unit, protecting them from the wind. Its wooden lid doubles as a cutting board or serving tray.

The new Jetboil Flash Cooking System can boil 16 oz of water in just 100 seconds, while consuming half the fuel of regular stoves. It has a thermochromic indicator that tells you when the water is ready, and an insulated koozie so you can drink straight from the Flash.

The Fusion is a hybrid stove that expands on GoSun’s original solar-powered cooker. It can still use the sunlight to cook a meal. But when the sun goes down, you can plug it into a vehicle’s cigarette port or an external power source to keep on cooking.

GoSun’s latest product is a significantly lighter and smaller version of its highly efficient solar stove. The GoSun Go heats up to 500ºF (260ºC), enough to cook up to 14oz of food or heat 400mL of liquid in 20 to 30 minutes. It comes with a shock absorbing case and a kickstand.

The BaseCamp is more than a bigger version of the Camp Stove. Its thermoelectric generator can now store electricity for later use and charge gadgets at 5W. It also comes with a USB gooseneck light and can be used to grill or boil.

It may not make real espresso, but the Bialetti Mini Express 2-Cup Stove Percolator is a cheap way to enjoy hot brewed coffee. It works with any heat source, so you can even use it outdoors.

This portable outdoor oven stove lets you prepare a decent meal no matter where you are. It uses 1lb propane cylinders to power two 6,000 BTU burners and an oven that can accommodate a 12″ pizza.

Combining a fan with fire can produce an impressive vortex effect. Hoshizora Camping shows how a simple metal stove can produce a unique fire tornado. The individual openings produce thin jets of flame, creating a woven effect as the vortex starts to spin. It also works with colored flames. Watch with subtitles on.

Spending time outdoors is one of the best things you can do to clear your mind. Whether you’re camping, hiking, or enjoying other outdoor activities, you need the proper equipment for comfort and protection from the elements. Here’s our list of some of the best camping and outdoor gear you can buy, from camp kitchens to camping tools to backpack coolers.

There’s no need to choose between fluffy pancakes or crispy waffles with the PanWaffle. It’s a stovetop pan that makes a waffle in the middle of a pancake. It has handles that stay cool and it comes apart so you can fit it inside a dishwasher.