Simple “Tent Peg” Cooking Stove

hey guys I brought you out to the

hey guys I brought you out to the mountains today they’re showing a cool

mountains today they’re showing a cool

mountains today they’re showing a cool little camping hack you can do with only

little camping hack you can do with only

little camping hack you can do with only three to four tent pegs so if you’re

three to four tent pegs so if you’re

three to four tent pegs so if you’re hiking backpacking or camping and forgot

hiking backpacking or camping and forgot

hiking backpacking or camping and forgot your stove here’s a simple little hack

your stove here’s a simple little hack

your stove here’s a simple little hack that just might save the day now the

that just might save the day now the

that just might save the day now the idea here is really simple we’re just

idea here is really simple we’re just

idea here is really simple we’re just gonna push three to four tent pegs down

gonna push three to four tent pegs down

gonna push three to four tent pegs down into the ground you can really go as

into the ground you can really go as

into the ground you can really go as deep as you want you can see already a

deep as you want you can see already a

deep as you want you can see already a couple inches in it’s really firm we

couple inches in it’s really firm we

couple inches in it’s really firm we just need enough of a gap that we can

just need enough of a gap that we can

just need enough of a gap that we can build a small fire or put some hot coals

build a small fire or put some hot coals

build a small fire or put some hot coals in there to cook our meal and I like the

in there to cook our meal and I like the

in there to cook our meal and I like the tent pegs facing inward here now the key

tent pegs facing inward here now the key

tent pegs facing inward here now the key really is to getting them all about the

really is to getting them all about the

really is to getting them all about the same height so in this case you can see

same height so in this case you can see

same height so in this case you can see it almost makes like a triangle shape

it almost makes like a triangle shape

it almost makes like a triangle shape and that’s going to be just enough of a

and that’s going to be just enough of a

and that’s going to be just enough of a platform to put some kind of a cooking

platform to put some kind of a cooking

platform to put some kind of a cooking container on there you could cook a can

container on there you could cook a can

container on there you could cook a can of beans or you know a small meal just

of beans or you know a small meal just

of beans or you know a small meal just by building a small fire under here

by building a small fire under here

by building a small fire under here which we’re gonna do right now a lot of

which we’re gonna do right now a lot of

which we’re gonna do right now a lot of rappers these days are made of aluminum

rappers these days are made of aluminum

rappers these days are made of aluminum foil and you can use these to make a

foil and you can use these to make a

foil and you can use these to make a makeshift bowl for cooking in the

makeshift bowl for cooking in the

makeshift bowl for cooking in the wilderness as well here’s how you do it

wilderness as well here’s how you do it

wilderness as well here’s how you do it start by laying out your aluminum foil

start by laying out your aluminum foil

start by laying out your aluminum foil the more layers you can get out of this

the more layers you can get out of this

the more layers you can get out of this the better it’s going to work but

the better it’s going to work but

the better it’s going to work but essentially we want to just make some

essentially we want to just make some

essentially we want to just make some squares and I’m going to use three

squares and I’m going to use three

squares and I’m going to use three layers of foil by folding it in on

layers of foil by folding it in on

layers of foil by folding it in on itself to make a nice aluminum square

itself to make a nice aluminum square

itself to make a nice aluminum square like this now if we flip it over with

like this now if we flip it over with

like this now if we flip it over with this side facing down we can push our

this side facing down we can push our

this side facing down we can push our hand in and just very gently move the

hand in and just very gently move the

hand in and just very gently move the sides up around it to form a bowl shape

sides up around it to form a bowl shape

sides up around it to form a bowl shape it’s very important not to puncture the

it’s very important not to puncture the

it’s very important not to puncture the bottom while we’re doing this but just

bottom while we’re doing this but just

bottom while we’re doing this but just like that

like that

like that we end up with a pretty cool-looking

we end up with a pretty cool-looking

we end up with a pretty cool-looking little aluminum bowl now if you want you

little aluminum bowl now if you want you

little aluminum bowl now if you want you can use something like a tuna can or a

can use something like a tuna can or a

can use something like a tuna can or a cup as a mold to form your bowl a little

cup as a mold to form your bowl a little

cup as a mold to form your bowl a little bit better and when you pull that out

bit better and when you pull that out

bit better and when you pull that out you’ve got a nice little cooking base it

you’ve got a nice little cooking base it

you’ve got a nice little cooking base it should fit perfectly right on top so

should fit perfectly right on top so

should fit perfectly right on top so just like that you got yourself a little

just like that you got yourself a little

just like that you got yourself a little makeshift bowl and you can put soup

makeshift bowl and you can put soup

makeshift bowl and you can put soup water stew anything you want in there

water stew anything you want in there

water stew anything you want in there and light a fire and because it’s made

and light a fire and because it’s made

and light a fire and because it’s made of aluminum and it’s three layers thick

of aluminum and it’s three layers thick

of aluminum and it’s three layers thick it should not burn through it shouldn’t

it should not burn through it shouldn’t

it should not burn through it shouldn’t poke any holes so let’s put that to the

poke any holes so let’s put that to the

poke any holes so let’s put that to the test and see if you can boil an egg

test and see if you can boil an egg

test and see if you can boil an egg [Music]

[Music]

[Music] so you can see we got our fire built in

so you can see we got our fire built in

so you can see we got our fire built in going the tent tapes are still in there

going the tent tapes are still in there

going the tent tapes are still in there but I’m letting them sit there for now

but I’m letting them sit there for now

but I’m letting them sit there for now because we’ve got a lot of heat those

because we’ve got a lot of heat those

because we’ve got a lot of heat those are going to burn down to coals and then

are going to burn down to coals and then

are going to burn down to coals and then we just stoke the fire from underneath

we just stoke the fire from underneath

we just stoke the fire from underneath in the meantime let’s fill up our little

in the meantime let’s fill up our little

in the meantime let’s fill up our little aluminum container with water and try

aluminum container with water and try

aluminum container with water and try using some of these farm-fresh eggs and

using some of these farm-fresh eggs and

using some of these farm-fresh eggs and see if we can get them boiling these

see if we can get them boiling these

see if we can get them boiling these eggs are straight from my wife’s chicken

eggs are straight from my wife’s chicken

eggs are straight from my wife’s chicken and they’re called Easter layers because

and they’re called Easter layers because

and they’re called Easter layers because they lay a different color eggs so it’s

they lay a different color eggs so it’s

they lay a different color eggs so it’s kind of like an Easter egg hunt every

kind of like an Easter egg hunt every

kind of like an Easter egg hunt every day just enough to cover the eggs is

day just enough to cover the eggs is

day just enough to cover the eggs is fine hopefully we don’t have any leaks

fine hopefully we don’t have any leaks

fine hopefully we don’t have any leaks in there and we’re going to find out

in there and we’re going to find out

in there and we’re going to find out here in just a second

here in just a second

here in just a second [Music]

so I just got the eggs off of the fire

so I just got the eggs off of the fire let them cool down a little bit I got

let them cool down a little bit I got

let them cool down a little bit I got some river water here that I’m just

some river water here that I’m just

some river water here that I’m just going to drip over them to cool them

going to drip over them to cool them

going to drip over them to cool them down and a really cool thing about this

down and a really cool thing about this

down and a really cool thing about this guy is we boiled our water for probably

guy is we boiled our water for probably

guy is we boiled our water for probably a good ten to fifteen minutes I’m really

a good ten to fifteen minutes I’m really

a good ten to fifteen minutes I’m really confident that we’ve got nice boiled

confident that we’ve got nice boiled

confident that we’ve got nice boiled eggs and I don’t expect you to have eggs

eggs and I don’t expect you to have eggs

eggs and I don’t expect you to have eggs with you when you’re hiking or

with you when you’re hiking or

with you when you’re hiking or backpacking but this is just to

backpacking but this is just to

backpacking but this is just to demonstrate that yes it will boil water

demonstrate that yes it will boil water

demonstrate that yes it will boil water not a problem and look the water still

not a problem and look the water still

not a problem and look the water still holding up in there very well very cool

holding up in there very well very cool

holding up in there very well very cool hack guys let’s crack these eggs open

hack guys let’s crack these eggs open

hack guys let’s crack these eggs open and see how they turned out beautiful

and see how they turned out beautiful

and see how they turned out beautiful that looks amazing mmm that’s good

that looks amazing mmm that’s good

that looks amazing mmm that’s good that’s really good

that’s really good

that’s really good now another cool trick I learned is that

now another cool trick I learned is that

now another cool trick I learned is that if you don’t have a spoon you can hack

if you don’t have a spoon you can hack

if you don’t have a spoon you can hack one like this I have a 2-liter bottle

one like this I have a 2-liter bottle

one like this I have a 2-liter bottle I’ll show you how to make this in

I’ll show you how to make this in

I’ll show you how to make this in another video so the really cool thing

another video so the really cool thing

another video so the really cool thing about having a little tent peg fire

about having a little tent peg fire

about having a little tent peg fire stove is that you can actually build the

stove is that you can actually build the

stove is that you can actually build the fire around it and it can be permanently

fire around it and it can be permanently

fire around it and it can be permanently set in place and this way you can use

set in place and this way you can use

set in place and this way you can use things like cans of beans tuna cans you

things like cans of beans tuna cans you

things like cans of beans tuna cans you can boil water you can cook your food

can boil water you can cook your food

can boil water you can cook your food cook your stew you can even use tinfoil

cook your stew you can even use tinfoil

cook your stew you can even use tinfoil if you have it to make a makeshift full

if you have it to make a makeshift full

if you have it to make a makeshift full and boil eggs we’ve showed you how to do

and boil eggs we’ve showed you how to do

and boil eggs we’ve showed you how to do that and it works really really well so

that and it works really really well so

that and it works really really well so all in all this is really cool hack to

all in all this is really cool hack to

all in all this is really cool hack to know if you’re out hiking backpacking or

know if you’re out hiking backpacking or

know if you’re out hiking backpacking or camping and you don’t have a stove and

camping and you don’t have a stove and

camping and you don’t have a stove and you need to boil water we were able to

you need to boil water we were able to

you need to boil water we were able to boil our water long enough to boil my

boil our water long enough to boil my

boil our water long enough to boil my wife’s eggs and so now we’re going to go

wife’s eggs and so now we’re going to go

wife’s eggs and so now we’re going to go enjoy so there you have a guy it’s a

enjoy so there you have a guy it’s a

enjoy so there you have a guy it’s a simple little stove that you can hack

simple little stove that you can hack

simple little stove that you can hack out of tent pegs in tinfoil

out of tent pegs in tinfoil

out of tent pegs in tinfoil thanks so much for joining me for this

thanks so much for joining me for this

thanks so much for joining me for this project video and I’ll be looking for

project video and I’ll be looking for

project video and I’ll be looking for you in the next video document