First, you know what a coffee can is. But I'll explain the pegboard rods. There is pegboard which is thin board to hang up in your garage. Then you buy all these peg things, some straight, some curved, to hold your tools. They just fit into the holes in the pegboard. There are some long pegboard rods used for holding hammers, axes, etc. You put 2 next to each other and it makes a nice cradle for hammers. They are about 8 inches long.

- Cut the top off the coffee can.

- Drill 10 1/4 inch holes around the base of the can. Smooth the edges with a file or dremel grinding stone.

- In the "front" cut a 2 x 2 inch square or round hole. You will load the wood/fuel in here.

- In the top, you will place the long pegboard hooks. Drill holes off-center so the 2 rods will divide the space into thirds. These will hold your pot. Drill holes for the rods, and slide the rods in parallel.

- To light, load with a bit of paper or kleenex, then add sticks about pencil thickness. Light. Place pot on top of pegboard rods.

- When done let cool and store in cloth bag to keep ashes from getting other things dirty.

- We boiled about 12 oz of water in 7 minutes. And fuel is free and can be found in any forest. Just let the fuel burn out when done or douse with water if you are in a rush.

This stove is fairly sturdy and could easily hold 24oz of water or weight. But it is not made for a large cast iron pot. It's made for making meals for 1 or 2 people. However this thing is so cheap (I had all the parts so I had to buy nothing) you could make multiple stoves for multiple people.

Metal coffee cans are becoming more rare so get yours now while you can.