9 Reasons a Coffee Can Should be in Your Survival Kit

Daily Survival ^ | 11/25/12 | Bax

[Kartographer]

The Many Uses of a Coffee Can

That’s how a 1-pound coffee can can earn its way into your 72-hour pack. Consider the following uses for this light-weight and versatile survival instrument.

[MomwithHope]

Love it, thanks for posting.

[PapaBear3625]

The article fails to mention using the can to make a hobo stove. A hobo stove is a very efficient and fast heat source to cook over and the only fuel needed are any small combustible scraps you can pick up.

youtube: how to turn a #10 can into a stove

[stilloftyhenight]

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[MomwithHope]

so how do you get the bread out of the can?? Or does it come out naturally loose?

[alfa6]

2 #10 cans brazed together can make a pretty efficient charcoal chimney as well. Drill some small holes about halfway up the bottom can and rum some coat hanger wire through the holes to hold the charcoal.

Also I just checked and the plastic coffee can lids will fit a #10 can. Just need a little tape to keep the lid secured

regards

alfa6 ;>}

[chrisser]

I buy coffee in large burlap bags

We've looked into doing that, but every place we find is more expensive (or equally expensive) in bulk than buying at the local stores.

[Moltke]

It’s better to have two 1/2 pound cans than one 1 pound can - then you can build an emergency telephone. Just add string as needed.

[bjorn14]

Reminds me of the old W.C. Fields quote, “We lost our corkscrew in the wilds of Afghanistan and were forced to live on food and water for many days”

[greeneyes]

She always just turned it upside down and they fell out - nice round loaves. I think she oiled the inside of the can, and oiled the bread loaf too before stuffing it into the can.

[Donkey Odious]

Hills Brothers coffee is still sold in a metal can - bought one last week.

[Donkey Odious]

No Safeway in San Antonio and no Kroger, Randalls or Albertsons. HEB is king.

[Old Sarge]

One thing we discovered is the international food stores like the Mercados and the British ex-pat shops, have metal cans versus cardboard/plastic for imported stuff. They can be adapted for all kinds of prepper storage.

I can also attest to the utility of the humble coffee can for warmth. In bygone years, my brother and friends and I had an elaborate treehouse, complete with a wood stove improvised from junkyard stuff.

A #10 coffee can was the firebox, and discarded stovepipe was the chimney, which rested on top of the can covering half the opening; we fed the fire by shoving kindling into the open half. It kept the interior of the enclosed treehouse toasty even in winter months.

[JRandomFreeper]

It depends on when and where you buy it. Harvest for the Costa Rican Tres Rios that I buy is from Dec-March. That's the time to buy for that area. Coffee prices vary quite a bit throughout the year and by region.

Unless I'm pressed by low inventory, I'll monitor prices starting next month and buy when I can get the best price. Depending on the price, I'll buy one or two years supply. Green beans keep well, and I do all my own roasting.

/johnny

[Overtaxed]

You could use a large steel can of vegetables but you wouldn’t have a lid for it.

[Marcella]

“...but Safeway owns all the Randall’s all over the Houston and suburban areas now although they still carry the Randall’s name.”

I am about 60 miles north of Houston and there is “city” from Houston to my area. I didn’t know Safeway bought Randall’s. I can get to one of those with no problem. Thanks for the info..

[Marcella]

Thanks for the information. Next time I’m out and about, will go on a quest for metal coffee cans. Walmart is very close to me. Plus, I’ll check my Kroger that is even closer.

[Marcella]

“I make a point of keeping a few glass-encased votive candles in the house.”

I have enough jar candles to last a year if using them at night for light. I took the number of hours they burn, figured how many hours I would need light at night for a year, and bought that many jar candles. I did that years ago and they are stored in boxes in a large storage area closet under the stairs in my house. That is backup plan B I probably won't need but they are there.

[Grams A]

We went to San Antonio when Ike hit Houston and stopped at a grocery store there to pick up some things on the way back to Houston because we still didn’t have power at home so no stores were open. Could have sworn it was a Safeway but it’s been a while so apparently I forgot.

[Marcella]

“It’s better to have two 1/2 pound cans than one 1 pound can - then you can build an emergency telephone. Just add string as needed.”

What a great idea - a cheap telephone. Maybe you got that idea from the Progresso soup commercials. I have a ball of stout string. Give me your phone number and I'll call as soon as I get mine put together. Does your tin foil hat fit well? Mine is a little loose. Thanks for the laugh.

[Marcella]

“Hills Brothers coffee is still sold in a metal can - bought one last week.”

With all these replies that have identified coffee metal cans, I’m bound to find at least one kind at my close Kroger. My Kroger is no more than three blocks from my house. Surely, they have Hills Brothers. Thanks.