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Well, the toilet paper was all burned up, but he could smell the burnt paper odor.

So my question is, do you have to put the toilet paper in the can, or can you just pour some alcohol in the can and light it up?

Another issue - I am so excited! I found the sterno stove on Amazon for just under 10 bucks. Years ago(1975 IIRC) we bought a collapsible sterno stove which we used when backpacking. Some where along the line it got misplaced and Walmart never seemed to have any more.

I always keep a stack of sterno packs around in case of power failure and coffee withdrawal/craving. So I had rigged up a gizmo to use. It was a little unstable, but now that I am looking at bug out and get home bags, I wanted to get some more.

These little stoves are the greatest. Fold up into a very little package and will slip right into your backpack. Gives a very stable small cooking base that works great on the trail(and that coffee can will fit just fine). You can use lots of differnet fuel besides sterno, even charcoal, thought it will tarnish the finish.

So glad to see they still make them and the cost is so reasonable. I’ll be adding these to the kids auto kits as well as getting mine for the auto and in home.

I'm preparing to buy new Tenergy D rechargeable batteries, 8,000 mAh - 18 of them for my lanterns and fans. Rechargeable 1,000 times and keep the charge 70% after two years. No memory effect.

Maybe you all know the rechargeables you get at regular stores, Energizer, RayoVac, Duracell, have been knocked down in power - the body is the size of a D, but there is AA power inside. Maybe that's okay for an unimportant item but in an emergency situation I want my lanterns and fans to keep going, not crapping out in a short time.

I'm also buying a 20 watt solar panel with smart charger that plugs into solar panel for recharging these Ds in 4-5 hours. AAs take 3 hours, so maybe Ds will be “done” in that 4-5 hour time.

My electrical engineer relative came for Thanksgiving and he checked my old rechargeables and only three of those could be saved.

I've already bought bunches of Sanyo new AAs that charge 1,500 times and keep their charge a long time - at 75% strength after three years. No memory effect.