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Open-source blueprints are inspiring activists to distribute tent-safe heaters that can be built for as little as $7
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- Anarchists are Building DIY Heaters to Keep Unhoused People Warm
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- 503 words
direct link to the blueprints: Heater Bloc's guide to building a tent-safe copper coil alcohol heater
They will need to buy fuel too, though. It looks like a quart of denatured alcohol goes for around $7 at Walmart.
According to the article, it looks like they refill fuel for people when they're handing out kits. For people making their own, the blueprints don't recommend denatured alcohol. Nice for cooking, but it doesn't go out as readily when tipped over, flares out more readily, and it can get so hot that it cracks the terra cotta pot. There's a few pages on different types of alcohol fuels and a little chart that compares pricing for 70% and 90% isopropyl, and denatured alcohol.
The the instructions are very thorough and answer just about everything you might want to know. Recommended!
I read the article twice and didn't see the bit about passing out fuel. It's mentioned in passing at the end: