Ok so I'm going backpacking in the near future and I usually eat cold so I don't have to worry about the weight of a stove+gas+pot+potholderBut I like a cup of tea now and againSo I was wondering if the following would work: Start fire, reduce to coals, use folded tin foil as intermediary, place cup (metal one obviously) on foil, boil water, add teabag, enjoyIs this going to work? It means I don't have to suspend the cup over the coals or bring a stove, but I can still make tea/rice/soup/whateverRight? Good idea?
First off, you wouldn't need a intermediaryYou can place the metal cup directly on coalsWhether its legal or not is up to the specific place you are goingMany places don't allow you to have open firesA beer bottle can stove (aluminum bottles, like at football games) would be betterThere is no way a stove like that would explodeThe only way that could happen is if you put something like gasoline in there or something even more flammable in there and then had it sealedThats the way an explosion works, flame expands too fast for its environmentDenatured alcohol is what you are supposed to use in a can stove and that is not combustible enough for an explosion in any circumstance.
