My homemade billy can.

Hatchet · 13-10-2012, 09:24

Hello everyone,

this is my first post. I'm just starting bushcraft, and one of the first things I needed was a billy can. So, instead of buying one I decided to make one.

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I made it out of a syrup can. I punched the handle holes with a hammer and nail, and used an old wire coat hanger for the bail.

What do you think?

Hatchet.

Dogman · 13-10-2012, 16:35

Good on you, i used to make my own until i became mega rich & could afford a couple of zebra ones.

Rob

JP · 15-10-2012, 21:07

Good job its what the ol mountain men and hoboes used good enough for them good enough for me nice one

Gray · 16-10-2012, 11:05

Nowt wrong with that fella, you might want to bend the ends of the wire inside the can, just an observation

13-10-2012, 09:24	#1
Hatchet Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: New Zealand Posts: 8	My homemade billy can. Hello everyone, this is my first post. I'm just starting bushcraft, and one of the first things I needed was a billy can. So, instead of buying one I decided to make one. [IMG][/IMG] I made it out of a syrup can. I punched the handle holes with a hammer and nail, and used an old wire coat hanger for the bail. What do you think? Hatchet.

13-10-2012, 16:35	#2
Dogman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Grantham Posts: 944	Re: My homemade billy can. Good on you, i used to make my own until i became mega rich & could afford a couple of zebra ones. Rob

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JP Day dreaming.......... Admin Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: In a forest, sitting by a lake, by a fire, with my friends. Age: 42 Posts: 10,043	Re: My homemade billy can. Good job its what the ol mountain men and hoboes used good enough for them good enough for me nice one __________________ *"Tracking is the road - bushcraft is the vehicle - Nature and wildlife is the destination."* Bushcraft, Tracking and wildlife watching courses tailored to your needs, see below... http://www.woodlifeTrails.com Follow me n Pablo on twitter JP_Woodlife / Pablo_Woodlife The Best Bushcraft mag by far http://www.bushcraft-magazine.co.uk/

16-10-2012, 11:05	#4
Gray Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: salford Age: 45 Posts: 410	Re: My homemade billy can. Nowt wrong with that fella, you might want to bend the ends of the wire inside the can, just an observation __________________ Gray You always know when your on a good screw

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