Survival Candle

I recently watched a show about surviving when lost in the arctic, one of the recommended items was a survival candle which can burn for a long time and after looking around at various websites and instructables on making one i settled on making my own design from the masses of tin cans i had lying around

For this instructable you will need ;

- Any size can
- Pliers
- scissors
- sharp knife or cutting tool
- cardboard
- wax (enough to fill half the can)
- wick (optional)
 

First off you will need to take the inside rim of the can off as shown in the picture

next cut the can exactly in half

now you need to crimp the top half as shown in the pic

then the top should simply slide into the bottom half of the can

next cut up your cardboard into strips the same length as the bottom half

next wrap them into a circle and insert them into the can

now melt the wax and pour it in

now leave for it to cool down

now your ready to light

this candle in particular burnt for 3 hours in light rain without going out