"Pepsi Can Stove aside"
If it is the manufacture of the stove that is daunting, a commercially available alcohol stove that is both more durable and more efficient than a Pepsi can design is now available. For solo use, I recommend the Brasslite Turbo I: http://www.brasslite.com/. We are currently reviewing these stoves at www.backpackinglight.com and would be more than happy to discuss it offline. It would be inappropriate for me to talk about it in a public forum prior to publication of the review.
Best Regards,
Ryan Jordan
Publisher, Backpacking Light
The Magazine of Lightwe