A tuna can filled with Vasoline covered cotton balls works well also. You can change the fuel if you want. I know people that use other fuels like alcohol. It is very simple and effective. Also it is good because you can take a can of tuna or canned chicken, and mix it with Ramen noodles. Great. it helps to have a little rack, but usually you can find other things to use, a coat hanger will work. I personally like a Whisper lite stove that uses iso butane, but it costs around 40 bucks.