Easy-to-make Solar Cooker. When the sun is shining, we like to use our homemade solar oven for cooking and baking.
The cost of materials for our solar cooker was about $5, and it took about an hour to construct. All you need is some cardboard, duct tape, glue, and aluminum foil. Easy-to make Cardboard Solar Cooker. Solar box cookers have been popular with campers and back-to-the-landers for decades.
The Kyoto Box solar cooker, an updated design, has just won first place in the Financial Times Climate Change Challenge. According to an article in Green Futures magazine, “The Kyoto Box uses the greenhouse effect to boil and bake. This solar cooker consists of two boxes, one inside the other, with an acrylic cover, which lets the sun’s power in and traps it. Wild Cards: Edible Wild Foods. Wilderness Survival Primative Skills. Your Online Survival Kit! SurvivalCell's Channel.