Alternative to meths.
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Alternative to meths.
Has anyone tried bio-ethanol in their stoves. They are selling it in Go Outdoors as a gel or liquid as an alternative to meths. No smoke, no smell, clean pans!!! I've had a quick search online and it is supposed to be as good as meths. Anyone used it??
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Bearbonesnorm
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Re: Alternative to meths.
In fairness, meths doesn't smoke and if you're stove's working well / designed well then it shouldn't dirty your pans ... and I quite like the smellNo smoke, no smell, clean pans!!!
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Meths = ethanol with stuff in it to make it taste rank. You can make ethanol in a bunch of different ways, but they're chemically the same, I think.
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The Trangia trick from my DofE days was to dilute your meths with 10% water to stop it smoking so much...
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P.S. I presume everyone's seen this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/B002ATI4VG ?
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Re: Alternative to meths.
Yep.Meths = ethanol with stuff in it to make it taste rank. You can make ethanol in a bunch of different ways, but they're chemically the same, I think.
The Trangia is at fault ... adding water just masks the problem. Throwing the burner away would have cured itThe Trangia trick from my DofE days was to dilute your meths with 10% water to stop it smoking so much...
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Re: Alternative to meths.
Now don't go getting all potty-mouthed about the venerable Trangia. Many happy days of my youth spent carting that lump arounds8tannorm wrote:Yep.Meths = ethanol with stuff in it to make it taste rank. You can make ethanol in a bunch of different ways, but they're chemically the same, I think.
The Trangia is at fault ... adding water just masks the problem. Throwing the burner away would have cured itThe Trangia trick from my DofE days was to dilute your meths with 10% water to stop it smoking so much...
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Ive used Bio-ethanol for a while in my trangia burner, got 2l for a 5er at BandQ, its a bit sooty, but doesnt really bother me
Burns a little more violently than neths, but its so cheap i keep using it :)
Burns a little more violently than neths, but its so cheap i keep using it :)
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I use a trangia for car camping. I do have the gas burner instead of the crap meths trangia burner though