What types of fuel does it burn? Does rubbing alcohol work, or only denatured?
915238
Common rubbing alcohol will work (as well as Everclear and such) but will leave soot all over the place. I use deantured alcohol available in the paint section of any store that sells paint. I also have used HEET (**the YELLOW bottle only!!) fuel additive which you can find in any automotive section of a store, it is full of alcohol and burns very clean. DO NOT use other fuels like gasoline or kerosene, just too dangerous. Alcohol only.
915239
Please visit the following website: http://swissarmytrangia.blogspot.com/ It's an article about the Swedish army Trangia stove that you'll probably find interesting. But to answer your question, toward the bottom of the article the author goes into a fair amount of detail about what types of fuel can be burned in the Trangia. 91% rubbing alcohol will work but according to the author is not recommended. Denatured alcohol has been described as the best overall fuel.
915240
Yes rubbing alcohol does work but burns dirty. Also read the lable on rubbing alcohol because some have a higher percentage of alcohol than others.
915241
The single best fuel source is ethanol (i.e.. grain alcohol--brand Everclear) which can be consumed by humans--limited quantities, of course. It burns great. More importantly, methanol found in HEET is highly toxic. Research it!
915242
Please visit the following website:http://swissarmytrangia.blogspot.com/It's an article about the Swedish army Trangia stove that you'll probably find interesting. But to answer your question, toward the bottom of the article the author goes into a fair amount of detail about what types of fuel can be burned in the Trangia. 91% rubbing alcohol will work but according to the author is not recommended. Denatured alcohol has been described as the best overall fuel.
915243
Rubbing alcohol works, but burns sooty and not very hot. Denatured alcohol works much better and is what the stove was designed for.
2090947
95% Ethanol (denatured) is best. You can get it at paint stores and Home Depot etc. 90% isopropyl is ok but smells like doctor's office. Don't use kerosene, Coleman fuel, or gas of any kind. It's hazardous.
54668
yes you can and you can also use methanol...go to your local auto parts store and by heat the gas treatment the one in the yellow plastic bottle that's the one that I use and it works great I do not like the one that comes in the red bottlealso when you go camping you can take that bottle with you and always have it
1238173
No it does not burn. It is meant to diffuse the gas to make a more decorative flame
1038069
It's not denatured, because isopropyl alcohol is, by nature, toxic. Only drinkable alcohol is ever denatured. When this is done, drinkable alcohol is mixed with something like isopropyl alcohol or methyl alcohol. Denaturing makes drinkable alcohol undrinkable, and thereby allows the producer and the buyer to avoid the high taxes on drinkable alcohol.
1133139
You can remove the element to make it go out, it is a catalytic reaction causing the heat and that is interrupted by removing the element. However, your fuel will just continue to evaporate about as fast as it would have burnt anyways, this is not a sealed unit and wont hold fuel for more than a day or two unlitYou can adjust the heat by adjusting the tightness of the bag, or removing it completely, more oxygen, more heat, but too little will mean it goes out. Hope this helps
529232
The best alcohol to use is denatured alcohol. You can get it pretty inexpensively at sporting good stores or stores that have a large camping supply section. You can use rubbing alcohol, but it burns hotter and will leave soot on the bottom of your pot. We love ours and use it whenever we get the chance. I hope this helped
526734
Mario, simply remove the lid with the small wire fold out handle. Just pour the denatured alcohol directly in the opening, then when ready light her up. Within a minute or less the alcohol will begin to vaporize and self ignite the perimeter jets. a couple of ounces should burn at least 10-12 minutes or more. You can also slow down the rate of burn by sliding the metal cover about 25% - 40% closed to reduce the rate of burn and control the flame.I hope this helps you out.Denis
443151
Yellow heat is toxic when used indoors. I use denatured alcohol indoors with no issues. They are not temperamental at all and burn nicely. I use it in my RV to heat water for hot tea and grilled cheese sandwiches. Denatured alcohol is cheaper than Heet anyway.
1911124
Oh no, JUST denatured alcohol. Now, if we were friends and going camping together I would say yes and then laugh like hell when your stove erupted into a ball of flame but since I wouldn't get the opportunity to see that happen nor be there to put out the fire and apply any needed first aid I have to be honest. Hope this helps&#55357;&#56842;
573060
yea i have checked the stores but can't find anything besides Isopropyl Alcohol 91%, and Ethyl Rubbing Alcohol 70%wonder if they will work?
529233
Rubbing alcohol is what you use. 70% or 90% isopropyl alcohol works fine, and you can also find this at any grocery outlet. Getting a butane burner works the best and doesn't take as long to heat the water.
1920935
I timed one once of 91% isopropyl and got right at a 10min burn time in the kitchen. Think I got 15mins with the same amount of everclear grain alcohol.
1522278
I don't use the alcohol burner, I use a small butane one I purchased separately. A has stove won't work because the distance from the flame to the bulb is to great and you'll also end up heating up the base and handle in the process. For use over a gas stove something like the Bodum siphon would work better.
517734
No, I wouldn't even try. Alcohol is much more flammable than kerosene and lamp oil. It's also more expensive. It's always better and safer to use the fuel the appliance was designed for. It does burn very well in stoves designed for alcohol use.
2199610
doesn't matter, the stuff doesn't work. I used pure rubbing alcohol on my car and it worked great. Pine trees lined my driveway.
1472039
I've never dealt with an alcohol stove. We use it on the gas burners on the stove in our RV. The spark comes out the tip of the lighter. So you need to aim the tip right on the burner. It took us a while to get the hang of it but it works fine.