Re: [Paddlewise] Carrying Stoves

From: Wes Boyd <boydwe_at_dmci.net>
Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2000 08:49:23
At 05:16 PM 3/5/00 -0800, Dave Kruger wrote:

>[Re:  Trangia stove:]
>

>Wes, have you tried hardware stores for denatured alcohol?  Lab grade
stuff is
>in the vicinity of $20/gallon, so hardware store grades should be half of
that,
>and should burn well enough in a Trangia.  In Oregon, we can buy 190 proof
>grain alcohol for about 8-10 dollars a fifth.  Nice if you use it for fuel,
>because when life is boring, you can make margaritas with the stove fuel!
<g> 
><do not try this -- am kidding?>

Technically speaking, probably the best bet would be to go to some place
like West Marine and get stove alcohol. Paint store alcohol works well, too
-- but I use so little, and the drug store is so convenient, I spend the
extra couple bucks and don't complain.

-- Wes

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