Can pop can stoves be run on fuel other than meths?
Obviously petrol would be crazy, but what about paraffin or something?
Obviously petrol would be crazy, but what about paraffin or something?
Pop can stove fuel
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Vodka or other alcoholic beverages if you're feeling flush. 
You can also use bio-ethanol as well as an alternative to meths
You can also use bio-ethanol as well as an alternative to meths
Petrol in a self pressurising pop-can stove will probably end in tears and at the very least soiled underwear. Even meths is not immune as I discovered re-igniting a classic coke-can penny stove after a hot refill.
However petrol has been used successfully for decades in the way more simple to construct tuna can style stoves or Benghazi burner, if you ever find a copy of the classic war movie "Ice Cold In Alex" there's a scene showing one in use.
Paraffin and waste oil be it engine or vegetable can be used in stoves that use wicks to vaporise the fuel and are just as easy to make as pop-can stoves.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCLab9nnCp0
However petrol has been used successfully for decades in the way more simple to construct tuna can style stoves or Benghazi burner, if you ever find a copy of the classic war movie "Ice Cold In Alex" there's a scene showing one in use.
Paraffin and waste oil be it engine or vegetable can be used in stoves that use wicks to vaporise the fuel and are just as easy to make as pop-can stoves.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCLab9nnCp0
Thanks
The cost of meths these days it may soon be cheaper to use vodka.
Thinking about it some more, paraffin would, I think, need a wick.
The cost of meths these days it may soon be cheaper to use vodka.
Thinking about it some more, paraffin would, I think, need a wick.
I tend to get it by the gallon... Or 5ltrs at trade outlets, on Ebay it's about £16 for five ltrs
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5-LITRE-P...EANING-FUEL-/201386258691?hash=item2ee38e7103
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5-LITRE-P...EANING-FUEL-/201386258691?hash=item2ee38e7103
Thanks Bishop, our posts crossed. In the war didn't they fill a tin with sand and petrol? Is that a Benghazi burner?
The link was interesting, thanks - doesn't lend itself to mobility tho'.
Thanks also Wingstoo - that's much more economical.
The link was interesting, thanks - doesn't lend itself to mobility tho'.
Thanks also Wingstoo - that's much more economical.
If you have some friends who have use of such fuels, I recently bought 5 x 5L bottles for the Kent group (sorry, it doesn't ship easily so no major group buy), and it came in at 12 quid for 5L.
As to the original question, you can use most flammable liquids in a pop can stove... once... doesn't mean many of them are a good idea... A lot depends on how much you treasure your eyebrows...
Pyromaniacs of the forum, IGNITE!
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As to the original question, you can use most flammable liquids in a pop can stove... once... doesn't mean many of them are a good idea...
A lot depends on how much you treasure your eyebrows... Pyromaniacs of the forum, IGNITE!
J
Bio Ethanol is the same thing as Ethanol but because they add the 'Bio' tag they charge you more, rip off really. I use methanol which is less the a quid a litre.
Note: Methanol has a lower energy density than ethanol. Meaning it will produce less heat, and you'll need to carry more fuel to cook the same amount of food.
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I dunno if that is called a benghazi burner, but I have tried this trick. You need dry sand for it to be safe and warm weather - it relies on the petrol evaporating, the vapours pass through the sand and burn evenly. Works well in something the proportion of a roasting tin, as long as you have plenty of petrol. *don't* try topping it up once lit.
Hi Rik,
Ethanol is not necessarily the same as bio ethanol. Bio ethanol has to be produced from a natural source , ie fermented. Ethanol can also be produced chemically which is cheaper to produce. One is more environmentally friendly than the other.
Ethanol is not necessarily the same as bio ethanol. Bio ethanol has to be produced from a natural source , ie fermented. Ethanol can also be produced chemically which is cheaper to produce. One is more environmentally friendly than the other.
Thought i'd post this up since i was looking around meself. 5ltrs for £12 delivered
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5-LITRE-P...ESEL-VIRGIN-/191564338297?hash=item2c9a1fd479
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5-LITRE-P...ESEL-VIRGIN-/191564338297?hash=item2c9a1fd479
Allow a bit of time with these guys, mine arrived a week after the expected delivery date.
Yea, and growing crops for 'bio fuel' in South America has led to less cattle being reared and the increase in the price of Corned Beef stuff the environmentally friendly fuel, stick it where the sun don't shine IMHO.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Methanol-...-or-Lab-Use-/140691441273?hash=item20c1dd0679
works out around £1.60 a litre.
