surgical spirit in trangia burner

[greatbear]

just a question guys can you burn surgical spirit in a trangia meths burner im asking cos of a discussion with my mate i say ne he says ye!!

 

[Mesquite]

just a question guys can you burn surgical spirit in a trangia meths burner im asking cos of a discussion with my mate i say ne he says ye!!

You loose

 

[Andy BB]

Surgical spirit is either predominantly ethyl alcohol (ethanol) or isopropanol. Both will work in a trangia burner, but ethanol burns better and cleaner. However, depends on overall makeup - some only contain 70% alcohol for example, and depends what the other ingredients are.

 

[David Morningstar]

I would say on balance, no. It will burn, but not well. Methylated spirit (mostly ethanol, some methanol to make it poisonous and dyes/flavourants to stop people drinking it) is the correct fuel.

From http://zenstoves.net/Stoves.htm:

"Isopropyl Alcohol (Isopropanol, 2-Propanol, rubbing alcohol) Not recommended -

Found in drug, food and general stores (HEET in red container). Rubbing alcohol is generally only 70% alcohol and won't work in many stoves. Alcohol with 91% or greater alcohol content will work, but will leave a sooty residue on your pot and brown water in your stove. The heat potential for this fuel is high, but it doesn't generally burn completely (yellow flame and unburned soot) and is generally mixed with water that isn't burned and hinders fuel efficiency."

 

[rik_uk3]

As said its too low strength to be useful. I wish we could get HEET in the UK.

 

[Jonbodthethird]

Is just use meths buddy. You could use anything you like I suppose but the soot is the issue with it all.


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[Leiflet]

I offered a meths burner to a bloke sleeping rough today, who was saying that he was sick of eating cold food. He refused on the grounds that he'd used one with paraffin and got really mucky. I offered him some meths to go with it. He still refused. I think he had other issues.

Bit off-topic. Sorry.

Cheers,
Leif