Where to buy decent meths ?

[Toddy]

Last time I bought meths all I could get was Bartoline stuff and while it's 'meths' it's sputtery stuff some how.
Playing around with one of the pop can stove @Shewie made he a while back and it's not burning clean. The wee stove is clean, I'm sure it's the fuel.
It came out of the original bottle, hadn't been stored in an aluminium one.

Where do folks buy meths these days ?

M

 

[gg012]

I have only bought meths from B and Q, it's pretty crap but I didn't realise that there is a hierarchy. I would be interested in finding out a better source too.

Sent from underground

 

[ManFriday4]

Home Bargains- believe it or not is really good stuff with tonic water & ice on a hot day..

 

[lou1661]

I have been using bio-ethanol in Trangia and other stoves, seems to work well to me. I think I picked it up in a hardware store while out and about.

Louis

 

[ManFriday4]

Home Bargains- believe it or not is really good stuff with tonic water & ice on a hot day..

Home Bargains meths is good in my Trangia

 

[Toddy]

I have been using bio-ethanol in Trangia and other stoves, seems to work well to me. I think I picked it up in a hardware store while out and about.

Louis

I'd forgotten about that stuff. I have a can of chaffing gel. That might be worth playing around with

 

[lou1661]

I'd forgotten about that stuff. I have a can of chaffing gel. That might be worth playing around with

I have not tried the gel, but the liquid works great.

 

[Broch]

I just use the heads from my distilling

 

[Pattree]

I use a Trangia whenever I can’t use the KK or when I can’t be - when I’m in a hurry to strike camp.
I’ve never had a problem concerning meths other than the price. B&Q and Morrisons are a bit more expensive, Wilco, B&M and my local market are cheaper.
Hang on and I’ll go and look…….
£3.49 for 750ml from Wilco. I was burning that in a military (125ml) “Trangia” yesterday at Bala.
I also used it in my little coke can burner for the “Show us your home made alcohol stove” thread here of BcUK.

 

[Bishop]

Home bargains again, the price is hard to beat. That is at least when they have it in stock.

 

[Pattree]

Yep! Forgot them.

I’m on the Classic Camp Stoves site where names of various fuels don’t always cross borders.
So:
We are talking about purple metholated alcohol aren’t we? Common in the UK but apparently not elsewhere.
I’ve never had any problem with it. Until very recently I only burned it in simple stoves like the Trangia. A week or so ago I was given a Coleman lamp that the generous man who gave it to me had adapted for alcohol. It’s running fine on the same purple potion as my Swedish Army “Trangia”.
Coleman 295



Cola can


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[rich d2]

I got mine from toolstation seems like the standard purple meths I’ve always used.

 

[Ahjno]

Last time I bought meths all I could get was Bartoline stuff and while it's 'meths' it's sputtery stuff some how.
Playing around with one of the pop can stove @Shewie made he a while back and it's not burning clean. The wee stove is clean, I'm sure it's the fuel.
It came out of the original bottle, hadn't been stored in an aluminium one.

Where do folks buy meths these days ?

M

Glad you clarified Mary, I was hesistant to refer you to some dodgy address in Amsterdam for some decent stuff


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[Toddy]

See the things you find out ?

 

[Kadushu]

I've not had any problems with Supadec from Amazon

 

[kard133]

I use the bio-ethanol from B & Q, 2l works out cheaper than 2l of meths if brought there and I have never had a problem with it.

Meths £4.50 for half a litre

Bio-Ethanol £8 for two litres

 

[Damascus]

Seconds for the bio-ethanol at BnQ, my only thing is it doesn’t burn as hot!

 

[Pattree]

I wonder if the bio-ethanol has more water in it? There shouldn’t be any difference between pure ethanol from different sources. Meths is 10% methanol and 90% ethanol.
Meths can be “cooled down” if you need a slow burn by adding up to 6% water.

 

[Broch]

Mmm... I am a little confused (happens a lot these days ) - I seem to remember from my 'O' level chemistry that ethanol burns slightly hotter than methanol.

Yep, just looked it up:

"The peak flame temperature of pure ethanol is 1,920 degrees Celsius; the peak flame temperature of pure methanol is 1,870 degrees Celsius...."

Or is it the bio bit that makes it cooler?

 

[Kadushu]

No wonder the pot rest glows white hot!