Trangia fuel

[Polar Bear]

Out of interest what do you use in your trangia or other similar burner?   I ask because in Denmark the availability of Rodsprit seemed to be nil but I was able to buy ethanol in 1/2 and 1 litre bottles from general stores.   It seemed a tad more efficient too.

[andygates]

Meths with a drop of water.

And over-proof bourbon once, but it wasn't very good.

[Gus]

There are no rodsprit  in Denmark, we call it "Denatureret sprit" .

"Denatureret sprit" are Ethanol mixed with 2% MEK  so it's undrinkable.
Methanol cant be bought without a police permit, due to toxicity.

Rodsprit are the Swedish name for the same mix (Ethanol/MEK).

G

[Polar Bear]

There are no rodsprit  in Denmark, we call it "Denatureret sprit" .

"Denatureret sprit" are Ethanol mixed with 2% MEK  so it's undrinkable.
Methanol cant be bought without a police permit, due to toxicity.

Rodsprit are the Swedish name for the same mix (Ethanol/MEK).

G

Ah, thanks Gus.  I remember reading on the bottle 'Denatureret sprit' and thinking oh, this will probably burn.  Then I read ethanol and thought, YAY!

   

[andrewc]

Where to get meths (methylated spirits)

International Fuel Names

A couple of useful links,  the first one is just Trangia fuel. The second one covers petrol, paraffin & white gas.

[mecwales]

Meths with a drop of water.

And over-proof bourbon once, but it wasn't very good.

I use meths too, but I've never tried the drop of water - is there a reason behind it?

[Gus]

A little water decrease the amount of soot on the pans.
But don't go under 80% meth, then you water will never boil.

[Hello, I am Bruce]

It's called rauðspritt  here.  It's slightly red and you mustn't drink it.  Before I found that the DIY shops sell it, I considered using some lab alcohol.

[Charlotte]

I want some HEET.  All the US sites say it's the best stuff for alcohol stoves.

But you can't buy it here 

[andrew_s]

"Denatureret sprit" are Ethanol mixed with 2% MEK  so it's undrinkable.
Methanol cant be bought without a police permit, due to toxicity.

UK "meths" (=methylated spirits) is appox 92% ethanol, 8% methanol, plus the purple dye and the stuff that makes it undrinkable.

[mark]

I want some HEET.  All the US sites say it's the best stuff for alcohol stoves.

But you can't buy it here 

It's a fuel line anti-freeze/water remover, surely a UK auto shop would have an equivalent? If you want, I can stop by an auto parts store and find out the ingredients for you.

[Glosbiker]

It's called rauðspritt  here.  It's slightly red and you mustn't drink it.  Before I found that the DIY shops sell it, I considered using some lab alcohol.

Nice to see the use of phonetic letters, most Brits these days don't believe we used the same letter to pronounce "th" until a couple of hundred years ago or so.  Over here it's called the English thorn.

I say we should bring it back!

Looking at this thread i've decided Trangia fuel is a cultural thing ....meths meself; firesnot's awful stuff to boil things with.

[andrew_s]

It's called rauðspritt  here.  It's slightly red and you mustn't drink it.  Before I found that the DIY shops sell it, I considered using some lab alcohol.

Nice to see the use of phonetic letters, most Brits these days don't believe we used the same letter to pronounce "th" until a couple of hundred years ago or so.  Over here it's called the English thorn.

I say we should bring it back!

That's not a thorn - it's an eth. This is a thorn: þ.

It's still sort of in use as the Y in "Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe" - early letter sets for printing were imported and didn't have a thorn, so they used Y instead.