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Hand sanitiser is widely available, especially in recent months, and reportedly burns well enough to boil water while leaving little residue. The downsides are that it is usually sold as a gel, whi...
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Pastychomper
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2020-08-21T07:40:42Z (over 4 years ago)
Removed "up to 30%" for the proportion of water - a comment pointed out it can be higher.
Hand sanitiser is widely available, especially in recent months, and reportedly burns well enough to boil water while leaving little residue. The downsides are that it is usually sold as a gel, which is unlikely to flow properly into a double-walled stove, and contains up to 30% water which reduces the heat available.- As an alternative, I sometimes use a collapsible wood-gas stove for twigs and leaves when other fuels are hard to get hold of, and some of those stoves are big enough to fit a Trangia-like burner inside. I don't know how the total size and weight would compare to an MSR but that setup would allow you to switch between meths and solid fuel.
- Hand sanitiser is widely available, especially in recent months, and reportedly burns well enough to boil water while leaving little residue. The downsides are that it is usually sold as a gel, which is unlikely to flow properly into a double-walled stove, and contains a proportion of water which reduces the heat available.
- As an alternative, I sometimes use a collapsible wood-gas stove for twigs and leaves when other fuels are hard to get hold of, and some of those stoves are big enough to fit a Trangia-like burner inside. I don't know how the total size and weight would compare to an MSR but that setup would allow you to switch between meths and solid fuel.
#1: Initial revision
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Pastychomper
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2020-08-19T12:32:25Z (over 4 years ago)
Hand sanitiser is widely available, especially in recent months, and reportedly burns well enough to boil water while leaving little residue. The downsides are that it is usually sold as a gel, which is unlikely to flow properly into a double-walled stove, and contains up to 30% water which reduces the heat available. As an alternative, I sometimes use a collapsible wood-gas stove for twigs and leaves when other fuels are hard to get hold of, and some of those stoves are big enough to fit a Trangia-like burner inside. I don't know how the total size and weight would compare to an MSR but that setup would allow you to switch between meths and solid fuel.