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#210974 - 11/07/10 12:09 PM Re: Dual-Fuel Stoves [Re: quick_joey_small]
bws48 Offline
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Registered: 08/18/07
Posts: 831
Loc: Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Originally Posted By: quick_joey_small

Is there any reason one cannot use the vehicle fuel to keep warm? Just put some of the petrol/diesel/aviation fuel in a pot and burn it?


Risk of fire inside the vehicle and carbon monoxide poisoning jump to mind.

I have been stuck in my car in winter storms twice: once for 12 hours and once for 6. Both times it was on a major highway near Washington D.C. You don't need to be in the boonies.

The better solution to starting a fire inside the car is to carry sleeping bags, wool blankets or heavy coats, hats etc. with you. Inside the car, you are out of the wind and the wet: all you need to cope with is the low temperature. And all you need to do that is to cover up with insulating cloths/blankets etc.

I always have some in the car in the winter.
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#210976 - 11/07/10 12:56 PM Re: Dual-Fuel Stoves [Re: MartinFocazio]
quick_joey_small Offline
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Registered: 01/13/09
Posts: 574
Loc: UK
That's certainly the best approach. But these were both situations where someone else's truck or plane got stuck when people were on an adventure holiday.
Personally I'd be; 'This sleeping bag isn't leaving my side and I'm not getting on that plane till I see a beacon and a survival kit!".
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#210977 - 11/07/10 03:13 PM Re: Dual-Fuel Stoves [Re: bws48]
chaosmagnet Offline
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Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 12/03/09
Posts: 3842
Loc: USA
Originally Posted By: bws48
The better solution to starting a fire inside the car is to carry sleeping bags, wool blankets or heavy coats, hats etc. with you. Inside the car, you are out of the wind and the wet: all you need to cope with is the low temperature. And all you need to do that is to cover up with insulating cloths/blankets etc.

I always have some in the car in the winter.


My car contains an entire duffel bag full of spare clothes, outerwear, and a nearly new pair of boots. It takes up a lot of trunk space but I think it's worth it. My oldest daughter loves it too; I keep a sweater in there that she likes to snuggle with when sleeping during a long drive.

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#210979 - 11/07/10 03:21 PM Re: Dual-Fuel Stoves [Re: MartinFocazio]
dweste Offline
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Registered: 02/16/08
Posts: 2463
Loc: Central California
Try vacuum storage bags to reduce soft goods storage volume dramatically, while also giving them decent dust- and water-proofing.

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