As I was one told in the Army:

". . . It take a thousand at-a-boy's to make up for just one OH S--T. . . "

4.5 FUEL THEM OUTDOORS

being a enthusiast i buy old and used stoves from Ebay and yard sales.as i plan on using these on camp outs and tea breaks while hiking they all get a good once over on my work bench.in this photo it's a mess because i've got a few out for testing while i mull over which one will be used on this Springs canoe trip.



when it comes to "first fire" i take them outside and light them stove up in this old wash tub.i keep a bucket of water handy with a big old towel in it.if the stoves runs out of control or blows a safety valve i toss the wet towel over it,not the bucket of water.any spilled burning fuel stays in the tub of course and the towel smothers the stove,that way i don't have the fuel burning on top of water.

Uni, I stand corrected!

Sue

Excellent idea! After hearing it, definitely a "Duh!" moment. I'll keep this in mind when I go camping.

Add an inch or two of dry, clean builder's sand to that tub and it might be even better. The sand adds weight so it is less likely to dislodged with a bump. The sand helps keep stoves upright. If you want a flat hard surface add a 12" square ceramic tile on top of the bed of sand. If you spill fuel sand adsorbs it instead of it splashing. If you knock the tub over the fuel dampened sand lays in a pile instead of the puddle running downhill, usually in the least convenient direction. If/when the tub develops a leak sand helps keep the liquid fuel in.

Builder's sand is cheap. Most building sites that use masonry have a pile they are often happy to get rid of once the masonry is done. A five gallon bucket full would do it. If possible avoid beach sand as it contains salts that can cause issues.

A second bucketful would be a good second line of fire control after your wet towel. A metal lid sized to cover the top of the tub would be good. The worse conflagration imaginable in your tub could be under control in seconds when you drop cover it. Once covered you can go inside for a nap and return when convenient.

good thinking as always Art,i have some sand left over from the winter that was used on the ice covered sidewalks..ice..the stuff you put in drinks down there..the cover and a nap is also a good one,the first time i needed the wet towel was on a Coleman gas stove and i did not wait long enough to pull it off and the stove relit.

So... Jesselp...

What kind of flowers, and what kind of candy did you get her?

Sue

All's well that ends well. But I have to ask where in NYS and who is the alarm company ? I ask because for over 20 years I have made my living as a FF in NYS and gone on thousands of automatic alarms.

Yes folks do try to cancell us but all FD's i know still respond.

Not sure if its in the NYS uniform fire code, but I do know its often an insurance issue.

I can't see any alarm company cancelling the FD when told,ya we had a fire but its out now . They often will tell us the homeowner called and said burned food, yet we still come just to make sure because folks will lie to cover up kids playing with matches, spouses burning the others clothes and so on .

You get credit for staging a live drill for extinguishing a fire. I'm glad you passed the drill .. otherwise your wife or girlfriend might have killed you. Ha! Ha!!

Pete #2