I am picking up a swedish military trangia stove for my planned "Jeep Escape Kit". As this is coming from overseas, they recommend using metrhyl alcohol for the stove exclusively. As, even though we speak the same parent language, sometimes things get lost in translation, is this the same fuel I would use in an alcohol stove? I had a homemade cat stove for quite a while, that suffered irreparable damage (crushed). I used HEET brand gas line antifreeze as fuel, with excellent results. Can I use the same fuel for these? I looked at the ingredients, and it seems the same. I just dont feel like ruining a stove though. Thanks for the help!

I don't have one (yet), but from all I have read, the answer is yes. Same fuels. Like you, I have had very good results with yellow HEET...

Well, after a little more research, they actually recommend the HEET brand as well. OBG, thanks for the input. I'll give a quick review as soon as I get my stove. Hopefully, within the next 2 weeks!

Reviews are always fun.

Be prepared, from what I have read, for it to be much heaver than the soda can stoves you may be used to. Heavy, but reportedly bombproof...

Yeah. I have one and it's a nice piece. Actually, it's pretty banged up but still functions great. The stove portion is probably bomb-proof. The 'wind screen' is very easily damaged so be careful with that. Other than that, it's a great little thing to have lying around for emergencies <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Well, after carrying an MSR multifuel stove, I'm sure it wont be TOO heavy. besides, It will sit in my Jeep, and, barring the occasional decompression overnighter, wont be carried too far. I normally use a pocketrocket when hiking. I just wanted something for the Jeep, as a backup to a backup to my main stove. And, its something new to play with <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />.

"...something new to play with..."

Always a good thing. I do the same with a soda can stove and grease pot, yours won't get squished like mine could be...

for questions about stoves i would go to www spiritburner.com..this is a site out of England that is devoted
to camp stoves..they have ALL the information you need on
fuel,repair,BTU output and on and on...

I have purchased a half dozen or so of the burners in the last few months and it seems that all of them have cracks in the lids that allow them to leak fuel. You may want to ask about this before you order the surplus ones

I just picked up a Vargo Triad alcohol stove. Will post a review when I get a chance. Haven't played with it in the dirt yet, but set it up the garage. Ultra light and very cool. Quicker to boil than the esbit and can be flipped over for esbit, hexi use.

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