In a disaster, every truck, motorcycle, and car fuel tank becomes a filling point.
If we are really up against it in a full blown disaster, all of these fuel containers dispense liquids that can be used to start a good old fashioned campfire - no need for our yuppified camp stoves whatever. Just stand well back when you put a match to the "Boy Scout Fire Starter."
"Boy Scout Juice" dang sure does make a good fire starter. For those interested in preparedness, that is one aspect of liquid fueled stoves that shouldn't be overlooked. If you take a dunk in the drink during a winter stream crossing, that ol' Boy Scout Juice might just be your best friend.
There are disadvantages to a campfire - they are inefficient, etc., but they have provided heat and cooking for thousands of years.
Indeed, hence my preference for having some kind of stove. An XGK is a good one since it can burn so many things. Gas stations, hardware stores, sporting goods stores, garden stores, paint stores, vehicles, etc. are all field expedient fuel points.
Alcohol stoves are also good. In some states (that allow high proof liquor) every liquor store is a potential fuel point. In a pinch, you can burn isopropanol (rubbing alcohol), but it's a poor fuel and a sooty mess.
HJ
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