Trangia Testing with Alternative Fuels

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3 жыл бұрын

Testing a Trangia burner with Alternative Fuels. What will happen? Will it explode?
In this video, a Trangia burner is used to boil water with denatured alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, Heet, Charcoal Lighter, Zippo fluid, paint thinner, acetone, and Coleman Camp Fuel.
This is probably stupid and dangerous, I do not recommend it. Only use the alcohol based fuels for which the Trangia burner was originally intended.

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@MattEdwards-Davies-sr4gs 5 ай бұрын

For science! I can’t say I thought of burning volatile petroleum based fuels in an alcohol stove but I’m glad you did. Thanks for putting the work in!

@allemander 2 жыл бұрын

That was an impressively dangerous, exhaustive & informative test & review. Thank you for risking your beard for science! 🔥 😎

@matthewhickey942 2 жыл бұрын

Out of principle I’ll watch until the end even though you answered my questions I the first 2 minutes. I appreciate non click bait content thank ya

@Rpg39_ 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for putting the thing we all came here for at the beginning of the video. I’m used to having to fast forward and track down the information while the video creator tells me about Raid Shadow Legends and how I need to buy merch.

@Thereal111t 2 жыл бұрын

Typically, charcoal fluid is mostly low grade kerosene. Zippo lighter fluid is much more similar to coleman camp fuel. In fact, you can use coleman camp fuel in your zippos. And kerosene to light your charcoal and save a lot of money.

@Lands_Solo 21 сағат бұрын

Thanks for doing these tests, very informative and not a little amusing.

@flynnsmith8024 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Shaun, loved the video! Good bit of humour and very informative. Thanks

@carlomedic3249 2 жыл бұрын

Great review, saved me a lot of cleaning up, guessworks and ofcourse safety. Subbed!

@eca7773 3 ай бұрын

Was interesting to watch. I assumed it wouldn't go so well for most of the petroleum based products.

@BritishMillitaryEdits Ай бұрын

Very well made video, and very useful!

@Ben-X2 Ай бұрын

Oh wow this is hilarious and obviously a bad idea but very much appreciated nonetheless. Thank you so much for producing this. 😂😂

@ShawnsWorkshop 29 күн бұрын

Terrible idea I agree. Fun though.

@duckduck8377 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for your test run. 🙂 Now I am sure what not to use with alcohol stove

@AliciaInJeep Жыл бұрын

Very useful video. For me the best on youtube - very informative, thank you.

@robertdodd9623 11 ай бұрын

Excellent video !

@a3a14613 3 жыл бұрын

Good comparison, thanks.

@awakeck 2 жыл бұрын

What a great video , thank you

@andriik6788 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, very useful info.

@johnl.8616 3 жыл бұрын

Smokey the Bear has banned you from the forest.

@Jens-tc5yz 4 ай бұрын

Ett mycket bra test❤❤❤

@darylwaynebrady 8 ай бұрын

Great video! 👍🏻

@NomadJoe0323 10 ай бұрын

Great video! Guess there’s a reason why they don’t call it a zippo lighter fluid stove.

@Occupuyourspine Жыл бұрын

I am glad you did this so I do not have to. 🤠

@ivancounsell4077 8 ай бұрын

I have found methylated spirit to work very well, clean and a long burn time, in the UK it is easy to find.

@wildernesscanoeassociation 2 жыл бұрын

Good! I used Mineral Spirits by accident once and it was not a fun experience!

@sandravalani359 Жыл бұрын

Excellent experiments Shawn😃 and muCh needed through these turbulent times especially with so many projected Power Outages that are supposed to happen thiS Winter!😥Your video was very informative and was on point!👍At times...I was scared that those huge flames could burn you...but you pulled through!👍Can I please ask what fuel iS safe to burn indoors as I liVe in a walkup apt and sinCe I haVe moVed here we haVe had 2 Power Outages in descent weather!👍I liVe in a building where a lot of my neighbors aRe very ill or physically challenged so I am here tryinG to learn from you as I haVe told many of them to come and get me in the event of a Power Outage so that I can watch over them!👍I haVe been able to find out that burninG Fondue Fuel iS safe and clean...so I would appreciate any insights that you might haVe about usinG a Clean/Safe and apt friendly fuel that iS suitable up to -30°C weather as I would hate to see anyone die here because they froze to death if the Power Grid went down durinG our very cold days!😥😥😥For years our World was fairly stable...but now...one loose cannon...knockinG out the Power Grid oVer North America...would definitely change thinGs for so many people!😥Any adViCe that you haVe for me would be appreciated so that I could educate Humanity too!✌😍🙏😇🌹🌞🌹🔥🌹🍂🍁🍁🍁🍂☕🍵☕🍻🍹

@EllEnchanted 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@garrettjacob7572 Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@melissahoffman4687 2 жыл бұрын

Avoid the red bottle heet. It's great for emergency lighting but not good for cooking. It's a filthy yellow flame that will make a sooty mess.

@davefarrell4911 Жыл бұрын

So glad I accidentally found this video. I was going to test some K1 kerosene in mine, yah no.

@verdielg 3 жыл бұрын

Wonder if the large flame plumes are residual fuel from the earlier mixes...

@keepgoing637 Жыл бұрын

Fun to watch :)

@donjohnson7189 Жыл бұрын

Lighter fluids are made of Naphtha and burns notoriously dirty.

@skimo6629 4 ай бұрын

The one I got read oderless, but really it isn't.

@a13xyarrhythmia38 Жыл бұрын

thanx man

@joelwatkins4377 2 жыл бұрын

Lol.... Well you made me laugh and I know what not to use! Lol

@skimo6629 4 ай бұрын

Great video bud, very informative. Would you try making one using lamps and alternative fuels?

@crazysquirrel9425 2 жыл бұрын

Put 10% acetone with 90% of your alcohol. Those alcohol stoves are pretty hard to get going when below freezing temperatures. That smidge of acetone might just do the trick in speeding things up without overkill. Ever try using plain old lamp oil? Or olive oil? Of course lighting the olive oil might be an exercise in futility....

@melissahoffman4687 2 жыл бұрын

Being carbon felt inside the trangia also helps it in cold temperatures. :)

@OutdoorFreedomDk 4 ай бұрын

OK Thanks. ✅💪🍓

@denofearthundertheeverlast5138 8 ай бұрын

I use HEET exclusively , it is totally clean, it never stains the bottoms of my cookware, I also stay away from IPA, petrol's however most of my pots and skillets are SS and get cooked over a fire so they will keep a blackish soot coat, but I find I like the black look once I wipe off the excess with a paper towel, I dont mind the slight discolored look sorta reminds me of a blackening finished used on firearms. BTW get your fuel containers away from the fire source...lol

@daniil6089 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting!

@daniil6089 2 жыл бұрын

I would not have thought acetone would be so effective

@Thereal111t 2 жыл бұрын

Aside from the acetone and mineral spirits… the others could be properly burned in a multifuel burner.

@vitorvasconcelos2846 Жыл бұрын

Qual melhor? Alcool or gasoline?

@johnl.8616 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video, answered my questions. Also I use hand sanitizer with denatured alcohol in it with my Firedragon stive and it burns clean. I wonder if hand sanitizer would work in a Trangia?

@spookmotrtimore22 Жыл бұрын

Great Video....Have you a name or link for the cup/pot you used please....Merry Christmas from the UK

@ShawnsWorkshop Жыл бұрын

It's an MSR Titan kettle. www.msrgear.com/cookware/titanium/titan-kettle/321158.html

@barbaraleee9912 Жыл бұрын

What about cooking oil?

@davidlaw233 Жыл бұрын

Well when I'm in the sticks relaxing time isn't that important just chill and enjoy the sticks

@dragomxsoldier 7 ай бұрын

What about white gasoline

@darkstaroblivion 4 ай бұрын

ive never had good control with 91% alcohol , smokes out of control flames I as a rule just use 70% that's been my experience

@donjanseneda6182 Күн бұрын

For me denatured alcohol is good for trangia

@johnbutler5208 7 ай бұрын

Trying to burn the forest down?

@GameThruz 11 ай бұрын

Is any of these white spirit and would that be safe to use?

@akbychoice 9 ай бұрын

Coleman fuel is referred to as white gas, like gasoline without the additives.

@3goldfinger Ай бұрын

Why not just boil one cup of water.

@rikuk3 2 жыл бұрын

Extremely dangerous using gasoline type fuels DON'T USE THEM. Stick with ethanol based fuel, far safer and less chance of harming yourself.

@sbura_ Жыл бұрын

Why

@twinfin8571 8 ай бұрын

I want to see how to clean that soot off.

@thefoodiedude1941 2 жыл бұрын

How come you don't use a lit on the pot?

@ShawnsWorkshop 2 жыл бұрын

No lid so you can see the water boiling

@thomascraft6854 Ай бұрын

- Can you use Esbit Fuel Tablets with an Alcohol Store ???

@ShawnsWorkshop 29 күн бұрын

As long as they fit inside the Trangia burner I think that would probably work. Any residue left behind by the burning Esbit tablets may clog up your stove over time though. It's certainly worth a try.

@jude7321 Жыл бұрын

So I'm guessing kerosene is out.

@davidgomez5116 2 жыл бұрын

What about automotive fuel like the kind you get from the pump

@PippetWhippet Жыл бұрын

Give it a try, tell us what happens. While you do that, I’m going to extrapolate a prediction from watching how all the other oil derived fuels went. Massive yellow flames, a reluctance to go out, eagerness to spread beyond the stove, more soot than you thought possible, decent cooking times.

@blackskywatch4027 Жыл бұрын

don't do it. i think it will explode.

@gotdragon 4 ай бұрын

$5 lamp oil lasts 10m on 1oz

@user_generik 10 ай бұрын

no pump gasoline? that would have been a sooty ride

@uberdan2836 3 жыл бұрын

ive never seen anyone try out regular gasoline

@allemander 2 жыл бұрын

@@kingsoutdoors4379 They + are = *They’re

@allemander 2 жыл бұрын

@@kingsoutdoors4379 English?

@NatureBoy711 2 жыл бұрын

use only denatured alcohol. all others, as well as heet should not be used since they are toxic !

@scottmb99 Жыл бұрын

California recently stopped the sale of Denatured Alcohol, so I'm left with 91% and HEET

@StevenSiew2 3 жыл бұрын

How come you NEVER tried the most obvious fuel... GASOLINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@ShawnsWorkshop 3 жыл бұрын

I've been saving that for the next round of tests. Going to do Gasoline, Kerosene, Diesel, and maybe 2-cycle mix. I might also try octane boosters and other fuel additives too. I'm interested in testing things that might be commonly found in the average home or garage.

@gamesgeargadgets722 3 жыл бұрын

Will have a similar result to Coleman Camp Fuel

@MBW4449 2 жыл бұрын

@@ShawnsWorkshop kerosene is meant to be burned by wicking it up and lighting the wick. I think you are asking for trouble if you try anything like kerosene or gasoline. Be very careful and have a fire extinguisher and someone with you.

@akbychoice 9 ай бұрын

@@ShawnsWorkshop just and FYI, #1 diesel, #1 heating oil, Kerosene and Jet-A all came out of the same tank at the refinery.