MarkW Posted October 1, 2020 Posted October 1, 2020 I've had a Coleman 533 camping stove for years, and have finally got around to thinking about putting something in it other than the stupidly priced Coleman fuel. I have put unleaded petrol in it a time or two, but that's very much a last resort - you have to piss about siphoning it out of the tank, and then it burns with a very sooty flame and stinks!As far as I can tell Coleman fuel is just naphtha, as is U-POL Panel Wipe used by car body shops to wipe down panels prior to spraying. The only real difference seems to be the price: Coleman fuel is around £10 a litre, whereas U-POL is £23 for 5 litres. Has anyone tried it in a camping stove? Quote
Stu Posted October 1, 2020 Posted October 1, 2020 https://bushcraftuk.com/community/threads/burning-u-pol-panel-wipe-in-the-coleman-533-stove.144042/ Quote
husoi Posted October 1, 2020 Posted October 1, 2020 My favourite is called Pub, there is at least one in every village and you don't carry flammable stuff on your back plus saves you the trouble of washing up Quote
MarkW Posted October 1, 2020 Author Posted October 1, 2020 https://bushcraftuk.com/community/threads/burning-u-pol-panel-wipe-in-the-coleman-533-stove.144042/ Aha! Looks like it's a go-er then. Cheers Stu!Twat. Quote
MarkW Posted October 1, 2020 Author Posted October 1, 2020 My favourite is called Pub, there is at least one in every village and you don't carry flammable stuff on your back plus saves you the trouble of washing up My least favourite is called 'Pub' because they're often full of 'People', some of whom might try to start a conversation with me. And the one thing I hate more than unfriendly people is friendly people. Quote
husoi Posted October 1, 2020 Posted October 1, 2020 My favourite is called Pub, there is at least one in every village and you don't carry flammable stuff on your back plus saves you the trouble of washing up My least favourite is called 'Pub' because they're often full of 'People'. Some of them will even try to start a conversation with me, and the one thing I hate more than unfriendly people is friendly people. Well. I have the advantage of the accent, they have no idea of what I'm saying and give up Quote
Gerontious Posted October 1, 2020 Posted October 1, 2020 (edited) Coleman fluid is naptha. so is any decent panelwipe. same thing.im surpised you dont use a similar product in the laboratory. Edited October 1, 2020 by Gerontious Quote
fastbob Posted October 1, 2020 Posted October 1, 2020 I would imagine that some of the non gel style Hand Sanitizers would burn well enough . Quote
MarkW Posted October 1, 2020 Author Posted October 1, 2020 Coleman fluid is naptha. so is any decent panelwipe. same thing.im surpised you dont use a similar product in the laboratory. Not much call for naphtha in the lab, although that said we do have a little bottle of Swan lighter fluid somewhere for cleaning sticky labels off stuff... We've got a shit-load of methanol and acetonitrile down there though, which we use as carrier solvents for the HPLC. Perhaps I'll half-inch a litre of each and see how they perform. Quote
MarkW Posted October 5, 2020 Author Posted October 5, 2020 I would imagine that some of the non gel style Hand Sanitizers would burn well enough . Great suggestion. That's a new tent you owe me... Quote
husoi Posted October 5, 2020 Posted October 5, 2020 I would imagine that some of the non gel style Hand Sanitizers would burn well enough . Great suggestion. That's a new tent you owe me...1920px--Burning_Tent.ogv.jpg A new form of central heating... Quote
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