Very nice touch adding the information about manufacturers not encouraging this practice and their reason why (potential rusting of fuel bottles). Appreciated. Have wondered about using meths (alcohol) in these types of stoves for ages. Good to see in action. I am surprised about rusting/corrosion of fuel bottles considering bottles are typically aluminum. I would have thought they would be more concerned about steel components in the stove. Any thoughts?

@TOAOZuur

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching my video and your reply. I have the impression that methylated spirits with a high methanol content (for example HEET what is sold in the US) has a higher corroding effect but I'm not sure about that. Recently I noticed some surface rust spots in a aluminium fuel bottle with ethanol (bio-ethanol) in it that was stored for approximately 6 months. But this was just at the surface and not cutting deep into the material as far as I could see. Another thing that I want to try is the Trangia fuel bottle made from hard plastic instead of the aluminium fuel bottles from Sigg and MSR. If I'm correct the diameter of the openings are the same so that a pomp will fit on both bottles. Steel components are indeed more prone to corrosion then aluminium I guess. But another point of concern is that ethanol can cause swelling of rubber rings over time. The sealing properties will then be lost. Usually this is avoided by choosing high performance materials such as Viton instead of ''normal'' NBR rubber.

@RogerBays

2 жыл бұрын

@@TOAOZuur thanks for responding and information 👍

I was gonna some E85 for my awesome new multi fuel stove until I remembered the alcohol will a absolutely dry out the o-rings seals. E85 produces 30% less BTU’s than gasoline or white fuel. E85 burns cool but that’s not what you want for a camping stove..lol.

@TOAOZuur

5 ай бұрын

Usually the aromatic compounds together with the fuel additives have a devastating effect on the O-rings. Therefore I try to use Aspen 4 Alkylate fuel as much as possible. The thing with white gas (benzin) as fuel is that the heat output can be a true overkill. Resulting in deforming of your fry pan and scorching of your food. These alcohol burning tests were a attempt to temper the heat output for more controlled cooking.

Very nice but that stove has too many things to go wrong, best stick to all in one stove B12

This is a silent one. No info about the used nozzle, actually no info at all

@mateuszm6394

2 жыл бұрын

As far as i know there is only one type of nozzle for this stove. But around 4:00 to 4:30 he made a close up on the air to fuel ratio regulator valve/flap showing some modification.

@ryanjofre

5 ай бұрын

My bad ass new Brunton Vapor AF sends like a jet engine