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    Huzefa @ Blue Bolt Gear
    Spectator

    @huzefa

    Locale: Himalayas

    anyone tried it? is it safe? toxic?

    #1439821
    John Roan
    BPL Member

    @jroan

    Locale: Vegas

    Haven't tried with alcohol stoves, but a few drops on an Esbit fuel cube makes the hard to light solid fuel all of a sudden easy. You can then simply use a Spark-Lite to light. No more messing with lighters that don't want to work…especially at altitude and wind.

    #1439826
    victoria maki
    BPL Member

    @clt1953

    Locale: northern minnesota

    john, you are brillant! i never thought to use a drop on my fuel tabs. they frustrate the heck out of me when they won't light right away..thanks for the tip. i find the fuel tabs are alot lighter in weight than starting out with a bottle of alcohol.

    #1439840
    Huzefa @ Blue Bolt Gear
    Spectator

    @huzefa

    Locale: Himalayas

    thats a good idea. Also, compared with 62% ethanol esbit will be much more efficient.

    #1439881
    Eric Noble
    BPL Member

    @ericnoble

    Locale: Colorado Rockies

    Alcohol hand sanitizer does burn fairly well. I doesn't burn completely and it sputters a little, perhaps because of the moisturizers and what not. It does work great for starting solid fuel tablets. It's my understanding that hand sanitizer is very similar to Sterno and the gelled alcohol use to warm chaffing dishes.

    #1439883
    Jaiden .
    Member

    @jaiden

    I think brands vary. I tried it and it didn't light well.

    #1439891
    John Roan
    BPL Member

    @jroan

    Locale: Vegas

    Victoria, I would love to take credit for the idea, but I actually learned the trick on one of the great posts on this website. One of those "duh, why didn't I think of that?" type of things.
    Here's a question…can you use the denatured alcohol from your stove for hand sanitizer? Probably not much worse than using regular hand sanitizer.

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    victoria maki
    BPL Member

    @clt1953

    Locale: northern minnesota

    john, i would think the denatured alcohol would be extremely drying on the hands, plus on the can it states that it cannot have prolonged contact with skin, so probally not a good idea..it is concidered a poison..

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