Ethanol in Canada – Found it!!

That's cool— any idea what the other 5% is?

Rubbing alcohol in the US is isopropyl, which is sooty and not as hot. The best deal so far is "green" denatured alcohol from the hardware store/paint supply.

Ethanol can also is also available at Canadian Tire/Home hardware, sold as BioFlame Ethanol. It is manufactured (or distributed?) by Reochem, http://www.recochem.com. Looking at the MSDS shows that it is 95% Ethanol, and 5% 2-Propanol.

link to canadian tire bioflame

link to home hardware bioflame

Edit.. apparently link doesn’t work? Anyway, search for bioflame on canadiantire.ca and you’ll find it.

not to derail the thread (awesome find by the way) but I've always been curious as to the difference between the regular denatured alcohol and the "green" stuff, from an alcohol stove POV. I stared at the two for 10 minutes in ace hardware and got nowhere.

Good stuff guys. I'll keep this in mind.

@ Cahill
Bio denatured alcohol is essentially no different from and other denatured alcohols. Max 95% ethanol (ethyl alcohol) and 5% mainly methanol (methyl alcohol, methyl hydrate) to make it poisonous and unsuitable for drinking. SLX is different in being nearly 50% methanol. It is called "bio" or "green" because it is made from cereals, usually corn. This makes it a "renewable resource". None "bio" ethanol is synthesised as a by product of the petroleum industry (esp. Methanol which is synthesised from natural gas (methane)). IMO the main outcome of "bio" fuels has been to make poor Mexicans even more undernourished than they were before, but that is a subject inappropriate on a backpacking forum.

I'm in town (St. John's), just went looking for "heet" today and failed.
Which drugstore did you buy this at? (save me some gas)

Hi Peter,

You won't find heet in St. John's, I don't think. If you do let me know where.

I bought the ethanol in Goose Bay, Labrador, at an independent pharmacy. Any drugstore which carries Rexall products might have it. Maybe Healey's at the foot of Leslie Street. There aren't many independents remaining so you may not have any luck. I am happy to pick some up when in Goose Bay next month.

PM me

Derrick

Canadian tire has these products that might be the same as HEET:

http://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/certified-gas-line-antifreeze-6-pack-0382311p.html#.UpVOPydh2t8

http://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/motomaster-premium-gas-line-antifreeze-6-pack-0382331p.html#.UpVOZCdh2t8

http://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/motomaster-premium-gas-line-antifreeze-0382332p.html#.UpVOkCdh2t8