'fancy heat' Chafing Fuel

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[virgil283]

Campers and preppers : I'm finding these chafing heaters at 99 cent stores. They will burn for 2 hours with enough heat to cook a small meal.

[virgil283]

...Fancyheat;

[patriot08]

Thanks!

[Carriage Hill]

Cheap heater fuel Ping.

http://www.fancyheat.com/our-products/methanol-blue-800-series

[AlmaKing]

How do you extinguish the heat when you’re done cooking?

[anton]

There is nothing cheap about methanol. Cost and weight per BTU is probably higher than most all other choices. Glad they are on sale, but don’t think that is a bargain for preparedness. Its not. No survivalist would ever have that in his bag.

[Venturer]

You put the lid back on it.

[GraceG]

Mmmmmm, “Hobo Drank....”

Stockpiling these would be a good thing to have in case of extended issues with power outages etc...

Is there a way to make your own refills using rubbing alcohol?

[GraceG]

I have used small tuna tins with a little bit of rubbing alcohol in a fireplace to help start a log when kindling was unavailable, that works quite well, this could be used as something to help start a fire if the wood is wet perhapse????

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

To use one of these optimally you should use a caldera cone stove, which maximizes heat delivery to both the bottom and sides of a pot, acts as a windscreen, and conserves both fuel and time.

Though it’s not very available yet, putting a layer of thin sheet aerogel as insulation around the caldera cone would make it very efficient.

[Boogieman]

Plus, methanol is just a fancy name for wood alcohol. In a survival situation, if you can find wood, you probably don’t need methanol, and if you do, you can just set up a simple still and make as much as you want.

[Errant]

I haven't found camping stove any better than one of these when it comes to initial cost, efficiency, long life, reliability, economy, ease of use, availability of fuel, weight, and size.

[bgill]

[Marcella]

This is not a bargain (burns 2.5 hrs.). I bought cans of Safe Heat (made by Candle Lamp Co. and cheaper than Sterno) at Sams and one can burns for 6 hours. I have enough for a year and several Sterno stoves for the cans (they fit) so there is a sturdy cooking surface.

[SENTINEL]

Thanks for the info...And don't let these naysayers beat you down. Most of them are well off and don't have a clue what it means to be poor. I don think they mean well, and are techincally rigt often. If all you have is .99 this is a great plan.

I hate to think, and I see it all the time especially with firearms, that "gear snobbery" would convince someone that NOTHING is better than SOMETHING. Most can't afford the best, so get what you can, and train, trian, train! Upgrade later if there is time or money.

Peace.

[SENTINEL]

...I DO think they mean well...

[SpinnerWebb]

I carry a biolite. Uses wood, and charges USB compatibles with the excess energy.

[ansel12]

I have a collection of at least 15 backpacking stoves including military models, of course they cover all the fuels and cartridges, including passive wood burning and fan assisted wood burning (ZZ Stoves for example).

One way I justify the convenience and expense (the luxury) of models like the propane cartridge type, or this chafing fuel type (interestingly, the type I don’t own yet), is for situations where I might be sick or injured, during a time of enduring the flu, or food poisoning, or a bout with bad water, or an injury, in that situation I would need simplicity in cooking, or boiling water.

In some situations keeping odors to a minimum might be a consideration.

What is the shelf life of this product?

[American in Israel]

Just set the lid on top, after it cools press it back on.

[virgil283]

"Is there a way to make your own refills using rubbing alcohol?...probably not with rubbing alcohol, which is alcohol diluted with water....you might try 90% alcohol from the paint department at a hardware store ????? [becareful]

[Excellence]

I saw them on the Walmart discount shelf.