Hi Roger;

In article , Roger Long says...

Anyone know if stove fuel alcohol is the same stuff used medically? Back
when I was flying, my vet flying buddy used to pour gallons of alcohol from
his animal clinic on the wings to deice them. At that price, this would be
cheap fuel. I'm sure there is a cheaper way to feed these stoves than the
stuff from a marine supply store.

Has anyone experimented with alternate fuels for the Origo?

I use methyl hydrate that I buy at my local hardware store.

Some interesting comments about different fuels are
http://zenstoves.net/Stoves.htm scroll down to find the fuel section.

Your friend's alcohol is likely pure enough to work just fine.

Good Luck!
sdg Bayfield 29 "Discovery"