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Wilbur Hubbard

"Mark Borgerson" wrote in message
...
In article s.com,
llid says...

Alcohol for my pressure (Homestrand) two-burner stove is now about 14
bucks
a gallon - what a huge rip-off since it is the same crap they dilute
perfectly good gasoline with to make gasohol that sells cheaper than
alcohol-free gasoline.

So, I fooled the greedy *******s! I now burn gasohol in my alcohol stove.
I
mix it 50/50 and it not only burns hotter and boils water faster but it
will
turn way down for simmering without spitting and going out. (Oh, I
finally
figured out what caused the spitting. It's water in the alcohol that
condenses under the dome of the burner and erupts into steam from time to
time.)

Try it, you'll like it. Saves big bucks.

Does the mixture have the same safety advantage as pure alcohol---you
can put out a fire with water?

Probably not as gasoline will float on top of water and burn. That's what
fire 'B' extinguishers are for.

Wilbur Hubbard