I had to ask for it at an automotive parts store. They carried it, but it wasn't on the shelf. Hardware stores only carried red HEET. But I live in a mild-winter area; friends who live where it freezes in the winter said they have no trouble getting yellow HEET.
Denatured alcohol is widely available in gallons and quarts. Nobody wants to carry a gallon of fuel, but for a tour lasting more than a week, starting with a quart isn't ridiculous, especially since alcohol stoves burn more fuel per unit of heat than gas stoves. On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 7:13 AM, Lisa <ukulele.l...@mac.com> wrote: > Is yellow HEET still available? or is there some other common > automotive additive that's really just methanol / ethanol? > > Since I bought a Trangia stove this spring, I've been keeping an eye > out for HEET in roadside gas stations, truck stops, etc. They all > have ISO-HEET (red) but not the yellow methanol HEET. > > Perhaps yellow HEET is no longer of interest to drivers since gasoline > has ethanol added to it these days? > > Lisa > > On Aug 12, 12:19 am, Anne Paulson <anne.paul...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I recently bought a Trangia stove with the pot and frying pan set. >> Rivendell sells this fine product and recommends it for campouts. >> Based on my recent experimentation, I concur. Here's a report on my >> experiments: >> >> Water for a cup of tea boils quickly. I didn't time it, but something >> like four or five minutes, perfectly fine for a camping breakfast or >> for an afternoon warmup on a long cold ride. And unlike my MSR white >> gas stove which roars like a freight train, the Trangia is completely >> silent. >> >> But what about actual food? I tried pancakes, made with Krusteaz >> buttermilk pancake mix, on a sub-24. I brought along some Krusteaz in >> a ziplock. At the campsite, I mixed it with enough water to make a >> pourable batter, just stirring so that most but not all the lumps were >> gone (why yes, I do bring along a wire whisk when camping, why do you >> ask?). I used the Trangia without the simmer ring; pancakes cook >> fairly quickly. I made two or three little pancakes in the frying pan >> at a time, turning them over when the bubbles popped. Results: >> Delicious. I spread them with Nutella. >> >> Emboldened, I moved on to a biscuit. For this, I used a homemade mix >> of 1 cup flour, 1/4 cup powdered milk, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1/4 >> teaspoon salt,1 tablespoon Crisco. I mixed the dry ingredients >> together, then cut the Crisco in using two knives. (If I made a bigger >> batch, I'd mix in the Crisco in the food processor with six or eight >> quick pulses.) I took about 1/3 cup of the mix, and mixed in just >> enough water to make a stiff dough. I formed it into a biscuit-shaped >> round about half an inch thick, and cooked it in a lightly greased >> frying pan, covered with a makeshift aluminum-foil lid. I had to >> experiment with the simmer ring setting. The first time, I had it set >> in the completely open position, but that resulted in burned outsides >> and gummy insides. The simmer ring about half covered worked better. I >> cooked it about eight minutes on the first side, turned it over, and >> cooked it around five minutes on the second side. Result: delicious. I >> was home this time, so I put on butter and honey, but a biscuit like >> this would be good with dinner too. >> >> The biscuit mix would work well for pancakes too-- just add an egg if >> you have one, plus enough water to make a pourable batter and maybe a >> bit of sugar if you happen to have any. Then cook and enjoy. >> >> The small cookset, which is what I have, is really only adequate for >> one. I was able to boil spaghetti for one (about 1/6 lb) successfully, >> but when I tried spaghetti for two there wasn't enough room in the pot >> for the noodles plus the water to cook them. For two people, I >> recommend the bigger cookset. Cooking for a group of four or more, I >> recommend a gas stove. >> >> Here's the recommendation: If you do sub24s, buy a Trangia. They're >> simple, they're light, the whole cookset packs up in one neat small >> package*, they burn HEET** and denatured alcohol***, both readily >> available. >> >> * The Trangia comes with a screwtop so that if there is still fuel in >> the stove when you're finished cooking, you can snuff it out, let it >> cool down, then screw on the lid. However, unfortunately, you can't >> transport the stove (say, in your panniers) with alcohol in it, >> because it will leak, even with the screw top. I emailed Trangia to >> ask, and that's what they told me. So use up all your fuel in the >> morning. >> >> ** HEET in the yellow container. The red container HEET is the wrong stuff. >> >> *** but do not buy Sunnyside brand denatured alcohol, the house brand >> of Tru Value hardware stores. It smokes. >> >> -- >> -- Anne Paulson >> >> My hovercraft is full of eels > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- -- Anne Paulson My hovercraft is full of eels -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
