Trangia Cooking - Which boils water faster? Bio Ethanol or Methylated Spirit
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- čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
- In a reply to one of my older videos where I test burns times of these two fuels in a Trangia, I now perform a boil time test using the two fuels.
There is a surprising difference!
Good experiment.
I do think those of us that use alcohol burners are not really in to boil times though. To me it's like the difference between vinyl and CDs. A Jetboil (CD) will give you boiling water in a couple of minutes, but have you gained as much satisfaction as filling your alcohol stove (vinyl), letting it bloom and then listening to the crackle and hiss as it boils your water?
Also, I like to "cook" rather than boil water for a very expensive dehydrated meal. The alcohol stove with a simmer ring is perfect for me.
Horses for courses, there is no right or wrong.
Us an alluminium wind shield up to the lid. It will boil 3 mins earlier. Mine does.
I use the same brand of Bio ethanol and it soots so little I never bother adding water, I guess you did this to make the test fair.
This is why I mainly use gas, 2 cups of water in 1:30 when I want a brew I want it quickly.
Alcohol is great if one needs to be quiet though.
Good point. The fuel density is what sells me on the gas. I've also had the unfortunate experience of my alcohol leaking out of a bottle that came open on the trail. I'm considerably less worried about gas leaking out of a gas container. The noise is a drawback.
I suspect that, in the first test the burner was filled to a higher level in the trangia. An overfilled Trangia needs to burn off that extra fuel before it can flame up properly. I'm not saying that Bio fuel wouldn't have beat it anyway.
They had equal measured amounts of fuel.
Useful information, thanks.
I love my trangia, but the bulk of the fuel needed for a 4 day trip (without a way to top up in the field) eliminates them as an option for me most of the time. I never tried ethanol. Might give it a shot!
Doesnt adding water weaken the mix and therefore extend the boil time? Whats the point if bioethanol burns clean anyway?
Sometimes it does have a little spot for some people. Not sure why though mine never has. But a tiny touch of water in it stopped it from sooting any. Least based on others
I usually use the red bottle of Heat which I believe is mostly methanol. It doesn't soot. 99% isopropyl soots like crazy. I will try the water trick.
which one for indoor use, is less toxic when electricity is out in the winter?