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Poll: Which is most economical to cook with for multifuel stoves?
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Which is most economical to cook with for multifuel stoves?

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So far I never owned a petrol burner (exept my bike). There was very cheap food ready to eat available in Africa, Southamerica and Asia just at the side of the road for less then 1 Dollar per portion. For Europa i used a 5 Euro Gascooker made in Chine
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So far I never owned a petrol burner (exept my bike). There was very cheap food ready to eat available in Africa, Southamerica and Asia just at the side of the road for less then 1 Dollar per portion. For Europa i used a 5 Euro Gascooker made in Chine
Agreed... But without caffeine first thing in the morning you might as well set fire to my tent and put a headstone up next to it.

I'd carry BBQ and a 10kg bag of charcoal if it guaranteed me a brew in the morning.
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Standard unleaded in my Coleman. Never used anything else in 8 years. Running like a beast.. FI cleaner every now and then is all you need.
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I run my msr on alcohol normally meths or rubbing alcohol but have used vodka once!

the burn is very clean too not sooty! Very efficient and very hot!

failing that I use gas but you can not take the canisters on a plane!


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I use pump gas in all my MSR stoves, Simmerlite, Whisperlite and Dragonfly. Never a problem.
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My new MSR Dragonfly arrived yesterday. With all the info in here, all should well. Cheers
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Technically I should have voted for kerosene as being most economical. It has more energy in every drop and the cost makes it more economical. Cost comparisons can give different results in other places or times.

But it is harder to light and takes longer to warm up to operating temperatures. I answered unleaded in your poll because it is just easier to work with and I usually fill the bike's 20-litre tank late in the day.

I prefer Primus Omni-lite over the Coleman I had.

I also used plenty of unleaded in a Svea 123 with only mild clogging -- it would clear up after sputtering a bit longer than when burning Coleman fuel.
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After using standard 'pump' petrol in my colemans for the last 7-8 years I finally had a failure.

The generator finally blocked and could not be unblocked where I was. Considering the abuse and crap fuel this thing has been running on, I'm seriously impressed it lasted this long.

Of course, I could have/should have a spare generator with me (£15 on ebay and 5 minutes to fit). I have one now.


However, once home I managed to clear the old one out. I removed the generator pipe and soaked it in solvent for an hour.

I then used my MAP Blow torch (Propane/acetelyne mix available from any hardware store) and attacked the generator. I got it glowing red. Far hotter than the stove can burn. The carbon deposits jetted and 'whisped' out of the pipe. It's like new now. Obviously not a campsite fix but shows you can clear them.

Total respect for these stoves. I've just bought a new Coleman 442 Feather Stove for my next travels. A little smaller with the same gubbins.
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I bought this a while ago. It was much fun for having a fire in the evening the first few times. Trying to cook on it failed. Tried to get a fire going with some tinder and a spark. That was a hungry night...

It's lightweight, easy to stack and quite stable. No risk of potatoes rolling in the grass...

Anyone else using something like this?
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Yes and IMHO, it's one the best wood gasification stoves out there- better than my original Bushbuddy which was great but did not have a sufficiently large enough burn chamber so had to be fed too often-
Lightweight and very efficient-
Fits packed inside an SS-MSR tin
The secret in lighting these is to use tiny tinder- a common mistake is to try to light a too large a piece of wood from cold.
Bring the heat up steadily then add larger pieces- and watch the magic of wood gasification (see pic)
If using 4 wheels, I carry pine kitty litter- ( so I am always sure to get a fire going even if I can't find any wood / dung lying around) one fill up cooks for 80 minutes!
Dung fires are brilliant in terms of recycling- add cow dung ( burns hotter) to horse or camel dung. Adds a distinctive flavour too !
Three cheapo tent pegs anchor it through the bottom holes for greater stability.
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Oh wow! I never got it burning so well! I'll give it try soon again. Perhaps the secret lies in the litter because 80 minutes!! I usually struggle just to keep it going. .. but only used.. 5 times or so.

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Hi I have used coleman twin burner for 3 years now and have only put unleaded in it works fine. has any one used a mixture of fuels ie petrol/paraffin/diesel mix in same tank full
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Could've ended way worse! Lesson learned

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Just bought a Edilrid Hexon Multi fuel burner.

Should work on gas canisters and petrol. I've never used petrol before and to prevent the burning off my eyebrows. . I'm reading to manual. Damn, I feel old now.

Anyway, look forward to burn it and will post a short review later.

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Went to station, bought some fuel. Apparently did something very wrong because the lady was very angry with me and yelling in Mongolian at me. No idea why.. but the fuel was in the bottle already!

Tried the burner and it works good. Some things are unclear like a little handle that does... something? But it started good, after that it burns like crazy. The noise is really a downside for me, but that's will most petrol burners.

All in all, happy with it! Small, feels as indestructible, light weight, burns like hell. So, good stuff!

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