Make Your Own Gelled Alcohol!

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Make Your Own Gelled Alcohol! Three years ago when the great covid hoax started, I had a lot of extra time on my hands as I am certain most of you did as well. I discovered Hiram Cook's RU-vid channel ( / @mrhiramcook ). He Is a DIY Stove Guru! I watched several of his videos on gelled alcohol fuel and made a big batch of my own. The gelled alcohol fuel worked very well as a fuel alternative to solid fuel tabs when intense heat is not needed nor desired.
I purchased Esbit's rectangular solid fuel cook set and quickly found that the stove portion of the set was limited, as it's size only afforded the use of solid fuel tabs. Solid fuel tabs have a lot of drawbacks. One of which is the heat is so intense that you can really only boil water with the thing. I experimented with gelled Sterno fuel in an Altoids tin and it worked great for actual cooking with the set. However the Sterno fuel was expensive and isn't available everywhere.
I tried the Gelled Alcohol that Hiram taught me to make in an Altoids tin and It worked great! I can make my own gelled alcohol at a fraction of the cost of gelled Sterno and with the mount of the primary ingredient (calcium acetate) I have enough material on hand to make over 100 gallons of the stuff!
Hiram hasn't posted a video in 6 years, but the vast catalog of video's he has posted are all worth watching for any and all camp stove enthusiast.
Links:
Calcium Acetate: amzn.to/3qfrvM6
Esbit Lightweight Solid Fuel stove and Camping Cookware Set: amzn.to/47ku9Rq

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@PeteOutdoors1 10 месяцев назад

Never eat in your tent. Bear safety rule number 1. Also, never have anything burning in your tent.

@boonedockery7220 10 месяцев назад

I will pin your comment. Thanks for the advice!

@PeteOutdoors1 10 месяцев назад

@@boonedockery7220 Thank you.

@168Diplomat 7 месяцев назад

Never stayed in a hot tent have you?

@user-jn2gc8fk6q 7 месяцев назад

We don't have bears in the UK, so no, it is not a problem

@PeteOutdoors1 7 месяцев назад

@@168Diplomat I don't know why my answer was deleted. Is it because I referred to my channel where I show hot tent camping? Anyways, I do hot camping a lot, it's my favorite winter activity.

@clivedunning4317 6 месяцев назад

I was told by my Sgt Major many,many years ago that the reason Heximine gives off such noxious, smelly fumes is that when Heximine was first being used in the Korean War it was unscented and because of the extremely cold weather troops were using their cookers inside their dugouts. This resulted in carbon monoxide poisoning of those in the dugout. That's why the infamous smell was added , as a safety factor.

@boonedockery7220 6 месяцев назад

Interesting. I made the mistake of trying to make some coffee in my pup-tent with trioxane tabs when I was in the Army. It had a very similar affect as CS. Burning nostrils and eyes! Never made that mistake again. I have also seen soldiers burn themselves by picking up a burning tad. The flame is nearly invisible.

@mdsign001 6 месяцев назад

Same reason the gas we cook on (in the Netherlands at least) has an added and distinct smell to it, safety!

@BlackSoap361 6 месяцев назад

Hexamine naturally produces formaldehyde in any mildly acidic environment, such as if it touched your skin or got any food on it.

@MrGdg1969 6 месяцев назад

I think that fishy smell is a property of any hexamine fuel tablet. Old Soviet and new Russian-made tablets smells the same. No additional odorant needed. :) And yes, DO NOT burn hexamine (or any fuel at all) in a closed volume of air.

@lindasue8719 4 месяца назад

It's midnight and I should be sleeping, but no, I need to watch how to make gelled alcohol which just popped up on my feed 😂

@boonedockery7220 4 месяца назад

Hahahaaaaa!!!!! Well, we gotta do what we gotta do! Hahahaaaaaa!!!! Thanks for watching!

@jwilson9273 5 месяцев назад

Looks like good SHTF barter material... Mix batches into 1 pint Mason Jars with set of instructions and trade away.

@user-vh9bv7mp6e 6 месяцев назад

When working in the Army refueling Helicopters out in the field, we took C-ration can made vents using P38 can opener, poured dirt inside can and put Jet fuel in it, worked great for heating our meals.

@boonedockery7220 6 месяцев назад

That's Awesome!!!!! I love "Old School Can Do" Hacks!!!! Thank you VERY MUCH for sharing this!!!!!

@user-vh9bv7mp6e 6 месяцев назад

Thanks

@wingsandbeaksbirder2312 2 месяца назад

Well, shoot! ‘Fresh out of JET FUEL! 😂😂😂😊

@haydenc2742 6 месяцев назад

I just did the dried egg shell and vinegar method to make calcium acetate...now I just need to filter it, and boil it down to about 1/2 volume then mix with some alcohol! I ended up making 9 dz eggs for pickled eggs, took shells put on cookie sheet in oven set to lowest temp it would run for a few hours...then put shells in "the bullet" and powdered them...25gr powdered shells per 100ml of 5% vinegar(I actually doubled it)...let foaming stop, filter...boil down to 1/2 volume...then mix alcohol straight into the liquid...instant gelled alcohol :)

@boonedockery7220 6 месяцев назад

AWESOME!!!!! Did you post a video?????? This is on my list of things to do! Thank You!

@67wing Месяц назад

What quantity of alcohol to vinegar solution please?

@haydenc2742 Месяц назад

@@67wing umm...it's in the video I found on YT...unfortunately...I don't remember ru-vid.com?search_query=gelled+alcohol

@jackvoss5841 Месяц назад

Your option to get out of your tent in the rain is called a tarp. Fer instance, an A frame or plow point configuration with your tent door snugged up to it works well. Courtesy of Half Vast Flying

@kncochran1 10 месяцев назад

Reminds me of working with my "chemistry set" when I was a kid. Very cool video.

@boonedockery7220 10 месяцев назад

Yeah, those were the days! Merry Christmas Kid! Here's A Box Of Chemicals, Go Blow Something Up! Hahahahahaaaaa!!!!! Thank you, I can't get over how easy, cost effective and efficient this stuff is. Have a great weekend!

@rhettoracle9679 6 месяцев назад

Great recipe! I use Coghlans fuel tabs which don't have the fumes of the Esbit tabs. But in the tent, I use tea candles. I've added aluminum reflector plates to fill in the side gaps of my folding Esbit stove to reduce wind and keep heat under cooking pan. Peace

@boonedockery7220 6 месяцев назад

I use Coghlan's fuel tabs, they are top notch, especially for the price! I've never tried to cook with tea candles. I will have to give it a try. Thanks for sharing the tip!

@YodaWhat 6 месяцев назад

*Use a Catalytic Stove to avoid Carbon Monoxide poisoning.* You can attach your own wire cage extension to the existing wire cage they come with, so that you can put a cook pot over the clean heat. I have even heated a whole house that way for an entire winter with a Mr Heater Buddy and their extension hose to a 20-pound propane tank, enough for about 3 days of heating on the low heat setting. That heater is designed to be used even inside a tent, but it does need a bit of fresh air coming in since the combustion uses up oxygen in the air, as well as producing Carbon Dioxide that must be vented occasionally. I kept a 16-quart stainless steel pot half-full of water on a low boil the whole winter (which was very handy), and *none of the heat or humidity was wasted through venting, because the house itself was leaking air.* If possible, arrange to fasten the stove and even the pot to a wall, because you don't want it to tip over and spill. The Mr Heater Buddy will switch off automatically if it tips over, but it stays quite hot for several minutes and you don't want it to ignite anything combustible in the area. *Also, use a CO detector just in case, because you really can kill yourself and your whole family with Carbon Monoxide poisoning.*

@iguanapete3809 6 месяцев назад

1967, U.S. Army, Germany, winter, guard duty. we burned denatured alcohol to stay warm in the guard shack.

@MidnightMaker 7 месяцев назад

Wow, did not know this until YT recommended your video. This would also make an easy fire starter. Put a tablespoon of gel under some tinder and away you go!

@boonedockery7220 7 месяцев назад

Thank You! I agree, it would make a great fire starter. RU-vid is a fickle beast as far as channel visibility goes. I'm glad they recommended my channel and I hope you find a dew more of my videos that you like.

@jessicasmith8217 Месяц назад

Loved this! Thank you so much!

@hanelyp1 4 месяца назад

A correction, the ash will be calcium oxide, the acitate being burned off. Throw it into vinegar to make more calcium acitate.

@jamesellsworth9673 10 месяцев назад

I imagine that spreading the fuel over the bottom of the Altoids tin would even out the heat and also minimize the unburned fuel. It could be interesting to do a side-by-side comparison of this product and the Perlite version.

@boonedockery7220 10 месяцев назад

I think I'll do that. Someone else asked me to do a side by side comparison of the perlite with a Trangia burner as well. It's on my List!

@fookingsog 6 месяцев назад

Gel seems like it would be more of a controlled burn!!!

@KallePihlajasaari 6 месяцев назад

@@boonedockery7220 I think a combined calcium acetate AND Perlite might be the way to prevent spills in even old mix.

@SGT_RPGames 5 месяцев назад

spreading the fuel out will minimize unburnt fuel but also shorten burn time so you will need to use slightly more fuel to account for the larger surface area

@dfanman1 7 месяцев назад

I want to thank you for this video yours is the best and most exact instructions on how to make this stuff on RU-vid that I could find.

@boonedockery7220 7 месяцев назад

Thank You! I get lucky once in a while!

@Olyphoto7 10 месяцев назад

Cool project! Thanks for sharing 😊

@boonedockery7220 10 месяцев назад

Awesome, I'm glad you liked it! Thanks for watching!

@robbomber984 6 месяцев назад

Mix both together ,love it thanks

@boonedockery7220 6 месяцев назад

Thank You!

@1incutheta 6 месяцев назад

Cool! Thanks!

@3mikeywynn 3 месяца назад

Thank you so much for this video.

@boonedockery7220 3 месяца назад

You are so welcome!

@timothywilliams8907 4 месяца назад

Thank you so much for sharing this. I can't wait to try it out myself.

@boonedockery7220 4 месяца назад

My Pleasure! Thanks for watching and commenting!

@user-qk1cx6gs2z 6 месяцев назад

Good & helpful. Thanks!

@boonedockery7220 6 месяцев назад

You're welcome!

@phila1714 6 месяцев назад

Very cool thanks for the vid definitely gonna try this out cuz I love my sterno set up

@boonedockery7220 6 месяцев назад

Have fun!

@snaponjohn100 6 месяцев назад

Can’t believe all the drama. Thanks for showing this. It’s very useful.

@boonedockery7220 6 месяцев назад

Tell me about it..... I am grateful you appreciate the information!

@azokalum 4 месяца назад

Thanks for this gem!

@boonedockery7220 4 месяца назад

My pleasure!

@mryoung8586 2 месяца назад

Home depot has 30% vinegar, and the feed store has crushed oyster shells. This stuff comes out so concentrated, crystals grow everywhere! Doing it right now👍

@TAVAAR7 10 месяцев назад

The calcium is also good for putting on your garden at the end ofna grow season to help replenish the soil. 😁 Never thought of using some as a wick though

@boonedockery7220 10 месяцев назад

We raise laying hens and we always throw our egg shells in the compost. At the end of Fall we put a layer of the compost over our soil. After tilling in the Spring you can barely see a recognizable egg shell. So I guess I've been adding calcium acetate to my garden for years and never ever thought about it. I guess Bob Ross would call that a "Happy Accident"! I'm no chemist, had it not been for watching Hiram Cook's video, I never would have known about it. Hiram hasn't posted a video in 7 years. He is a GURU with DIY camp stoves and fuels. If you haven't checked his channel out, It's well worth your time. www.youtube.com/@MrHiramCook/featured

@desertcoyote8291 6 месяцев назад

I have used esbit tabs, gelled stereo, Kojin alcohol stove, and even as a stick stove rarely. It’s nice to have options

@Z-Ack 6 месяцев назад

Speaking gibberish..

@timyates807 6 месяцев назад

l love it ! . im glad i stumbled across your channel . im saving this one lol . being i make alcohol now and then its a perfect combo . thanks for sharing take care

@boonedockery7220 6 месяцев назад

Awesome! I'm very pleased you liked it! Thank You!

@markfergerson2145 6 месяцев назад

When I was ten years old I got a model working steam engine for Christmas. It used tiny cans of Sterno as fuel, and actually made steam. It took a little too long for the impatient child that I was, so since I already knew that fire needed air, I experimented with altering the vents that let air into the “firebox”. I found that enlarging them didn’t help, but constricting them with aluminum foil did. I didn’t keep notes but I did find the optimum vent sizes to get steam quicker, though it used up the Sterno faster too. I’ve never used solid fuel stoves myself because a friend used one in my presence and it stank as you say. I bet that if you fiddled with the openings on that stove using aluminum foil you could get it to easily boil water in under ten minutes.

@boonedockery7220 6 месяцев назад

I will have to experiment with this theory. Thanks for sharing it!

@stefan0ro 6 месяцев назад

Shortcut to this, grind some egg shells, mix them with vinegar, wait for it to bubble up, strain through a coffee filter. There you have it, calcium acetate + water. Then mix in the alcohol, preferably food grade ethyl alcohol so it's non toxic.

@boonedockery7220 6 месяцев назад

THANK YOU!!!!!

@nevyngould1744 6 месяцев назад

So is the calcium acetate reusable? If so it seems to be more a catalyst than anything.

@stefan0ro 6 месяцев назад

@@nevyngould1744your message got me curious, and in a random chemistry reddit thread, found this: "Calcium acetate itself will decompose only at about 400 C, releasing acetone, and leaving behind insoluble calcium carbonate, that is white". Ethyl alcohol flame has about ~1920 °C (~3500F). I don't think there will be anything reusable left, except powdered eggshells (calcium carbonate). Which I guess could be re-mixed with vinegar, until it bubbles up again, strained, mixed again with alcohol. I might even try to do this, one of these days, to see what happens.

@nevyngould1744 6 месяцев назад

Thank you for that. 👍

@tikkidaddy 7 месяцев назад

Once this is burned it converts to calcium carbonate (eggshell again) and a small amount of acetone which further fuels the fire

@boonedockery7220 7 месяцев назад

Cool! Thank you!

@JonasReppo 5 месяцев назад

Does it mean , you can recycle the use of it again? like adding Vinegar or Acetic acid??? 😮

@pinklickpony7162 3 месяца назад

So is calcium carbonate the same as calcium acetate?

@denofearthundertheeverlast5138 6 месяцев назад

Forget the boil test...we need a fry test with a thin stainless steel skillet like the ones that come in mess kits.

@boonedockery7220 6 месяцев назад

I have several videos in which I cook with the Gelled Fuel. Several after I posted this video.

@theaussienurseflipper.8113 6 месяцев назад

Great idea mate, cheers Graham

@boonedockery7220 6 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it

@seankelly1291 5 месяцев назад

"...That's the Berries" I'm gonna borrow that! Also, I think lastic might be better than mason jar lids on this one. I would be worried about rust. Great recipe! Thank you. Seems like with 2 heaping tablespoons you can really cook an egg and a can of soup. That's amazing.

@boonedockery7220 5 месяцев назад

Thanks! I'm glad you liked it! You'll need to play with the amount you need for different items you cook. Altitude and temperature will be factors that can affect burn time and heat.

@nataliegist2014 5 месяцев назад

You can get plastic lids

@andrewallason4530 4 месяца назад

You can also get glass mason jar lids. They have a metal screw, that can often be removed when your food is vacuum sealed, but should stay on in this case.

@general5104 4 месяца назад

I LOVE YOUR CONTENT I subbed. Bill, from Tn. 🇺🇸

@boonedockery7220 4 месяца назад

Thank you very much! Welcome to the family Bill! I LOVE Tennessee!

@kuzadupa185 5 месяцев назад

I had a hard time seeing you at first because you perfectly melded in with the backround camo Great info, gonna try making tomorrow for uocoming winter camp trip

@boonedockery7220 4 месяца назад

😅😆😄👍

@jurgenbartels2743 10 месяцев назад

Pretty cool video, will give it a try.

@boonedockery7220 10 месяцев назад

It's really awesome stuff. Have fun!

@melissahoffman4687 10 месяцев назад

I love how you turned that Esbit solid fuel stove into a multifuel stove! You can use twigs, alcohol, and possibly propane or butane. Want to test the stove on how it does with a gas canister?

@boonedockery7220 9 месяцев назад

The key issue/impediment is the depth of the actual stove section. It is quite shallow and finding a gas burner to fit in it may be very difficult to impossible. Using the provided stove may not be very effective as a twig stove as there is only one opening to provide oxygen to feed the flame. Also being aluminum, the intense heat of an uncontained flame in the stove could cause metal fatigue and shorten the lifespan of the stove.

@SomeBuddy777 3 месяца назад

Newly subscribed. Great info 👍

@boonedockery7220 3 месяца назад

Awesome! Thank you and welcome to the family!

@SomeBuddy777 3 месяца назад

@@boonedockery7220 My family and I look forward to viewing more of your videos and putting them to use in these coming days. May God bless you in all that you endeavor to do, my friend. ✝️

@SGT_RPGames 5 месяцев назад

I suggest that if you think the older fuel is too loose, you might be able to tighten it up by adding more Calcium Acetate. You would have to experiment as to the proper amount because it's augmenting already produced fuel but it should firm it up.

@boonedockery7220 5 месяцев назад

I tried that with little success. I don't mind to sloppy batch too much. It still burns but just a little hotter until the liquid alcohol burns off.

@andrewallason4530 4 месяца назад

Mixing the calcium with white vinegar (instead of water) and then boiling off about half of the residual volume (water content), this makes calcium acetate, before adding the alcohol, will give a better mix. Also, plain white chalk will be almost pure calcium carbonate, and is easily crushed in a mortar, or you can dissolve limestone in the vinegar to make the calcium acetate.

@boonedockery7220 4 месяца назад

Thanks, I will have to look into that!

@davt8615 9 месяцев назад

Awesome stuff buddy, can imagine it will have a decent shelf life once stored 👍

@boonedockery7220 9 месяцев назад

The older batch has separated a bit but burns perfectly.

@user-qt7bi4cw6q 7 месяцев назад

I mix it too haha was sooo nice

@hagman1077 5 месяцев назад

Cool video- Im going to make some of this.

@boonedockery7220 5 месяцев назад

Thank you! It's inexpensive, easy and effective!

@tomjohnson7622 6 месяцев назад

Thanks that's a good thing to know. I imagine a circular burner with draft holes would burn better than in a rectangular unvented tin

@SurvivalistChick 6 месяцев назад

Another clever idea.

@boonedockery7220 6 месяцев назад

Thank you

@Greg_M1 4 месяца назад

Interesting. Thanks for demo'ing the gelled alcohol method. I don't believe you ever stated WHY one would prefer gelled alcohol. In my backcountry experience, typically at 10,000 ft ASL, I get 12 oz of water to boil w/ just straight denatured alcohol in 10 minutes... which is how long the alcohol lasts, coincidentally. So why gel? Does it carry well in the backcountry, i.e. it doesn't need refrigeration, right? So, why? Thanks.

@boonedockery7220 4 месяца назад

I do not use the gelled alcohol to boil water. I use it to cook with (frying, and sauteing) as the heat produced is lower than straight denatured alcohol.

@DollopussD 9 месяцев назад

I made my own solid fuel stove that uses cardboard and candlewax. I have an aluminium folding fire surround for using it outside too. I made it from a travel sweets (candy) tin and an offcut block of wood. I upgraded it the other day to use cardboard and recycled candlewax, as yet untested.

@boonedockery7220 9 месяцев назад

VERY COOL!!!!

@kylewilkinson6975 6 месяцев назад

The problem with cardboard and wax firebox is the time for it to cool down to pack it away. Plus, there is high smoke and suet on pots.

@MikeycatOutdoors 6 месяцев назад

I used to mix green mentholated rubbing alcohol and packs of clear gelatin mix in the home canning section to make my own sterno style fuel.

@boonedockery7220 6 месяцев назад

Very Cool!

@survivalcomms 4 месяца назад

Excellent. Now I can refill those surplus swiss M71 stoves. Thanks for sharing !

@boonedockery7220 4 месяца назад

Perfect!!!!

@cordellkent4790 7 месяцев назад

Thanks

@jasonjohnson6344 7 месяцев назад

Good explanation of the process. I’ve made my own gel fuel using acetone and styrofoam and it’s fine for outdoors but this would be better for rainy days in the tent. It seems that using a second altoids tin as a spacer would get the heat closer to the pot Have you tried using a tin with the lid still attached and closing the lid to extinguish the flame for conserving fuel once the flame is no longer needed? Great video.

@boonedockery7220 7 месяцев назад

I made this specifically for my rectangular Esbit cook set. The space between the pot and flame is near perfect.

@theaussienurseflipper.8113 6 месяцев назад

I would like to seeing you do it with the eggshells maybe next video mate, thanks Graham

@kokopelau6954 6 месяцев назад

If you want to burn alcohol in your tent buy the indoor stove type. No poisonous fumes. Any other type of denatured alcohol is dangerous to breathe or drink. Of course Everclear would also work

@almirria6753 5 месяцев назад

I still have my old Sterno stove that I got in the 1980s during my first tour in the Marine Corps at 29 Palms Ca along with a couple of canteen cups that I used for everything

@boonedockery7220 5 месяцев назад

I had one of those too! I have no idea what happened to it?????

@AK.Navy.Veteran 5 месяцев назад

What I did with the batch I made I either added cotton balls, or the kitty litter that’s looks like goose turds. 3D Printed 2x2x1” cubs with TPU seal top. Place either cotton ball or kitty litter on containers. Fuel becomes more like the solid tablets.

@boonedockery7220 5 месяцев назад

VERY COOL! Thanks for sharing that!

@humai771 5 месяцев назад

Do you still mix calcium?

@Gator-357 20 дней назад

I use either pearlite in a tin or the gel from disposable diapers. They both work pretty well, although, the pearlite works better.

@CombatDoc54 6 месяцев назад

I do the same thing except a lot easier and quicker. Alcohol absorbed with dryer lint and mixed with corn starch. So much easier.

@boonedockery7220 6 месяцев назад

Very Cool! Thanks for sharing this!

@awyeagames 8 месяцев назад

Chemistry is a lot of fun

@shaunhall6834 3 месяца назад

I love that alcohol dispenser!

@boonedockery7220 3 месяца назад

The Trangia fuel bottles are amazing!

@davidtiner4094 10 месяцев назад

Brother John, we see a new side to you. Didn't know that you were a chemist. I find this new to me fuel to be intriguing and much better than any solid fuel I have ever used. I agree with you that solid fuel is smelly and makes a mess of the cook pot, but it is convenient to carry. And speaking of carrying, how do you transport this conveniently? Inquiring minds want to know! Great teaching video my friend!

@boonedockery7220 10 месяцев назад

Thank You Brother David! I have a large bin filled with all kinds of recycled containers. I used one shaped like a giant test tube with a screw on cap. it was perfect to cook two meals with.

@lagunafishing 6 месяцев назад

Eggshells are composed of calcium carbonate - NOT acetate! Also if cooking inside your tent, only use methanol as it burns clean giving off no harmful C02 gases.

@digdouglasdig 4 месяца назад

You can make calcium acetate by dissolving egg shells in 30% vinegar.

@anonymous_friend 6 месяцев назад

9:51 look at his pocket. a spider crawls out and around 😂

@willcool713 6 месяцев назад

Adding gelatin (or probably agar, too) to the water and acetate helps it set up better. Adding a little lamp oil, Zippo lighter fluid to the alcohol helps it burn hotter. I have no idea about ratios, but we used it to refill our Sterno containers in Boy Scouts, back in the '70's, when Sterno was common for backpacking. (Those Sterno cans fit inside old soda cans perfectly, so you could make stove stands easily.) I remember adding too much fuel could ruin an entire batch and it wouldn't set up.

@boonedockery7220 6 месяцев назад

Great info! Thanks for sharing it!

@stevenbouchie521 6 месяцев назад

thanks for the vid hope to see a lot more it was a big help from steve in canada bc

@boonedockery7220 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching!

@markpinther9296 5 месяцев назад

From what I can tell, Hiram is no longer active on youtube. I think he died but I don’t know that for certain. He had a great channel and I learned a lot from him. Thanks for putting this one together

@boonedockery7220 4 месяца назад

That would be sad, if he has passed. He was a wealth of knowledge! I'll see if I can find some Hiram masterpieces to bring to newer audiences (giving him full credit of course!).

@drallcome100 4 месяца назад

😞

@christophersherratt7299 5 месяцев назад

Am from UK 🇬🇧 what I use is something very similar But what I did to get a full surface heat was cut up old bean can's in strips 50mm with a foot section 2 of them next to each other with 4mm distance for carbon felt then used old battery for fusion weld the tabs down then put some alcohol in stove burns brilliant felt never burns away you can use cooking oils But may need little help from alcohol to start it very easy to make

@boonedockery7220 4 месяца назад

Very cool! Thanks for sharing this!

@elizabethnegrete9325 6 месяцев назад

This video is great. I did not know you could make your own fuel. Can you make the step by step video with the eggs shells. I have tons of egg shells. II use them on my garden. Now i know i can make fuel.

@boonedockery7220 6 месяцев назад

It's on my massive list of things to film!

@chillaxter13 6 месяцев назад

I'm wondering if this would work with high test ethanol, so you could safely roast marshmallows over the flame. Might not get as hot, I have no clue, but would be plenty satisfying the kids when the location won't allow an open fire.

@boonedockery7220 6 месяцев назад

I honestly don't know. It would be worth testing!

@idee7896 6 месяцев назад

Best Prepper DIY

@boonedockery7220 6 месяцев назад

Thank You!

@BarryHope-bj5um 6 месяцев назад

Now, could you use powdered gelatin to help jelly your fuel?

@nickprague1481 10 месяцев назад

Great video and useful information. Is it possible to add more calcium acetate to you old batch to make it more solid?

@boonedockery7220 10 месяцев назад

You and I think alike! I tried that, yet it did not work on it's own, it only clumped up. I then tried scooping out the clumps and adding more solution, but it just made it more watery. It still burns great, just doesn't have the consistency it did before.

@DollopussD 9 месяцев назад

You got a blue flame out of it! Wow!

@boonedockery7220 9 месяцев назад

Yes! I was very surprised AND delighted!

@ImapatriotUSA 6 месяцев назад

The blue color is from the burning alcohols may be 15:59 : methanol (don't drink it), ethanol, propanol, isopropanol (rubbing alcohol), etc.

@Chris-em2qc 2 месяца назад

A wood fire outside might be better. And if you have bears, it might scare them

@terryqueen3233 10 месяцев назад

It appears that it is most effective and very simple thank you very much for the chemistry lesson. In the words of a cook I used to watch, and for the life of me his name escapes me, don't cut yourself don't burn yourself I see you and it is not Justin Trudeau, at least I think that was the name of that Cajun Cook. I think you put a link to those green containers that you have there in the last video you did so I'm going to check otherwise I wish you would send me a link to them I love those things. Thanks for the video brother. PS you must not have had any bloopers this time

@boonedockery7220 10 месяцев назад

The Cajun Cook was Justin Wilson. I LOVED His cooking program! It was on our local PBS channel for years. Here's the link for the fuel bottles. amzn.to/3q3jzxq I actually didn't have time to edit a blooper segment, I'll try to get one for the next one for you! Have a great weekend Brother!

@terryqueen3233 10 месяцев назад

@@boonedockery7220 that's right it was on PBS, thanks for jogging my memory. I went back to your previous video and you did put a link and I did go and get me a couple of those I love those things and thanks for the link you put in this comment. There is great changes in store for me, I may tell you about it here before too long. I will have a good time this weekend and I certainly hope you do too.

@boonedockery7220 10 месяцев назад

@@terryqueen3233 Prayers for you and your "great changes" Brother! God Bless! John

@timsmith9169 4 месяца назад

Even be used as a for starter 👍🇺🇸

@boonedockery7220 4 месяца назад

Yes!👍

@michaelnasser8697 9 месяцев назад

That is an ingenious idea. Thank you for taking the time to explain and show how to make it. Some of use need visual aids, lol.

@boonedockery7220 9 месяцев назад

Thank You! I am a 95% visual learner! I can read about how to do something twelve times before I get it right. Show me how to do it, then let me do it, then I've got it!

@michaelnasser8697 9 месяцев назад

@@boonedockery7220 yep, that’s me, lol

@longrider42 День назад

I'm going to make some of this stuff, but I will use Chalk to make my gel fuel. I will use a old Stainless Steel 1/4 measuring cup to hold the fuel. Nice, but how do you transport it in small portions, to burn in your stove? Can you freeze it into say cubes? And then wrap in foil or plastic?

@jamescopeland5358 6 месяцев назад

Good video

@boonedockery7220 6 месяцев назад

Thank You!

@micksbiggestfan4006 4 месяца назад

Those of you that have a blender or food processor can save some time powdering the egg shells. Neat video.

@haydenc2742 6 месяцев назад

I wonder if you added a bit of calcum acetate to the jar and shake up to see if it would re-solidify more

@scottgorman7166 6 месяцев назад

Very cool.....excellent idea for backpack or hunting backpack emergency fire starter. Can you order smaller containers of the Calcium Acetate? Do you have a link for the Calcium?

@boonedockery7220 6 месяцев назад

I am confident you can purchase Calcium Acetate in smaller containers. I posted a link to the size I ordered in the video description.

@DannyB-cs9vx 6 месяцев назад

I am curious if you could add alcohol to the used portion left in the tin to make another batch. In other words can the used mixture be reconstituted, or does the calcium get damaged in the fire.

@boonedockery7220 6 месяцев назад

This is an excellent idea for further experimentation. I have never tried recycling the calcium.

@greenmtnprepper9241 6 месяцев назад

If egg shells are used, same 1/4 c.? Plus anything else (vinegar)?

@boonedockery7220 6 месяцев назад

I will have to do a little more research and post a video of the process. Then I will be able to answer your question.

@becca318 7 месяцев назад

🇺🇸🙋‍♀️🐴👍🏻🍃 Woww, this is amazing to me and very interested in making my own, so I saved this video. Subscribed!

@boonedockery7220 7 месяцев назад

Thank You Becca!

@Pygar2 10 месяцев назад

Now if I could find 2 or 3 liter prepops worth the money, to carry the gel. They always charge more than a full bottle of soda, for the unpopped bottle blank!

@boonedockery7220 10 месяцев назад

You Are Correct! I bought several a while back and thought I got a good deal. They are nearly double the price that I paid then, now.

@slee2819 5 месяцев назад

The Walter White of boon docking.

@boonedockery7220 5 месяцев назад

"Breaking Bushcraft"

@elizabethnegrete9325 6 месяцев назад

Is it safe to use indoors for cooking?

@ForestRJ 4 месяца назад

Love it and I scanned the comments to see if you referred to how many TBSP it took to make the 2/3 quart Gel. What I am thinking if making a Quart or maybe near a Gallon. I have friends who bushcraft and making little jars of it sounds like a great gift idea. But I don't want to make tiny amounts at a time, rather make a large amount an just scoop and seal. I think you get the idea. Doing the math I think I am right for 1 full QT (or near that), I am thinking 2 cups Distilled Water (4 to a qt), 1 Cup Calcium Acetate and 4 Tbsp of Denatured Alcohol?

@boonedockery7220 4 месяца назад

Just keep the ratios the same and you should be good to make as large a batch as you wish.

@carolesimpson1474 21 день назад

Is it good to the lungs And can you use a tuna can for burning the tbsp?

@andyvonbourske6405 6 месяцев назад

you should see if it's possible to recycle the calcium that is left over from the gel after you burn it. that would be great and i think it might just work

@boonedockery7220 6 месяцев назад

I will.

@Madamjonibee 5 месяцев назад

Add it to garden soil. Egg shells have been used like that

@TeamCrazyAwesome2023 7 месяцев назад

Great video thanks! Watched a couple of times but didn't catch what specific type of alcohol was used?

@boonedockery7220 7 месяцев назад

Thank You! I used denatured alcohol.

@TeamCrazyAwesome2023 7 месяцев назад

Thanks so much!

@peterpiper487 4 месяца назад

Vegetable oil (Crisco, for instance) does not smell bad and doesn't have noxious, poisonous vapors.

@robgilbert4556 7 месяцев назад

Would the gel set and combine better if you stirred and had a whirl pool when adding the water calcium acetate mixture.?

@boonedockery7220 6 месяцев назад

It thickens rapidly. I don't think I could create a vortex quickly enough.

@Donaldperson7 6 месяцев назад

Can you use jello or gelatin, and mix alcohol or vodka? To make a jelly like burning stove?

@boonedockery7220 6 месяцев назад

Gelatin is not stable in higher temperatures and collagen which gelatin is made of is not a wicking agent. That being said, Very High proof Vodka could easily work like the British Dragon Fire in cooler temperatures and serve as a anti-viral hand sanitizer AND consumable (for whatever reason one would wish to consume Very High Proof Alcohol) . The ultimate Bushcrafting Jello Shot! Thanks for sharing this!

@scotty3114 6 месяцев назад

Food in tent, hello Mr. Bear!

@boonedockery7220 6 месяцев назад

Not too much of an issue here but that is something one should be aware of depending on location!

@vivianastridge2167 6 месяцев назад

I found your video of much interest. Some years ago I came across a video illustrating the making of solid fuel cells using kieselguhr and methanol but as this was on no interest to me at the time I did not a note of the instructions. I am now interested in the solid fuel cell due to the cost of cooking gas having insanely gone up in the third world country where I live. Would you know of this method and the proportions, the type of container etc etc. I hope you will be able to help me out.

@boonedockery7220 6 месяцев назад

I'm sorry, I've never attempted to make my own solid fuel. However, I will look and if I find something that works, I'll post a DYI video about it.

@mutantryeff 5 месяцев назад

Wondering if a pure powdered soap like (I think) Lux pure soap flakes would also work to make a variation of this gelled alcohol. I think the soap flakes would burn and likely absorb alcohol. Not sure how it would release the energy.

@boonedockery7220 5 месяцев назад

Haven't gotta clue....