Make Your Own Gelled Alcohol!

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  • @PeteOutdoors1
    @PeteOutdoors1 Год назад +198

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

    • @boonedockery7220
      @boonedockery7220  Год назад +34

      I will pin your comment. Thanks for the advice!

    • @PeteOutdoors1
      @PeteOutdoors1 Год назад +6

      @@boonedockery7220 Thank you.

    • @168Diplomat
      @168Diplomat Год назад +37

      Never stayed in a hot tent have you?

    • @ANDREWLewis-p9j
      @ANDREWLewis-p9j Год назад +49

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

    • @PeteOutdoors1
      @PeteOutdoors1 Год назад +18

      @@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
    @clivedunning4317 Год назад +141

    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
      @boonedockery7220  Год назад +24

      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
      @mdsign001 Год назад +22

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

    • @BlackSoap361
      @BlackSoap361 Год назад +13

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

    • @MrGdg1969
      @MrGdg1969 Год назад +10

      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.

    • @MaxC_1
      @MaxC_1 11 дней назад +1

      That smell of hexamine is a property of it. I have access to ultrapure hexamine and it just smells like rotten fish, not very strong of a smell however in its pure form. I make my own hexamine fuel tabs and they are only tad bit less smelly than commercial. Both of them still let out very toxic gases however

  • @jwilson9273
    @jwilson9273 Год назад +26

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

  • @lindasue8719
    @lindasue8719 11 месяцев назад +41

    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
      @boonedockery7220  11 месяцев назад

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

    • @cindykq8086
      @cindykq8086 5 месяцев назад +4

      I call it the "just one more" fallacy.

  • @EdsoleWoodard
    @EdsoleWoodard Год назад +39

    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
      @boonedockery7220  Год назад +8

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

    • @EdsoleWoodard
      @EdsoleWoodard Год назад +2

      Thanks

    • @wingsandbeaksbirder2312
      @wingsandbeaksbirder2312 9 месяцев назад +6

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

    • @carlcox7332
      @carlcox7332 6 месяцев назад +8

      Jet fuel is just highly refined kerosene

    • @michaelhrivnak1719
      @michaelhrivnak1719 2 месяца назад

      77 FOXTROT? Me too. But we never ate C-Rats in the field. With cases of beer, there was no room for them!

  • @haydenc2742
    @haydenc2742 Год назад +34

    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
      @boonedockery7220  Год назад +8

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

    • @67wing
      @67wing 8 месяцев назад

      What quantity of alcohol to vinegar solution please?

    • @haydenc2742
      @haydenc2742 8 месяцев назад

      @@67wing umm...it's in the video I found on YT...unfortunately...I don't remember
      ruclips.net/user/results?search_query=gelled+alcohol

  • @rhettoracle9679
    @rhettoracle9679 Год назад +19

    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
      @boonedockery7220  Год назад +4

      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!

  • @mryoung8586
    @mryoung8586 9 месяцев назад +12

    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👍

  • @j_freeman3230
    @j_freeman3230 4 месяца назад +8

    Pretty cool. Putting a lid on your pot will help it boil faster. Great demonstrations!

  • @dfanman1
    @dfanman1 Год назад +13

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

  • @kncochran1
    @kncochran1 Год назад +27

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

    • @boonedockery7220
      @boonedockery7220  Год назад +2

      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!

  • @iguanapete3809
    @iguanapete3809 Год назад +16

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

  • @jamesellsworth9673
    @jamesellsworth9673 Год назад +36

    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
      @boonedockery7220  Год назад +24

      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
      @fookingsog Год назад +2

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

    • @KallePihlajasaari
      @KallePihlajasaari Год назад +3

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

    • @SGT_RPGames
      @SGT_RPGames Год назад +5

      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

  • @snaponjohn100
    @snaponjohn100 Год назад +5

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

    • @boonedockery7220
      @boonedockery7220  Год назад +1

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

  • @hanelyp1
    @hanelyp1 11 месяцев назад +11

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

    • @claytonleach8848
      @claytonleach8848 2 дня назад

      Question The burnt ash - can it be mixed with alcohol and reused again for round 2 ? OK not sure how my question matched up with your answer . That is cool.
      Mix the ash with white vineger and the recipe for round 2.

  • @MikeycatOutdoors
    @MikeycatOutdoors Год назад +7

    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.

  • @MidnightMaker
    @MidnightMaker Год назад +12

    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
      @boonedockery7220  Год назад +8

      Thank You! I agree, it would make a great fire starter. RUclips 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.

    • @lissaestes7017
      @lissaestes7017 6 месяцев назад +3

      I just squirt a little hand sanitizer on a crumpled paper towel under my tinder. Great fire starter. My new favorite. It's just basically alcohol and gel.

  • @andrewallason4530
    @andrewallason4530 11 месяцев назад +3

    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.

  • @SGT_RPGames
    @SGT_RPGames Год назад +7

    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
      @boonedockery7220  Год назад +4

      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.

  • @seankelly1291
    @seankelly1291 Год назад +5

    "...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
      @boonedockery7220  Год назад +1

      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
      @nataliegist2014 11 месяцев назад +1

      You can get plastic lids

    • @andrewallason4530
      @andrewallason4530 11 месяцев 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.

    • @genkiferal7178
      @genkiferal7178 4 месяца назад

      there are plastic lids with silicone seals and also aluminum lids (no rust) with silicone seals sold separately.

  • @timothywilliams8907
    @timothywilliams8907 10 месяцев назад +2

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

    • @boonedockery7220
      @boonedockery7220  10 месяцев назад

      My Pleasure! Thanks for watching and commenting!

  • @stefan0ro
    @stefan0ro Год назад +6

    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
      @boonedockery7220  Год назад +2

      THANK YOU!!!!!

    • @GofuKyersen
      @GofuKyersen Год назад

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

    • @stefan0ro
      @stefan0ro Год назад +4

      ​@@GofuKyersenyour 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.

    • @GofuKyersen
      @GofuKyersen Год назад

      Thank you for that. 👍

  • @markfergerson2145
    @markfergerson2145 Год назад +7

    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
      @boonedockery7220  Год назад +1

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

  • @DollopussD
    @DollopussD Год назад +7

    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
      @boonedockery7220  Год назад +1

      VERY COOL!!!!

    • @kylewilkinson6975
      @kylewilkinson6975 Год назад +3

      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.

  • @melissahoffman4687
    @melissahoffman4687 Год назад +10

    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
      @boonedockery7220  Год назад +8

      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.

  • @christophersherratt7299
    @christophersherratt7299 11 месяцев назад +3

    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

  • @timyates807
    @timyates807 Год назад +2

    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

  • @Greg_M1
    @Greg_M1 11 месяцев назад +2

    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
      @boonedockery7220  11 месяцев назад +1

      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.

    • @jenniferpetrellicarslearni2265
      @jenniferpetrellicarslearni2265 18 дней назад

      Although I use both gel and liquid alcohol I prefer gel and I find it much easier to work with. Also some bioethanol fireplaces only take gel.

  • @almirria6753
    @almirria6753 Год назад +2

    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
      @boonedockery7220  Год назад +1

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

  • @jasonjohnson6344
    @jasonjohnson6344 Год назад +8

    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
      @boonedockery7220  Год назад +1

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

  • @survivalcomms
    @survivalcomms 11 месяцев назад +2

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

  • @kuzadupa185
    @kuzadupa185 11 месяцев назад +1

    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

  • @greenmtnprepper9241
    @greenmtnprepper9241 Год назад +3

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

    • @boonedockery7220
      @boonedockery7220  Год назад +2

      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.

  • @danglss76
    @danglss76 День назад

    Small vacuum tab on the mason jar would speed up and improve the alcohol take up process. When opening for the first time the take up is obvious . Thanks mista . This has been fun .

  • @phila1714
    @phila1714 Год назад +2

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

  • @RichBrownsChannel
    @RichBrownsChannel Год назад +3

    Why does it need to be gel'd? I've made alcohol stoves out of beer cans that use just alcohol, and they seem to work just fine. What is the advantage of gel?

    • @boonedockery7220
      @boonedockery7220  Год назад +2

      The intensity of the flame is much lower that pure alcohol. I made this gel and my perlite stove specifically for my Esbit rectangular cook set. most alcohol burners will not fit with enough room to burn properly. I use my perlite alcohol stove to boil water and my gelled alcohol fuel to cook with. PERFECT amount of heat to fry, sauté', without scorching or burning. It works better than my Trangia burner with simmer ring. That's why I use gelled alcohol and I made it because I wanted the experience of doing it and it's cheaper than Sterno, the closest manufactured equivalent.

    • @Greg_M1
      @Greg_M1 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@boonedockery7220 Still, no clear reason to use gelled alcohol. Only that you use it. So what is the advantage of using gelled alcohol? I don't see one.

    • @alancadieux2984
      @alancadieux2984 2 месяца назад

      Lower more controlled heat, and the alcohol won't evaporate away, it can be stored long term.​@@Greg_M1

    • @jenniferpetrellicarslearni2265
      @jenniferpetrellicarslearni2265 18 дней назад

      ​​@@Greg_M1I use both and the reason for me is that some alcohol stoves and fireplaces are only made for gel alcohol and not liquid. Although I use both I find gel much easier to work myself.

    • @wes326
      @wes326 2 дня назад

      The only advantage I see is safety, impossible to spill. You could also stuff a Sterno can with cotton swabs or fiberglass insulation and just use liquid alcohol instead of making a gel.

  • @chillaxter13
    @chillaxter13 Год назад +4

    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.

  • @BarryHope-bj5um
    @BarryHope-bj5um Год назад +4

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

    • @haxboi5492
      @haxboi5492 2 месяца назад +1

      Corn starch would be nice to try also

  • @scottgorman7166
    @scottgorman7166 Год назад +3

    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
      @boonedockery7220  Год 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.

  • @general5104
    @general5104 11 месяцев назад +2

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

    • @boonedockery7220
      @boonedockery7220  10 месяцев назад

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

  • @jasondundom1390
    @jasondundom1390 Год назад +2

    Neat, about how many eggshells will it take to make a cut of this fuel ? and will eggshells work as well as Calcium Acetate?

  • @TAVAAR7
    @TAVAAR7 Год назад +18

    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
      @boonedockery7220  Год назад +9

      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

  • @mutantryeff
    @mutantryeff Год назад +2

    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.

  • @azokalum
    @azokalum 11 месяцев назад +2

    Thanks for this gem!

  • @kencornine8787
    @kencornine8787 Год назад +1

    I have a couple questions for all you experienced folks.
    Can I increase the volume of material, but keep the ratios the same, to make a larger batch at once, or is there a reason to mix up smaller batches?
    Can the left over calcium acetate be reused after the burn, to recycle into a new batch?
    I’m just learning about all this and have already purchased all three ingredients. I haven’t mixed anything yet. Thanks in advance!!

    • @boonedockery7220
      @boonedockery7220  Год назад +1

      Yes, you can make large batches providing you keep the proportions.
      I have never tried to reuse the calcium acetate.
      I would recommend making a small batch first, then go for the 55 Gallon batch!

    • @kencornine8787
      @kencornine8787 Год назад

      @@boonedockery7220 lmao! Thank you so much for your help! I think I’ll do just that! Jk. I’ll keep you posted on the results!

  • @stopit4uca
    @stopit4uca Год назад +2

    What if you mix the perlite in with this mixed using them together. I think you have a lot more residual heat left over with the add perlite

    • @boonedockery7220
      @boonedockery7220  Год назад +2

      I have never tried this???????

    • @stopit4uca
      @stopit4uca Год назад

      Be waiting for your next video to see how it turns out

  • @jiujitsuforall8627
    @jiujitsuforall8627 10 месяцев назад +1

    I watched your perlite video and was intrigued with the possibilities. Have you or anyone else tried combining the perlite method WITH the gelled fuel??? What would happen? Is there anything to be gained there? I was hoping that using both together might give you a more consistent, longer lasting flame?

    • @boonedockery7220
      @boonedockery7220  10 месяцев назад

      The perlite needs liquid alcohol to create the controlled burn.

  • @ForestRJ
    @ForestRJ 11 месяцев назад +3

    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
      @boonedockery7220  11 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @andyvonbourske6405
    @andyvonbourske6405 Год назад +3

    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

  • @tomjohnson7622
    @tomjohnson7622 Год назад +2

    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

  • @sogman7265
    @sogman7265 9 месяцев назад +2

    So, after it's all burned up to powder and what's left is calcium acetate...can that calcium acetate be reused to make more fire gel?

  • @longrider42
    @longrider42 6 месяцев назад +1

    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?

    • @boonedockery7220
      @boonedockery7220  6 месяцев назад

      You can crumble it up and reconstitute it for reuse.

  • @willcool713
    @willcool713 Год назад +6

    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.

  • @keith32482
    @keith32482 Год назад +5

    Him: "It's like being in the gas chamber"
    My brain: HE'S A VETERAN! 😂

  • @davidtiner4094
    @davidtiner4094 Год назад +6

    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
      @boonedockery7220  Год назад +5

      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.

  • @anonymous_friend
    @anonymous_friend Год назад +4

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

    • @TrialAndError8713
      @TrialAndError8713 10 дней назад

      That looks to me like a fly landed on the front of the pants and walked across the top of the pocket and then down the front of the pocket.

  • @robbomber984
    @robbomber984 Год назад +1

    Mix both together ,love it thanks

  • @3mikeyw
    @3mikeyw 10 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you so much for this video.

  • @jessicasmith8217
    @jessicasmith8217 8 месяцев назад +1

    Loved this! Thank you so much!

  • @AK.Navy.Veteran
    @AK.Navy.Veteran Год назад +3

    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.

  • @CrowMagnumMan2024
    @CrowMagnumMan2024 15 дней назад

    Great video.......!!!.....do you know how many ounces a table spoon of this weighs......? Thanks a million....!!!

  • @iveneverhadabadday
    @iveneverhadabadday Месяц назад

    Can we use rubbing alcohol instead of denatured alcohol What is the difference on the burn???

  • @JAY1676BAD
    @JAY1676BAD 22 дня назад

    I wonder how it would do if you filled a pint or quart sized paint can with it and lit it, if that would be a better solution to the toilet paper alcohol stove or if it would be too ashy after the top layer burns off

  • @theaussienurseflipper.8113
    @theaussienurseflipper.8113 Год назад +2

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

  • @samuelmiller1487
    @samuelmiller1487 Год назад +2

    could you reuse the calcium acetate after burn [since the alcohol is burned off] to make a new batch?

    • @boonedockery7220
      @boonedockery7220  Год назад

      I don't know. I am saving used calcium acetate until I have enough to make a batch to try.

  • @shaineparr5680
    @shaineparr5680 Год назад +3

    Sorry, I'm a noob. Does it have to be denatured alcohol, or will a high-proof isopropyl work as well? Thanks in advance.

  • @riverrick08
    @riverrick08 Год назад +1

    I'm sure there's a reason and an explanation that I have not found - why you don't make a larger batch. Have you used any type of blending tool such as an egg
    Blender?

    • @boonedockery7220
      @boonedockery7220  Год назад

      I could definitely do that. The batches I've made really last a long time, and storage space is at a premium in my garage. "IF" I'm able to retire soon and do the channel full time, I'd be going though a lot more of the gell which will necessitate larger batches

  • @skai500
    @skai500 Месяц назад

    I am potentially wanting to make cans of this stuff to use with the "VESTA Self-Powered Camping Indoor/Outdoor Heater & Stove" as an emergency heat source. How do the canned fuel people make this stuff last for six hours. Is it just the quantity of the gel in the can?

  • @Miata822
    @Miata822 23 дня назад

    Great video, I'll definitely make some, but have a couple chemistry/safety notes.
    The Yellow in the flame is mostly burning Acetone (think fingernail polish remover). The acetone comes from the calcium acetate where some of it has dried out enough to get over 300f and it decomposes. This isn't really a problem but it can have a smell and you don't want to breathe the fumes. While the burning ethanol creates almost pure Water and CO2 when it burns with enough air, there is no telling what the "denaturing" agent makes in addition to the odd bits made by the burning acetone. The short answer, TLDR as they say, is always have ventilation when you burn anything in an enclosed space. Back in the Great Texas Freeze Out we ripped through all our camping fuel and always keep my eyes open for alternate emergency heating and cooking methods and supplies. This one 100% goes in our toolkit. Thanks for sharing!

  • @kentroklus
    @kentroklus Месяц назад

    Excellent vid. Thanks! Question: how do you transport it? If I wanted to take it backpacking, for example.

  • @skeets6060
    @skeets6060 Год назад +2

    I wonder if an old blender would work, or an old stand mixer to combine everything?

    • @boonedockery7220
      @boonedockery7220  Год назад +2

      It begins to jell instantly. If anything a small whisk would work well.

  • @vivianastridge2167
    @vivianastridge2167 Год назад +2

    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
      @boonedockery7220  Год назад +1

      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.

  • @nickprague1481
    @nickprague1481 Год назад +5

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

    • @boonedockery7220
      @boonedockery7220  Год назад +5

      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.

  • @frostyfrances4700
    @frostyfrances4700 Месяц назад

    But does the homemade gelled alcohol/sterno stink? I'd like to use it to heat a sand battery I'm going to make in an antique kerosene heater.

  • @cstormg79
    @cstormg79 11 месяцев назад +1

    What would the recipe be with 91% isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol? Thanks!

    • @boonedockery7220
      @boonedockery7220  11 месяцев назад

      Denatured alcohol burns cleaner than isopropyl.

  • @antonioc.b.desouza4564
    @antonioc.b.desouza4564 Месяц назад

    How to make Calcium Acetate using eggshells? Do you just grind the shells until they become powder?

  • @firstpresidencymessage424
    @firstpresidencymessage424 Год назад +1

    I can't find a store that sells denatured alcohols. I read that METHYL HYDRATE is similar, is that true?

    • @boonedockery7220
      @boonedockery7220  Год назад +1

      Hardware stores in the paint area is where I buy mine.

  • @tikkidaddy
    @tikkidaddy Год назад +11

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

    • @boonedockery7220
      @boonedockery7220  Год назад +4

      Cool! Thank you!

    • @JonasReppo
      @JonasReppo 11 месяцев назад +3

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

    • @pinklickpony7162
      @pinklickpony7162 9 месяцев назад +1

      So is calcium carbonate the same as calcium acetate?

    • @xenon6
      @xenon6 5 месяцев назад +2

      @@pinklickpony7162 Definitely not. Calcium carbonate are what the eggshells are formed of. Calcium acetate can be made by dissolving eggshells in vinegar, otherwise known as acetic acid. The two combine to make a different compound.

  • @huether720
    @huether720 29 дней назад

    if after burning it it leaves only pure calcium assitate behind, can't you reuse it to make more?

  • @elizabethnegrete9325
    @elizabethnegrete9325 Год назад +2

    Is it safe to use indoors for cooking?

  • @winstonbelisle3560
    @winstonbelisle3560 10 месяцев назад +1

    Question"- Once solution burns, you said what's left is raw Cal. Ace., have you tried reusing this to make another solution to add alcohol to??

  • @JohnSmith-qd8po
    @JohnSmith-qd8po Год назад +2

    Is there any type of residue left on the coookware from the gel ?

  • @jenniferpetrellicarslearni2265
    @jenniferpetrellicarslearni2265 18 дней назад

    Anything less than 91% alcohol does not burn clean. My bioethanol has no smell. Absolutely love the video but I'm thinking that having to buy 91% alcohol to make this would wind up being very expensive. I have ethanol fireplaces big ones and small ones for cooking also. But the caned gel alcohol that I buy for the fireplace is pretty expensive. About $100 for 24 cans, but burns for 3 hrs. Was looking at this as a less expensive alternative. Would you be so kind as to give me your opinion on this?

  • @SpamMusubi308
    @SpamMusubi308 8 месяцев назад +1

    What kind of alcohol? Isopropyl, denatured, Eveclear?

  • @shindenxxxx
    @shindenxxxx 9 месяцев назад +1

    Instead of vinegar, can acetic acid work to make the calcium acetate solution?

  • @kokopelau6954
    @kokopelau6954 Год назад +2

    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

  • @terryqueen3233
    @terryqueen3233 Год назад +1

    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
      @boonedockery7220  Год 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
      @terryqueen3233 Год назад +1

      @@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
      @boonedockery7220  Год назад +1

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

  • @bitsurfer0101
    @bitsurfer0101 11 месяцев назад +1

    How many dozen eggs do you need to make 1/4 cup of Calcium Acetate?

  • @carolesimpson1474
    @carolesimpson1474 7 месяцев назад

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

  • @jamessmith2668
    @jamessmith2668 Месяц назад

    I was just wondering if you can't find calcium acitate will egg shells work?

  • @sarumdragon1283
    @sarumdragon1283 3 месяца назад

    I have seen people extracting alcohol from hand sanitiser using salt
    Would this work with your set up rather that denatured alcohol and would it be any cheaper ?

  • @elizabethnegrete9325
    @elizabethnegrete9325 Год назад +8

    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.

  • @edwardkaczor1532
    @edwardkaczor1532 Год назад +1

    Was wanting to know if I could use calcium citrate instead of calcium acetate?

  • @gwenboyles174
    @gwenboyles174 24 дня назад

    Could this be used in the small alcohol stoves? Like the Trangia tiny alcohol stove?

  • @Olyphoto7
    @Olyphoto7 Год назад +2

    Cool project! Thanks for sharing 😊

    • @boonedockery7220
      @boonedockery7220  Год назад

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

  • @haydenc2742
    @haydenc2742 Год назад +1

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

  • @crazyb3265
    @crazyb3265 20 дней назад

    Have you tried reusing the burnt calcium acetate? If you do can you let us know if it works? Awesome video. Thanks for the info.

  • @JeremyArt-k7w
    @JeremyArt-k7w 10 месяцев назад +1

    Quick question for creator mine turned watery after 24 hours still burns fine but curious what I did wrong

    • @boonedockery7220
      @boonedockery7220  10 месяцев назад

      Hmmmmm..... I've never had that happen. I would suspect their may have been an issue with the calcium acetate or perhaps the ratios????

    • @JeremyArt-k7w
      @JeremyArt-k7w 10 месяцев назад

      @@boonedockery7220 I made a new batch we will see

  • @DannyB-cs9vx
    @DannyB-cs9vx Год назад +2

    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
      @boonedockery7220  Год назад

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

  • @user-xj9pn3vs6r
    @user-xj9pn3vs6r 17 дней назад

    What kind of alcohol should be used? A 100% or is 91% ok too?