What Cruising Fuel? - Wharram Builders and Friends2024-03-28T16:59:59Zhttp://wharrambuilders.ning.com/forum/topics/what-cruising-fuel?commentId=2195841%3AComment%3A21244&feed=yes&xn_auth=noIs butane lighter than air?…tag:wharrambuilders.ning.com,2010-12-29:2195841:Comment:212882010-12-29T02:41:33.000ZJeff Kittlehttp://wharrambuilders.ning.com/profile/JeffKittle
<div><div style="overflow: hidden; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;"><h1 style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt; padding: 1px 10px;">Is butane lighter than air?</h1>
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<div style="overflow: hidden; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;">No, air has a density of 1.225 g/l @ 15°C. and Standard…</div>
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<div style="overflow: hidden; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;">No, air has a density of 1.225 g/l @ 15°C. and Standard <a target="_blank" href="http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_butane_lighter_than_air#" style="font-weight: normal ! important; font-size: 100% ! important; text-decoration: underline ! important; border-bottom: 0.1em solid darkgreen ! important; padding-bottom: 1px ! important; color: darkgreen ! important; background-color: transparent ! important; background-image: none; padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt;" class="iAs">Atmospheric Pressure</a> while butane is 2.52 g/l. Butane is more than twice as heavy as air<span><br/><br/>Read more: <a style="color: #003399;" href="http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_butane_lighter_than_air#ixzz19SrB8Ai0">http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_butane_lighter_than_air#ixzz19SrB8Ai0</a></span></div>
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</div> Kerosene is fine for heating…tag:wharrambuilders.ning.com,2010-12-26:2195841:Comment:212442010-12-26T12:38:40.000ZAxelhttp://wharrambuilders.ning.com/profile/Axel
Kerosene is fine for heating and cooking. It should also be almost universally available, although is being replaced by propane in many parts of the world. If you pre-heat the burner properly you should get almost completely smoke-free combustion. Alcohol is good for that pre-heating purposes so be sure to carry enough of it. Personally don't much like the smell and it's messy if spilled but it is a fine, practical fuel.
Kerosene is fine for heating and cooking. It should also be almost universally available, although is being replaced by propane in many parts of the world. If you pre-heat the burner properly you should get almost completely smoke-free combustion. Alcohol is good for that pre-heating purposes so be sure to carry enough of it. Personally don't much like the smell and it's messy if spilled but it is a fine, practical fuel. We used metho for many years.…tag:wharrambuilders.ning.com,2010-12-15:2195841:Comment:210832010-12-15T01:43:35.000ZRon Smithhttp://wharrambuilders.ning.com/profile/RonSmith
<p>We used metho for many years. The safest fuel by far but not hot enough for quick cooking like gas. We 'inherited' 2 small single-burner butane campstoves with the boat and now use one butane stove for hot work and the metho for slow cooking. Butane is safer than LPG - being lighter than air, butane doesn't pool in the bilges and build up to explosive levels - and you don't have to lug around big cylinders. The butane comes in small aerosol cans available at supermarkets, hardware stores,…</p>
<p>We used metho for many years. The safest fuel by far but not hot enough for quick cooking like gas. We 'inherited' 2 small single-burner butane campstoves with the boat and now use one butane stove for hot work and the metho for slow cooking. Butane is safer than LPG - being lighter than air, butane doesn't pool in the bilges and build up to explosive levels - and you don't have to lug around big cylinders. The butane comes in small aerosol cans available at supermarkets, hardware stores, camping shops, etc but this is way more expensive than LPG (and prices can vary wildly - up to 400% in Townsville!)</p>
<p>We carry 4x fourpaks of the canisters and 4 litres of metho which lasts the two of us up to 6 weeks while cruising. We cook a fair bit and for friends - I'm a chef. We also have a 360mm stainless kettle bbq mounted on the stern which gets used a lot. 5 kg of brickettes is adequate for 6 weeks but the kettle burns coconut shells & woodchips too so there's no problem with fuel when out cruising.</p> My choice for cruising is sti…tag:wharrambuilders.ning.com,2010-12-14:2195841:Comment:210772010-12-14T20:40:20.000ZWaveDancer & Bellahttp://wharrambuilders.ning.com/profile/WaveDancer
<p>My choice for cruising is still parafin/kerosene - I'm studying about building my own stove with 2 Primus omni fuel cookers. So you have additionally the option for gas, benzin or diesel. Check: <a href="http://www.primus.eu/Templates/Pages/3_cols_white_middle.aspx?SectionId=5888">http://www.primus.eu/Templates/Pages/3_cols_white_middle.aspx?SectionId=5888</a></p>
<p>Cheers</p>
<p>Wave</p>
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<p>My choice for cruising is still parafin/kerosene - I'm studying about building my own stove with 2 Primus omni fuel cookers. So you have additionally the option for gas, benzin or diesel. Check: <a href="http://www.primus.eu/Templates/Pages/3_cols_white_middle.aspx?SectionId=5888">http://www.primus.eu/Templates/Pages/3_cols_white_middle.aspx?SectionId=5888</a></p>
<p>Cheers</p>
<p>Wave</p>
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