Fuel

[Lostagain]

There's probably an obvious answer to this question, but will ask anyway. If using a petrol stove on tour how do you buy fuel to replenish your fuel bottle, as petrol pumps have a minimum delivery of 5 litres?

 

[MichaelW2]

White Gas and Coleman Fuel are cleaner versions of petrol for cooking stoves, available from hardware and camping shops in smaller volumes.

 

[mjr]

Some are 2l and a few are 1 but I read that additives in pump petrol can be a bit bad for you or the stove. Aspen 4 or lighter fuel are good but not as cheap.

 

[numbnuts]

If you go to a small garage that is not busy and ask first “very politely” most will let you fill up a 1Lt fuel bottle

 

[Drago]

Gel stove solves that problem.

 

[Fab Foodie]

The obvious answer is salad....

 

[Blue Hills]

There's probably an obvious answer to this question, but will ask anyway. If using a petrol stove on tour how do you buy fuel to replenish your fuel bottle, as petrol pumps have a minimum delivery of 5 litres?

quick maybe odd sounding question.
Do you already have a petrol stove, or one of those multi-fuel things?

 

[Baldy]

Only use white gas/petrol stoves when camping in Scandi winters, all other times I use gas or meths. As you can't fly with the fuel I generally buy the Primus fuel that's sold in the huts over there (very expensive). When I'm bikepacking it won't that cold so no need for such volatile fuel. For weekend trips meths is fine but any longer you would need too much of the stuff so then I use gas.

 

[HelenD123]

When I was in Canada and the US, albeit 10 years ago, it wasn't a problem to fill up a 1 litre bottle. Petrol makes the stove very dirty though so white gas is better.

 

[Lostagain]

quick maybe odd sounding question.
Do you already have a petrol stove, or one of those multi-fuel things?

I have a Gaz stove, which is hassle free and which I usually use for touring. Also have a Coleman petrol stove which is heavier and used when car camping.

 

[Blue Hills]

I have a Gaz stove, which is hassle free and which I usually use for touring. Also have a Coleman petrol stove which is heavier and used when car camping.

I'd use the gas stove to be honest and get a collection of adaptors so that you can use a variety of canisters, some of which can be very cheap. I can use 4 different types of canister with compact adaptors.
I still curse the camping shop salesman who diverted me from a trangia bargain with tales of a wonder multifuel stove. I didn't buy the multifuel but while i pondered his advice i missed the trangia deal.

 

[Fab Foodie]

I love my Trangias.....

 

[carpiste]

Of course you are all wrong

You need a kellykettle!
https://www.kellykettle.com/
No fuel needed other than a few bits of dry wood

 

[jdh72]

Take plenty fuel with you, fine for a few weeks, ive carried fuel for a month before.

 

[oldwheels]

Of course you are all wrong

You need a kellykettle!
https://www.kellykettle.com/
No fuel needed other than a few bits of dry wood

I carry a handful of wood based cat litter in case of no dry wood handy for my small kelly kettle.