So, for me, where I am: Kerosene's $4.50 a gallon Isopropanol is $9 a gallon Methanol is $16 a gallon Methanol in the form of Purell is $17 a gallon Lacquer thinner (doesn't look safe) $15 a galon Kingsfords charcoal starter - NASCAR approved! is $9 a gallon E85 is probably around $3.50 a gallon but far away (30 miles) and can't carry much on my motorcycle Wood is free so are acorns which may make an interesting fuel :-) So, heating with kerosene is cheapest, next in terms of BTUs is the 91% isopropanol I'm able to get, but it's a sooty fuel, and needs to be used in a vaporizing or forced-air system. It's amazing how expensive some of these fuels are.
What's Coleman cost where you are? Should be about $9 a gallon although the charcoal starter might basically be the same thing as Coleman (Naptha). HJ
Home Despot didn't have Coleman fuel, Wally's may though and I"ll check. They're a buck a gallon cheaper on methanol anyway so I may pick up some tomorrow. OK cheep methanol (meths) heater: Take a pie pan. Put another pie pan on top. Fill with meths, maybe 5mm deep. Light. Enjoy the heat and blue flame. Yeah, I'm nucking futs!
Wally's should have Coleman fuel. The local Wallyworld here has it for $8.88/gallon, which is the cheapest price hereabouts. Wallyworld sells methanol? I didn't know that, but then again I don't have much interest in methanol. I'm not a chemist, but what I've read has been pretty clear: ethanol has a higher number of calories per gram of fuel and is safer to use from a toxicity standpoint. HJ
Coleman fuel is around $12.00/gal, Kerosene is $4.54/gal, Unleaded is $2.65/gal i believe Jet Fuel is available around here somewhere, thanks for your replies buzz havn't checked to see what corn squeezins' is sellin' fer
