The Community of Lightweight Hiking and Backcountry Travel

Category:Fuels

Jump to: navigation, search

Fuels are needed for cooking - an essential part of backpacking.

Contents

Alcohols

mainly methyl and ethyl alcohols, in all sorts of mixtures

Canister gases

principally butane, iso-butane and propane

White Gas' or 'Petrol

a wide range of hydrocarbon mixtures

Kerosene

another hydrocarbon, sometimes also called av-gas

Diesel and heating oil and variants

higher hydrocarbons

Solid fuels

synthetics such as hexamine, trioxane, common brand: Esbit

Wood fuel

Waxes

typically for candles

This category currently contains no pages or media.

This page was last modified 10:54, 23 September 2008.