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Drummer Dave
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This is good fire starter. Burns very clean & Hot. Haven't tryed liteing it with a Mag stick though.
another Canadian Tire Camping section find. Its in the fuel Isle. 
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TrooperMax
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let mee know how it works, and i'll be sure to pick it up 
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Drummer Dave
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Eco Flame was on sale at Canadian tire for all you canucks out there 
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Survivorman
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Looking good, I prefer white gas 
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Drummer Dave
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Eco Flame isn't for cooking. Its for Fire starting.
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Survivorman
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Eco Flame isn't for cooking. Its for Fire starting. |
I know  White gas is a good fire stater
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turd
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For how much?
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Drummer Dave
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it was $ 7.99 & they had it on for $ 5.99
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Dobry
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DD,
How does the gel hold up in really cold weather? Does it thicken further?
Just wondering it's temperature limitations.
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Drummer Dave
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Not sure on that one Dorby, i have the small pack size one in my car. And it was about 0 degress last year & it lite the same & burned the same. Not sure what it would be like at say, -5 or -10 ?. You got my thinking now, im going to stick it in the freezer for 20, then 40 minutes & then an hour & i'll check on the lighting of it & burning.
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once lit i doubt it would be effected by the cold for long. The heat from it burning would keep it warm enough i think.... Totally just my opinion based on nothing tho.
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Drummer Dave
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Well, i left it in for 30 minutes in the freezer, no change to it, & just as easy to lite
left it in for 1 hour, no change lites the same, burns the same
left it in for 2 hours ! ........... it was cold & not so jelly like feeling, But ! lite the same & burned the same
My deep freezer is set at - 5
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Dobry
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Thanks, DD!
I had just wondered about temperature, because I seemed to remember some kind of cold limitation for gel to get it started with a flame.
Good to know your results!
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flashlightfreak9
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Huh...cold weather doesn't affect it. That's interesting. 
Too bad I'll never get my hands on any. 
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does the bottle say anythign about what the burning properties of the product are? That could help in trying to find out how cold it would have to be to stop lighting.
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I haven't checked the specs on Ecoflame... but I know that hand sanitizing gel goes up pretty good, too. My bro-in-law is a paramedic and gets the stuff by the gallon really cheap... uses it to start campfires all the time.
DDave...
If you let the hand sanitizer sit in open air for any length of time, the alcohol evaporates out and it's less effective. Perfect for that non-residue feel on your hands, but bad if your trying to start a fire. What are the active ingredients in the Ecoflame? is it alcohol or some kind of kerosene? Hand sanitizer would be good in a PSK because it can be used for its original purpose too.... I wonder if that stuff could be a sanitizing agent as well.... it says non-toxic?
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Drummer Dave
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| | does the bottle say anythign about what the burning properties of the product are? That could help in trying to find out how cold it would have to be to stop lighting. |
No Daffy, there is nothing like that printed, just general caution stuff, if swallowed, etc.
But it is a Canadian product all the way. Made in Toronto
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| | I haven't checked the specs on Ecoflame... but I know that hand sanitizing gel goes up pretty good, too. My bro-in-law is a paramedic and gets the stuff by the gallon really cheap... uses it to start campfires all the time.
DDave...
If you let the hand sanitizer sit in open air for any length of time, the alcohol evaporates out and it's less effective. Perfect for that non-residue feel on your hands, but bad if your trying to start a fire. What are the active ingredients in the Ecoflame? is it alcohol or some kind of kerosene? Hand sanitizer would be good in a PSK because it can be used for its original purpose too.... I wonder if that stuff could be a sanitizing agent as well.... it says non-toxic? |
> The active ingredient is; Natural sugar cane alcohol.
This is what is written on the bottle. { Ecoflame is an Ethanol based fuel made from high quality sugar cane alcohol.
Ecoflame is non-toxic, non-explosive & odor free. It does not require treatment
as a toxic waste.
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Don't get any ideas about drinking it. 
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Askdamice
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Or putting it on your pancakes.
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