mjbrown65 said:walmart...$8 a bottle
Wet1 said:I saw the $8 gel at Wallyworld yesterday, but decided that was still too much $ to start a fire. I decided to buy a quart of 91% IPA instead as it was a fraction of the price. I removed the cap and punched a small hole through the sealed foil so I don't have to worry about pouring too much of it. I took a small Tupperware container (1 or two cups), threw about a cup of pellets in it, squirted a little of the IPA in it (just enough to wet most of the pellets), gave it a shake and poured the pellets in the P38... Threw in a match and had an instant fire, worked great. I tried it again today w/o any issues, probably took 10 seconds to grab the pellets, wet them with the IPA, and light them in the stove.
4dimad said:Hello everyone,
I finally installed my Harman P38 with manual lighting . ... and just realized how expensive the fire starter / gelled alcohol is.
What can you recommend instead or suggest the place where I can purchase gel for reasonable $$. Thanks!
Dima
Loading up coals with 1/2 bottle of gel will get you the same results, maybe worse.CygnusX1 said:4dimad said:Hello everyone,
I finally installed my Harman P38 with manual lighting . ... and just realized how expensive the fire starter / gelled alcohol is.
What can you recommend instead or suggest the place where I can purchase gel for reasonable $$. Thanks!
Dima
$8.00 a bottle isn't too bad once you realize that you don't need a lot of it to start the fire. A thumbnail size dollop of gel is all I needed to start my stove.
Unless you're one of those people who try the BBQ method of loading the coals up with 1/2 a can of lighter fluid lol