Can you use TURPENTINE In Your Multi Fuel Backpacking Stove Let's find out! OPTIMUS POLARIS!

[@johnlord8337]

You can burn anything in a multi-fuel stove, ... until it stops burning and is all crapped up (DDDD) ! Options with turpentine is using acetone (model glue smell) that cuts the shellacs, tars, oils into smaller oil droplets. Also helps aerosolize the heavier fuel for higher (and cleaner) heating. Same for using a 16 drops of acetone in the fuel mix (16 ounce volume, 1 drop per ounce volume), and it will clean out the entire system (almost too clean, will chew on rubber pieces !). Otherwise, could use methanol (wood alcohol) with same options, and also pulls out any water in the system. Can also use isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol) for mixing or cleaning uses.

[@TOAOZuur]

This is also what I do very often when burning kerosene. I mix in a tiny amount of white gas. The shorter carbon chains will lower the average molecule length. The result is that the yellow flame tips are taken away and the the flames are completely blue.

[@ayebaresaviour1478]

can you get turpentine gas to replace liquidified gas?

[@jiujitsu2000]

I wouldn't do that. It's a dirty fuel

[@ayebaresaviour1478]

What if you purify it and remove all those toxic gases that bring smoke

[@AOKUrbanHomestead1]

Yeah, just someone can doesn't mean they should. I would think it a little toxic. Thanks for another good video

[@DannyWalker1949]

Yeah, the Turpentine is dirty, sure enough. I wouldn't want to use it either unless it was a last resort thing.

[@DifferingLikes]

The black smoke reminded me of the days when people had coal fired furnaces and the soot would be everywhere. Thanks for sharing

[@ayushpatel322]

Try using it in a bike as a fuel ⛽.... Will it work??

[@pyromaniac1491]

Good test. How about trying olive oil?

[@SalineScott]

I’ll stick to denatured alcohol.

[@Thereal111t]

Saline Scott not for this stove though

[@Caesar.Aquanaut]

Thank you for making this video. I would rather burn gasoline instead, then. lol!

[@CalvinFischer]

Prime with alcohol and you don't get that soot The additives in car gas or diesel fuel will definitely eat your seals (thank you California) if you leave fuel in the bottle, if you use car gas after your trip put the left over in your car and clean your pump and or fuel cap with kerosine or Coleman gas (no additives) & let dry if your really worried change your seals with Viton or Nitrile seals (definitely needed if you try Alcohol as your main fuel)

[@massachusettsprepper]

A pretty good experiment indeed brother. But I would only use this as a last resort. If you let turpentine sit you could have some varnishing or gumming of the internal components in your pump I would suspect. But it is good to know that you could use it if that was all that you had. Thanks for sharing my friend.

[@Tsiri09]

I guess if I needed a signal fire- with literally nothing else to burn, I'll stay warm.

[@FeralPedals]

For priming use alcohol, it’s cleaner

[@jiujitsu2000]

Absolutely

[@shawnr771]

What about Mineral spirits? Would it be cleaner than Turpentine? This would be useful in an emergency.

[@oepaiz]

I have the same question

[@bamaslamma1003]

Mineral spirits are very similar to kerosene. Theoretically it should work.

[@_iErik]

Could you use VM&P Naptha as a fuel in this stove? Seems like it should be chemically similar to Coleman fuel, though slightly different...

[@rickwheeler978]

Very interesting. What if you carified it with bentonite clay and/or gelatin to remove the impurities first? Cutting it back with other fuels might also help but clarifying it first should provide a cleaner and less sooty flame. Also, the Romans added a pinch of salt to most of thier fuels for a more pleasant and clean burning yellowish flame for soft lighting purposes without any problems. They didn't use jetboils though

[@pakleader4]

Very informative in this one brother. Wow. Now this is a survival scenario usage to keep cooking or disinfecting water. But a definite outdoor usage. Main question is is there a very strong osier when burning!!!!!!!

[@jd7713]

Polaris is not as efficient burning heavy fuel. I run turpentine in my Nova with no problem. Nevey use heavy fuel for priming, use alcohol instead then you have no problems.

[@jd7713]

I regularly use Solvent in my stoves no problems. Runs better than Kerosene.

[@linklesstennessee2078]

Good video 2K

[@jasonwilliams9663]

That did look like a refinery fire. Lol.. it's good to know you could use it in a pinch.

[@kurtsteiner8384]

You can use treps or white spirit for fuel. However it will smoke a lot so do it outside. Its not so clean as metholated spirit or ethenol. They are oil based terpentine and withe spirit. Pump should be okay as its in liquid form. Just flush it out with ethenol or methelated spirit.

[@CliffordStarks1]

Brings back memories of chemistry haha👍

[@allanthompson9695]

Good test, thanks. Good to know what its like.

[@alexzander3119]

Thanks for the review, it's just something. I just thought about it and you already did it! Super! I would be very grateful if you boiled a 1 liter pot of water and noted the time during which this happened. And also showed how to wash this pot of soot, how easy or hard it is. Thanks.

[@jiujitsu2000]

Thank you! Blessings from Arizona

[@edieboudreau9637]

Last resort for a blizzard.

[@BeardedSeabee82]

Oh yeah, lots of soot indeed, good little experiment, yup can be done but true, white gas would be better for sure, always use recommened by mfr like ya said

[@KaylynnStrain]

could be an emergency fuel for home use during a power outage or shtf

[@RVMTube]

The silencer you use sits pretty low in the stove according to it's manufacturer, indeed they have one that sits higher. Do you find that it makes any actual difference in usability, efficiency, wind mitigation and heat dispersion? Coz I actually like it sitting recessed in, visually, the way you have it set up.

[@au46tro9]

it will be no soot if you preheat with alcohol(denaturized). I use turpentine with no problem what so ever. I get a clear blue flame

[@leonas3840]

Use ethanol from biodegradable waste and see what happens ...

[@impermanenthuman8427]

So if you needed to burn dirty fuel like diesel, if you had a little pure white gas or alcohol to get the priming done does diesel then still burn dirty and leave soot all over the stove?

[@buellboy007]

Surprised you gave away the msr great video

[@jhippl]

why did you get rid of the whisperlite?

[@uncatila]

Will dot 2 break fluid work as a fuel?

[@cavdvr99]

Thanks for being honest!

[@jhvghjgjkhlihli]

i love this stove

[@wardhanes]

Can’t even buy turpentine in California. This state is ridiculous