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MSR Whisperlite, what fuel?

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abberdam 28 Feb 2011

I have an MSR Whisperlite, not the Whisperlite international.

What fuel does it burn? it says White Gas but i'm not sure what this is.

I've made the stove work with petrol but im not sure if its supposed to be used with it.

Cheers.

banned profile 74 28 Feb 2011

In reply to abberdam: coleman fuel is best imho

pooh 28 Feb 2011

In reply to abberdam: Ethanol works well.

ankyo 28 Feb 2011

In reply to abberdam: Panel wipe is great. Burns hot and clean

Damo 28 Feb 2011

In reply to abberdam:

http://casanovasadventures.com/catalog/camp/p1040.htm
http://www.bushwalking.org.au/FAQ/FAQ_FuelNames.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naphtha#Examples_in_daily_life

summitjunkie 01 Mar 2011

In reply to ankyo: gotta agree, Colemans is (roughly!) just panel wipe packaged and badged with a 500% markup. You can get panel wipe at good automotive outlets.

Alpen 4t (lawnmower fuel) is also from the same petroleum fraction range as panel wipe and white gas and burns very well in the Whisperlite - again at a significantly lower price than Colemans.

mattzz 01 Mar 2011

In reply to abberdam: been using petrol in mine for years, no bother. just clean it regularly and keep the pump cup oiled.

Skyhook 01 Mar 2011

In reply to Stew.G:

> (In reply to abberdam) Ethanol works well.

Ethanol??

antoniusblock 01 Mar 2011

In reply to Skyhook: You can also use paint thinner. In S America this was the cleanest fuel we could find (petrol meant cleaning the stove daily).

Skyhook 01 Mar 2011

In reply to antoniusblock:

> (In reply to Skyhook) You can also use paint thinner. In S America this was the cleanest fuel we could find (petrol meant cleaning the stove daily).

Yes, paint thinner should work. I don't think Ethanol will.