Source of alcohol stove fuel

[wnor]

Do you know of a source of reasonably priced, good fuel for a pressurized alcohol stove? I've had very good luck with Origo fuel from West Marine, but the cost has skyrocketed recently ($21/gal). I'm located in Connecticut. Thanks for considering this question.

[TrueBlue]

You want denatured alcohol for the cleanest burn. Since you're in CT, have you checked out Defender? They have it for only 11.99/gal. LINK

[Faster]

The cost of clean, denatured alcohol was the impetus for our conversion to propane after using alcohol for 10 yrs. We got used to the "slow" but after a while found we were spending more on stove fuel than we did for diesel.

[PBzeer]

You can also buy it at any Home Improvement store, as denatured alchohol.

[wnor]

Thanks for the reply! I'm blessed to live down the street from Defender. I have investigated their product #401889, a "Shellac Thinner" labeled prominently as "Fuel for unpressurized alcohol stoves"; it did not seem to be the right stuff for a pressurized burner. I was not aware of the product in your link, #400402 - this looks promising! Thanks very much for the tip.

[sailingdog]

I'd recommend Wal-mart, Home Depot or Lowe... Ace Hardware and True Value Hardware stores are good too.

[Bermuda30]

I generally use denatured alcohol from Lowe's or Home Depot. Works fine so far.