Originally Posted by
cyccommute
I don't use gasoline in liquid fuel stoves because I know the dangers of gasoline. I'd use other fuels long before I'd use gasoline...including a wood fire. Just the hazard of putting gasoline in a MSR fuel bottle is enough to give me the willies. The fuels I would use...naphtha, white gas, mineral spirits, etc...have a higher flash point than gasoline and are safer. They also evaporate cleanly if you do spill them and won't leave any more residual odor than any alcohol.
Coleman fuel is assorted hexanes. (probably around 50% n-hexane, with the rest being assorted other isomers and related molecules.) It's got a flash point of about -10 F. While that's quite a bit higher than gasoline (about -40, depending on various things), it's ridiculously low. The autoignition temperature of hexane is a lot lower than it is for gasoline. VM&P naptha is essentially identical. Mineral spirits are a bit safer, with a flash point of 100F.
I think you've got a case of the irrational fear of gasoline.