Originally Posted by
veganbikes
I don't know that I would want the additives that is the point of the Everclear or similar high proof hooch to have a nice clean during food grade substance. I am using it for cooking even if just a fuel source it is nice to have something I could also use for other purposes if need be. I would recommend the higher proof stuff if you can get it anyway because aside from legal B.S. what is the point of low proof Everclear? I am not drinking it, if I am making something with it I will be adding flavors and liquids to proof it down quite a bit so a higher proof is better to get even better extraction.
I've never priced the stuff. Big issue I think in my state is big liquor taxes. Otherwise, given that white gas zoomed up to between $15-20 a gallon (and much higher if buying by the quart) and never came back down, Everclear might not be too bad, if not heavily taxed.
I've been a white gas stove junkie for many decades now, but did pick up an excellent, super-compact canister stove when it was cheap at REI's return sale. Proper canister fuel is still pricey (went way up during pandemic, and not back down), but I can use cheap butane fuel from the asian market ($2/8oz) for 3 season use, very cheap, I just need to buy an adaptor for that style can (bayonet to screw fitting), and buy or make some sort of lightweight stand to stabilize the tall skinny can. For a daily ride or short multiday trip, that might be the way to go on my bike, easy, fast, and cleaner for just a quick boil, versus pump/sooty-prime* of white gas. I already have a 1 liter MSR pot found cheap at goodwill.
* "You wouldn't have all that schmutz on your hands if you used a clean-burning fuel like PROPANE." - Hank Hill