[pct-l] Alcohol at kick-off and mailing white gas

[elee@microsoft.com (Eric Lee (RAT))]

Monte wrote:
>
Alcohol can be found in the form of " Heat" 
>

I think that's "HEET", a gas-line antifreeze product that's easy to find
at gas stations and auto-supply places.  HEET is methanol plus corrosion
inhibiters.  There is also a product called ISO-HEET which contains
isopropanal and corrosion inhibiters.  (http://www.goldeagle.com/heet/)

The thing is, I'm a little worried about the additives in HEET.  What is
it, exactly, and how bad is it for me to breathe that junk?  I don't
know, and while I'm not some paranoid eco-Nazi, I think I'd burn that
stuff in my alcohol stove only as a last resort.  But I guess when
you're scrounging for fuel on the PCT, you might be in a last resort
situation fairly often.  :-)

Eric