Dollar Tree Fuels: Cook, Heat, Light
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- Dollar Tree Fuels for SHTF, Grid-Down, Emergencies and any type of Power Outage.
Are they really available and if so, what are they, how can you use them and what can you use them for?
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why only outdoors ? what if we have a fireplace.
Amen
Finally a channel that actually shows how to prepare instead of talking about it
It was minus 50 here couple of weeks ago and I was looking for more heat in the cabin. I will make some of these for stand by. Thanks 🙏
Alberta 🇨🇦 Canada
I saw a video where they made a fire inside of fire bricks and it retained and put off heat, would be much safer with these ideas for inside.
I have fished and hunted my entire life. I also worked for frito lay for a, lot of yrs and I ALWAYS kept a zip lock bag full of frito, frito scoops work the best, in my tackle box and behind my pickup seat. The older they get the better. You can use fritos to start a fire, they light easy and burn long. The oil in them is the key.
Thankyou😊
Thank you!
Thank ya for the really neat idea 😁👍🏼
Good tip thanks
Best use for hand sanitizer I have ever seen!
Lol. I was gifted a case of hand sanitizer. Guess I know what to do with it now 😊
Yes!! I have a case that went on clearance sale towards the end of the Covid panic.
Tell me about it! I may actually buy some now! 😂
@@devorahstevens6194 People still think that stuff actually works. It was invented for Emergency purposes only, then marketed to the general public just for the money. I threw some away that the kids left, now I wish I would have put it in the camping equipment for fire starter.
Hindsight is Always 20/20....😂
For the oil lamp, I used a ceramic "tea pot" from the thrift store ($3). I used a cotton wick (from a mop head I bought from DollarTree) and put that down the spout. You light the exposed end and fill it though the lid, just like the ancient lamps!
Does the Tea Pot (its self) get hot to the touch? I have a small Japanese style Cast Iron Tea Pot that might be perfectly suited for that if the pot itself doesn't get too hot to the touch. Sounds like a great idea! Thanks.
Good resourceful idea. We'll be buying some of that clothesline
That is genius! Thank you for sharing.
Brilliant
Thankyou😊
In the sardine can oil lamp put in a pinch of salt and it won’t smoke as much…
Your voice is very soothing like Bob Ross 😂 happy little sardine cans 😂 I really enjoy your videos! I have started putting together a box just for these things in case of emergency. Thank you for the tutorials! ❤ a couple years back, we had a power outage for about six days… if I would have thought of these things, it would have made my life a lot easier!
Thank you so much for the simple practical tips for
prepping and survival.
Your advice is very practical and and inexpensive and doable for myself as a senior woman
The other person said yes you show us how to do it not just talk about it
And yes, your voice is very soothing and calming
….many other peppers, a lot of fear and anxiety
And they are also promoting things that cost huge amount of money
Personally, I am going to try to watch a lot of your videos. Thank you so much again.
Isopropyl and the chaffing gel are my two favorite fuel along with petroleum jelly and cotton balls for fire starting
Good choices!
I had to turn my indoor heat down to about 50 degrees F last years to save money and have been using tea candles to provide the heat for raising my dough when baking (daily). And just so you know, Ace Hardware has 50 and 100 foot lengths of 100% cotton rope that is ideal for wicks.
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Thank you!
I added 91% to powdered LIME in a tomatoe paste can...stired into a thick paste...2 tbl spoons powder...1 1/2 caps alcohol....fried burgers... 🔥 lasted 15 min's. Tks pal !
Congratulations, you got another subscriber. Great video.
I see your Companion Bible there, I have one, it is a great study tool. God bless you.
I haven't used dollar store as a resource specifically, but I did get by with emergency candles from the grocery store kitchen section for light, cooking & bathroom heat during an extended freeze-induced power outage in the Deep South once. Thanks for sharing other ideas. It's always good to have plans a-z, as much as possible.
I would add Cotton balls for wicks
Great little video for preppers on repurposing common materials and spending minimal coin to get it all up and running. Many dollar stores carry 100% cotton indoor clothesline cord which I've used for wicks in different projects. It makes a great waxed fire extender for lighting campfires. I wrap them in a piece of rolled up aluminum can where I can just pull the cord inside the tube to extinguish. Another good wick is the dollar store 100% cotton white mop. Just cut what you need and you're off to the races.
Thanks for the helpful info.
Thankyou😊
Thank you!
Very good information. I use a cheap cotton mop for wicks
I have some really badly scented hand sanitizer I was given awhile back. Now I have a use for it! Your videos are informative and practical; thanks!
You are so welcome!
When I was a kid we made a heater we called a duck blind stove. To make the stove a can of any size can be used, coffee cans and paint cans are best for blind stoves. To make, tightly roll some corrugated cardboard to fit into the can. Then melt paraffin wax and pour it into the can with the rolled up cardboard inside. That's it. These things will burn for hours and can be use to cook or brew coffee. The only negative thing is that the paraffin gives off a black greasy smoke, although not horribly but it does blackens pots and pans, so is best used outside. Paint cans with bail handles are really the best and the lids fit nice and tight for transport. I imagine veggie oils and alcohols could be uses as will as paraffin.
Are you lighting the cardboard? I didn’t understand
Just like the toilet paper doesn't burn until the alcohol is gone, the cardboard is just a reservoir for the paraffin which produces the flame, a candle if you will. Eventually the cardboard will function as a wick burning down as the paraffin is used up. I hope that helps. We called them a duck blind stoves but there is no way it could keep the blind warn but it did brew the coffee and keep it warm.@@warrior7787
Did you get my reply?@@warrior7787
@@warrior7787 Yes. It's saturated with the parrafin and acts as the wick. God bless you.
Mix a little lamp oil into the wax once it's melted. It'll burn hotter, cleaner, and longer.
If anyone is going to use isopropyl alcohol you want 70% and higher if you can get it. The 50% could be used if you don't have the higher %.
I always appreciate, enjoy and learn so much from your videos. I wish preppers would get away from being independent "journalists" and actually teach people more about prepping like you are.
Incredibly interesting and informative. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Right now I'm watching different things you can use from the dollar store for fuel
Just found your Channel I love this kind of information I live off grid I'm 67 years old and it's good to know information about this where you can get things that are reasonable price thank you for all your good information Marie from Tennessee
The short stocky candle burns about 42-48 hours and the tall one about three days straight. Keep them in the fridge before burning, they last a little longer. 😊I think those tea candles burn between 3-4 hours. Hope this helps someone. Great video by the way. I'm passing it on.
Canned ham cans are great too
Yep, they should work just fine.
This is a really useful and informative channel. Thank you.
You're very welcome!
FYI dollar tree has cotton mop heads that the strings make ok wicks
Thank you for the info. I had not considered that.
Just found your channel and im impressed with your research and willingness to share your knowledge new subbie here and thanx
Thanks and welcome to our channel!
the HEET in the yellow bottle is also a fuel for alcohol stoves
The best.
Great information. Thank you.
My DT sometimes has gas line anti-freeze, which is just methyl alcohol and burns well. I add a tiny pinch of salt to it and it turns the flame orange so I can see it better. You can't cook directly over the open flame (no toasted marshmallows) but you can cook in a pot with it. I also made a very stinky sardine can lamp once, just using the oil the fish came packed in. I've seen baby oil used to make lamps, but I've never tried it myself.
Yeah definitely don't want to roast marshmallows over the Heet, but in container works just fine.
Never used the baby oil either.
i have 2 of the single sterno stoves you show here. a couple years ago i made a grate plate for the bottom. that sits where the can of fuel sits. this allows me to put 6 to 9 charcoal briquets on the grate for grilling. i have also added a 2nd grill grate on the top that has smaller spacing between the bars so my food dosen't fall into the fire. it lets me cook a burger or a couple of hot dogs at one time. i get about 1 hour cooking time from this setup. as i am cooking for one. so far i have used briquets & wood in this way. the wood was cut down to 1/2 x 1/2 inch x 4 to 5 inch pieces that fit. twigs are good.
I have a hibachi grill on my porch. It sits on a brick plate form and surrounded with bick. Love it for cozy fires and small cooking. I always have close to a cord of wood but love collecting small branches/twigs to burn. I keep charcoal and also have a big propane grill. Options 🤣
@@lisalee2885 my first grill was a split grate hibachi. used it all the time till it rusted away. when i went looking for the next one all i found where single grate ones. options yes. i was watching blackie thomas's latest on altiod tins, he gets around to stove sizes near the end. house power outage stove options range from a 2 burner propane full camp stove down too the extra small solid fuel water boilers. options.
Ive never seen crisco well or whatever odd brand that was, wish i did, neat ideas though, i made some wicks out of that same cotton material, works fine, probably made smaller or should i say thinner wicks, its all good
Anchovy lamp like in the days of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, I live it! 🪔🐟😊🌾
Very good item recommendation
I didn't know Crisco was available at DTree
Shortening has really increased in price!
Thanks for the refresher I knew about a lot of these but forgot. Thanks
Absolutely Awesome Channel. Gentleman showed exactly how to and what's needed. Thank you so much for taking your time
Here's my favorites for cooking :
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Recycle the cans of food to create more cookware.
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. Form a small 'rocket stove or a fire containment
for your recommend fuels, sticks ect.
. Also, the cans are great for emergency cooking . . . AND LIGHTS ( like an anchovies can 😀)
Thanks for the tips!
I guess sardines cans would be cheap as well if in oil?
When we go camping, we use the Quickflame gel to fry or boil our food.
We use the Quickflame liquid to slow cook soups and gravy.
That's a good idea for using both types of the fuel!
They also carry in the automotive section in our area. . Generic Heet in the yellow bottle. . Which can be used in a buddy burner. .tgey have the red bottle as well but not for indoors
Yes Heet is my favorite alcohol fuel, but I can't find it or the generic around here at the Dollar Tree.
@@ChefPrepper guess u don't live in the Northland 😆
I seen the yellow and red packs of Heet at Walmart near automotive. 😊
Liked your video, great, straightforward explanations of the various fuel types.
Thank you !!!
Best channel out here. 😀
More GREAT info as usual. I really appreciate all the time you put into these videos that help those of us that can't afford the fancy 💩 to survive.
Yes! I don't have lots of money for high end stuff either.
You are welcome! And thank you for watching!
I really like your style you are down to earth and I really like your videos please keep up the good work God bless
I just stumbled on this video and I totally enjoyed it.
One of the best heat/light prepping videos I've seen.
Im subscribing now!
Thank you!
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GR8 post,
Thank you, sir💯👍😎
Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you friend form this helpful video . A big ( HOWDY ) to you from the mountains of KENTUCKY ..
Those tall candles burn for at least 48 hours. I’ve only had 1 that didn’t burn evenly and eventually burned itself out.
I burned one of those Crisco candles and I'm telling you the smoke is nauseous you might do it in a tent but you don't do it in the house
I haven't noticed anything yet, but will take note and watch for it. Thank you.
Could you make a penny stove out of the gel sterno can after it’s spent?
Very good!
Thank you! Glad you liked it!
What I would like you to test out is a regular tea candle vs a tea candle made of vegetable shortening in a side by side contest. It’s proof of concept that a vegetable shortening candle will outperform any regular candle hands down. I’ve heard it said that a regular tea type candle will burn maybe two or three hours tops. It would blow most people’s minds that a vegetable shortening version would burn many many hours longer. Just in a pinch you you’d have a very small dirt cheap candle that would last for hours.
Just found your channel. Like every thing about it. Great focus on the basics that needs to be practiced every day. Have a small channel myself.I was trying to tech the stuff but got very frustrated so I haven’t posted in some time. Maybe I will start again. Keep up the great work.
My daughter worked ad a pharmacy technician. They used the green alcohol for spraying and wiping of counters and cleaning. It has mint. I wonder if it would keep mice away as mice hate mint.
Yes. Spray on back splashes and floors. Along edges of cabinets as well.
Hey Les, thanks for another useful video! Really enjoying your content. Thanks man!
You are welcome! I am glad you find it helpful!
Love your show!
Manilla rope at tractor supply makes a excellent wick very cheep.
Thanks for the info.
Thank you.. so cool
You are welcome and thank you for watching!
Dollar tree owns family dollar, I work at a dollar tree distribution center. Thanks for the video been a prepper for years
Good demo, thanks 😊
Glad you liked it!
Why this vid came up on my feed? I don't know but I'm glad it did.
Dollar tree often has cocconut oil as an option similar to crisco
Good idea,. Gotta be careful about it turning into liquid during summer time.
YES .....coconut oil does work
Thankyou 😊
New to channel wow best I have seen so fare you really show and explain good thanks
Hello Jamiejohnson,
Thank you! Welcome to our community!
Awesome video, thank you.
Glad you liked it!
Great video Les probably your newest subscriber here since I just joined. I didn’t hear you touch on the Duraflame as you were inside. Can that log be cut up into kindling & used & carried safely? Also any safety tips on handling/ carrying duralog.
favorite/easiest fuel for me is 70%/91%/denatured alcohol.....yup....I have an old triangia stove I like but I have othrr cheapos I have bought over the years.....the sardine tin spreads heat so you don't get that hotspot..... (campfire still favorite but time consuming)
You might also look at heet as a fuel source too
I've used the single wick burners from dollar tree for cooking. Use three at once under your pan and you can fry anything 👍
TY this is very helpful
Excellent video.. new fan👏🏼❤️ thank you
For the heating check out online, sand batteries. It may help extend your fuel, in a power outage. Once the sand is heated up, the heat sores can be taken out at night to reduce the risk of carbon monoxide, or unwanted fires. Cores the ninth a sand battery will work depending on the size.
Great video thanks for sharing. I have down alot of those things you mentioned. What do you think is better 70% or 91% isopropyl alcohol? Thumbs up again.
The 91 % will burn cleaner and longer from my experience. And has less water left after the flame goes out.
But either will work.
The 50% works also, but not as good.
@@ChefPrepper ok I have both. Thanks again for the video. Great info.
Hi Les. 😊 I stumbled onto your site this morning and very glad I did. Thank you for your time; research, and explanations. I greatly appreciate your teaching us.😊
Just found your channel that popped up in my feed for some reason and found it as a nice refresher. Grew up as a Girl Scout and survivalist, and all of these were spot on. Also, tampons were great as a wick and burn a long time if any ladies are here ☺️ Probably have these stashed in a cabinet.
Excellent.
Thanks.
Excellent thank you for sharing
🎉yes this channel is awesome thank you
Thank you sir for your information
Thanks for the info
First video of yours that I've seen. I like it. Thanks for somehow slipping into my recommended list... Just subbed.
Thank you and God bless you. This has been very helpful.
Thank you for the information I followed your channel this is some really good info
Explain to me why people say to use HEET antifreeze as a fuel source. Isn't that car-related chemicals you don't want in food??
Heet is primarily methyl alcohol. It is not the same kind of anti-freeze you would put into your car radiator, instead it is supposed to keep your cars gas lines/etc from freezing due to water content in gasoline.
Being that it is an alcohol, it makes for a good alcohol fuel.
Not one to cook directly over with something like marshmallows or hot dogs, but instead cook with a kettle or skillet.
Hope this helps.
@ChefPrepper I'll tell mom!!! She is the one saying DON'T USE HEET!!! I just had to ask
Love it ..
Thanks for sharing your knowledge 🔥🔥💯👍🔥🔥
Thank you
New subscriber! I love your channel because it’s so thorough and you are detailed too. Great job! 🙏🏽
Good info
Great information TNX
You're welcome! Thank you!
Awesome video and good information about these different types of fuels for cooking ,heating and light much appreciated.
If the vegetables oil goes rancid, can it still be used as a fuel? Also, can you just use the cheapest oil there is?
Old vegetable oil-
RUST PROOF SURVIVAL GEAR. ...
REMOVE RUST. ...
MAKE EMERGENCY FUEL (BIODIESEL) ...
LUBRICATE A CHAINSAW. ...
LUBRICATE SQUEAKY JOINTS. ...
PROTECT GARDENING TOOLS. ...
CREATE LIGHT. ...
KEEP PESTS AWAY…. And I think there’s a couple more uses, but I can’t remember. ☺️
Great info thx
Great info! Just came across your channel. New subscriber! Love Dollar tree. I'll look for some of the items I don't have. 😊
no joking ... a tampon and beer bottle filled with alcohol works great. string end goes down into the liquid and the "absorbent" end sticks out of the top. you can control the flame by how much is sticking out of the top. it also works great with liquid citronella fuels
Change out the alcohol for gasoline, and you have a defensive weapon if needed. It's illegal, but when SHTF , it might save your life.
Brilliant.
Awesome info, I am about to be home less, this will help me a lot! New subscriber from Tennessee.
Thank you for the information.
You are welcome! And thank you for watching.
Protrolum jelly Vasile works amazing as well
Thanks for sharing these materials, Chef Prepper!
I love the thought that these items can be bought at The Dollar Tree. No, I've never seen an anchovy can stove before. I like the tinned gel cans; I'll look for them. I found a single burner mini stove. Now to get some oil for it. LOL. Peering through a facepalm. Yes, I am listening.
Best wishes!
Useful info - thank you
You're welcome and thank you for watching!
Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it