Ive been watching vids on preparing for blackouts after the Spain power Grid failure and came a cross this one on fuel storage. Its a little different in Australia for fuels and storage requirements.
Id have 20 litre jerry cans of petrol for generators and diesel for vehicles. Maybe 4 of each. Red cans for petrol and yellow for diesel
LPG bottles a 4.5 litre lasts my BBQ four months of cooking.
Kerosene I haven’t seen in many years, I just priced it then for use with a heater and it costs $163 for 20 litres, that’s $8 a litre.
Butane i use all the time for my MSR stove. Many homeless use the horizontal fly spray style cookers. They arent much chop in windy conditions.
White gas isnt very popular
Citronella oil for lanterns
Methylated spirits I always have on hand for use with alcohol stoves such as trangias.
Interesting read on fuel storage and preparation for blackouts. I’ve always wondered how different countries handle these situations, and it’s fascinating to see the Australian perspective. Your setup with jerry cans for petrol and diesel seems practical, but I’m curious—how do you ensure safety with storing that much fuel? The cost of kerosene is surprising; is it really worth it for heating, or are there better alternatives? I also didn’t realize butane was so commonly used, especially by the homeless—do you think there’s a more efficient solution for them in windy conditions? Lastly, why do you think white gas isn’t popular? Would love to hear more about your thoughts on this!
Ive been testing out the jetboil base camp stove. When its cranked up it is better in the wind but around the $300 to $500 prive mark.The homeless in the area use the Gasmate Portable BBQ. White gas refered to a shellite here is $11.50 a litre even more expensive than kero. Ive been told coleman are having trouble making it at the moment.