28 Dec. 2009
Carlsbad, CA
I used my beloved Trangia stove tonight to make (some excellent) soup near the beach. Just me, my cooking gear, and Handel's Messiah. The serenity of a December night and the alternating blues of an alcohol flame that vary like glacial ogives 
-- it was a moment of crystalline peace on earth -- until an eruption unsettled everything.
A bottle of hand sanitizer (70% alcohol) had escaped my notice, hiding behind the pot. As the bottle heated, pressure built until a tiny hole melted through. The noise startled me, but more so was the sudden spurting of flammable gel right through the flames of my stove! The newborn Purell dragon spewed fire mercilessly upon the table. Fortunately, I was about to put it out quickly.
Sounds more dramatic than it was, but I was reminded to be cautious even with such friendly things as Trangias and sanitizer.
-- it was a moment of crystalline peace on earth -- until an eruption unsettled everything.A bottle of hand sanitizer (70% alcohol) had escaped my notice, hiding behind the pot. As the bottle heated, pressure built until a tiny hole melted through. The noise startled me, but more so was the sudden spurting of flammable gel right through the flames of my stove! The newborn Purell dragon spewed fire mercilessly upon the table. Fortunately, I was about to put it out quickly.
Sounds more dramatic than it was, but I was reminded to be cautious even with such friendly things as Trangias and sanitizer.
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