|
|
#343258 - 09/06/04 01:31 AM
parrafin, parrafin, where art thou parrafin
|
addict
Registered: 04/06/04
Loc: manchester, uk
|
hi folks, been looking for a supllier of parrafin in or around manchester for a YEAR now with NO LUCK WHATSOEVER! AM i stupid? not looking in the right places? someone help me please!, i've tried the net, garden centres, diy places, petrol stations etc ad infinitum. Baffling it is. Also, IS it as good a fuel for poi with kevlar wicks as they say? Use turps n barbecue lighter fuel n white spirits. All pretty good with fire clubs but last about 3 spins with poi! any help woiuld be muchly appreciated ta.
_________________________
It's smashing to be back x
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
#343261 - 09/06/04 03:02 AM
Re: parrafin, parrafin, where art thou parrafin
[Re: Fabergé]
|
Classically British
Registered: 23/09/01
Loc: Epsom, Surrey, England
|
Most petrol stations should have it...
Usually in the forecourt with the charcoal, but sometimes inside - it's odd you haven't found any
_________________________
Burner of Toast
Spinner of poi
Slacker of enormous magnitude
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#343262 - 09/06/04 11:39 AM
Re: parrafin, parrafin, where art thou parrafin
[Re: Dr_Molly]
|
playing the days away
Registered: 19/08/03
Loc: The Middle lands
|
Written by: Molly
Have you tried asking somewhere like homebase....A friend got a whole batch recalled when he told staff that "it didn't taste like it usually does"
 that's sooo cool 
Try this place Andy
You know it's amazing what google comes up with! 
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#343263 - 10/06/04 01:34 AM
Re: parrafin, parrafin, where art thou parrafin
[Re: Dunc]
|
addict
Registered: 04/06/04
Loc: manchester, uk
|
thanks a bunch folks. I'm kinda annoyed that ten million people didn't agree with me n say " i KNOW man, it's rare as rocking horse poop n ya can't buy it anywhere these days!" guess the answer to my "am I stupid" question is quite obviously a resounding yes! oh well. will try your suggestions and if I have no luck I will return with dry underused fire poi n sour expression and in fiesty mood. tra for now :o)
_________________________
It's smashing to be back x
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#343264 - 10/06/04 03:11 AM
Re: parrafin, parrafin, where art thou parrafin
[Re: andythepoi]
|
Fool
Registered: 30/05/04
Loc: Cornwall, UK
|
 @ Molly's friend. Genius. My local petrol station has it, but they have a habit of running out. Then i have to walk a long long way. Cheers for the link Bug.
_________________________
"I believe the cost of life is Death and we will all pay that in full. Everything else should be a gift. We paid the cover charge of life, we were born."
Bill Hicks, February 1988
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#343265 - 10/06/04 06:37 AM
Re: parrafin, parrafin, where art thou parrafin
[Re: Mags The Jedi]
|
Shoryuken!
Registered: 25/05/04
Loc: Hexham, Newcastle, England
|
From my experience petrol stations are way cheaper than DIY stores - £2 a gallon at the station, £5 a gallon at my local DIY jobie.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#343266 - 23/06/04 11:08 AM
Re: parrafin, parrafin, where art thou parrafin
[Re: Twirly]
|
journeyman
Registered: 01/06/04
Loc: Houston, TX, in my chair, USA
|
Ok, being the lame American wank I am, first off I gotta say Walmart or something the like. But anyplace that sells oil candles and such or tiki torches should have parafin. I suggest using Ultra Pure (the clear kind, not the decorative blue), it's odorless, smokeless and damn near tasteless. Now, assuming there's no Wally Word near you, try the website, they have everything and deliever. www.walmart.com
_________________________
May the flame on your balls not be too hot
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#343267 - 23/06/04 03:05 PM
Re: parrafin, parrafin, where art thou parrafin
[Re: Raven_WolfeRun]
|
Returning to a unique state of Equilibrium
Registered: 10/01/01
Loc: Adelaide, South Australia
|
The service stations on Barlow-Moor rd Chorlton (Manc) used to stock it a year ago as did the B and Q Stretford which also had it (more expensive). I dont know anywhere else, cuz we lived in chorlton.
Good luck,
Josh
_________________________
--
Help! My personality got stuck in this signature machine and I cant get it out!
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#343269 - 25/06/04 12:41 PM
Re: parrafin, parrafin, where art thou parrafin
[Re: Gidg]
|
journeyman
Registered: 01/06/04
Loc: Houston, TX, in my chair, USA
|
I know right? It'd be a HELL of alot easier to hit the shell on the way to practice than Walmart or something.
_________________________
May the flame on your balls not be too hot
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#343271 - 17/09/04 02:04 AM
Re: parrafin, parrafin, where art thou parrafin
[Re: house_of_mill]
|
member
Registered: 01/11/03
Loc: Sheffield, UK
|
I know it sounds odd, but pet shops generally have paraffin. Sometimes you need your own container though.
_________________________
...dream is destiny...
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#343272 - 18/09/04 08:31 AM
Re: parrafin, parrafin, where art thou parrafin
[Re: Katerpillar]
|
not a stranger
Registered: 31/05/04
Loc: wales
|
If you can find it where you have your own container it will be cheaper than if you buy it prepacked.
Some petrol stations have it on the forecourt in a sort of pump, like for petrol.
Unluckily my local garage sells it prepacked.
Pet shops stock it so that little boys can set fire to kittens. It's a sad world.
_________________________
Eat when you're hungry
Sleep where it's dry
No one is ever what they seem
Gabriel King - The Wild Road
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#343273 - 18/09/04 09:14 AM
Re: parrafin, parrafin, where art thou parrafin
[Re: Lillie Frog]
|
Keeper of the Spitfire
Registered: 24/10/03
Loc: Calgary Canada
|
In Britain, I get mine from Archibalds. Do you have one of them near you? Or, as already said, from a garage. I looked at the stuff they sold at homebase, but I think it might be paraffin mixed with something else. It's called paratine or something. (May be why it doesn't taste like it normally does!). Anyway, I wasn't sure about it, so left it alone. I can't believe you can't find any in Manchester... 
_________________________
Lets steal a spaceship and head for the sun, and shoot the stars with a lemonade ray gun.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#343274 - 18/09/04 01:51 PM
Re: parrafin, parrafin, where art thou parrafin
[Re: Mand]
|
*Tickles pretty strangers*
Registered: 14/07/04
Loc: Australia
|
You guys really seem to have to trek to get your fuel! We just buy ours at the local supermarket, most places carry Kerosene, lamp oil and white gas! Ahh, I love Australia 
_________________________
What if I should fall right through the centre of the Earth and come out the other side where people walk upside-down?!
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#343275 - 19/09/04 12:33 AM
Re: parrafin, parrafin, where art thou parrafin
[Re: Mand]
|
Pirate Ninja
Registered: 13/05/04
Loc: Galway/Ireland
|
Written by: Mand
In Britain, I get mine from Archibalds. Do you have one of them near you?
Or, as already said, from a garage.
I looked at the stuff they sold at homebase, but I think it might be paraffin mixed with something else. It's called paratine or something. (May be why it doesn't taste like it normally does!). Anyway, I wasn't sure about it, so left it alone.
I can't believe you can't find any in Manchester...
Parasene? Its what im using at the moment, i only recelntly found a place in cork where i can get parrafin proper.
parasene is grand, smells a little bit more, its a different color but it burns.... it'l get ya out of a hole if your stuck...
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#343276 - 20/09/04 02:00 PM
Re: parrafin, parrafin, where art thou parrafin
[Re: ado-p]
|
newbie
Registered: 22/08/04
Loc: Durham, NC, USA
|
My walmart doesn't even sell it, but Linens 'N Things is my savior.
They gave me funny looks last time I bought out all of their paraffin...no clue as to why...
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#343277 - 20/09/04 10:08 PM
Re: parrafin, parrafin, where art thou parrafin
[Re: Wangus]
|
sleeping with angels
Registered: 16/06/04
Loc: anaheim CA usa
|
not shure about the uk but if you have a big 5 they got it there realy cheap!!!
_________________________
SLEEP WITH ANGELS muckieha
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#343278 - 08/11/04 09:56 PM
Re: parrafin, parrafin, where art thou parrafin
[Re: native]
|
Pooh-Bah
Registered: 09/07/04
Loc: Bristol !!!!!!
|
I went looking in Bristol on Sat for some. No garages had any and the B&Q i went to see they didn't see it as they needed some kind of petrolum license to sell it so, andythepoi i know how stupidly difficult it is to get some....
_________________________
Gayle.....!
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#343279 - 09/11/04 09:35 PM
Re: parrafin, parrafin, where art thou parrafin
[Re: Gayle......!]
|
Pooh-Bah
Registered: 09/07/04
Loc: Bristol !!!!!!
|
B&Q lied. I went back in there last night and in the section with the outdorr heaters there was a bottle (4ltr jobby) of parasene which i'm assuming is the same stuff ado-p's talking about. Is this OK to use as i haven't found anything else yet. I says on the bottle that's it for use in equipment that requires premium paraffin so i dunno.
_________________________
Gayle.....!
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#343280 - 14/11/04 10:20 AM
Re: parrafin, parrafin, where art thou parrafin
[Re: Gayle......!]
|
Member
Registered: 03/08/04
Loc: London, UK
|
I too had a big problem finding any parrafin near me....Kingston area. I searched everywhere, camping stores all said they didn't stock it anymore because of the smell and the mess, and no hardware stores seemed to sell it either (even big ones)...although finally I did find a tiny little hardware shop that had 2 bottles stashed right at the back!!!!!
_________________________
###########################################
Religion is not the answer, it's the problem!!
###########################################
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#343282 - 18/11/04 08:39 AM
Re: parrafin, parrafin, where art thou parrafin
[Re: _Aimée_]
|
discoverer of phat and poigling
Registered: 07/03/02
Loc: North London.. England
|
hey .. in oz i got stuff called D60 by the 1000 ltr, some shopes called it fire water... whats it called in england??? and where can i get lots of it... ahhhhh fffiiirrreeeeee.....
_________________________
its all about the fun fun fun fun and more fun...
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#343284 - 28/12/04 07:31 PM
Re: parrafin, parrafin, where art thou parrafin
[Re: =Flashpoint=]
|
Member
Registered: 14/12/04
Loc: Richardsbay, South Africa
|
I'm amazed that it seems like a mission.
In South Africa, you can buy it almost anywhere, from Gas stations and supermarkets to littloe convenience stores. 5 litres for anout 25 Rand. Which is about 2 pounds.
Yay, go us!!!
_________________________
Where the mind goes,
The body will follow...
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#343285 - 03/01/05 10:41 AM
Re: parrafin, parrafin, where art thou parrafin
[Re: Gri-gri]
|
annoying boy
Registered: 03/10/04
Loc: Sweden
|
hmm... i live in sweden. there is "lampolja" (lamp oil) you can buy everywhare. it says it's "n-parafin". today i bought some in the local food-store. weird some people cant get it.
_________________________
fire is just light and heat.
it's you friend!
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#343286 - 04/01/05 12:36 PM
Re: parrafin, parrafin, where art thou parrafin
[Re: Disc0]
|
Member
Registered: 11/09/04
Loc: Ft. Myers, Florida
|
Wal mart, lol no thats america
_________________________
You've got the wings of a fallen angel
You offer peace if they praise your name
You live your life taking everything you can get
Look down, time to fly!
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#343287 - 05/01/05 08:27 AM
Re: parrafin, parrafin, where art thou parrafin
[Re: Spacecow00x]
|
playing the days away
Registered: 19/08/03
Loc: The Middle lands
|
I wouldn't recomend lamp oil for spinning with unless you're really stuck. Parafin is full o nastiness and lamp oil is basically paraffin with lots of extra checmicals to reduce the smoke. In big burns (ie not lamps) that's a lot of extra checmicals to breathe in. And I hate to boast to all those having trouble but by me we got a garage that has a petrol pump that's actually a paraffin pump!! How cool is that!
_________________________
Becoming a Dad is the best feeling in the world  Watching them grow teaches you a whole new type of love 
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Previous Topic
Index