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Location: Odense, Denmark
As for myself i only use pure non smoking lampoil. I have never tried anything else, so i guess this is also what i prefer to use
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Location: wisconsin, USA
i just use naptha. it lights up real fast and burns real hot. i think it shortens the life on your poi too. i don't like kerosene. the smell is so overpowering and it's real sooty.
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Location: Auckland, New Zealand
I just use kero, smell doesnt bother me - I dont have a problem with soot, and I can buy it down the dairy
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Location: Canada
Naphtha, and I also echo the sentiment that it shortens the life of your poi too, especially if you're a fast spinner. Riz apparently has some info on this, and if he releases it, I'll post a link to it.
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Location: Fresno, CA USA
I have only used Tiki Torch Fuel. I would like to experiment with other fuels though. My brother informed me that different salts mixed in with your fuel mixture creates the different colored flames. Personally, I would like to know what mixture to use, or individual fuel, that will give me longer tails of fire or what is used to obtain the longest tails.
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Location: Odense, Denmark
Im also going to try something new now, before i used only pure non smoking lamp oil, but to day i bought a liter of coleman, so im going to try a 50/50.
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Location: Canada
Real Zeke, that'll work. but just remember to read and heed all the warnings on the side of the coleman's can.
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Location: USA
mostly I've only used pure coleman's(only thing on hand)...how does mixing it with lamp oil/tiki oil work???!
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Location: Odense, Denmark
Stout i will, in the shop they also asked if i knew that this was not some kind of lamp oil, but real fuel. They also gave me a short breif about the flashpoit
I'll take care.Dedphrog i also wonderes about that, but guess i'll find out in a couple of days.
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Location: Belfast, Northern ireland
I use something called Parasene. A paraffin based kerosene fuel. Its burns really nice and isn't overtly noxious smelling. Plus at £4 for four litres its not to expensive.
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Location: South Florida, USA
i've not had any probs with the coleman -- but it's really sensitive to wind. which is why usually do a mix with ultrapure lamp oil (either a 2:1 or 1:1 mix)
i dont recommend mixing it with tiki torch fuel.. it really stinks when you light it up (cause of the tiki fuel) and the smell LINGERS on the poi too... i could still smell it a week later. got rid of it by doing a couple of short burns with pure colemans.
i'm thinking about trying to mix a few diff salts and use disposable wicks (terrycloth).
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Location: Boston
Kero. The smell has never bothered me either and I like it better than either lamp oil or Coleman's.
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paraffin on tap he he its great stuff lol
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