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2007 Cheryl Driggs Simply Prepared

FUEL FACTS AND FIGURES

CANDLES: 3/4" diameter x 4" burns about 2 hrs. 20 min.

7/8" diameter x 4" burns about 5 hrs.

2" diameter x 9" burns about 7 hrs. per inchStore candles in a cool area. Store at least 3 candles per day.

CANNED HEAT: Stores easily and can be used indoors. A 7-ounce can burns about 1-1/2 hours.

It will evaporate over long periods of time, especially if stored in a warm environment.

FLASHLIGHT: 2-battery with new batteries will run continuously for 6 hou rs. Store in a cool

area. Many brands of batteries now have expiration dates on the package.

OIL: Emergency candles can be made from cooking oil. Take a piece of string, lay one end in

cooking oil in a d ish and allow the other end to hang over the edge. Light the dry end.

Use 7 to 8 strings for more light. These are very smoky and should be used on ly when

nothing else is available.

NEWSPAPER LOGS: Four logs burn approximately 1 hour and prod uce heat comparable to the

same amount of wood on a pound-for-pound basis.

CHARCOAL: Use for outdoor cooking only. Store in moisture resistant containers to keep dry.

When used in a foil oven, use 1 briquette for every 40 degrees of temperature desired. For

Dutch oven cooking, use the oven size in inches plus 3 briquettes on top and the oven size

in inches minus 3 briquettes on the bottom for 350 - 375O F heat.

KEROSENE: With a 1" wick, a kerosene lantern w ill burn for 45 hou rs on 1 quart. Burning 5

hours each day, the following amounts of kerosene would be used : Per day, 1/ 9 qt.; per

month, 3-1/ 3 qts.; per year, 10 gallons. Kerosene is one of the least expensive liqu id fuels.

It stores for long periods and can be used ind oors with good ventilation. To avoid the

kerosene smell, start and extinguish lanterns outside.

WHITE GAS: To burn a 2 mantel lantern 5 hou rs a day, the following amoun ts of white gas

wou ld be used : Per day 5/ 12 qt.; per mon th, 3-1/ 8 gallons; per year, 38 gallons. For a

two-burner stove burn ing 4 hou rs per day, the following amounts would be used : Per

day, 1 qt.; per m onth , 7-1/ 2 gallons; per year, 91 gallons. White gas is the most costly and

should be used outdoors.

PROPANE: Propane is very portable. It may be used indoors with good ventilation IF theequipment is made for indoor use. However, propane grills and camp stoves should only

be used outd oors. Propane should be stored outdoors. Butane, another LPG gas, can be

used indoors with good ventilation and is safe to store.

CAUTION*****DO NOT STORE LIQUID FUELS IN THE HOME OR WITHIN THE REACH OF

CHILDREN.