Cheap Ways to Keep the Tiki Torch Burning
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- Опубліковано 7 тра 2017
- In this video we show a couple cheap solutions to lighting a tiki torch with materials you likely have at home already: these include using isopropyl alcohol as fuel for the torch and cheese cloth as a wick.
We also explore using cooking oil as fuel.
Note: Always use caution with fire and flammable liquids. This video is for entertainment purposes only. Do not rely on information contained herein, and always follow the recommendations of the manufacturer. If you attempt to emulate anything contained in this video you are doing so at your own risk.
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Ah, a kindred spirit in cheapness! ♥️
And to save a few cents you can light the torch with a magnifying glass and the sun!
Maki Muncher
Mhmm
hahahaha
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Yup...and if it's cloudy you can rub 2 sticks together...
I just wait for a lighting storm and hold bottle outside while dressed in metal
Cool... I was getting irritated but found if I pulled out the wick about 1/2 inch and spread it out works with vegetable oil. Kinda feel like frying a couple eggs now for some reason
I use kerosene which costs approximately 2.5-4.0 dollars for a gallon at a gas station.. great video ... I did not know about the cheesecloth wick idea.. Thank you!!
yep, thats the way to go for sure. kerosene works just as well as the citronella tiki fuel.
Cheese cloth.. excellent!!
Thank you my homie bro
Kool, thanks! ☺️
Thanks 🙏🏿
I'm gonna have to try that...lamp oil prices keep rising.
does it last as long as store bought tiki torch fuel (i.e., any difference in the burn rate)? also, what is the distilled water for (does it still burn without it)?
The distilled water helps it to more quickly be absorbed by the wick, but it will work without it. Unfortunately, I don’t know the burn rate off the top of my head but that might be a fun thing to test this summer.
I can’t seem to keep my vegetable oil tiki torches lit vs the ones with either isopropyl alcohol + citronella oil or tiki fuel which both stay lit. If there is a way to keep the fire going with vegetable oil, please let me know. I have veggie oil that is longing to be burned in my tikis!! 🙏
@@BestGardenChannelonUA-cam The distilled water doesn't burn...stupid idea...DW contains no positive ions and will not even conduct electricity...the only water anyone should drink. Alcohol has a faster absorption rate than water...ALL BAD INFORMATION !
Can I add anything to keep mosquitoes away?
Better wrap the wick in some copper wire. Just like a zippo lighter. Lasts longer and very good heat conductor
Heat conductivity is NOT relevant to this question....!
I'll try the cheesecloth too
What is original Tiki Torch Fuel actually made of? Is it vegetable oil? Kerosene? Citronella Oil? Lamp Oil? Candle Wax? Alcohol? Other?
It is generally “lamp oil” which is a highly refined kerosene that has some citronella scent mixed in.
u think they went here for the torch lighting in charollete
Any ideas for mosquito repellent...
If you grow some lemon grass it has a natural oil. You can actually soak it in the isopropyl alcohol.
@@BestGardenChannelonUA-cam Will live lemongrass plants (left in the ground, not in oil or a torch) repel insects?
Moonshine!!!
Thank you for taking the time to make this video. It was very useful and informative
You are welcome, and thank you for taking the time to watch it!
How bout used (dirty) peanut oil from frying turkeys? I don't want to throw away 5 gallons of peanut oil but I don't want to use it to fry turkeys anymore either.
I am guessing your smell will not be great, but I bet it burns.
Go for it used motor oil also works
@@fdss-el6lt it does???
I just used gasoline in mine.
I needed a haircut anyway.💥
Does it have to be distilled water?
Realistically, no.
I Can't start mine. Used an entire bottle of sesame oil. The wick is oily, burns for a minute or less and stops. Please help
Sesame oil has one of the lowest smoke points, so it is probably less ideal for use. Regardless, I would think you could still get it to work. Perhaps it is actually too saturated?
This is so smart!
I use truck diesel
Will it ok to put in bike?
I’d recommend against it unless you have something special made for bio-fuel.
torch is not catching fire what is wrong with wick
Based on the looks of the wick, olive oil is not going to work. 91% rubbing alcohol probably will work. I'm curious about diesel and kerosene. The torch fuel I have smells about like burning kerosene (I should know the smell, I burned kerosene for heat for years and grew up around kerosene). Kerosene is basically another grade of diesel. Diesel being a bit "heavier" than kerosene, and may not wick as well. I hear a cotton wick works well with diesel. I just got my first outside torches for the first time in a decade. I have no idea why I didn't replace the last one that rusted out. I got two, I like them so much, I want about twenty more. Of course, burning twenty-odd torches in my yard (about a half-acre front yard) will use a lot of fuel. Citronella torch fuel here is about $8 a gallon. Kerosene is about $3.50 a gallon, but will likely go to $4 a gallon in winter. Still, have the cost. Of course, a lighter vegetable oil "might" work, something like super cheap "vegetable oil" (soybean oil).
It would be good to reuse some cooking oil from a restaurant!
Kerosene works fine in these things, I haven’t tried diesel yet due to the fact red kerosene from the pump at the local gas station is a lot cheaper then even red off-road diesel/#2 heating oil is around here for some reason. The only problem with kerosene is it doesn’t have the bug repellent in it like the tiki fuel does. I generally use the tiki stuff when the mesquites are out.
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Does rubbing alcohol work?!?!?!
Yes.
Sure it would be harder to find Cheese cloth then it would to try and find the actual wick
Both are available at Walmart, so neither is exactly “hard to find”. Cheese cloth is a bit cheaper overall but I haven’t studied burn rates to know if that actually holds up. Either way, an option for those that have it already.
you could use used mother oil
you can buy off brand tiki torch wicks dirt cheap
fibreglass wicks last for a very long time
Thanks for the Intel. Will give them a try.
Nah i didn't see a good flame but i have used diesel and the flame is bigger
I use jet fuel. Get it free at my work
That's kerosene isn't it?
Jamie Lange form of it yes
Jamie Lange you could technically run it in diesel cars just not gonna pass emissions
I fill a soda can with gasoline and light er up, it burns a long time and don't need a wick
Citronella is derived from different species of cymbopogon lemongrass. I'm not sure what the point was of showing yourself pretending to fill up a jar with a different plant, but since you said the plant you used looked similar I can only assume you think that pelargonium citrosum produces citronella because that's what it appears like to me. if I recall it only possesses less than 1% citronell and is completely ineffective in controlling mosquitoes based on well researched university studies. simply put the scent just resembles citronella and wouldn't actually do anything
You are correct. Thank you for clarifying. Lemongrass or nard grass should be used rather than the plant commonly marketed as citronella or the "mosquito plant". I have edited the video to remove the discussion of citronella all together.
No one cares.
Use diesel instead of tiki fuel or alcohol. Diesel is cheaper and produces the same flame as tiki fuel.
Just curious, what would happen if you used gasoline?
@@connerjones7902 boom!!!! Dont do it!!!
$3 for a store bought or this? I’ll pay the $3
That oil burnt the wick just use gas or charcoal fluid it's what I do
Just to be clear, when you say “gas” you don’t mean gasoline, right?
@@BestGardenChannelonUA-cam yep
Its 91% not 91 proof. Title of video "cheap ways to keep your torches burning" ....uses olive oil .
Definitely right that it is percent not proof, sorry if I misspoke. As for the olive oil, the video makes it clear that that is not one of the cheap options.
Nice video but still clean your nails man.
I’m gonna use lighter fluid
Samsonite Capone...Give ...C2N14 ...a try... :)-
Get a job
Gasoline is about the cheapest I've come across . . .
Boom! (Don’t use gasoline).
Only a guy would have a close up with dirty finger nails, gross...
So is your vajayjay. Go shower everyone can smell you.
@@thecongenital3035 Jeez only a guy would over react that much I sure hit a nerve😆
@Toni Weston nice try smelly girl I'm a girl that showers everyday and the fact that you seem to only talk about dirty fingernails and is pressed about her vajayjay being smelly says a lot....like I said go shower cos your hubby might sleep with your aunt cos you stink 🤣🤣🤣
Alcohol costs way more than tiki fluid.
Fair enough. I think this video ends up the most useful for someone who is, perhaps, entertaining, realizes he or she is out of fuel, and wants something reasonably affordable to replace it with without running to the store.