magic gas?
- Thread starter southpier
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I did some quick internet research and it sounds like they further refine gasoline to remove the highly flammable elements out of it. It is still combustible. It is a sucker product for those absent minded people that don't pay attention to the fuel gauge or wait until the fuel light goes on. I live in a big city and I still fill up before it gets to a quarter tank.
1stDeuce
Explorer
Probably similar to Stoddard or something like that... It's still only a gallon... Would work well perhaps for a bubble headed person who runs out of fuel all the time... And costs lots to deter them from continuing the trend. IMO, if you want to "be prepared" for power outages and that sort of thing, you need more than a gallon of fuel... and at $40 a gallon, well, I'll just keep rotating stock in my 5-gallon containers. 
digitaldelay
Explorer
My biggest issue with carrying extra fuel on a daily basis is having to carry it outside the vehicle. I would buy this to keep inside each vehicle. It's just one more "tool in the toolbox".
I've run out of fuel twice in 20+ years. This definitely would have saved me time and embarrassment both times.
Jason
In the past I had a product like that that I kept in the back of my wife's Jeep in case she ran out of gas. Never had to use it and eventually tossed it. I don't think it was $40/gallon though. It said it was non-flammable and had to be used in a heated engine. Nice insurance but no idea if it worked.
Found another one-- $24.99 1/2 gallon! Still worth it if it works and gets you out of a sketchy situation.
http://lifehacker.com/5951649/extra-fuel-keeps-you-from-having-to-walk-home-when-you-run-out-of-gas
Found another one-- $24.99 1/2 gallon! Still worth it if it works and gets you out of a sketchy situation.
http://lifehacker.com/5951649/extra-fuel-keeps-you-from-having-to-walk-home-when-you-run-out-of-gas
pugslyyy
Expedition Vehicle Engineer Guy
It works, just not sure if there is a real overlanding application. Most of the time if you are carrying spare fuel it is a lot more than a gallon.
Maybe if you are absent minded and run your car out of fuel on a regular basis then this is something you throw in the trunk.
Hilldweller
SE Expedition Society
Years ago there was another product like it --- came in a yellow 1/2 gallon jug.
I carried one in the trunk of my motorcycle on Iron Butt rides and finally did use it once while battling headwinds across Nebraska.
It was around $5 back then when gas was about a buck a gallon.
digitaldelay
Explorer
If it's the same one I remember, it was a Pennzoil product. It disappeared from my local Canadian Tire store shelves before I had the sense to grab one. That was at least ten years ago.
Jason
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Hilldweller
SE Expedition Society
That's it; Penzoil.
I think it was a great product for the long distance motorcycle enthusiast market. Or somebody like my Mom who drives so little that it's a month or two between fill-ups and she might forget until it's too late.
If the price were reasonable, I'd stick a jug in the Jeep, just in case.
But $40/gal? C'mon.
