Spare Fuel for Your Car’s Roadside Emergency Kit

by Krissi Maarx on July 15, 2010

Spare Fuel Spare Fuel can give you a hand with emergency vehicle repair.

The low-fuel warning light in your vehicle is a helpful reminder to stop for gas. Yet it can also be a panic-inducing alert if you’re nowhere near a fill-up station.  

Sometimes, you make it to the gas station. Sometimes, you don’t. It’s for the times you don’t make it that Spare Fuel can be a life-saving item to have in your roadside emergency kit.  

Spare Fuel, formerly known as Spare Tank, is a derivative of gasoline for emergency use in gasoline-powered vehicles. Ryan Shaw, owner of Rhino Web Consulting, says, “You wouldn’t drive a car without a spare tire, don’t drive one without spare fuel!”  

His company recently launched SpareFuel.net, which sells the product and provides answers to frequently asked questions.

A Safe Addition to Your Auto Safety Kit

This product is a lead-free blend of organic, synthetic, and biodegradable compounds, and has a premium octane rating of 90+. Rated by the National Fire Prevention Agency and Department of Transportation as “combustible,” it is less hazardous than regular gasoline.  

With a minimum flash point of 105 degrees Fahrenheit, it’s also less likely to catch fire from exposure to sparks.  

You can safely store Spare Fuel in your trunk, so long as you do not expose it to flames after it reaches its minimum flash point. It is safe for long-term storage, too, as it has an unlimited shelf  life.  

How Spare Fuel Works in a Roadside Emergency

SpareFuel.net notes that gasoline is still in your fuel line and in the bottom of your tank whenever you “run out of gas.” When you add Spare Fuel to your gas tank, it pushes the remaining gasoline to the engine to start your car. Then, your car runs on Spare Fuel.  If your car typically runs 30 miles on a gallon of gasoline, it will run approximately 30 miles on a gallon of Spare Fuel. The number of miles you can travel on a gallon of it depends on the terrain, weather, and fuel efficiency of your vehicle.  

You can also use it in other gas-powered engines, such as those in boats, motorcycles and recreational vehicles. You cannot use it in a diesel engine, however.  

Spare Fuel appears to be relatively affordable for the help and assurance it provides you in an “out-of-gas” situation. Carrying it with your spare tire, flashlight, blanket, cell phone, and jumper cables can certainly give you greater peace of mind on the road.

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mark August 16, 2011 at 11:31 am

Where can I order this?? pls provide a link!!!

admin August 17, 2011 at 8:30 am

Mark, Spare Fuel can be ordered from http://sparefuel.net

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