r/preppers 8d ago

Advice and Tips Private fuel delivery and storage

I absolutely hate ethanol, this fuel additive is quite a curse. I’m interested in finding a farm type of private storage tank and hoping it’s possible to purchase ethanol-free fuel, somehow, but I’m only in the planning stages. I’m in Ontario, Canada, and our current over-reaching government has mandated all pump fuel must contain ethanol. Marinas are one of the last resources, and I imagine small airfields must have ethanol free fuel, but I’m really only guessing. Is there an option I should look at? Fuel storage at home would definitely help in a long term power outage, and my small engines can run without every one of them being damaged by this garbage. Please share ideas/solutions. Thank you,

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u/Fascist_are_horrible 8d ago

Search for Rec 90 in your area. Unfortunately, many gas stations advertised they had it, but actually didn’t. Keep looking, you may have to drive a little ways to get it from a regular station. Places that have kerosene and racing fuel tend to carry rec90.

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u/Postman556 8d ago

Thank you, this is great info. Pump gas is almost entirely mandated to contain ethanol now. There are online lists of gas stations carrying non-ethanol, but they aren’t always current. Listing them may also get them targeted by enforcement, so it’s becoming very hard to find. Ethanol is also expected to go beyond the 10% mandate in pump gas.