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What do you think Gasoline is??
A gross generalization of Coleman fuel is gasoline that is a bit more refined witout the additives and most of the aromatics..
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What do you think Gasoline is??
A gross generalization of Coleman fuel is gasoline that is a bit more refined witout the additives and most of the aromatics..
unleaded is coleman fuel...
It will work fine.
get low octane, it burns easier
True statement. My old man has been filling his coleman lanterns with unleaded for years.... In a boat fishing walleyes in dec.
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What do you think Gasoline is??
A gross generalization of Coleman fuel is gasoline that is a bit more refined witout the additives and most of the aromatics..
Once again agree 100%. Coleman fuel is just a ploy to get us to buy it. Price coleman fuel vs. unleaded/gallon
I have a european lantern that requires pre-heating. You put alcohol in a small metal cup that comes with the lantern, put it under the generator, and light it up. You don't have to do it this way, but it saves a few minutes of sooty yellow flame.
I rember backpacking with the old Svea stoves. We actually used to have a flammable paste that would preheat the evaporator..
Sweet, Coughlans still makes it!!
Coghlans Fire Paste - Outdoor Basics
Sweet, Coughlans still makes it!!
Coghlans Fire Paste - Outdoor Basics
Beaufart, I have that same stove I took it to Montana with me back in October. I wouldn't run Gasoline through it. buy the white gas. The generator is different on the dual fuel models. i think it uses a different size jet. They offer a dual fuel generator for that stove if you want to run it off of gasoline though.
unleaded is coleman fuel...
It will work fine.
get low octane, it burns easier
I wish this was a bad joke. White gas is highly combustible, but NON-EXPLOSIVE. Unleaded gasoline is both highly combustible and EXPLOSIVE. For example, you can take the lid off of a can of white gas and put a match to it. It will burn the gas vapor coming out of the opening. I would not suggest trying this with a jerry can of unleaded.
I had never heard of this before. However, I did come up with a mod for my white gas so I didn't have to pump, which was nice. However, I googled "coleman propane converter" and found the thing you were referring to at Sportsmans Guide for ~$15 & I ordered one up. Great find, thanks!
I had never heard of this before. However, I did come up with a mod for my white gas so I didn't have to pump, which was nice. However, I googled "coleman propane converter" and found the thing you were referring to at Sportsmans Guide for ~$15 & I ordered one up. Great find, thanks!
FYI- you can buy a brand new stove for under $50. Old man gave me my pos and told me it was worth at the least $80. Target sells coleman stoves.
coleman stoves : Target Search Results
IIRC wal mart sells the simple 2 burner for under $50.
I will keep my 1945 Coleman stove working before I buy another NEW Coleman. When I inherited my 2 current stoves I gave my 2y/o 425 away. It never worked properly. I have not had a problem with either of my antique stoves.
So what is the bad joke?
Coleman lantern fluid is slightly different than white gas and slightly different than unleaded. They are both slightly more refined versions of gasoline and no not contain the antiknock stuff that plain old gasoline does. They also explode..
http://ilrc.ucf.edu/documents/ILRC 00000326/MSDS 00000326.pdf
The Material Safety Data Sheet for Coleman fuel gives the following composition:
* Solvent naphtha (CAS #64742-89-8) 45-50%
* Aliphatic petroleum distillates (CAS #64742-88-7) 45-50%
* Xylene (CAS #1330-20-7) 2%
* Toluene (CAS #108-88-3) 2%
Obviously, you didn't spend a lot of time playing with matches and accelerants as a child. There is a huge difference in the burning characteristics of the the two. If you don't believe me, feel free to conduct the following test:
- fill two open & empty soda cans, one with coleman fuel, the other with unleaded.
- from a safe distance apply flame above the opening on the cans.
- report your findings.
I've got an older (~30 year) Coleman triple burner stove that my wife got for me several years ago on ebay for ~$80. For sometime, I could not find triple burners. I believe Coleman wasn't making them. I saw one yesterday in the Spring Cabelas catalog for ~$150!
I'll keep my old one and try the propane adapter.
Obviously, you didn't spend a lot of time playing with matches and accelerants as a child. There is a huge difference in the burning characteristics of the the two. If you don't believe me, feel free to conduct the following test:
- fill two open & empty soda cans, one with coleman fuel, the other with unleaded.
- from a safe distance apply flame above the opening on the cans.
- report your findings.
Of course there is a difference, huge? Not really.. The difference between Diesel and gasoline is huge. Gasoline, white gas and Coleman fuel all can be run in a standard engine. The difference is not huge..
Are you saying that even the "dual fuel" stoves are dangerous? Or do they have some sort of special super special anti-explosion you are gonna kill the world fitting?
I've got two of these things. the 1982 works better than the '93. The '93 seeps fuel out the valve and it's a brand new valve from coleman. We call it the "widow maker" and it only gets used if needed, setup far from camp. lol.
FYI, I thought I was gonna end up buying this from Sportsmans Guide for ~$20 plus S&H. Well I was at my local (45 miles away
) Wal-Mart this weekend and found it for $18. So I bought the converter, a two-piece three appliance propane tank post for ~$30 (~$45 on Cabelas), and a hose for ~$19 (~$30 at Cabelas).I'll give them a test run hoperfully this weekend in Moab!
I have a two burner Coleman stove that I think is from the 70's. The only time I have ever had trouble lighting it was last winter when it was -20C. I had to pre-heat it with my tiger torch and then it ran great. I love the old coleman lantern and stoves, never let me down yet.
Follow-up:
After utilizing the propane converter all spring, I'm kicking myself for not having gone this route earlier. It works amazingly well. Although, I overcame the pumping thing years ago with my schrader valve adapter and use of CO2, this is way easier, and seems to burn a lot hotter.
I've gone completely propane with my camping appliances:
After utilizing the propane converter all spring, I'm kicking myself for not having gone this route earlier. It works amazingly well. Although, I overcame the pumping thing years ago with my schrader valve adapter and use of CO2, this is way easier, and seems to burn a lot hotter.
I've gone completely propane with my camping appliances:
- Old Coleman triple burner with propane converter
- Big Buddy heater
- Buddy Heater
- Coleman propane lantern
- Weber Go Anywhere Gas Grill
- Fire Dancer Propane Fire Pit (for fire ban season)
Where'd you get it? How does it hook up?
Cool product, I had never heard of this before. Here's a pic and a link...
Sports Authority - Century Tool Regulated Converter (Gasoline to Propane)
Sports Authority - Century Tool Regulated Converter (Gasoline to Propane)
Wally World. That's it above (and below). It uses the 1 lb. bottle hookup. I have one of the two piece propane 3-way towers that mounts on a 20 lb. tank. That way I can hook up the stove, the Weber, and have the lantern going on top.
At night, I can hook up both Mr. Heaters and a lantern at the ready.
Cool product, I had never heard of this before. Here's a pic and a link...
Sports Authority - Century Tool Regulated Converter (Gasoline to Propane)