Coleman on Kerosene

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Guys, does anyone have a dual fuel Coleman stove (not the car camp one or the Exponent) I think its called a Sportster or somethign similar and tried it with Kerosene? I have an older Optimus that will pretty much burn anything with an octane rating over water, but I'm interested in seeing if I can get the Coleman to run on kerosene as I am putting am Earthquake kit together to sell. I already have a list of other kit but If I can get this stove to use the same fuel as the lantern I will be pretty happy. Is it just a matter of priming the fuel (getting it hot enough to atomise) that matters or are there other issues, and if som what?

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NO, NO, NO...
Kerosene, assuming you can get it lit, will clog it in short order. Gasoline and White gas only, and you can get a lantern for the same fuel. Also, if Japan is anything like Taiwan or the United States, Kerosene is a lot harder to get than White Gas or Gasoline.
 
Mutley,
That couldn't be further from the truth. Those of you that think Japan is high-tech best put on your seat belt. Most of the houses burn kerosene in the fall/winter to keep warm. Most houses do not have double glazing or even rudimentary insulation. Kerosene can be bought from any gas station and there is even a little tanker that comes around twice a week (like the icecream man) selling it! The reason I want it to run on Kerosene is because it is much more stable than gas and easily bought.

White gas here is about 10x the cost of the US i.e. a 1 gallon can is about $20.00. Will it really clog it if I get it to atomize fast enough? There isnt anything special about my Optimus but it will even burn brake fluid or hydraulic fluid if you can prime it enough i.e. get it hot enough before it gets out of the nozzle.

Anyone tried it or is willing to try it in the name of science? :D
 
clogging is a product of what's left after burning...
you can get it ot burn, but after a few dozen hours of burn time and you've gummed up the entire stove. Stoves made for burning kerosene or other less volatile fuels have larger apateurs so that the grime does not clog...

Hey, why don't you try it and tell us?
 
Thanks for the links AWUK but I am looking to sell these as an earthquake 'pack' as I can get them at a dealer rate. The only reason is the readily availability of Kerosene and the fact that its a bit more stable than Gas/Petrol. Not to mention a whole lot cheaper at about $8.00 or 4 pounds per 18 Litres. I already have a lantern from Coleman that will run on Kerosene and LED's, tools, knives, prybar etc. I just wanted the stove to round it off and to keep the number of different fuels, batteries as small as possible.

I think I am going to order one in and try it.
 
I think a better selling item would be an esbit stove. Sell the image of safety. If one had to rely on Kerosene, a dirt can stove would suffice.
 
Too expensive here to buy esbit, and to be truthful, most of the older Japanese that would need this are pretty cluless. It sounds bad, even insulting to say so and may fly in the face of the perception that people in the West have of Japan in general, but 'clueless' pretty much sums them up. Give them a job to do and they will do it the same time after time. Ask them to deviate away from their super specific job and they are lost. In the Kobe earthquake it was weeks before some people got any real help. They were bundled off to a community gym or town hall place and they all slept together like in some third world country. I'm hoping to give them the oppertunity to buy something that will allow them to fend for themselves as the goverment useless and in fact the prime minister learned of the earthquake on the news many hours after the start because they (staff) were too frightened to tell him :rolleyes: and no one was willing to make a decision :rolleyes: :rolleyes: . Useless waste of space, although they are good at going to topless shabushabu restaraunts :rolleyes:

I will give it a go, I'm not convinced it wont work because Coleman doesent state it. Its more likely they just want you to use proprietry Coleman gas.
 
in the late 80's was deer hunting in north tx had a coleman space heater and ran outta white gas, used coal oil or kerosene instead - it worked for a while but it did clog and go out in less than 2 hours (we lit it and it was burning went to sleep and it went out, wouldnt relite either) and IIRC my bud had to replace something/other in the thing, point being i dont think it will work unless they have changed things since then, good luck though!
 
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