davey buoy Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 (edited) Just dug out my 25 year old camping stove.Very similar to the one shown. shown.CT has the Coleman fuel(white gas)on for $19.99 a gallon. Heard through the grapevine people are using unleaded gas in these at about $5.85 a gallon. Anyone tried that in there stoves?. Did a couplle searches and apparently gasoline or white gas,or Kerosene can be used in them..Huge difference in price,but don't want to have a explosion either using something I shouldn't. Thanks. Edited February 23, 2013 by davey buoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbuck Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 You can't use kerosene in them. Unleaded would work but be careful, for the amount of fuel it uses, just get the Coleman fuel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 Just dug out my 25 year old camping stove.Very similar to the one shown. shown.CT has the Coleman fuel(white gas)on for $19.99 a gallon. Heard through the grapevine people are using unleaded gas in these at about $5.85 a gallon. Anyone tried that in there stoves?. Did a couplle searches and apparently gasoline or white gas,or Kerosene can be used in them..Huge difference in price,but don't want to have a explosion either using something I shouldn't. Thanks. That particular model looks like the dual fuel one. You can use regular unleaded in them. I have the same larger one and 2 dual fuel lanterns, both work on unleaded, NO Kerosene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey buoy Posted February 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 You can't use kerosene in them. Unleaded would work but be careful, for the amount of fuel it uses, just get the Coleman fuel. There must be a good reason for using there fuel. The flashpoint may not be as high as gas?.Therefore safer. Was just curious..I don't mind the cost so much as like you say it lasts a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIFTER_016 Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 White gas burns cleaner so you will have less issues with the burners and orifice clogging up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey buoy Posted February 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 That particular model looks like the dual fuel one. You can use regular unleaded in them. I have the same larger one and 2 dual fuel lanterns, both work on unleaded, NO Kerosene. Mine being 20 plus years old may not be dual fuel?. How would I know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 (edited) Mine being 20 plus years old may not be dual fuel?. How would I know? Tank colour. The dual fuel tanks were silver. Regular naptha tank was red. Edited February 23, 2013 by Old Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey buoy Posted February 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 Tank colour. The dual fuel tanks were silver. Regular naptha tank was red. Thanks for clearing that up.Picked up a Coleman blend bottle.Apparently there getting away from the Naptha container,as so I'm told.Says it works in all Coleman stoves.By the way,mine is the red tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tootsie II Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 We started buying and using 92 octane fuel for our red tank 3 burner coleman stove last year. We've had no problems with it so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey buoy Posted February 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 We started buying and using 92 octane fuel for our red tank 3 burner coleman stove last year. We've had no problems with it so far. now yours would be a older stove as well?.I'm just worried why they changed to the silver tank and call it a dual fuel stove. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 now yours would be a older stove as well?.I'm just worried why they changed to the silver tank and call it a dual fuel stove. The dual fuel models have a different generator unit which allows the use of unleaded and naphtha. Red tanks can only use naphtha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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