White gas = Coleman Fuel?
Jim Smith
Coleman Fuel? Thanks in advance.
Jim
Ade Barkah
Krzysztof Kniaz
It's not!, claims of the REI employees nothwithstanding (they sell
their own brand name product, which is essentially identical to
Coleman's and they call it "white gas"). MSR supplies the "real"
white gas (low boiling fractions of the crude oil), which after
burning leaves less soot on your stove, but this stuff is as
twice expensive as the common Coleman fuel.
--
Krzysztof Kniaz, |
U of Pennsylvania, LRSM , | "A witty saying proves nothing"
Phila, PA, 19104, USA | Voltaire
Btalk
Coleman fuel = naptha =white gas.
White gas is plain old gasoline with absolutely no additives. When leaded
gas was introduced back in the 30's, the Feds required it to be dyed so it
was easy to tell apart from the uncolored or 'white' gas. The toxicity of
lead was recognized even then.
Coleman introduced their own fuel in the early 50's when they realized
white gas was becoming less and less available.
The actual white gas hasn't existed since the mid 60's.
If you use a stove that burns unleaded gas, use the cheapest ...it has
less additives.
Regards,
Bob Talkiewicz,BInghamton, NY <bt...@aol.com>
BIG BAD JIM POND
(Krzysztof Kniaz) wrote:
> In article <94250.195...@psuvm.psu.edu>,
> Jim Smith <JPS...@psuvm.psu.edu> wrote:
> >Is Coleman Fuel white gas? If not can I buy white gas in a container like
> >Coleman Fuel? Thanks in advance.
> >Jim
>
> It's not!, claims of the REI employees nothwithstanding (they sell
> their own brand name product, which is essentially identical to
> Coleman's and they call it "white gas"). MSR supplies the "real"
> white gas (low boiling fractions of the crude oil), which after
> burning leaves less soot on your stove, but this stuff is as
> twice expensive as the common Coleman fuel.
> --
Actually REI owns MSR and I've never seen it in the REI here. Also, I
don't know if the other brand of white gas they sell is touted as their
"house brand". I always thought that "white gas was just unleaded gas
which had been distilled further (could be Coleman brand or another
brand--e.g., Blazo). But I could be wrong.
Darryl Hayashida
In article <mmcmullen-120...@taygeta.gsfc.nasa.gov>,
Actually white gas is as the previous poster says, the lower boiling
fractions of crude oil, which means it is "distilled" less than
unleaded gas.
By the way, with all this discussion on white gas and unleaded
gasoline, NEVER NEVER use automotive gasoline in a camp stove.
It has a higher vapor pressure than white gas and highly increases
the possibilty of explosion when used in a camp stove.
Darryl
NK...@esrin.bitnet
Coleman Fuel (English) == White Gas (American)
(NOTE - that statement refers only to the phrases, not to the substance(s))
Evidently it's more complicated!
A warning to Americans: DON'T ask for "white gas" in England!
You might be sold "white spirit", which is used for cleaning paintbrushes
and will (incidentally) also burn.
Nick
Ade Barkah
...
: By the way, with all this discussion on white gas and unleaded
: gasoline, NEVER NEVER use automotive gasoline in a camp stove.
: It has a higher vapor pressure than white gas and highly increases
: the possibilty of explosion when used in a camp stove.
Unless, of course, the stove was designed to take auto gas. =)
MSR's Internationale can use auto gas just fine, as well as
the usual white gas, kerosene, and yes, even Jet Fuel.
I wonder how it does on them 100LL fuels found on most
single engine piston planes ? Probably too much lead.
-Ade Barkah
Andy Woodward
>: gasoline, NEVER NEVER use automotive gasoline in a camp stove.
>: It has a higher vapor pressure than white gas and highly increases
>: the possibilty of explosion when used in a camp stove.
>Unless, of course, the stove was designed to take auto gas. =)
>MSR's Internationale can use auto gas just fine, as well as
>the usual white gas, kerosene, and yes, even Jet Fuel.
My Trangia works OK on auto gas...........