Coleman Stove: White Gas or Dual Fuel?
Jack Pohler
boil a large pot of water the quickest. (It's getting close to sweetcorn
season around here, and I like to add it to my picnic menu) My questions
involve the dual fuel models. I know unleaded fuel is more explosive than
Coleman fuel, but does it burn hotter. Is there a safety issue in
transporting the fuel? The liquid fuel stoves seem more convenient and less
expensive to operate, but would the propane models outperform?
Thanks for helping
Jack
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Jack Pohler
Hudsonville MI USA
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years of using camp stoves.
I like the propane stoves. You can get an old Coleman, add a LPG adapter for
$15, and have a good stove. Get a bottle and hose, and you will have cheap
fuel that is instant starting, and that works very good.
I much prefer the LPG to liquid because of safety issues, performance, ease of
operation, and the spill factor. Once it is set up, all you have is on/off.
Use a dead fireplace piezo lighter with a clicker that still works to light.
Quick, simple, easy, fuel available in most places. Heats hot.
Your mileage may vary.
Steve
~ Illegitimi Non Carborundum ~
Don Clarke
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> I'm looking to purchase a new Coleman stove. I want the stove that will
> boil a large pot of water the quickest. (It's getting close to sweetcorn
> season around here, and I like to add it to my picnic menu) My questions
> involve the dual fuel models. I know unleaded fuel is more explosive than
> Coleman fuel, but does it burn hotter. Is there a safety issue in
> transporting the fuel? The liquid fuel stoves seem more convenient and less
> expensive to operate, but would the propane models outperform?
Jack, I'd say get the Coleman Guide Series 'propane' stove. Propane is a
lot handier than liquid fuel and a lot safer. The Guide Series can use
either the 1 pound disposables or the 20 lb refillable that you use for
a BBQ. Needless to say, I use the refillable tank myself. My GS stove
has 3 burners, one 15,000 BTU and two 10,000 BTU. The stove is large
enough to handle a 40 quart pot easily and will bring 20 quarts to a
boil in 10 minutes at full power. And at the same time there is enough
room on the stove top for two more pans or one of the Coleman griddles.
Serious stove, costs a bit, worth every penny. I love mine. The wife can
boil a kettle, make toast and make bacon and eggs at the same time in
the morning. All I have to do is sit at the table waiting...
Steve Wilcox
"Don Clarke" <dcl...@onlink.net> wrote in message
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>All I have to do is sit at the table waiting...
And I thought I was the only man who practised this style of "wild camping".
Always drives the wife wild . . . . . . . . . . . .
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