Nice video. Thanks for sharing the comparison between different fuels. Very methodical.

Thank you. I have a variation of this stove and a variety of fuels, but no gasoline. Makes me appreciate that maybe getting a litre or two unleaded might make my stove last longer.

The ultimate post apocalyptic stove! You know what shocks me given how long the multi fuel stoves have been around, and there isn't head to head tests, cocktails, recipes on different fuels... Imagine trying to use heavier fuels like paraffin/kerosene/diesel in Canada where these things may not be liquid all year around... Rubbing alcohol... Gee along the post apocalyptic theme, I would have thought ethanol would be the ubiquitous solvent easy to make... But we have what we have. Glad someone did some tests,

Excellent video...this info is exactly was I was looking for: what fuel , time and amount 👍👍👍

In order for the alcohol to work the fuel jet orifice would need to be twice as big as the gasoline or Coleman fuel orifice just as if pure alcohol is used in a car. That might be an interesting experiment as well. I drilled out the gas orifice to twice the size in my MSR Whisperlite International and with a draft control on the air intake can run alcohol in that stove very well. I brazed a handle on the draft control so I can adjust the amount of air and can still fold the stove up as normal. I got a valve and hose off of a cheap butane stove and can run butane as well as kerosene, jet fuel, et. al. Thanks for the experiment here. I guess I won't be running alcohol in my Coleman one burner stove.

I have one of these that I ran on a 50:50 mix of old gas and varsol (mineral spirits). It smelled a bit but it burned cleanly and very hot. These are virtually identical to the 508 stoves and use the same generators. I have both and they are equal as far as I have seen. If I run gasoline I always add a couple of tbsp of seafoam to the tank and when done and putting it into storage I like to run carb cleaner through it for a minute and then follow with coleman fuel. A little bit of maintenance and these things will literally last decades with no repairs needed.

I'll bet you could make an adapter for the fill hole and feed propane to use as another fuel alternative. My dad used to have a Coleman duel fuel 3 burner stove, and he had an adapter that I'm not sure if he bought it or made custom, but we used propane, and that gas was already pressurized from the propane tank.

Very usefull video!

Thank you very much!

Thank you for this excellent comparison. It looks like Coleman fuel is the way to go for me.

I'm in the market for one of these as a backup for the propane stove in my boat and for camping when out of the boat. Great demo, but I've only used the white Coleman gas on my lantern and dual burner stove. Thanks

I've burned various fuels in pressurized stoves and it took a bit to understand which jet orifice would give the best results to match the BTU of the fuel. I have a 533 and it's a fixed jet size, so it's picky. To burn kerosene in a Coleman I watched a video by a fellow who wrapped the generator with solid copper wire from household wiring to increase the preheat mass. He was able to get the flame under control all the way down to a simmer. That was pretty impressive.

Thanks for making the video, I don't think such a short exposure to alcohol will ruin your seals as you followed that up with other fuels effectively rinsing them clean. Might be worth checking before an outing. Again I really took a lot from this post. Cheers

With ethanol you can make the flames visible with rubbing the Stove with salt water and let it dry. The flame will heat up salt (NaCl) residues, catch a few Na Atoms, and the Flame will become yellow. Beware of rust though.

Excellent information! I ue Shellite. I want a second but they don't appear to be available in Australia any more . . .

Hi, the other day I've seen a guy using petrol (simple unleaded bought at petrol ⛽️)...is that safe or would you recommend for example heating oil/karosene a better choice?

I have had to buy 3 generators in the last 3 months running on unleaded petrol and try as I might with all sorts of methods you cannot clean them out. From new and after about 10 times it starts to play up and by 15 times it's clogged. The thin wire that goes through it becomes solid, I managed to free one of the wires up but it still won't light. I contacted Coleman to complain and they said I should use Coleman fuel every third time which was news to me. I'm loath to buy any more at £23.00 per item. Coleman fuel is far too expensive so beware if you're using unleaded petrol.

Thank you. I have a question. I received 2 new ones but wont burn, it leaks from under the burner . Im using kerosene, what am i doing wrong? Thx

I relied on mine in Holland, I miss it, I’m older now and my old lass threw it in a skip with everything I owned, the 2 one that is , never even used it,

"In desperate situations" 😢 So true. Thanks to Rassia. Hopefully not needed soon. 😮 Prefer camping instead of special operations.

Interesting. I have seen different results on a different video, but then you were using Coleman Premium Blend fuel and the other guy was using just regular old can of Coleman Camping Fuel and also a fresh can of Crown White Gas. His water boiled quickest with low octane gasoline. What I was most impressed with was that it took significantly LESS Coleman Premium Blend Fuel to do the job. Gasoline fumes more making it more dangerous. I camped for 3 months with a single burner white gas stove, cooking for just myself, and never even used a whole gallon of the white gas.

If you prime the stove it starts and runs well on rubbing alcohol and kero.

How does your stove consume that less fuel? I weighed mine after approx 3 Minutes of running at high setting, used Coleman fuel, and it was about 18g lighter than before (weighed the whole stove)...really strange

Nice

Were can I find such a gas stove

I think those using gasoline should really use a fuel stabiliser. These are about £7 or €10 a bottle and stop the varnish action of fuel going bad over time. It’s really the fuel in the generator that is clogging up when it cools. Fuel stabilisers (the stuff used in portable power generators) gives petrol or gasoline a shelf life of up to 2 years. Ordinary gasoline (petrol) can varnish and coat the generator inside a month. I can give you a cast iron guarantee that Coleman fuel just has fuel stabilisers and a small amount of detergent and less ethanol. Here in the UK we have E10 and E5. Coleman fuel may be as little as E1 or 1% ethanol.

When burning kerosine put a little dish of alcohol to preheat the generator. You'll get a nice burn without the soot.😊

I'm wondering how much fuel needed if using diesel or bio diesel

I think the Coleman fuel only flamed at the beginning because of the leftover Kerosene in the generator/burner.

can Coleman dual fuel stove or lantern actually handle liquid paraffin? I would prefer paraffin with unlimited shelf life compared to kerosine around 5 years! Anybody any idea if Coleman duals work with liquid paraffin?

I want to know how long one tank will last on white camp fuel

I wonder how a mix of the alcohol and kerosene would burn.

Can we use Zippo lighter fuel?

impressed with the kerosene

Hmm... I have no problem running 99% isopropyl alcohol. It runs as smoothly as unleaded gas. No issue boiling 1 quart of water in 5 mins. But I'll still run unleaded gas since it's much cheaper.

my coleman fuel is perfectly clear.. why is your pink?

Have you ever had the gasoline fuel burst into a bomb ?? Just am wondering Sir. Thanks

Se nota que le dio más bomba al final cuando le puso el combustible Coleman.

Can it run with diesel?

Aspen 4 Fuel £25 for 5 lt. The best for these stoves.

That was about 20 oz of water, not a Liter (33.8 oz).

Noticed the same behaviour on Ethanol and I don't know why

Dual fuel doesn't mean "any" fuel. Dual = two. It refers to "white gas" (Stoddard fuel) or pump gas (unleaded.)

try denatured alcohol

The setting: A grade school classroom somewhere in Kansas. Let's say, Wichita. Ok settle down kids, settle down, we have to watch this video of a nice man lighting a little stove on different fuels. WOW, I know it DOES sound dangerous. Oh that brand looks familiar. What do you kids think he should do first? That's right, Jimmy, read the instructions. Hmmm. Well that's strange. He...he .... doesn't seem to be following the instructions. They're right there, I wonder why he doesn't read them. I don't know either. Do you see the instructions mister directly in front of you by the valve and fuel cap? Yes, right... here, Stacy, it's a movie. He can't hear you or see you go sit down now. Silly girl. What direction should the lever be when LIGHTing? That's right Jimmy? Correct. The LIGHT position. What can happen if its not, Jimmy? Right again, you can have trouble lighting it. Here's a tricky one. What should you do right after the stove lights, Jimmy? Right again! Pump another 30 pumps of air into the tank. Why do we do that? Correct! Jimmy you're doing amazing. Yes it's to replenish the air from the instant lighting procedure so the stove doesn't lose power and go out while cooking. Why didn't the guy in the video turn the stove on high for the fastest boil? That's a hard one, huh? I don't know either, Jimmy. I mean, he's just doing a boil time test. What was he thinking? Never mind, we can't know for sure, can we. That would be called conjecture. How did he empty all the fuel out. This one's extra credit. That's right Jimmy, you can't just pour it all out because of the filler port design that ensures the rignt amount of space in the tank for air to be pumped. GOOD! What do you think the nice man in the video should have done, Jimmy? I think that's a great idea, Jimmy, yes he should have read the instructions. But where can he find the instruciton? Remember, we covered this at the beginning......Jimmy again? Wow, right again, in the original packaging and ON THE SIDE OF THE STOVE. Jimmy, how did you know all the right answers today you got them all right. I see, you read the instructions, well that would explain it. So what did we all learn today children? RTFIM Read The Fu(&ing Intruction Manual. Oh MY children. We don't need to use THAT word, ever. Where did you learn that horrible word? I see. I'll have to have a talk with this Mike Morgan fella...... Have a super weekend.

Open that valve up

You’re supposed to lite it on high

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