coleman stoves

[kflahert]

hi new here great place. i have a coleman 424 dual fuel stove. can i convert it to propane? any help would help thanks kev.

[doug hodder]

Welcome aboard! I haven't converted one, never will....but if you look around at thrift stores, garage sales and the like you can probably pick up a practically new propane unit in a box for the price of what you would pay to convert the 424. There is lots of this stuff around for give-away prices. Depending on your camping temperatures and altitude...a liquid fueled stove will operate better over a propane unit. I'd check with the Coleman factory site to see if there are conversion kits available. Just my opinion, but I am biased. Doug.

[Conestoga]

the tiny size and weight of the converter seems smart if one is already hauling around the dual burner stove and propane tank for other things.

http://www.thefind.com/appliances/info- ... -converter

[Justin & Katy]

Doug is correct in that stoves that operate on Coleman fuel or white gas do operate better in certain climates and altitudes. Often times, the small propane (profane as I like to call it...) cylinders will lose a great deal of their pressure in cold climates. Coupled with the fact that the change of pressure in the bottle creates a cooling effect simply adds to your set of complications. Coleman fuel or White gas is pure gasoline with no detergents or additives that you find in pump gas which is why Coleman and all Coleman collectors will advise you to use White gas. You will find that if you use pump gas, the additives in the fuel will quickly gum up and clog your lantern or stove. White gas also burns hotter than propane. There's roughly 125,000 Btu’s of energy in a gallon of gas...compare that to roughly 91,500 Btu’s the equivalent amount of profane. You have to burn almost fifty percent more profane than white gas to get the same amount of energy. White gas is more efficient in that it burns much hotter than profane. I can see why profane would appeal to some for the convenience. However, in the long run, you'd be better off sticking with white gas.

[Toytaco2]

I've come full circle having started off with Coleman gas lanterns and stoves, switching over to propane and now I'm back to gas using vintage Coleman stoves and lanterns. I still have the propane stuff though, so I can use whatever I feel like at the time. I have to agree, those small propane bottles don't work all that well on a cold winter hunting trip or in the mountain high country. If I take all the stoves and lanterns full of Coleman fuel, I usually have enough for a weekend trip without fussing with the propane bottles. If a really long trip is in order, a gallon of Coleman fuel goes a long way. Like everything else though, a person ought to use what they like and/or want. I've seen "conversion kits" for the stove which look like a valve and an extra long generator. You screw the propane bottle fitting on the valve and go from there. I did a google search and here's the first "hit" http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/Century-Propane-Stove-Regulated-Converter.aspx?a=70362&kwtid=209758

I'm sure there are lots of others.

Mike