Coleman Keepers Campfire come on in!

[campmaster-k]

I got up early and had a few good scores. I paid 15 for the 200a, it is in very good cond. no rust in tank and it came with a under tank safe and two packs of mantles. All three of the others I got for $1 apiece. One of them came with a safe. One of the 220f s is unmolested and fired right up. For one dollar you cant beat that!



The powerhouse is missing the generator and the tab for the cleaner is broken off.




This one fired up with the fuel in the tank.






I was making room for the new finds and knocked the 220a off the table, globe did not make it. Vent remains perfect.

[Wolffarmer]

Kirt, no fare taking a gun to a flea market.

Great finds.

Is one of those a 285?

Randy

[canned o minimum]

HOLY LITES A BLAZIN,Batman ! I go away fger a week and y'all post up EIGHT pages !

Kirk, Glad to see the 200a gang finally has sum guide lines and membership ! Sadly, "I" cannot post any pics of my collection on FIRE, cause I haven't refurbished em yet.

B'sides.. I jus got myself in trouble... my kid bought me a DO !! Now I'm DOomed ! Let the cast iron addiction BEGIN I jus bought sum biscuits to practice with....

[3822sean]

nice finds

[campmaster-k]

Kirt, no fare taking a gun to a flea market.

Great finds.

Is one of those a 285?

Randy

I dont know what a 285 is. I got one 200a, two 220js, and the 85' Powerhouse.

I dont know the model # of the Powerhouse. I could go look but its cold out there now.

[Wolffarmer]

The powerhouse probably is not a 285. I was just reading on the Collectors forum and it seems those are a good base to convert to kerosene.



I have ordered the parts needed to convert either a 200 or a 242 to kerosene. I am not sure which one I will do. I have 2 200A's that are just about perfect and a 1944 242 that is a real sweety. But the 242s seem to burn kerosene with less smell. And really I think mine burns gas better than the 200A's.

Who knows?

Randy

[campmaster-k]

The powerhouse probably is not a 285. I was just reading on the Collectors forum and it seems those are a good base to convert to kerosene.



I have ordered the parts needed to convert either a 200 or a 242 to kerosene. I am not sure which one I will do. I have 2 200A's that are just about perfect and a 1944 242 that is a real sweety. But the 242s seem to burn kerosene with less smell. And really I think mine burns gas better than the 200A's.

Who knows?

Randy

I too want a kero burner. Let us know how the conversions go.

[starleen2]

HOLY LITES A BLAZIN,Batman ! I go away fger a week and y'all post up EIGHT pages !

Kirk, Glad to see the 200a gang finally has sum guide lines and membership ! Sadly, "I" cannot post any pics of my collection on FIRE, cause I haven't refurbished em yet.

B'sides.. I jus got myself in trouble... my kid bought me a DO !! Now I'm DOomed ! Let the cast iron addiction BEGIN I jus bought sum biscuits to practice with....

nuttin goes better with Coleman than a good set of cast Iron!

[starleen2]

Question: Why the need for conversion to kerosene? I 'seen alot of conversions - but why? Is Kerosene less expensive per volume than Naptha? Just curious?

[campmaster-k]

Question: Why the need for conversion to kerosene? I 'seen alot of conversions - but why? Is Kerosene less expensive per volume than Naptha? Just curious?

For me its just for the challenge and variety, I really dont know why. I would try to burn pancake syrup in one if they would do something cool like burn blue or red.

I quess I have heard that the kero burners tend to burn brighter?

[Wolffarmer]

Question: Why the need for conversion to kerosene? I 'seen alot of conversions - but why? Is Kerosene less expensive per volume than Naptha? Just curious?

For me its just for the challenge and variety, I really dont know why. I would try to burn pancake syrup in one if they would do something cool like burn blue or red.

I quess I have heard that the kero burners tend to burn brighter?

If you can find a gas station that has a kerosene pump it can be much cheaper. There is one that I drive by almost every time I go to town. It is more a distributer. As a real conversion has a smaller jet it will burn longer on a tank ( maybe ). It is said it burns brighter, though should use a different mantle, the 99 or equivalent. I have some coming for my Mil Spec anyway. And the real ringer is if your device is not a real cleaner burner the smell is worse than naphtha so it is hard to use inside.



Oh and some people burn citronella in theirs.

Randy

[campmaster-k]

Is white gas Naptha?

[Lazybones]

The main reason for kerosene is the lower cost. It's about 1/3 the price of coleman fuel here in Willits.

[starleen2]

Is white gas Naptha?

pretty much - in the same hydrocarbon class

[Ratkity]

Kerosene can smell a bit in the little wick kero lanterns (dunno about pressurized kero). I use odorlesss charcoal lighter fluid for the little Dietz kero lanterns I have. Could you use that in pressurized kero lanterns?

Hugs,
Ratkity