jdj5052
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It is my opinion that white gas appliances are much safer and more dependable than propane. I have a white gas stove and lantern from the 60's that are both all original and work great, I also have two newer dual (white gas or unleaded) fuel lanterns from the late 90's never had a problem with any of them. I have used the propane lanterns and stoves in the past and have had nothing but problems. They tend to freeze up and fail, clog, and very expensive to operate(my lanterns see about 14 hours of use a week). Also the propane in those cylinders Is a liquid, and it is under a lot more pressure the the fuel in the traditional white gas lanterns and stoves. Propane is also a much more volatile fuel, the stuff boils at room temperature.
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jtbeck
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Those little canisters wind up wasting quite a bit of propane, too. They're not very efficient once you've used the majority of the propane, whereas with something that you can pump by hand you can use every last drop (or as others have pointed out, top it off). And I'm sure someone has mentioned the shortcomings of propane once the temps really dip down.
BUT, I only use my white gas equipment when I'm not using my RV. I'll be canoe camping in about 2 weeks and my Coleman Exponent stove will certainly be making the trip with me. But next week will be spent camping in my RV and I just got my two 20# propane tanks filled up today. So, I just use what's best for the situation (in my estimation, at least).
But for rock solid performance, reliability and durability those old Coleman stoves are the cat's meow.
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PopBeavers
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When camping with the TT I always use the Coleman white gas lantern. It is easier to move from one picnic table to the next than a propane lantern on a 20# propane cylinder. And I don't want to run 40 feet of hose from the TT to where I want the lantern.
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famousperson
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White gas is messy and dangerous. Propane is neat, easy to use and safe.
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PopBeavers
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famousperson wrote:White gas is messy and dangerous. Propane is neat, easy to use and safe.
White gas is more efficient than propane and is more readily available.
Propane is not neat if you use disposable bottles and do not recycle them.
Adding white gas to my stove and lantern is no more messy than adding gas to my ATVs, motorcycles or lawn mower.
Propane may be easier to use, meaning you do not need to pump it, but I was using white gas stoves and lanterns at age 8, so I do not find it to be difficult or dangerous.
You have your preference and I have mine.
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tatest
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After a few hours trying to refurb the gas generator on my 40 year old Coleman stove, and pricing the replacement parts, I bought the $20 adapter that lets me use a propane bottle with the stove.
On single burner it is actually superior in heat output to newer propane stoves, because the old gas burners let a lot more gas flow. It boils a pot of water for pasta almost three times as fast as the "high output" burner on my propane stove.
However, on both burners, a small (1 pound) bottle doesn't match the output of the old liquid fuel system, although it does better than two burners on my propane stove. There is just not enough surface area over the liquid (which is why LPG campstoves are designed with lower output burners).
I'm working on rehabilitating my liquid fuel lantern. Should that not work out, I might get a little single-mantle LPG lantern top, just to finish off bottles that don't have enough fuel left for cooking.
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