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| keith Member Since: 15 Aug 2012 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 2212  
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A great piece of kit Has to be the best cooker there is for trips . I've always used unleaded with no probs in a petrol can . Get the colmans unleaded Tilly lamp to match .
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12th Aug 2013 9:20pm |
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| Glynparry25 Member Since: 16 Feb 2009 Location: Miserable Midlands Posts: 3015  
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 Good choice in cooker.
If you want to go smaller fuel container. you can't go wrong with a Sigg fuel bottle......Loads on Fleabay. Glyn   |
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12th Aug 2013 9:27pm |
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| leeds Member Since: 28 Dec 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8581 
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Coleman stoves are
Using Coleman fuel is expensive, however it does burn cleaner then unleaded. Use it say 1 in 5 or 1 in 10 refills does seem to clean the Coleman.. Keep the main fuel in a 5 litre metal jerry can. Carefully pour some into a 0.5 litre or 1 litre aluminium drinks container such as a Sigg bottle. Brendan |
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12th Aug 2013 9:28pm |
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| kmac Member Since: 07 Oct 2009 Location: Middlesex Posts: 1309 
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I use Aspen 4T in my Coleman stoves and lanterns
Available in garden stores http://www.aspenfuel.co.uk/products/enviro...te-petrol/ Alternatively try panel wipe (naptha variety) Coleman Fuels is too expensive Primus super fuel is the same, slightly cheaper than Coleman |
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12th Aug 2013 9:45pm |
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| kmac Member Since: 07 Oct 2009 Location: Middlesex Posts: 1309
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Re fuel storage - thee are the sigg type
http://www.elitemountainsupplies.co.uk/pro...-15lt.html  |
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12th Aug 2013 9:50pm |
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| jst Member Since: 14 Jan 2008 Location: Taunton Posts: 8032  
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great stoves.
they run well on petrol but it doesn't hurt to use naptha or coleman fuel every once in a while. i keep mine in Sigg bottles. Cheers James 110 2012 XS Utility 130 2011 M57 bespoke Camper 90 2010 Hardtop 90 M57 1988 Hardtop |
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13th Aug 2013 6:40am |
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| bpman Member Since: 21 May 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 8069 
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run all my coleman kit on aspen 4 ... about £16 for 5 litres, and smells the same as coleman fuel;
the stoves and lanterns work well in the arctic |
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13th Aug 2013 6:51am |
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| peterl Member Since: 08 Jan 2009 Location: Pembrokeshire Posts: 308 
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Thanks for this, onto amazon for best buys Sigg Bottles.
Pete |
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13th Aug 2013 10:53am |
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| pumaxs Member Since: 18 Jul 2012 Location: Bath Posts: 180 
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Sigg don't make fuel bottles any more, so you will only find them secondhand.
I think that there might have been a problem with over-filling causing the pressure of the expanding fuel to blow the threaded insert out of the bottle neck (?) I have some of the old unlined natural aluminium coloured Sigg fuel bottles & have never had a problem with them - Although I'm now struggling to find replacement seals for the caps, as they seem to have discontinued them as well. So, you can now only buy Sigg drinks bottles. Do not use these for fuel, as they can't handle the pressures, and the 'non-tainting' liner will be detroyed by the fuel + contaminate it. Buy fuel specific bottles from Optimus, Primus, MSR (have very good child-proof caps), etc. '57 Defender 110 XS Station Wagon 2.4tdci |
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13th Aug 2013 9:40pm |
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| leeds Member Since: 28 Dec 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8581
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Guess what I use 
Yes old Sigg bottles Do not overfill any fuel/chemical container. Petrol will expand/pressurise container. If possible open container slowly so that pressure can escape slowly. Otherwise you might get a face full of petrol. (Point container away from yourself when opening) Or you might get a leak of flammable fuel with more disasterous consequences. Brendan |
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13th Aug 2013 10:09pm |
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| tookaphotoof Member Since: 18 Mar 2013 Location: dordrecht Posts: 1279  
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I have them from MSR and Primus. You can get them in al sizes in probably every good outdoor shop.
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14th Aug 2013 6:09am |
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| pumaxs Member Since: 18 Jul 2012 Location: Bath Posts: 180
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Hi Leeds,
I don't have a problem with anybody using old Sigg fuel bottles. There must be tens of thousands of them kicking around the planet, and problems are usually associated with directly connecting them to multi-fuel stoves + pressurising the bottle - A purpose for which they were never intended. However, I must stress that I have only ever used them for storing parafin for my old Optimus No.1 stove, and so my experience is limited to that. I have always used MSR bottles for storing more volatile fuels, as they are designed to be pressurised & connected to my Whisperlite Internationale stove. They also have a useful 'max fill' line printed on them to help prevent over-filling. I only disagree with your post where you say "pour some into a 0.5 litre or 1 litre aluminium drinks container such as a Sigg bottle". The current Sigg bottle range is only designed for storing beverages, and the 'Ecoliner' coating will break down and contaminate the fuel. I also seem to remember that the fuel bottle cap washers (black) were made from a different material, and that the drinks bottle cap washer (white) isn't fuel-proof + will 'melt'. I hope this makes sense. '57 Defender 110 XS Station Wagon 2.4tdci |
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14th Aug 2013 7:53am |
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| SteveS Member Since: 05 Oct 2010 Location: Devon & Berkshire Posts: 388 
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I use a 5L Jerry can - designed for the job and has expansion space if used correctly. I always use Colman fuel. I'd only use unleaded if I ran out. And with 5L you can do a lot of cooking.
Each to his own |
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15th Aug 2013 9:58pm |
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| rover Member Since: 26 May 2012 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 146
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Hope you guys don't mind me being off slightly off topic, had a colemen twin burner for 7 years now, its been an excellent piece of kit up untill it started leaking petrol out of the pipe that runs from the tank to the burners. Does any one know where I could get it repaired and serviced.
Thanks, |
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16th Aug 2013 12:53pm |
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