Odourless Kero
Submitted: Monday, Jul 19, 2004 at 16:35
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Billy
Hi all,
We just got back from our winter trip so I've been off line for a few weeks, although having had a quick look at last few pages it seems like there has been plenty of the usual action.....
You may remember a few weeks ago I was asking about where I could get some decent Kero for the old Pressure Lamps I was resurrecting having discovered some of the dark blue stuff is not up to the job in a lantern of this type. The thread seemed to take off in all directions and ended up covering Carbide, Shellite, how to light a Tilly, Carbide as expanding bait etc tec. All good fun but still no wiser on the Kero.
Anyhow... I tried some "Diggers" brand that you see in Big W and so
forth and it worked OK in the Austramax and Tilley. Then when in WA I discovered "Diggers" also make an "Odourless Kerosene", which is clear like shellite. I picked up some at Trailblazers in
Albany. What a revelation...absolutely NO SMELL whatsoever and only fractionally more than the regular stuff.
I tried it out in the Austramax and it worked fine. The packaging says it is more highly refined for use in lamps and cookers etc
Diggers is based in WA and I saw it on the shelves over there in a few
places, but not since returning, I'll be contacting them to see who stocks it over here in
Sydney.
Just for the info of the Kero Lamp fans..
Regds
Bill
Reply By: duncs - Monday, Jul 19, 2004 at 20:17
Monday, Jul 19, 2004 at 20:17
Billy
I too have been offline for a few weeks. Nothing as much fun as a winter trip just had the head in the books for a while. Now that is out of the way I can get back into the serious stuff.
Anyway didn't see your original post but a couple of things that may help.
Firstly as an alternative to kero I have used citronella in a hurricane lamp. Works a treat and helps to keep the bugs at bay. May not work in the old tilly but.
The other thing that might help you get the kero you are after. The Missus uses a lactose reduced milk that used to be very hard to get. We asked at our local
supermarket and they were happy to get it in for us as long as we would buy a whole box. We were and they did. The guy was a bit cunning though and he got a second box that they put on the shelves and it sold like hot cakes. Now since then we have moved and the lactose reduced stuff is like flies on a dead roo but I'm sure you can see where I'm going here. Go to your local
IGA or similar the big chains probably won't want to know you.
Good luck
Duncs
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