Odourless Kero

Submitted: Monday, Jul 19, 2004 at 16:35
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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
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