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bpman



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coleman 424 fuel consumption
I've just serviced the coleman stove and run some colman fuel through it ... does anyone know the approx amount of fuel burnt per hour ?
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Post #155551 14th Jul 2012 3:01pm
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I have found that fuel consumption varies wildly depending on altitude.

We used 2l of petrol over 2 weeks in Morocco, cooking mainly at sea level whereas we used over 5l in one week in the Alps. 2002 Defender 110 DC
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No idea .. other than in my experiance of mine, the runtime on a tank is about 50-60% of the time coleman claims ..... Rolling Eyes Guns and Landrovers .... anything else is irrelevant.
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bpman



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Russ / Marcus .. (hinge & bracket) .. thanks

Dave / Ben - cheers, so for a 2 week trip, I'll take 2 or 3 litres of coleman fuel and if I run out, unleaded...
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Try using it at home for making brews and stuff like that, just so it will give you some idea.

I bought a couple of these.... http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/trangia-trangia-camping-stove-p141013
I run mine on unleaded, just because I keep a jerry can of it in the garage for the mower and stuff.
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depends on how turned up it is surely?

They run best on Aspen 4T - my advice is take a spare generator for it just in case. (ebay about 7 quid from memory)

You really should empty it back into the fuel container ater each use as well or your fuel loss will be high due to evaporation.

For a two week trip, you use it morning and night to cook meals you'll probably need arond 8 litres to be safe, but it really does depend on if its on full whack or not, both burners or not etc, the question cant really be answered accurately but 2-3 litres is nothing like enough.
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Good idea greeni - we'll plan to use it for a week and see how it goes.

Mike - another good idea thanks, just ordered a couple on the bay (£15)
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Hi Steve
I have used just under 5 ltrs of Aspen 4 in the coleman ( very clean fuel ) and it has done a week in the alps, a few meals in norway and about 4 weekends.
5 ltrs should be enough for two weeks, if not get some unleaded from a garage.
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spare generators arrived today (another tick off the list)
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We just got back from 17 days through France & the Pyrenees, 16 nights camping & one night in a parador (anniversary Smile) we used less than 2 lts, cooking most nights & about half the mornings. One of the best things we have in our kitchen kit is a half size pressure cooker, saves time & fuel, cooks tough meat nicely, cooks potatoes in about 3 minutes. We use a jetboil for tea though.


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we used to use a little a night or so, but it was cold out and we did have to cook for 4 with it! Cheers

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