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Another option I just remembered is you could use aviation gas which would have no E-10/15 and perhaps be a bit cleaner than normal service station fuel. I just inquired to a couple friends who work in or around my local sm. airport about availability to the public and they said 100 octane is for resale and it goes for about $5.85 a gallon as of about a week ago. That is still a much better deal than +/- $11.00. I was also told it is rated or good for about 4 years.
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I'll second BWalker -
Painter's naptha is basically the same stuff, and should be a lot less than $15.00 per gallon. It doesn't have the dyes or ethanol content of gasoline.
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Aviation fuel is usually 100 LL (Low Lead) and is a high octane leaded fuel (outstanding for small engines, my chainsaw loves it), which I think would clog up a generator on a Coleman lantern. I was under the impression that Coleman fuel "white gas" was kerosene but I could be mistaken.
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I think I gave $9+ for a gallon in wally world in flagstaff a couple weeks ago.
Naptha doesn't look to be that cheap around here.
Generators are getting harder to find, for some of the older stoves, anyway.
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We sell the Coleman fuel for right at $9.97 or some such. We have a quart of premium fuel for around $7. I could never see the difference to encourage me to buy the premium. As I recall the new stoves and lanterns will burn unleaded gasoline if it does not have ethanol in it. If times get real hard maybe you can use 50/50 unleaded motor fuel and Coleman fuel as long as it does not have ethanol. kwg
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Ijust bought a can of coleman fuel in sportsman's whorehouse for 11.95, plus a couple quarts of kerosene. They had that in stock too.
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Just saw a qt of painters naptha for $7 at Home Despot, so that's out as an economy move!
Big 5 sports had Coleman fuel for $14, right across the street from Wally for $9.97
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