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When did it get so expensive! Had not used my heater in several years. Probably could not afford to run it like I used to

Times have moved to propane.

Dammit Bobby!

We called it coal oil when I was growing up.

We called it coal oil when I was growing up.

coal oil and kerosene oil are distinctly different substances, although they can both be used in similar ways as a fuel source.

In simple terms, the main difference between coal oil and kerosene oil is in their origins; coal oil is extracted from a type of soft, oily coal called cannel coal (or sometimes candle coal). Cannel coal is a specific type of soft coal that contains bitumen, a form of petroleum. It is from this substance that the coal oil is refined.

Kerosene oil, on the other hand, is refined directly from liquid petroleum (crude oil).

I saw it for sale in 5 gallon containers yesterday

But I don’t recall the price

just over $5 a gallon is the going price.

If I was going to buy some kerosene, I’d go to a Distributor and have them fill a 55 gallon drum. In bulk it should cost somewhere around the price of Diesel. I sure would avoid buying it in small overpriced cans. Cut out the middleman.

We called it "White Gas" when growing up.

We called it "White Gas" when growing up.

No we didn’t, white gas was unleaded gasoline. We used that in Coleman lanterns. Kerosene was called Coal Oil.

I remember some gas stations back in the early to mid 6o’s before unleaded at the normal pumps was mandated. Seems like we used the white gas in some small outboards, Coleman stoves and lanterns. Does that sound right at all?

I remember some gas stations back in the early to mid 6o’s before unleaded at the normal pumps was mandated. Seems like we used the white gas in some small outboards, Coleman stoves and lanterns. Does that sound right at all?