Just got a Coleman duel fuel lantern. Runs on Colemans own fuel, Shellite or ULP. General info seems to be that ULP runs dirtier so looking at Shellite.
Can anyone confirm that Shellite is just the "shell" branded white spirit (as I have read by one poster on a camping forum) or is it different.
Camping shop wanted $7 for 500ml of Shellite for this purpose which seemed ridiculous.
Please advise if you know or use one of these lanterns.
Cheers
EB
Sounds like the person the camping forum is making stuff up. Shellite has nothing to do with Shell.
It is just a solvent that is called different things in different countries. You wanta bottle of Shellite, white spirits is different and kinda similar to turps or turps subsitute so probably stinks too much in a lamp.
No hardware at all ?
Sure I have seen it in Woolies at some stage? But these things that were once commonly used fall out of fashion I guess 
Local hardware had white spirits but no shellite and was prior to reading internet. Worked in hardware store 20+ years ago and shellite was a staple.
Closest camping store is 30mins away so looking at options
Shellite is a trademark of Shell Australia, says so right on the bottle I have on front of me, Diggers brand, contains 100% hydrocarbon liquid.
I'm also 99.9% sure it is just branded white spirit. I'll do some digging and get back to you.
Cheers Chris,
Not to keen on trying something and either causing a fire incident or blowing my face up ;)
Don't take my advice, I've done some more digging, what I said about shellite is correct but I have confused white spirit with white gas. White gas is good for stoves, not sure about white spirit.
Edit. A few websites link back to this one fuel.papo-art.com/#Notes_on_White_Gasoline_
be careful with shellite as it has a Carcinogen substance. Whit oil would be better I would assume as Shellite is more like turps. We used to clean down shade sails and Cafe Umbrellas with Shellite before they switched us to turps.
So get gloves for your hands.
Shellite/white spirits is great for setting fire to houses if you are doing an insurance job. Leaves little or no trace. Do it at your own peril.
So get gloves for your hands.
Googling shows they are in fact different,
Shellite is naptha and white spirits is a mix of a couple of things and is basically what they also call turpentine substitute
Do yourself a favour and don't use ULP in anything used for camp cookers or heaters.
There are lots of volatile components in ULP which vary in proportion depending on the season. They evaporate out at room temperature and make a very explosive mix which can float around the area and go bang when you light it up, or even from a static discharge or spark when in transport.
If that's all you've got then practice eating raw food.
Do a look for shellite names. I bought 25l from a cleaning supplies company for $75. They called it x55. Been using it in my stove and lantern daily for the past month without issues.
I've read of people mixing 50/50 white spirits and up. This increases burn temp for stoves.
