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Old 03-28-2015, 05:57 AM   #7
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Isn't kerosene like 8 bucks a gallon?

Here inland Fl its priced about the same as regular gas , used for heat in poorer areas.

With 15 lbs of propane at $17.95 , there would be way more BTU per buck in kero than in propane.

The kero would probably be more work as the wick needs to be trimmed at times.

ALL of this style refrigeration propane or kero MUST have a proper built in vent system , similar to what is done on a RV.

No big deal, follow the plan, and the heat and any moisture from combustion leaves , just as engine or furnace exhaust do.

There is very little difference in Kero and off road (no tax) diesel pricing.

But kero is far cleaner , just ask the folks with truck heaters how they start with diesel or kero.

The point is to find a solution to cold food and a freezer , that doesn't require a few hundred DC amps to be stored or produced daily.

This kero unit is only modest size , the larger propane units have doubble doors and get HUGE!

Ali Baba sells new modest sized units for $365 , but in lots of 36 units, so it does not have to be a Dometic for almost $2K.

https://www.thenaturalhome.com/servel400k.htm for folks that want to read about the units.
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