Coleman 425 conversion to Propane and pressure question

naimc wrote: ↑ I have coleman 425 that burns with a yellow flame and covers all our pots and espresso machine with a fine layer of soot. While I was looking for a replacement generator on Amazon ( which I found at CNDTire) I found this contraption that converts the stove and allows it use 1 lbs propane bottle. https://www.amazon.ca/StanSport-185-Sta ... B004RDQT92

Very cool now I don't have to buy a new stove as my wife wanted a modern stove like everyone else. This is great, best of both world I get the satisfaction of holding to a classic stove and my wife can't complain. The coleman stove can still run with the original coleman gas and tank or with the propane generator.

I was almost good to test this out but I ran up against two female coleman style connectors.

I also think I need to another regulator to go from the 20 Lbs tank high pressure to the low pressure input on the Stansport device.

Have any of you here done this ? If so could you please share the details of what I am missing. I think this might be common setup on boats and RV's.

arisk wrote: ↑ You have a "new" Coleman.
Mine has the cylindrical brass tank.
Thanks for the link to that propane adapter, as I didn't know it existed.

You have the wrong propane hose.
There is a style (I use one) which fits the tank on one end and matches the stove (or anything that take 1lb tanks) at the other.
Commonly available at places like Canadian Tire.
The stove end looks like the 1lb tank threaded end.
You may already have it, as you appear to have 2 hoses connected.

If your converter uses 1lb tanks directly, you don't need any further regulator with a 20lb. (same pressure)
You just need the proper hose.

naimc wrote: ↑ I got the proper hose at Canada tire last summer and tried it out last week on our 1st camping trip of the season, 7 days and never had to think of running out case.

Pro's -
- I don't have to worry about running out of coleman fuel.
- Cheaper to run using the 20 lbs refillable tank, no throw away cylinders
- Pots no longer have soot due to the dirty fuel nozzle that would never stay clean

Con's Well not everyone can lug a 20 lbs tank of propane camping, wife was not impressed, though we would blow up. I hide the tank in my diy small travel trailer. I told her look a milk crate is super safe, it protects the milk cartons from breaking up, it will surely keep the propane safe.

Kiraly wrote: ↑ Responding to this from last summer:



Don't understand this. You want to "get your money's worth" on your fill, so you are going to burn off and waste what's already there? One way you pay X amount and have a full tank, the other way you also pay X amount and have a full tank, but you have to unnecessarily burn off a bunch of it before you start. That makes no sense.

Kiraly wrote: ↑ Don't understand this. You want to "get your money's worth" on your fill, so you are going to burn off and waste what's already there? One way you pay X amount and have a full tank, the other way you also pay X amount and have a full tank, but you have to unnecessarily burn off a bunch of it before you start. That makes no sense.