How long can you store kerosene?

I have always been told that the more refined petroleum products are, the shorter the "shelf life"...

Based on that, I would expect that kerosene should last longer than diesel...and heating oil should last longer than either.

 

Thanks for the info, ghrit. Now I see why the white gas had no issues with long term storage.

I am currently shopping for an MSR XGK multi-fuel stove that will burn both gasoline and diesel. I imagine it's OK for kerosene too.

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I did a little research on this last year and came to the conclusion that Pri-D would work well for Kero, like the link posted above states it is safe to use for kero in indoor heaters. It also says you can use it to revitalize kero that doesn't burn like it should.

 

Thanks ... just gotta find a local source for Pri-D...
I like Kero... picked up an old kero stove for hurricane season...

 

I bought mine on Amazon, if you want to find a local reseller you could contact the Pri-D company and they can tell you what stores would carry it, it might be in Home Depot or something like that.

 

I use PRI D with no problems. Tested it out in a kero lantern with a CO detector hanging right above it. No odor, no CO.
A small container (8 oz?) treats 256 gallons, so the quantity / gallon is rather low. IOW, I won't hesitate to use in kero that I'm burning indoors. I'd be even less worried in a situation where my life depended on it.

Now kerosene itself is rather nasty. Every time I run my heaters, I feel as though I smoked a pack or two of Camels. But hey, It's all a compromise.

Honestly, I think Kerosene will last almost indefinitely. The type of combustion taking place in a heater or lantern (wick) doesn't require much from the fuel.

As always, these are opinions and YMMV.