Use the little supplied bottle to put denatured alcohol in the preheater cup...
Light the alcohol on fire...
Right before it is out of alcohol throw the fuel to it...
And now you are grilling in kerosene fueled sunshine of the night!
Impressions:
Blowing like crazy out. Spilled kerosene doesn't just evaporate like spilled white gas or unleaded gas.
Fuel smells like kerosene (or diesel) obviously. Lantern had no smell as it was running
Lighting process is rinky dink enough to be interesting but surprisingly effective. Let the little cup burn for what seems like 3 days and as soon as the fuel comes on the lantern is on. When you are done as soon as you close the valve the lantern goes out. No flareup drama at startup and it shuts off like it is electric.
Huge single mantles... not sure they are as durable as the ol #21's. I had it going for maybe 45min while I was getting the grille ready and grilling. We had company over so it probably got left out in the wind an hour or two after I shut it off. Kinda not really impressed with the big weird mantle already having two big holes in it.
I am guessing it happened while the lantern was shut off in the wind, seemed normal while it was running.
Really puts out the light though, granted the #11 mantle is probably close to twice as big as a #21 but I don't think a 220 is any brighter.
Really don't like the headphone handle that just pokes in the burner frame. I was holding it by the handle trying to wipe spilled kero off of it and the handle came out of one side of the top and the whole thing about dumped on the ground.
But yeah, going to try it when it is not gusting 30mph out and I think it will go really good. I also need to get Peerless mantles for it.