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Kero Heater​

Winter is right around the corner, and what better way to remember the good old days than with something most of you may remember: kero heaters!

These little gasoline or kerosene-powered heaters were quite the treat on chilly days (if you could stand the smell of the fuel), with the rather scary side effect of being a fire hazard.

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I was told more than once that these set fire to many household items if you didn’t watch what you placed near it (or on it), so much so that they give off the impression that they’re remembered just as well for causing small fires as they are for giving warmth.

On that note, there are stories of huddling around these heaters for a warm and toasty spot, which is a heavenly experience in cold weather.

How about you? What was your experience with kero heaters growing up? Tell us!

I so miss my "Kero Heater" they were very cheap to run and easy to use. It was a bit like gas heaters " Never use in a smallish closed room" I either used it in a large room or with a window cracked open a mil or two. To help with the sometimes smell I always had an old bust kettle with either eucalypt or flower scented water. I can still remember going to the petrol station to buy my kero with 3 20lt drums, now a days it even hard to buy a 1lt bottle.