The BP station on the southeast corner of Central Entrance and Arlington Ave. is probably a lot cheaper than a hardware store. Make sure you have an approved receptacle (gas can) to pump it into though.

They used too. I haven't bought kerosene in a long time but Superamerica used to sell it too. I would try calling them. If that doesn't work, ICO might sell it (especially considering they sell heating oil which is kerosene based).

The SA between Lavaque and Midway on Hwy 53 carried kerosene last year (or maybe it was the year before?).  I haven't tried to buy it since then.

Solved.

Kerosene available from the pump at Pike Lake Super America; price was $2.79 a gallon today.

Compare to $7-10 a gallon in metal cans from Menard's, Home Depot, etc.

According to the manual with my heater, those little metal cans are preferable because the kerosene can't get contaminated... but at that price difference, I'll fill my own blue plastic container and risk a few specks of whatever.

And, for the record, the originator of this post recommends putting kerosene in a blue can. Even more importantly, never NEVER put gasoline in a blue can.

Did you see the miniature mushroom cloud?

You can also store kerosene in bottles, using a rag as a stopper. I think that's how they do it in Finland.

I just went to a local gas station to refill my cans.  A few years back, we bought two 5 gallon kerosene cans (we needed large cans for the tractor we had just bought and that was all that was available at that time, we were assured by the guy at the hardware that they were safe to use with gasoline, and as long as we never had a use for kerosene, there would be no mixups) we have been consistently using them for gasoline for at least 3 years.. usually filling at the same station.  As I was filling the small 3 gallon red can.. a lady came over the speaker to inform me I cannot use the blue cans for gasoline because they're for kerosene.. then RAN out to tell me again.  I told her they've had no problem with my filling them for the past three years, but to rest assure, they will not have to worry about me purchasing another DROP of gasoline from their station again.  I took them to another gas station and filled them with no issues.

..ok.. I feel better now that I've vented! :)