coleman lantern

[exSW]

Wow,that's pretty cool. I should gather up a few of those. Much as we lose power.

 

[RI Chevy]

Super collection. You could light up a small town with all those lanterns.

 

[Homelite410]

My stove still in the box when I got it, stamped '85 iirc.

Ran out of sunlight so I strapped the '84 288 onto the mower with a reflector..

and the 228F on low rider by the campfire!

 

[Homelite410]

Anyone happen to have a 242-C or 639 they'd sell?

 

[Marshy]

You guys crack me up. Mowing your lawn with a lantern, lighting 6-7 lanterns and hanging them all from a tree. I suppose you neighbors think you're kookoo. Nice collections you all have. I have only 2 lanterns, a 2 burner stove and 1 single burner camp stove but I do have a nice Colman Powermate 4000 generator that I bought for $75.

I have one question for you all though. I have one lantern that doesn't seem to build pressure. I believe is needs some new O-rings in the pumper or the fuel cap is leaking. Is there a good place to buy a O-rings or parts kit? I'm tempted to dig it out and get it working now. Last night I was up till 10:30 stacking lumber in my barn that has no electric. I got out my old Colman Powermate generator out to run a 75 watt lightbulb. Thinking back on it now, a lantern would have been a lot easier and would have used a lot less fuel. Ah well, generator needs some run time.

 

[Big_6]

Sounds like you need 4-6 more lanterns. You could mow the lawn, too! The fuel used to power a 75w bulb, really? Got one of them newfangled headlamps?

Birdman

 

[exSW]

Is there a site that gives you a good tutorial on these lanterns?

 

[Big_6]

Is there a site that gives you a good tutorial on these lanterns?

You tube

Birdman

 

[greendohn]

oldcolemancollectors.com has all the info you'll ever need on Coleman lantern service/re-build, history and you can buy new and used parts from the site's host, "Cigar Mike".
A great bunch of guys over there, fair price and shipping.

 

[huskihl]

You guys crack me up. Mowing your lawn with a lantern, lighting 6-7 lanterns and hanging them all from a tree. I suppose you neighbors think you're kookoo. Nice collections you all have. I have only 2 lanterns, a 2 burner stove and 1 single burner camp stove but I do have a nice Colman Powermate 4000 generator that I bought for $75.

I have one question for you all though. I have one lantern that doesn't seem to build pressure. I believe is needs some new O-rings in the pumper or the fuel cap is leaking. Is there a good place to buy a O-rings or parts kit? I'm tempted to dig it out and get it working now. Last night I was up till 10:30 stacking lumber in my barn that has no electric. I got out my old Colman Powermate generator out to run a 75 watt lightbulb. Thinking back on it now, a lantern would have been a lot easier and would have used a lot less fuel. Ah well, generator needs some run time.

Not sure anymore, but Walmart used to carry the pump rebuild kits

 

[Big_6]

Not sure anymore, but Walmart used to carry the pump rebuild kits

Ebay has the parts. Some lantern collector types there.

Birdman

 

[Homelite410]

Leather pumps are the best. Cups on eBay.

 

[Marshy]

Sounds like you need 4-6 more lanterns. You could mow the lawn, too! The fuel used to power a 75w bulb, really? Got one of them newfangled headlamps?

Birdman

Yeah, I burnt probably a gallon or little more of gas in the 5 or so hours running the generator. That would have been probably two cups of lantern fuel and no noise.

 

[Homelite410]

Yeah, I burnt probably a gallon or little more of gas in the 5 or so hours running the generator. That would have been probably two cups of lantern fuel and no noise.

You can even make your own Coleman gas.

 

[RI Chevy]

Just an update. I found that walmart stocks these items.

 

[Homelite410]

Those pumps suck ass! Here is the ticket! At bass pro even.

leather....

 

[Homelite410]

Check this propane coffee maker out!

 

[Brush Ape]

1973 502 single burner I picked up @ a rummage sale NIB 25 years ago....

Saved my ass plenty of times especially with the heat barrel.

 

[Brush Ape]

Thanks for gettin' me thinking about this, Jake Wells. Hate takin' stuff for granted that's just lazy thinking. Here's an R16 Stainless Coleman knife from the '80s and a killer cooler I inherited from my Grandpa, it's quite clean like all his stuff and dated, April of 1971!! I'll put that cooler up against anything today.

 

[greendohn]

Check this propane coffee maker out!

Those can be very handy, I went with the stove top model which doesn't require the "profane" bottle. I can use it on my woodstove in the garage or a camp stove.