My ho-hum contributions to this thread: I think my parents got some of this stuff new and maybe some of it at garage sales; they've moved to trailer camping so haven't used it and I've kinda taken it all over. Love this stuff, though it seems harder to have an excuse to run the lanterns these days with LED headlamps and such. And all our friends have LED lanterns. None of this stuff is that old compared to other stuff in this thread, but it's all older than me.
220K from 2/80:
288 from 9/84:
425E from 9/76 with some new parts: this one gets the most use:
425E from 2/72, dented but works fine:
So things are progressing. First of all I need to put up the money shots of the 2 425Es, the 220K and the 288:
220K with one of the 425E:
The 288 with the other 425E:
Now a few weeks ago I decided to read this thread from the beginning. That took a few days. After a once-through I read it again and by now was making a list of what else I needed to add
First I found a Coleman folding kitchen for $50, unused. It looked interesting so I bought it. It holds a stove on the side and a lantern off a hook above. Then I found a 2/68 413G on Craigslist for $30. On the same day I found a 426B for $25. When I got there he said he was getting rid of a lantern as well. It was a 7/53 200A, the first one I've ever seen and of which I had heard so much of in this thread. It was beat up, the mantle and globe were both broken, and I was hoping he would throw it in with the 426B. But he asked $20 for it and I was too excited to haggle so went with it. The 426B I got to run with a different cap but it won't run on its own cap so I have to get a new grommet for it. The control knob also doesn't work great so will have to maybe fix that up a bit. A Coleman factory outlet is less than 20 minutes from my work so got some Coleman fuel for $9.99, a new 200A globe for about $10 as well, and some mantles.
Here is the kitchen with the 426B:
Here is the 413G and the 200A running together since I got them the same day, though from different sales:
And here is the 413G already earning its keep:
Then I found another ad that showed a 12/80 413H with a stand for $20. So I went and picked that up. When I got there the guy said he had a lantern to get rid of as well. It was a 12/80 220K with a broken globe and missing mantles. So another trip to the Coleman outlet and a new globe for $10 and I'm into this set for $30. Hopefully that makes up a bit for overpaying for the 426B and 200A, especially since I will probably sell this 220K and 413H since I don't need five stoves and four lanterns.
Still on the hunt for some filter funnels, don't want the plastic ones, wouldn't feel right. And once the 426B is running right I think I will be all set except for maybe another stand or two.
