The Coleman Thread
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iptman
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I bought a 425B from a fellow mud member (thanks @Crusha!) and couldn't wait to fire it up. Unfortunately the o ring around the cap was missing so I had to order a couple new ones from OCP. Got them in the mail today, she fired right up. I don't see a year anywhere on metal but I think these copper fuel can models might have been from the 50s.
Good reference
That'll buff out.
Gotta admire your optimism
reddog90
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426C holding fuel tank, MSR bottle with extra fuel, Coleman stand, and 200A.
One of my uncles gave me this lantern > 25 years ago and I've never used it. I tried to fire it up last year only to discover a bad cap gasket. Finally ordered a new gasket, filled it with fuel, and fired it up. It's a 1969 model.
Just in time for Labor Day, my mother in law gave me her old Coleman cooler. It was like Christmas!
Hornd
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426C holding fuel tank, MSR bottle with extra fuel, Coleman stand, and 200A.
I had one of those stands and did not like it, so I cut it up and left Coleman Emblem on it and it's now the Battery Hold down in my 80 for 2nd Battery. I too have 3 Burner. I use Old Wool Sock to keep the MSR fuel bottle from Rattling. Works great for an item that would end up in Trash. I have a cutting board and Stick Lighter in mine as well, but can appreciate your setup.
Hornd
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Use Easy=Off Oven Cleaner which is Spray Lye (with disposable gloves) in a Utility sink or outside. Scotchbrite then Rinse with Water.
reddog90
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I was borrowing a tool from a neighbor this week and commented on an old Coleman cooler in their garage. Then they gave it to me!
My dad is an antique picker and I got him into Coleman stuff several months ago. He grabbed this 502 and 508 for me for $7 each. I have been wanting a 502 since I found this thread and started buying coleman crap a couple years ago but never could find one in good shape for cheap. The 502 needed a new cap gasket and fired right up, just in time to serve coffee on a wheeling trip next week. Haven't done much research or examined the 508 yet.
My dad is an antique picker and I got him into Coleman stuff several months ago. He grabbed this 502 and 508 for me for $7 each. I have been wanting a 502 since I found this thread and started buying coleman crap a couple years ago but never could find one in good shape for cheap. The 502 needed a new cap gasket and fired right up, just in time to serve coffee on a wheeling trip next week. Haven't done much research or examined the 508 yet.
reddog90
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Camping in the CO back country this week.
love the three burner
John McVicker
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^^^
Beautiful.
Beautiful.
Clued into this thread by @Saddletramp while camping this past weekend and got a kick out of the nostalgic characters many of us appear to be about our LandCruisers and our camping equipment. I shopped for months to find this 11/71 200A birthday lantern as a 'one-and-done' , so as to avoid building up another collection, but keep finding myself going back to the Bay at random and looking around.
Here's a shot from morning coffee yesterday, and while it's past sunrise, sitting downwind puts a little heat in the air (*plus some unburned hydrocarbons...). Note red globe for pre-sunrise ambiance;
And shot of it burning after first light-up at home after cleaning and new mantle & fresh fuel;
Made In USA, Wichita, KS and speaks to a quality of construction and design you don't see these days,...
Oh, yeah - all ORIGINAL! All I did was clean it up with SimpleGreen and a sanding block, add a mantle and fresh Coleman Fuel. These 200A models are super simple and easy to use.
Here's a shot from morning coffee yesterday, and while it's past sunrise, sitting downwind puts a little heat in the air (*plus some unburned hydrocarbons...). Note red globe for pre-sunrise ambiance;
And shot of it burning after first light-up at home after cleaning and new mantle & fresh fuel;
Made In USA, Wichita, KS and speaks to a quality of construction and design you don't see these days,...
Oh, yeah - all ORIGINAL! All I did was clean it up with SimpleGreen and a sanding block, add a mantle and fresh Coleman Fuel. These 200A models are super simple and easy to use.
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Saddletramp
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What about the nifty snap off base that stores spare parts?
I've probably got 100 lanterns - kero, nickel plated, some 100+ years old, Euro, etc - and my current go to is a ratty 1960's 200A. They just work and are overall awesome. Gonna run it for 7 nights next week camping in PA.
Coleman Accessory Safe - was an add on, clamp on (like my grandma's cheesecake tin) aluminum cap that fits over the bottom of the fount tank with just enough clearance to house a flat wrench, a spare generator and nut, a spare fuel cap, ventilator nut, and a pack of mantles. The only thing missing is a spare leather pump cup, but those can be quickly refurbished in the field with a drop of motor oil or two from your dipstick.
Pretty much anything that could go bad or you could lose in the dark all fits on the bottom of the lantern for convenience. I like that it adds a bit of polish to match the collar and burner frame, plus, I like knowing that I could rebuild it in the field or swap in a good part to get it running no matter what. Coleman ingenuity!
Pretty much anything that could go bad or you could lose in the dark all fits on the bottom of the lantern for convenience. I like that it adds a bit of polish to match the collar and burner frame, plus, I like knowing that I could rebuild it in the field or swap in a good part to get it running no matter what. Coleman ingenuity!