Coleman lantern -- white gas?
Soon I need to buy a container of white gas at Walmart. I haven't check price but in the past their price is crazy. Many moons ago I remember when i was a boy, Dad stopped by gas station to fill up wh...
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Campfire Time wrote:
Boy, this thread brings back some fond, and not so fond memories of fooling around with these lanterns and white gas.
We went to a battery operated florescent lamp tube almost 30 years ago. Never missed that white gas, never missed screwing around with those mantels.
As said above, LED is the way to go now:
Fine for camping. Not so great for Zombie Apocalypse / EMP attack survival! :) You'd need about 300 batteries to last as long as my 2 gallons of naptha. Stuff lasts forever in the lanterns.
Fussing? With what? I fill twice per season with fuel. To light, you pump up the tank pressure, screw the pump shut, flip the lever, turn the gas on low, light up, wait 30 seconds, flip the lever down and go. If you want, you can turn night into day at full throttle.
I haven't had a mantle go bad in about 3 years. Love these old things!
