Lanterns

Love the old school qhite gas lanterns. I currently have one. Don't tell my wife. She made me toss the old one after it spew a rather long stream ow flamming white cas across the table catching it on fire. But that's what makes them fun and esciting.

I just turn on my scare lights! :E

Not! Just kidding. Those lanterns do look nice.

I still have two pre-1960 Coleman lanterns. One I got when I was a kid. One I inherited from my father-in-law. Have not used either in several years. But they still worked fine last time I tried.

And two same vintage Coleman 2 burner stoves obtained same way. And they both still work, or at least did.

All got lots of use back in the day.

Fizz wrote:
This is the best camping lantern.
Gives off good light without blinding everybody.


Hurricane Lantern (mail order)

X2 Have one of those in regular use. Helps keep mosquitos away too.

This is the best camping lantern.
Gives off good light without blinding everybody.


Hurricane Lantern (mail order)

I'm always tempted to buy old lanterns when i see them in an antique store. They make a nice light always make me think they must have seen some good times.

downtheroad wrote:
Not real old, but a long time friend of mine worked for the railroad.
He gave me a couple of these interesting lanterns.

Yeah, my dad worked for the UP and he always carried that kind of lantern.

As far as camping lanterns, I've never really cared for the Coleman lanterns too much, like was mentioned just too bright for my tastes. I do like the mellow light of a kerosene lantern though.

I have a couple of mantle lanterns, white gas and LPG types, but find them too bright for a camping ambiance. I know I can still find oil lamps and lantern with wicks, but would like to find something that uses a gas jet, as used urban indoors before electric lighting, but adapted to feed from a one-pound LPG cannister. regulating to the low pressures used by gas jets is part of the problem putting one together.

Not real old, but a long time friend of mine worked for the railroad.
He gave me a couple of these interesting lanterns.

All 5 here daughter had be in pic