Coleman lantern
Who still uses the good ol ultra reliable Coleman liquid fuel lanterns? I have a bit of a collection and use them all the time My oldest is from the 20's
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The first Coleman gazz lantern I bought is at the bottom of a lake under a RR bridge. The RR track over the bridge was a local run that Union Pacific used twice a week and on a schedule (daylite runs).
11 oclock at nite my Coleman hung from the 200' long bridge over 13-15' of water that the locals kept brush and bait for crappie.
We heard a train whistle and everyone went to cranking up their rods and reels/bait buckets/fish stringers/coolers/etc and made the dash to the closest end of the bridge. UP Main line shut down and some trains were routed over this line to connect farther down to another main line.
Well we all made it in time to look back and see the lantern shining brightly...till the engine cut the rope that we tied around the rails.
I have a '72 Coleman lantern. Still use it. At the same time I bought a 2 burner Coleman stove which we still use in on certain functions. Lots of memories with them both with the kids and family/friends/neighbors camp trips.
11 oclock at nite my Coleman hung from the 200' long bridge over 13-15' of water that the locals kept brush and bait for crappie.
We heard a train whistle and everyone went to cranking up their rods and reels/bait buckets/fish stringers/coolers/etc and made the dash to the closest end of the bridge. UP Main line shut down and some trains were routed over this line to connect farther down to another main line.
Well we all made it in time to look back and see the lantern shining brightly...till the engine cut the rope that we tied around the rails.
I have a '72 Coleman lantern. Still use it. At the same time I bought a 2 burner Coleman stove which we still use in on certain functions. Lots of memories with them both with the kids and family/friends/neighbors camp trips.
