- Location
- Denton, TX
I have a cpl Kero burners but haven't lit em, yet. That's bright, I think those 2chgs have thiridium or whatever radioactive stuff..
Lanterns and Stoves
- Thread starter Xterrorista
- Start date
- Location
- Covington, Va
Couple days of running the 288a on kero and it's doing great.
I started on my 242C but the fount is full of some kinda crap. Got it soaking full of Mean Green so in a bit, I'll hobble out and give it a shake and refill.
It may wind up just being parts if there's too much damage
I started on my 242C but the fount is full of some kinda crap. Got it soaking full of Mean Green so in a bit, I'll hobble out and give it a shake and refill.
It may wind up just being parts if there's too much damage
- Location
- Denton, TX
I've got a few 242s that had crap in there, small filler hole sux! I've got one with a golfers pencil in it!
- Location
- Covington, Va
Well the fount is trashed. Left it sitting with cleaner in it and it had run out all over the floor.
- Location
- Denton, TX
Are you on The CCF, The Coleman Collectors Forum?
- Location
- Covington, Va
Not for a long time. OCP has a painted 242 fount. Gonna check the rest of the parts out and probably order it.
- Location
- Denton, TX
Cool. I was gonna say, I've picked up some good parts for next to nothing, some for free99, by posting a WTB or ISO add in their classifieds.
- Location
- Allen, Texas
Finally dug mine out of the shop tonight. Need a clean and going through.
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- Location
- Covington, Va
228E and a Turd!
- Location
- Allen, Texas
Thanks, I think?
Hahaha
I cant honestly imagine ill fix/restore these. But ive had them forever
- Location
- Covington, Va
They should be super simple. Especially the E. They are killer. I want it if you don't. I'll take the 275 "Turd" as well....
- Location
- Allen, Texas
I would likely sell them to you. As you can see, I don't do anything with them. I got the "turd" to match my bus. I "restored" a coleman stove, painted it brown, had this lantern, brown coleman cooler and water jug that all went with me when I was camping/hiking. I still have all of it, I just never use it.
I realized I hate actually using vintage camping stuff when I couldn't get the lantern to light once, and got modern stuff instead. Haha
I am still a sucker for vintage coleman coolers though. I have several.
Plucky
Test Drive
- Location
- Hobbs, New Mexico
Don't know if this qualifies as camping related, but years ago I did use these around camp... 1930's 'Guys Dropper' miner's carbide light.
- Location
- Covington, Va
I think there's a couple of those carbide lights at my Granny's house. I need to check when I'm down there again.
- Location
- McMinnville, Orygun
Pretty sure you can get the Fuel from Amazon.. Carbide pellets?. I think...
those are still cool looking lamps.
Plucky
Test Drive
- Location
- Hobbs, New Mexico
Yes- lamp worked with calcium carbide in 'chunk' form, available on the internet. Carbide in the bottom, water in the top. Valve feeds water slowly to the carbide, which produces acetylene gas, which is ignited by the sparker on the reflector. In my experience, they would go for three hours on a charge of carbide. When I was caving, we'd carry extra bottoms charged with carbide and sealed with a lid for quick changes. Worked beautifully unless the valve malfunctioned and all the water went into the carbide at once!
They also made hand lanterns.
They also made hand lanterns.
- Location
- Denton, TX
Too cool. Never ran across such a thing..
- Location
- Denton, TX
Mail call!
4/62 200A Burgandy
2/64 Sears
There's a real nice L327 dated '22-23 on the CCF for 100$ shipped. I want it, but need to save mah mOnae..
4/62 200A Burgandy
2/64 Sears
There's a real nice L327 dated '22-23 on the CCF for 100$ shipped. I want it, but need to save mah mOnae..
- Location
- Covington, Va
That sears looks more Coleman than AGM. Hadn't seen one like that.
I have an old Kamplite.
- Location
- Denton, TX
Cool! Don't have a Kamplite, yet. This Sears is set up like a turd with pump/filler placements but the clocking kinda seems off to me, not sure, I'll have to dig around.
- Location
- Covington, Va
I lucked into this one. Still has the original late 50s Pyrex globe. You have to modify a Coleman 220 generator to work on it though. No AGM gennies since the 60s. *sad*
- Location
- Denton, TX
Improvise! That's cool you got it, looks to be in pretty decent shape.
- Location
- Denton, TX
- Location
- Colorado Springs
ISS radio'ed down..... said to turn off some of those things..... it was keeping them up during sleep period. 
- Location
- Denton, TX
Meanwhile in commonville..
- Location
- Denton, TX
Listed 12 common 220 and 228s and ended up selling 13 and have one left of the original 12. Once I offered shipping they started flying off my shelves~
OohRah!
OohRah!
- Location
- Denton, TX
Acid bath day
- Location
- Denton, TX
Got one! RL-3, late 40's early 50's mfg, should clean up nicely!
- Location
- Denton, TX
Was having bad flare-ups no matter what i tried. Had to tear it down and clean cobwebs out of the airtube/mixing chamber and scrape out the gunk obstructing the burner tube that I couldn't see from the outside. Now she runs like a champ and is LOUD like a Milspec!
I'll clean the glass here in a sec..
- Location
- Covington, Va
- Location
- Allen, Texas
Well dang I may need to list mine then
- Location
- Denton, TX
Wow, that's in awesome shape! I dig the frameless look.
- Location
- Denton, TX
Between 20-35$, they were beaters but all ran good..
- Location
- Allen, Texas
I plan to fix/repair/rebuild the brown one, one day, but the green one is extra. Where is the best place to get rebuild parts?
- Location
- Denton, TX
Old Coleman Parts > Categories
- Coleman Gear in Action - Joe shared with us his California "Mug Shot" this morning - Doesn't look too scary!
- Location
- Denton, TX
Or ebay if ya know what ya need. It may not need anything but a cleaning, mantles and fresh gas..
- Location
- Allen, Texas
I'm certain that is all the brown one needs. I've never attempted to start the green one.
- Location
- Denton, TX
Re-up'd from the dope dealer. Lots of elbow grease ahead. But! I found my bday lantern~
- Location
- McMinnville, Orygun
WOW.. a Moth's Dream of heaven!... Which, Light Do I Crash Into?
- Location
- Denton, TX
Lookie what I found today! 200a Kero! 3/1956 it's got a German replacement globe, i can fix that tho..