Kerosene is an older fuel because wick lanterns were common, and in many cases, such as with the Aladdin Lanterns, still are reasonably so. Kerosene soaks into wicks very well and in such contexts burns with no visible smoke when adjusted correctly and produces at worst a relatively light odor compared to many other available fuels in its day, and the cost was and is quite affordable. This made kerosene almost ideal for for such forms of combustion.
Nice video! I own a Coleman 214 Kerosene Lantern, and a Coleman 200a Lantern that I converted over to a 201 to burn Kerosene. That was an very easy and simple conversion to do. Also, I have Lantern Strikers on all of my lanterns, and those work great. I’m a big fan of Kerosene Lanterns too! 639’s are rare and hard to find now-a-days and I hope to own one someday. Again, I enjoyed watching your video! 😉
Thank you! I certainly like it and am glad I got one even if I had to pay a premium on eBay for it. My workhorse lantern is my dual fuel 285 which is lighting my campsite at this moment. But from time to time I bring out my coveted 639.
@@noahbianchi1920 Noah, I was able to purchase a Coleman 639 Lantern on their website on April the 11th for $120.71 dollars. The day after I purchased it they are out of stock again, and no one knows when they will have them available again. I really just happened to “Luck Up” on that purchase, and I lovingly call my 639 “The Beast” because it is so bright. It is definitely one of my favorite lanterns now. Also, it was born on 2/22 which was something too. On another note, I recently purchased an Austramax Kerosene 3/300 Lantern to add to my collection on April the 9th. Those are very rare and fairly expensive too if you ever decide to purchase one. They are family run manufacturing business down in Australia. However, my 639 is one of the most user friendly lanterns that I own other than my 614. Keep those lanterns of yours burning brightly. You have a Blessed Day my friend! 😉
@@thercattrainer Congrats! Did you find it on the Coleman website? When I called them a year ago they said that they no longer sold their own products and gave me a list of dealers.
I own 5 new never used. Got them on Amazon few years ago prepping for our current time. Own few white gas ones also and some stoves. But now gas is expensive.
I own a Petromax 500cp, Britelyt 500cp, and a Coleman 639C - While I absolutely LOVE ALL of them, the 639C is pretty much a Tinker-free lantern compared to the other two. Kerosene is a great fuel to use and is MUCH safer to use and store. I plan on picking up another 639C soon!
Good luck finding one. They are hard to come by now. Coleman told me that they haven’t discontinued it but that they haven’t been building many because of worker shortages due to COVID.
@@ElBroNica the Coleman number 11 mantles work great and I believe are the prescribed type - I use Peerless # 111 as they are much much brighter and with a white light
Thanks for sharing this video. I live in Ireland and the most common lanterns are UK manufactured but I just got a Coleman 639 in the local antique shop. It’s in perfect condition. In the box with spanner and leaflets.The base of tank has stamped “ made in Canada “ and an image of a sun rising ( setting) it’s also stamped 73. Is that the year of manufacture? Also I see on your vid where the spirit tray is sitting on a platform…..there is no platform on mine.
Tip the bottle sideways and don't over tip. It'll allow air into the bottle which will stop it from "burping". Thanks for the lesson, have an old one I want to use and not damage. Feel better after your video.
@@noahbianchi1920 ours is at a Speedway gas station. most companies have a fuel finder section on their website. That's how I found it. Just make sure it's labeled k1.
@@noahbianchi1920 received mine today, not as loud as my memory serves. Really like it. Ordering mantles , the first one already has a hole in it.96 bucks delivered, they are already out of stock again. Again thanks for the video.
@@JMGeranimo Your patience sure paid off as that was a better deal than I got. I’m glad you enjoyed the video. I haven’t been camping in a few months and am thinking about making a video of my favorite lanterns.
One should allow a little oil in the pump assy. prior to the initial startup. then maintain with oil periodically. The 639 was on sale at Coleman in Nov 2022. With all the discounts it was half price. Ordering extra mantles would be a good idea. I used #1 Crown kerosene stored since 1999 (Y2K) The 1 Gal plastic container was sealed but it still had evaporated about 30% from sitting. I took Crown camp fuel and added to the kerosene (a 20/80 mix) It lit and burned very nicely.
Ok, u got me with the 🐋 "whale blubber reference...lol...(whale oil lamps were as basic as a wick lain onto a font) cool devices and collectible since forever!
There is a good video on RU-vid where a guy in Uk used an adapted Aladdin lamp for light and heat on a narrow boat ( barge) he used the existing roof vent to exhaust the fumes but he adapted a cooking wok on the ceiling to reflect the heat back into the room.
Modern lamps say outdoor use only but Tilley, Vapolux and most probably Coleman produced indoor kerosine lamps. The Tilley lamps produce about 0.8kW. if you use one indoors watch out for the bail arm. If used outside the bail arm if left vertical will be cool enough to hold, if used indoors the bail arm gets hot. Do use a CO alarm to be on the safe side.
@@melindaunknown6411 The old "Blue Flame" circular wick heaters are a bit smelly, but the radiant heaters that use a blue flame circular wick but have an incandescent wire gauze on top are very good. They are over 95% efficient, and they only smell when first lit or being extinguished. The one downside is that there is virtually no adjustment, so you buy a 2kW or 3kW or 4kW heater and that is what you have to work with. A heater and a couple or three lanterns give a degree of adjustment depending on the room size and how cold things get. Japan is not a backwards society yet in many cases they depend on reversed air conditioning (Heat pumps) and kerosene heaters. They have fantastic units that look like a dehumidifier but are heaters that can be time controlled and can switch on and off with temperature control, no use to Bonne Naturel though as they also require an electricity supply.
It is a 639. I had to buy it off of Ebay, new in box. They are extremely hard to find now. Coleman tells me they still make them but there are shortages due to Covid.
K-1 kero is available at some gas stations. Here it is sold at the Shell station. It is off to itself along with the diesel. You can also buy a clean burning jug at Walmart by the kerosene heaters. More costly, but cleaner burning and is more stable.
If you use kero to preheat you would need to put a small piece of wick in the cup to get the kero to light. It will be smelly and will make lots of soot. It should work but I bet you won’t do it a second time.
@davidmasingo8796 In England and Europe we use Methylated Spirit(Meths) The old Wino's used to drink it, so they put colouring in it and I believe something that makes you puke. Most UK pressure lamps and stoves are paraffin(Kero to you yanks🤣) and until recently the thought of using petrol(Gas) in our lamps and stoves was just madness🤨. Its taken us a while but we use both now, or at least I do, BUT there is no doubt paraffin is safer, you can drop a match in it and the match will burn forever(it wicks the paraffin) but doesn't catch!
Mine just came in today, thinking about getting a second one. Mine was dated 3/21. Amazon and everywhere else said they were out of stock. I would’ve thought it was just made.
@@noahbianchi1920 I run both in mine, no conversion necessary, jet -A and kerosene are basically the same, Jet -A is cleaner and requires the generator to be cleaned less often.
It'll gum stuff up with varnish if not completely cleaned out afterwards. It's too bad avgas has lead in it because it would be awsome if you could use it because it keeps well.
Yes it is. It is a pressurized mantle burn kerosene lamp...as opposed to a common Dietz cold blast RR wick lantern. You may be thinking of the white gasoline (Coleman fuel) ubiquitous Coleman green lamp. This is an alternate fuel design but the same principle.
