Lighting a couple of Coleman catalytic heater, seeing how long they run, and a little experiment with surprising results. Repairing a Coleman Heater - • Fixing A Coleman Catal...
Why is is that all modern jugs cannot pour without spilling? I mean, we have been dealing with fluids in containers since before history and the last device that contained fluid and poured it without spilling, in my experience, is a kettle from the 1970's. Its fucked. How hard is it to make a device that pours.
I bought one of these heaters back in the late 60s! It worked great for the tent-trailer that we had at the time. Been on the shelf for decades but got it out and it still works great! Coleman's instructions, that came with it, were to use Naptha (White Gas) for fuel and use Methyl Hydrate for the starter.
I was working in the Camping dept at Ramsey Outdoor Store in Paramus, NJ about 30 years ago when somebody brought back a 5000 BTU heater do to customer dissatisfaction with the product. His loss was my gain. My mgr let me take it and it is still in like new condition. Love the unit!
If you use denatured alcohol with this heater, it will also make a great stove. Denatured alcohol does not leave soot compared to the fuel that was used in this video for emergency lighting.
Nice video Shane. I'm going to purchase one. Always wanted one. I got lots of Coleman lanterns but no heater. You got some nice clean ones there. Definitely keepers.
What is the max you think these are worth? I want to get one to use often but I have seen these online for up to 300.00 dollars?? I don't plan on buying one online my nabior has one and trying to get idea of what to offer. Fyi he doesn't like selling stuff so he definitely ain't going to take 5 bucks for it.
@@johnwhite192 these heater are garbage. i toss them in trash....and i collect coleman lanterns and lamps. if you want a catalytic heater, get a new modern one that runs on propane. these were good for their time but time has passed
@@johnwhite192 I know it's a late reply but I would say 30 bucks max would be what I would pay at a yard sale or antique store etc. There are lots of them floating around in people's garages maybe being used once or twice before being stored. I think these heaters are plenty useful for keeping a smaller space comfortable overnight and they are nice and quiet too. I actually got my first one free from someone who was moving and downsizing and it was going to go in the trash if I didn't grab it. After that I kinda got the coleman bug and ended up with another free one and a $30 one from Craigslist then got a 220E lantern and metal case.
I have a 1966 512 bought NOS on EBay, it works just great. I'm delighted to have it 'cause it matches the fuel on my lanterns and stoves. Great video, and best wishes from Texas-
I just gotta one of the non adjustable ones yesterday. I traded my old survival knife for it and now just have to get a quart of white gas fuel your it
These things work real good for ice fishing. I have 3 of them. 1 is a 3500 btu M.512 1969. The big one is an adjustable 5000-8000 btu M.515 1967 and the other is another adjustable 3000-5000 btu M.513A 1972. Love coleman, I have all kinds of the stuff.
I have a 3,000 - 5,000 btu heater. Went camping 2 weekends ago Filled it near the brim. Ran on high for about an hour then medium for the rest of the night = 11 hours before I snuffed it in the morning. Very very little fuel left. Seems pretty close to what Shane saw. Dont know how one can get 20 hours.
@@msach4277 Is it a new unit ? New units burn faster (not because they are recently made but because the well used wicking material is more efficient). Mine is a Vintage 5000 BTU and there's no Low-Med-Hi adjustment to it. It just heats a lot and I really get close to 20 hours on a full tank.
@@msach4277 "a tank of fuel willl provide 18 to 20 hours of consistent heat" is also whats written in my vintage intructions so maybe vintage models had better performance (?). I don't know.
@@-NoneOfYourBusiness Interesting your comment about new ones using fuel faster. I just got a mint one, does not look it was ever used, but am sure once or a few times.. however, it did seem to go through fuel faster. My usual one is quite old, and is the one I took on my camping trip. It did last like I said before... however on medium all night.. so if I ran it on low, I truly can not say how long it would have lasted. I know product manuals like to exaggerate the product, but then again, my sample number is practically only 1.
Set your little primer bottle on picnic table after lit lol. I seen a buddy do that on a windy Eve at the campground and he had to pay $250 for the picnic table and cursed out by fire men lol. You also have your gas can to close to both them . Not playing it to safe 😆
From what I understand these consume oxygen and produce carbon dioxide like what we exhale instead of carbon monoxide which of course is very dangerous. I have used my adjustable one a couple times when truck camping making sure to leave some ventilation both high and low for safety. I believe the manual says to do this as well. I have had no issues using mine and sleep nice and warm when camping.
I have one but am wondering if it can be used indoors...mine just wiggedout. It wasnt lighting ,like as if it was full of water. Then I dumped it out replaced fuel and finally started but went up big-time...was pouring fuel all over and totally covered in flames. Dumped water on bottom part.slowed it down but it's top part been burning in flames for 10 mins ..wth
Just picked up an old 73....the guy I purchased from told me it's never been fired up,..the screen looked new, not sure if you can tell a difference after it's been lit. Also, would 1 of these put off enough heat to be used on a small patio table to keep me and the wife warm?
Great video ! I have two of the non adjustable ones and a mustard yellow 5-8 btu one, your videos are very helpful, clean my wick and Bam works great, I was wonder if you have any of the yellow Coleman carry cases youd like to part with ? I'm looking for two
@@cory4152 not gasoline, unfortunately. "White gas", otherwise known as camping fuel and also known as naptha. Naptha is found in the paint section of stores, often costs slightly more but camp fuel isn't always available. Naptha (White gas) is the base stock for gasoline before the magic ingredients are blended, such as octane enhancers, gasoline will foul the cotton wick and maybe the catalytic element, so don't do that.
Seriously, though, I have a 3000 BTU Coleman "Black Cat" propane heater...nice for getting going in camp on cold mornings. White gas is great, but propane spares you a lot of drama.
I have one of these, it's 3500-5000 BTU written on the side. When or where would I use this thing? I used it once in my garage on a cold day. I had the large door lifted about 2 feet and the side door wide open. The next day, I had an extremely bad headache. I don't know if it was from pouring the fuel or burning it in the garage. It took me a few times to get it started, so I was inhaling it a few times that day. So where can you use these things without enduring brain damageamagedadmage?
As long as it's in a fairly ventilated area, you can run them anywhere. I believe that they do not emit carbon monoxide, but always have a supply of fresh air when using these things.
Used mine a number of times.. never got a headache - just used again 2 weekends ago.. Friends also used these, no ill effects. My ventilation was not excessive either.
Shane you have me hooked on watching all your videos on Colman products. I have never used one of these types of heaters before. If you ever find one that you want to sell let me know, ok. And that goes for a regular cooking Colman stove too. I am short on camping supplies.
Ken I should of paid better attention to what video you was commenting on, I was thinking it was for a lantern. Either way the answer is pretty much the same, the gas will gum up the wick in the heater and eventually stop working. A lot of guys wont even buy one of these used if it has had anything other than Coleman fuel ran in it.
I wouldn't use super or unleaded in these I went to college 02 to 04 then they were adding 151 extra chemicals to gas now even more. I camped with these heaters in tents with the family since they first came out with flaps open a little and lit and snuffed outside with no ill effects with only white gas or Coleman fuel. Still working today 60 yrs. later.
Absolute shit. They are extremely hard to light if you have any wind. They produce hardly any heat. Garbage. And they burn fuel way too fast if they do work.
Bull. Just lit mine in the wind. New one. Testing against my older one. In one hour by infra red thermo, the center temp on the catalytic converter on average was 760F, side was 840F. Shanes heaters light a match in under a min, mine ...much less than that.
@@msach4277 not when you're a dumb kid doing dumb s*** not knowing how to work stuff it sure is nice to get a little older. Thank you for not blowing my opinion out of the water.
@@chriswebb6153 Yea, i am amazed I am still alive after all the stuff I did when I was a kid... but yea, having a cigarette around those fumes.... I would not do.. would be setting myself up for something baaaad