In this video I show vintage Coleman lanterns and how they help us be prepared in case of a power outage. I also show an Embury vintage lantern from our lantern collection in our vintage BS segment.
I am surprised at the amount of interest these old lamps, lanterns and stoves have generated. I will be doing more video's with history, repairs, and demonstrations over the winter. Nice to hear from you buddy !
I would definitely like to have a history lesson on coleman .I thoroughly enjoy using my various coleman lanterns and camp cook stoves. I've been collecting for awhile and while i really like my big hat picket fence globe lanterns seems my go to lantern is my little 200a single mantel so light and handy thanks for sharing your time and knowledge
I have fiddled around with old lanterns and stoves for a long time. I actually use them quite a bit. So nice to use equipment that has stood the test of time.
I love Colmen stoves and Lattures , I have 9 stoves and only two Lattures . I only started collecting . The thing I like about the older ones is no plastic parts and usually no rubber seals . Built to last of course , also a simple fool proof design that works in the cold or hot . Propane , butane do not .
Would love to hear more of your Knowledge on these, I picked up my first one from a Free pile on the side of the road, A 1970 220E, just had a stuck check valve and She ran great!😊
It is so nice to work on stuff that makes sense regarding the design, simplicity, and quality of stuff from the past. They are a nice break from working on all those miserable little saws that came into the fold this summer !
Good evening you two.... I have a few of those lanterns , two double mantle green Coleman and a red single mantle Coleman. Dad and I used them ice fishing.
Great video, I still have my parents Coleman lantern and stove my dad bought for the Columbus day storm in 1962 here in Oregon. I was 5 yrs old then and still remember it like it happened yesterday, no power for a week, lots of debris everywhere. Please have more info on the Coleman stoves and lanterns in another video.
I would definitely like more info on Colman lanterns and stoves I have a small collection that I need to go through and clean thanks for the great videos
Thanks for a great video. Myself I have a 290 A-700 Colman lantern and a 228 with a X-Large ventilator top . Stove wise I have a 413-G 2- burner stove and a 502 Sportster Stove with the Alluminum Cook Kit / stove storage and the Heat Drum which makes a good Ice Shanty heater..
Yes I agree with the other guy it was writing something about want to learn more about the lanterns and stoves it's really cool just to see how things has changed over the years how good they made the stuff way back when to what they make them now so yeah if you can do a video I'm all for it thank you for the video
I have two old Coleman lanterns that I need to fire up but don't know how long the mantles last just keeping them ready for emergencies but my Coleman stoves I use every other day. I have a two burner and two 530 single burner stoves that works great. can never go wrong with old Coleman stuff. I'm no collector but I am subscribing to your channel. Thanks for the video looking for more soon.
I wont hold that against Ya !! ha ha Love the Coleman stuff myself , got a 425c We used camping as a kid & still use it today .We used a 200a in the old military tent in winter deer hunting , 50 yrs ago .
We have a couple of old kerosene lamps that my Grandma always used when the power went out. The Coalman white gas stoves and lanterns were standard camping gear in my household. I would love to hear the history of coalman.
I buy coleman lanterns all the time at garage sales and thrift stores I rework them ,they are like zippo lighters ,I love those and use mine alot at one time I had over 30 colemans.the date is always stamped on the bottom .
I bought an old barn lantern from an old timer that lived in an 1950’s tiny mobile home with home made woodstove. Anyway I was going to send it to my folks for xmas and did so but not before I broke the glass on it. They hung it at their cottage for an ornament. I should find out what model it is and see if the glass can still be found.
I'd love for you to show the history of Coleman lanterns!! I'm trying to get an old 200 model working. I can't get the put to build up pressure and no gurgling sound happens.
We will be doing both history and repairs on Coleman lanterns in the near future. The most likely reason your lantern won't build pressure is that the fuel cap seal might be bad, and the other is that the leather on the air pump is dried up. Put some 3 in 1 oil down the oiling hole on the pump cap, then turn the knob slowly to get oil on the whole surface. Let the oil soak in for a couple of hours, then try pumping it up like I show in the video. If this doesn't work, the lantern will need a full service. You can take the fuel cap off and put your thumb over the filler hole, then try pumping up some pressure. This will show that the fuel cap gasket needs replaced.
@@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 I soaked the pump gasket to soften it up. I'll try what you suggested. Thanks you for responding back. I appreciate it :)
Additionally, 30 F'N years ago, WE were all 30-40 years old, and we HATED new ass shiz like this!.....high evah!!....it's ok now, NOW ya find liq fuel wherever....psssh...I doubt y'all ever tore down a lantern in your EN-TIRE-LIFE!!!!!............but, ...... carry on, by all means!... appreciate y'all for what it's worth!
You would be 100% wrong about me not tearing down and rebuilding/repairing Coleman, AGM,Thermos, Dietz etc. lamps, lanterns and stoves. I will be doing some video's about this in the future. Stay tuned.
Great video, do you use Kerosene heaters at all. Would Like to see a video on those as I use in the garage in winter when working on my 2 cycle repairs.
Always saw those old Coleman’s around but never ran one, now I know how. 😁 I did however have my vintage dietz out this summer at a fire. I sent you an email the other week about a light 4, wondering if you got it ?
I hadn't looked at my emails lately, so I just took a look. That poor old Evinrude is missing a lot of parts, such as the front engine cover, which has the control s for the carburetor, and the recoil starter assembly. The Light Fours were not a very good engine. I will send you all the good BS on it soon.
@@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 they had a garage sale this weekend, I know it was there Saturday afternoon but it maybe gone now. Missing parts maybe in the garage…
If you end up with it, I might have some of the parts for it. That Lightfour Imperial is about a 1946. They are hardly collectible though, as they didn't run very well, and even though rated at 9.7 hp, most 5hp motors would out perform them They are one very few OMC failures. The main issue they have is not starting when hot, and magneto failures are very common.@@crazydave4455
Kerosene fridges were big off grid there for a while but not made no more that I could find when looked into them a while back when moved out bush , this is kerosene more handy than gas cylinders in theory for that chemical no moving parts refrigeration tech but obviously they had issues as no longer in favour , have four of those gas no compressor small box camping style fridge freezers that work very well but need to keep them a bit covered when not in use so insects don't build nests inside the burner parts
I have never sen or heard of a kerosene stove. Very interesting. I will have to do some research to learn more about them. I have seen some vintage CROSLEY fridges that run on propane though.
I have an elastostart on my Stihl string trimmer, and once you figure out the proper starting procedure, it makes starting pretty easy. Don't know if I would like it on a saw though.
@@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 I like mine. I have them on quite a few saws. My 026 Pro has one, my ms 251 has one and now I put one on my ms 250. It is not the Yo-yo starter found on the Stihl CBE models, just an Elastostart start rope, that takes the jerk out of starting a saw. They are on most Stihl Pro saws. They have bigger handles and have an orange ring in the center of the handle.
Question ..Is the Non Ethanol gas OK to use in a older coleman lantern or stove or would you still mix it 50/50 with Coleman fuel..Thanks again Rick P..
Do not use ethanol gas in any lantern or stove, as it has moisture in it, which will cause corrosion damage in them. You can use non-ethanol fuel in the lanterns and stoves, but over time the additives that are in it will leave deposits in the generator, andwill slowly degrade the operation of them. To correct the problem, the generator needs to be removed, taken apart and cleaned. I will do a video on this at some point. The lantern fuel is white gas, which is just pure low octane gasoline with no additives. This works best, but is getting pretty expensive. I would use the 50-50 mix if you are going to use the lamp a fair amount, and would drain the fuel tank if they are going to be stored. Automotive gas breaks down fairly quickly, but lantern fuel doesn't because there are no additives in it.
Pss, y'all touchef on coleman safety issues regarding air/carbon stuff, anyway, KING COLEMAN in Canada (which is a socialist country) ...(Anyway he says) ...Coleman was sold for indoor use well into the 1960'e!...…buuuuuut...,..............(then came the disclaimer)
The disclaimers on most things is keep from being sued for some dumbell doing something stupid. I have a chainsaw manual that says not to touch the chain when the saw is running. You get the idea.
