Coleman Keepers Campfire come on in!

[doug hodder]

Lately I've really taken a liking to the LED lanterns that Coleman is selling.

And it was incredibly obnoxious! Doug

[doug hodder]

Kirk...I have 1 propane stove, not a portable, but a vintage trailer stove that is propane. But as for the lanterns....UGH....I'll pass on it all....and in retaliation...I will crush/ junk any propane lantern given to me just to get them out of circulation...NYAH!

[campmaster-k]

I knew there would be a few raised hackles at first . It is the way things. First anger and hostility . Then sadness. Then acceptance.
Its ok, get it out. Get it out.

[doug hodder]

I have no anger, I've collected what I wanted, now is the time to drive prices up, ....I just want to do it to bug others who can't imagine doing something like that, like a propane lantern is some sort of a sacred cow. I'm all for junking as much gas pressure stuff as possible. Makes mine all the more valuable. ...you said you wanted to stir things up didn't you?

[Kevin A]

Lately I've really taken a liking to the LED lanterns that Coleman is selling.

And it was incredibly obnoxious! Doug

[wagondude]

You know, Kirk. An industrious fellow (like Eric) would use parts from the profane lanterns for a franken-lantern.

[Zollinger]

I have been dabbling in ------ propane.

I say you should be banned for life from the 200A gang and the green lantern corpsman! Really? Propane is for losers that want to take the easy way out. Anybody can light a propane lantern, but it takes someone special to light a white gas lantern!Pffft. Propane. What's next Kirk a microwave in the teardrop?

[Mukilteo]

Nothing here, move along.

[Junkboy999]

Ok How about this to BLOW you guys away. You all might as well stop collecting all together because I WON.. Oh you did not know it was a contest, well it is and I scored the biggest Single find of the decade.


Three simple number and one letter is all it takes to make you tremble in my mightiness.


2 2 0 G

The rumors are true, they walk among us.













Oh and I also got these two today at an estate sale.
Leacock Coleman 170 and a Coleman Kerosene 139 with original globe.




Darn Hoping that 220G would come out bigger to really sell the whole Trembling thing.

[TRP]

Propane lanterns are a gateway drug. Next thing you know, you're buying batteries.

[Zollinger]

Propane lanterns are a gateway drug. Next thing you know, you're buying batteries.

Now that's just plain funny!

[campmaster-k]

Junkboy - what is the magic with the 220G. Is it rare or something.

[Junkboy999]

It was a prototype for a new model the G replacing the 220f and 228f. No real record on how many were made. Supposedly only a handful were made and given out to people to test them. Mostly coleman employees. The only guy that might of known for sure, Herb, pass away last year. The unofficial Coleman musume caretaker. As of now there is one at the coleman repair facility ( I saw it yesterday and got to put my grubby hands on it), and mine. No other have surface. No pictures posted. No published collectors claim to have one in their collections. The repair guy at the museum said in his 25 years being there. He only seen two other come in. One of those two other he seen might of been mine. The guy I got it from worked at coleman as an engineer. With non standard Fuel valve / tip cleaner, check valve, pump housing, and off centered Tank bung, any out there that might of broke got trashed. There is a sticker on the bottom states, If anythings fails on the lantern except the generator for mantels take it to coleman Wichita for a replacement.

EDIT Guy on FB probably meant it was made in 1969 and not 1069 where made.
A guy of facebook said 1069 were made in August 1969, but he can’t back up that number or remember where he heard it. So do not pass up any 220F or 228F aluminum ribbed collar with out making sure it is a 220F or 228F.


As of now the only thing that has surfaces is 220Fs (collars are marked 220F) that have tanks stamped ” 9 model 220G, 228G, 69” on the bottom line. Coleman did believe in throwing stuff away so the rest of the tanks bottoms going to make G’s where were turned back into F’s


I’ll be breaking mine down, or maybe with the help of Cliff at coleman taking detailed pictures of his and posting them for inquiring minds.





Look for the cleaning level sticking out of the collar. It will be at a 90 Degree angle to the valve and to the right. ( not in the back or out from under the globe. ) Picture below and two post up.

[Wolffarmer]

That is awsome Junkboy. When I first saw that I figured it was some 220 collar that had been unstamped and stamped to a 220G and a later cleaning leaver or something. You have one of the great white whales in the Coleman world.

Much rarer than the L227 I have. either 1500 of those where made or 15000 or maybe 150,000. There seems to be a debate. But I have one.



Randy

[campmaster-k]

Junkboy- Thats really cool. Good work.