Coleman Keepers Campfire come on in!

[campmaster-k]

What is happening? What is the world coming to. Everyone want to put oil in Coleman lanterns! Oil is not for GPAs, its for old rusty train wick lanterns.

Clean, Blue Coleman Fuel thats the future not Kerosene. Dang it.

[KCStudly]

Yeah, "the juice". That's what we want.

[Mukilteo]

Nothing here, move along.

[campmaster-k]

Sure is bright.

[Wolffarmer]

Good going Eric. Welcome to the dark side of Coleman addiction.

I can't say I get much kerosene oder when using pump kero. But then I think my nose is a bit wonky.

Randy

[Wolffarmer]

On Christmas I worked on my Ted Williams stove as I said earlier. I used it a couple of days later then I let it set with pressure on the pump. It would leak just a tiny bit but could only tell when I pulled out the pump plunger and a bit of fuel came out. Last time a few drops fell on the wood below the stove so I thought a little experiment was in order.

The drops on the wood was easy to light as expected and blew right out, no problem. The I tried to the light the fuel that whetted the side of the stove below the pump knob. Would not take. Just laughed at me. So left the stove and messed with it again yesterday. This time no fuel in the pump and found that the tank had pressure. Feeling a lot more confidant about this stove

On Dec. 26 UPS guy delivered this.



A 228J April 1978. Last of the big hats. It is in very good shape, one nick in the vent porcelain and a few little nicks in the decal. Globe not included so I put the US olive drab globe back in the 1958 252 I have and put the new globe in it.

Then today I went to the DI and this followed me home, honest.



A Ash Flash 1022. With the original globe. In pretty good if dirty shape. Inside of fount was dry with just a speak or two of rust, no biggie. It is not a direct copy of Coleman but dang close. I used a Coleman fuel cap to test it for the first firing. Replaced the cap gasket in the AFC with a Coleman 3 piece gasket. Had to bend the outer lip of the button of the AFC to take it but after a few minutes of work it all fit. It looks a lot like a mix of a 220E and a 220H or later with a different top manifold that to me looks like a profane one. Inside of the vent was pretty sooted up and on firing one finds out why. Much harder to get to the good burn but eventually you get there.

Ok, no more lanterns for at least a month.

Now if a good stove or hot plate come along.................did I say hot plate?

Randy

[KCStudly]

Nice scores.

DI?

[Wolffarmer]

DI= Deserret Industries, Mormon Goodwill store.

[campmaster-k]

I was just messin with a 200A I got a few days ago. Great lantern. Cool pattern it broadcasts with a red globe.

[campmaster-k]

Today I did rehab on two beautiful babies. Nothing spectacular but now working and burning. This green gunk was inside one of these lanterns. People commit unspeakable crimes against lanterns. Disgusting!

CLALA (Coleman Lovers Against Lantern Abuse).

[Wolffarmer]

That is a beautiful thing.

Randy

[campmaster-k]

The wine is from the lamb stew I made last night. Just sayin.

[Wolffarmer]

Nothing finner than a romantic dinner by GPA light.

just saying

[campmaster-k]

Nothing finner than a romantic dinner by GPA light.

just saying

Randy are you and I the only people on the planet not watching the football game???

I am banned from the house what is your excuse?

[Wolffarmer]

What football game?

Randy