Coleman CQ Lamp Light Up Picture

[Wolffarmer]

Gas and propane is not welcomed on boats as the vapors are heavier than air and seek low places. Which is what the inside of a boat is

Randy

[DragonFire]

I'm in California...and not in a snow region, so I can go outside and take a burn picture just about any time!

And I have battery Coleman lanterns for inside the tear. Spent a lot of time on a 24' sailboat as a kid. We used a hibachi out on deck to cook. We lost a few overboard in the San Francisco Bay...

The Coleman lamps are used inside, though. I don't have any, but that is what they were designed for. So as long as one is careful, a lantern or 2 shouldn't be a big issue.

But I'm still taking mine outside...they are for camping...they want to be outside!!

[eamarquardt]

Gas and propane is not welcomed on boats as the vapors are heavier than air and seek low places. Which is what the inside of a boat is

Randy

True and alcohol liquid and vapors are also heavier than air:

http://www.stillcooker.com/operational-safety.php

Propane is now very common on cruising sailboats and is safe if reasonable precautions are taken: http://www.boatus.com/boattech/casey/18.htm

Alcohol burns with a nearly invisible flame so it also has some risk associated with it. It is also easier to put out an alcohol fire with water than a gasoline fire. A definite advantage.

I used propane installed in our sloop, per the above, and had no problems in ten years.

I'd be nervous about using a pressurized gasoline appliance inside a boat or home.

Not to hijack the thread but just wanted to express my thoughts on pressurized gasoline indoors. Be careful. As Richard Pryor said: "Fire is a great motivator. You can run real fast when you on fire".

Again, color me a wuss.

Cheers,

Gus

[eamarquardt]

its all in the comone sense my freind.

slow

Times and attitudes change. Here is what Coleman now states regarding the use of their products:

Fuel-powered lanterns must never be used indoors.

Fuel-powered campstoves must never be used indoors.

from: http://www.coleman.com/coleman/ColemanC ... asenum=219

Nuff said.

Cheers,

Gus

[starleen2]

its all in the comone sense my freind.

slow

Times and attitudes change. Here is what Coleman now states regarding the use of their products:

Fuel-powered lanterns must never be used indoors.

Fuel-powered campstoves must never be used indoors.

from: http://www.coleman.com/coleman/ColemanC ... asenum=219

Nuff said.

Cheers,

Gus

Gus and I don't agree on too much - but he's dead on about this one - Houses in the 20's were not built airtight like they are now. I would not even think of bringing a lighted lantern into my camper! I have seen the table lamp go awry - especially the ones that do not have stop on the valve so that the valve screws all the way out and pressurized fuel squirts out the valve body - only to catch fire - thank goodness I was outside when it happened - all I could do was douse the flames - Imagine that in a house in 2011 - flaming liquid on the carpet! Just know that there is a differences between the 20's and now - be extremely careful

[eamarquardt]

Gus and I don't agree on too much

Ha! Some things we agree on. Some things, not so much!

I'm pretty mellow tonight via Vicodin, Nucynta, and Ativan!!!!!!!! However, I'll still stick to my "guns".

Not to worry. I cut my pills into quarters, and carefully manage my intake to be under the dependence/tolerance/withdrawal/addiction window. I am though, living every abuser's dream as my doctors will give me virtually anything I request.

Constant severe pain makes one a "wuss" when it comes to taking chances. Life is tough enough now. Better safe than sorry.


Cheers,

Gus

[DragonFire]

Wow! You folks live in new houses!!

My trailers are more air tight than my house!

But still..I can light the lanterns and stove pretty much any day outside. That's where they belong. I have LED lanterns for inside the trailers. I don't light charcoal or BBQ in the house either. I do have a gas range...a newer one since my 60's one burst into flames one day when I was drying the dishes...good thing I was standing in front of it right then, since I put the fire out with the extinguisher from the garage...

I doubt that many people here are lighting their camp lanterns in the house. Kirk's pictures are outside. Slow and Lazybones have inside pictures but I know Lazybones lives in an older place and I bet Slow does too.

I don't have any 'indoor' Coleman lamps..they just aren't my thing, but they are cool. I have enough batter powered and solar stuff to keep the house semi lit if we lost power...then there are all the yankee candles..which I burn with shades on them for a speck more safety.

I'm more likely to catch the house on fire with a flour tortilla on the stove burner (the gas range..not a camp stove!!!) than a Coleman lantern lit outside away from the houses.

[Lazybones]

Boy. Talk about a Hijacked thread.

[DragonFire]

that's what I was thinking!!!

I'm tempted to put silly warnings as my signature..."WARNING: Do not attempt to light pressurized gas lanterns while cleaning the oven"
"WARNING: Do not attempt to light white gas stoves while in the outhouse.."

Or for Kirk: "WARNING: Using white gas internally may cause insanity, Colemanitis, and/or Campfever."

I have read several threads this week (and it's only Tuesday!!) that have said 'don't_____________" to things I think folks generally know better than to do. That's why I couldn't resist saying I don't start charcoal indoors. I lost it for a minute there when I wrote it.

[Wolffarmer]

I better not say what I'm doing right now



Randy

[DragonFire]

Well, I'm sure you aren't lighting a lantern on your front porch....it's too cold out!!!

[Wolffarmer]

I have my Mil Spec providing light and an old AGM stove keeping the water kettle warm. And the wood pellet stove keeping house somewhat warm.



Just something wrong with this picture.

Randy

[Wolffarmer]

Out in my shop I have a table, made of iron with a top made of 3/16 sheet of iron, maybe thicker, its about 2.5'x5'. real nice sized table for the hot side of the shop. I light new pressure devices there when I get them.

At least in general.

Have had only one that got real interesting on that table. But knowing where it was and all, barely even raised my pulse.



Randy

[starleen2]

Out in my shop I have a table, made of iron with a top made of 3/16 sheet of iron, maybe thicker, its about 2.5'x5'. real nice sized table for the hot side of the shop. I light new pressure devices there when I get them.

At least in general.

Have had only one that got real interesting on that table. But knowing where it was and all, barely even raised my pulse.



Randy

So is that when you lost half of you beard???

[Mark72]

its all in the comone sense my freind.

slow

Times and attitudes change. Here is what Coleman now states regarding the use of their products:

Fuel-powered lanterns must never be used indoors.

Fuel-powered campstoves must never be used indoors.

from: http://www.coleman.com/coleman/ColemanC ... asenum=219

Nuff said.

Cheers,

Gus

I don't think ole' W C would have ever been caught saying anything like that, in fact most all of the early Coleman products where indeed produced for home use. Now, a little common sense tells us all that today's homes are a lot more air tight than a century ago, so take heed to the use of ventilation. I believe that is modern day lawyers who penciled that news release.

Have fun, be safe.
Mark