How about a winter "Coleman stove"contest?

[logman7777]

Im taking another week to see if I can find one to redo and if not its gonna be a propane 2 burner. Ill take the points hit for not being a white gas one..

[campmaster-k]

I am still in this thing, I just havent had much time. The weather in CA has extended my busy season by an extra month and a half. I have the stove and will be working on it this weekend.

[TRP]

I'm still in, I've just been focusing on the trailer to make sure it's ready for the meet and greet this weekend. Maybe once I get past this weekend I can focus on the stove a bit.

T

[Woodbutcher]

Paint is going on mine now...so no going back here!

[TRP]

Paint is going on mine now...so no going back here!

You still going with the Pink flamingo theme?

Ted

(see what I did there?... I'm starting the trash talking... gotta get in your opponents head...)

[wagondude]

I'm still in, I've just been focusing on the trailer to make sure it's ready for the meet and greet this weekend. Maybe once I get past this weekend I can focus on the stove a bit.

T

I've been quietly following your build. Keep up the good work and git 'er done. There is plenty of time to get to the stove.

[Woodbutcher]

You still going with the Pink flamingo theme?

Ted

(see what I did there?... I'm starting the trash talking... gotta get in your opponents head...)[/quote]



It was between pink Flamingo's and Hello Kitty......not telling which one!!!!

[wagondude]

Im taking another week to see if I can find one to redo and if not its gonna be a propane 2 burner. Ill take the points hit for not being a white gas one..

here is a cheap one. Shipping may be the deal breaker, though. http://www.shopgoodwill.com/viewItem.as ... D=11716424

[logman7777]

Thanks Bill ! Ill keep an eye on it. Shipping it shouldnt be more than $20 or so so its still a good prospect.

[Catherine+twins]

Ah-HAAA! At last, something to do with my NOT-MINE camp stove.

Several years ago I bought a new Coleman multi-fuel stove and took it camping several times. The last time I was camped with about 25 others, sharing kitchen facilities. Last day, we had rain as we were packing up, and I had "help" tossing things into the back of my car. When I unpacked the next weekend, I had a much-older white-gas Coleman stove in the car, not my newer model. Of course, I also had someone else's propane stove, as well. Tried to contact the campers I knew by name, but never connected with either the owner of the propane stove or the new owner of my stove.

So I have been using the propane stove, even though the conspicuous consumption of little bottles pains me. Last weekend I fired up the white-gas stove, admittedly with old fuel, and had trouble keeping it lit. Not sure yet if that is because of old fuel or old seals. Anyway, this will give me the excuse to clean it up, figure out why the fire is fizzling, and pimp it out.

[Wolffarmer]

Probably just the seals. And oil the pump.

Welcome to the world of naphtha burning. You didn't really want to burn auto gas did you?

Randy

[Catherine+twins]

I'm not that new to this dance, Randy. My dad was cooking on a Coleman fuel Coleman stove for us 50 years ago (my mom didn't cook on camping trips), and it's what I learned on. I just never had to maintain or repair one. I bought the multi-fuel one because that's what REI had in stock when I was looking to buy.

[Zollinger]

Guess it's about time that I get serious about the contest. I've done a lot of thinking about it, but little to no actual doing.

[logman7777]

Hmmm..Does Flamingo Pink go with Coleman Green?

[logman7777]

OK so I got School Bus Yellow, OSHA Safety Orange, Flamingo Pink and several small cans of Testors Enamels left over from my modeling days. Shouldn't get lost in the shuffle..LOL