Ok. Gotta share one more lantern story. When I was in college in the 70’s, the dive club went to Florida to dive the keys and go to Disney World. It was a low budget trip, so we tent camped. One of the other guys was lighting a Coleman lantern and the match went out before the lantern lit. Realizing that the globe was full of fumes, he decided to ventilate it before trying to light it again. He bent down and blew in the match hole. What he didn’t realize was that the match head had fallen off inside and had an ember. When he blew, the ember got hot and WHOOF! The look on his face was priceless. I think he also had little balls on the ends of his eyebrow hairs.
I started with the original white gas version. I have now switched over to the propane version with a couple of refillable canisters and the LED version for short power outages. I donated all my white gas Coleman camping equipment to the local Boy Scout troop.
You’re bringing back memories. We used Coleman lanterns camping, night fishing, and flounder gigging when I was a kid. I still have my grandfather’s red round globe Coleman lantern from the 50’s. I like the time saving technique you demonstrated. Leave the fuel on a little too long before lighting, and you don’t have to shave your knuckles! I’ve also found that mantles last a long time as long as you have several spares. The last one breaks in no time.
I have one not sure when it was manufactured but it's the round Red one and I have the shield for it so you don't blind yourself when walking around with it . Along with 5 other Coleman White Gas lanterns to Coleman propane lanterns and 3 Coleman White Gas stoves one is the small two burner and two are 3 burner models .
I finally broke down and sent my Model 242C lantern from December 1949 back to Coleman for service today. It was still working, but the check valve was leaking, and those are a bear to get out. For only $55, Coleman will repair your post-1927 lantern and ship it back to you, parts and shipping included. These things are fantastic, they'll run forever! I still use my Model 200 from 1969 too, as well as newer dual-mantle propane Coleman lanterns. I love 'm all!
Excellent video. Ironically I found my way here after watching a video on the invention of gas mantles. So simple but so clever. They're actually cloth mesh treated with chemicals that turn into ceramic when burned. Once that's done, it's actually the ceramic that glows with heat that creates light. Not the actual flame.
After use and when the lamp is cool, I spray the mantle with hair spray which prevents the mantles from breaking, used this method heaps of times when taking the lantern in the back of the 4x4. I also love the cool off white colour and hissing.
Heard there are some guys who spray questionable dryer lint with cheap hair spray to make it light far easier with ferro. Makes sense because they used to tell people NOT to smoke while applying it😂
Those dual fuel lanterns and stoves will run on white gas, regular gasoline, kerosene, and drip gas for those that frequent oil fields. Those liquid fuel stoves and lanterns Coleman makes really are fantastic.
you can also put scented gas, like for instance containing citronela for mosquitoes. Basically, anything that can burn with high temperature to make the nets glow.
@@OvidiuHretcanulove me some citronella. I’m sure the stoves would run on it too, I’ve run my lantern on a mix of basically every flammable liquid I can find and it seemingly works lol, may clog quicker but I dunno. Usually just use add a splash of fresh gas to an old can of gas and fill.
I love my Coleman Dual fuel lantern. I've never seen anybody light the mantles on fire with a match, that was awesome. My experience is that the mantels last longer if you put the new ones on then light it like you normally would. It flames up for a second but, they hold a better shape and last longer.
Thanks for the vid. Been using Coleman products for about 60 years! Love em! However.....on the mantle 'pre-burn'. I used to do that too. But now I just tie on new mantles and light the lantern as usual and use that first lighting as the first burn. I find that this works fine and the mantles actually last a bit longer as they seem to be tougher this way. This is what works for me, your mileage may vary......
I got an instruction booklet with a 73 639 kerosene lantern and it says to let it sit for 30 min after lighting for first time to allow the mantle to ‘bake’ it suggested that this would prolong the life of the mantle.
The moment you were ashing the mantles I swear I could smell it through my phone screen. It makes me want to go camping every time I see a coleman lantern.
I hear ye, and I got a nice little giggle there, it does bring things back and a bit of old-school engineering that is designed to last for ever, you just can't beat it
I picked up two Colman lanterns at a yard sale a few days ago 1975 and 1976 my dad loved them I also got a stove and fishing poles Zebco 77 and 202 with few more I’m sure someone will want to poles being there vintage
You have a Russian landscape behind you! By the way, I also have such a lantern. I use it on night fishing, summer and winter. I also use it as emergency lighting for my country house. The main advantage of this lantern is that it not only shines, but also warms.And yet, unlike electrical appliances, it gives a "living light." In Russia, Coleman products are known and loved, despite the fact that they are more expensive here. Russian vodka is also more expensive in the USA, right? Russians and Americans are very similar, and I am very sorry that our governments are trying to convince us that we are enemies. Good luck to you, Brian!
Instructive video! If you lightly spray the mantle with hair lacquer once it's cooled down, the mantle is far less likely to fall apart. If you then pack the lantern so that it's protected from sharp jolts -especially off-road, the mantle can be re-lit many times. (A can of cheap spray for that purpose, has been in my camping box for many years. (I'm follicularly challenged myself... 😂))
Thanks for the video, I have one of these lanterns for about 15 years still new in box with extra mantles, it’s for a rainy day, having experienced 2 major hurricanes and the resultant power outages. That said, the ones I use regularly are the propane Coleman’s, which I have 2 and had purchased two cases of fuel on a very good deal Pro tip, don’t leave the handle in the up position while the lantern is lit as it get way hot to grab and can actually burn it hand, let the handle test to the side Again, very much appreciate the video 👍🏽
I have a Model 228E, vintage 1963, and a Model 220K, Vintage 1981. My dad bought the 228E new in '63 and I have wound up with it and I am in the middle of a rebuild on both. As far as lighting the lanterns I have been shown to light them without the lid and globe in place so if you encounter the big flareup you don't smoke up everything. A lot easier to put the match to the mantles that way. Enjoyed your video.
Caution: the metal ventilator top and the top nut get super (red) hot after a few minutes of operation. It’s usually the unaware that get accidentally burned. Good idea to warn all..😊
Great demonstration and instructions, brings back camping memories! The old mantles used years ago (not the ones sold today) had some thorium oxide in them, which is slightly radioactive. Not a problem unless you change the mantle and ingest the dust that is on your fingers or breathe the dust in. I don’t know when they stopped using thorium in the mantles but it was years ago. Again, not dangerous if you wash the dust off and make sure it doesn’t get into food or drink or inhale it. It is not dangerous outside the body. If anyone has old unused mantles I would throw them away. You can still buy thorium containing mantles for use in checking your Geiger counter, but do not use them in your lantern (I think they come from China). This is a great lantern for camping or when the power goes off. Thank you for explaining about the danger of carbon monoxide! I’ve also camped with old kerosene lanterns but the Coleman gives much more light without scooted glass needing to be cleaned often, and I believe the Coleman is safer than the kerosene lanterns. We used to put aluminum foil over one side to use like a spot light when moving through the woods.
This is why I always stand upwind when I'm lighting the mantels for the first time. Some people say the thorium Mantle's burn whiter and brighter than the newer yttrium mantles. Last I knew there was a company who still made them.
I never use matches. I use one of those long Bic lighters that are always hanging on hooks in the camping and fishing isles at Walmart. They fit perfectly through the hole in the base and you can get right next to the mantle plus they don't burn out.
I have been using Coleman Lanterns my whole life, was introduced by my father when I was a kid. Still have some of the old Kerosene wick lanterns which I also use. Thanks for the Video.
Great video, very interesting and informative. I’ve had a number of Coleman stoves 533, 424, and 442, Coleman make great products , very well made , parts easily available and they last a lifetime.
On 5.7.21, I spent $8 at 2 separate garage sales and scored the Dual 2 lantern for $5 and the 413F 2 burner stove for $3 w fuel funnel and zero rust. Neither were used nearly enough and are now stowed below deck of my restored 1972 Glastron tri-hull bow rider for beach camping on the Mississippi River ❤️😎 thank you for your review 💕
I’ve got a Coleman lantern from the 1970’s. It’s always been gently used and has all original part (except the mantles). It’s still the brightest lanterns I own.
I have two Dietz oil storm lanterns. Those duel fuel lanterns are cool, but I do like the simplicity of my oil lanterns. I definitely like their duel fuel stoves.
some where around here i have my father in laws WWII Army gasoline lantern and stove. Plus several 1960 era kanterns and stoves of mine. and time to ckean up and get in shape Thanks for letting me remember the great times. Appreciate what you do regularly.. take care and thanks again
Well, my favorite go to lantern is a Coleman 200a that I bought new back in the mid 70's. It's been my go to lantern 'cause is works sooooooooo good. I got into an accident with the lantern in the back of my Ford Explorer and the globe got broken. I purchased a new globe and it's been working since. Last year we had a major power outage and the first lantern I grabbed was my 200a. I used to live in Jonesboro, GA, but we moved to Tennessee. W Rusty Lane K9POW in eastern Tennessee
14:40 I knew what was going to happen before it happened when he approached with that second match. Great video. Now that the weather is getting cold here in Pennsylvania I am thinking about my Coleman Lantern and other gear.
It's been awhile since I've used mine,so I might be wrong. From what I remember with the funnel is when the fuel stops passing through you allow it to fill to a certain point. Then remove the funnel slowly and it is the perfect amount to fill the tank completely without over filling and spilling the fuel out. I agree packing the funnel in the kit is a puzzle and the space below the lantern is great for storing mantles. It always is nerve racking carrying the case to hope it doesn't come apart,definitely needs a mod to overcome that. It has definitely proven through the years to be a timeless piece of gear!
Today, I finally broke down and sent my Model 242C lantern from December 1949 back to Coleman for service . It was still working, but flickering, the check valve was leaking, and those are a bear to get out. For only $55, Coleman will repair your post-1927 lantern and ship it back to you, parts and shipping included. These things are fantastic, they'll run forever! I still use my Model 200 from 1969 too, as well as newer dual-mantle propane Coleman lanterns. You just can't beat them. Save the white gas and propane for outdoors though, use the battery operated ones indoors.
Thanks for the vid. I have a Coleman lantern from 1984 that has the original mantles. I used it many times including this year. I don’t know how the mantles didn’t break. Traveled thousands of miles in cars, trucks and boats.
I remember using these in the 90s when I went camping with my mum and her room mate. I really love the dual fuel lanters but always feared of lighting them lol I'm def going to buy one of these when I camp again.
I'm lighting mine now before a big Arkansas hunt. Its lit but burning well. I like them far better than propane.Somewhere along the line I got a zipper carry bag.Its padded and that I like.About 35 years old.
Love this video, just got a used one at a vintage shop and had a hard time understanding how exactly to light it. Also good idea pouring the kerosene to turn the can. Thanks ❤
Great video! I just picked up one made in 1966 and it looks great still. I’m gonna light it for the first time. Possibly purchase a rebuild kit and go through it. By the way, your tree stump sure comes in handy!!
you can buy the lantern without the case and save a few bucks..... DON'T DO IT. the cost of the carrying case is less than the cost of the replacement globe you will need when you break it packing it in your trunk the coleman camp stove works just as well. and that's where i keep the filler funnel. if i'm camoing, both are along, so no issue with loising or forgetting it at home. seems the coleman fuel has a real long shelf life. i'm used a half can that was opened and forgotten 3 years ago. it burns just fine
My buddy has two of those dual fuels he bought in the eighties. Always runs auto gas in them. We camp every year together and he's just now starting to have issues with them.
I've had one for a few years myself using nothing but gasoline. I still work good but is a little finicky with the brightness control. I've heard cleaning or replacing the generator should help. You can find replacement parts at Cabala's and Academy. I heard camp fuel is cleaner burning than gasoline long term.
Coleman originally designed his lamps for indoor use; the outdoor lanterns came later. But as lawyers ruined our society, they first added warnings about making sure there’s a few square inches of ventilation, then finally started saying “outdoors only.” I grew up with kerosene lamps, gas lights, and Coleman lanterns.
I’ve got a load of Kerosene lanterns, I’ve never been tempted with the dual fuel. I see they work fine but I just wouldn’t feel comfortable with a flame that close to a petrol tank.
When I was a kid, Im so amazed when I see our elders set these types of lanterns & I always thought of buying one.. I never did.. its too much commotion to set this up, theres battery & Rechargeable options nowadays🤥 So I'll leave that to old fashion people.
It takes very little time and effort once your used to it....When it's hot outside Leds and Batterys are best BUT when its COLD you cant beat the tremendous amount of HEAT they put of like a Stove AND they kill annoying flying bugs and gnats and Mosquits
you need to wait untill you hear a gurgling sound once you hear that then you can light it easily. the initial air hissing will just blow out the match most times... or give you a loud boom.
I love my two coleman lanterns. Depending on how full you fill it, a coleman lantern will burn between 7-10hrs. That's a nice bright light for a good long while. No, you're definitely not the only one that hates those child-proof caps. (arthritis in my hands) A utility knife and pliers usually make quick work of doing away with them. 🙂
Nice video and I appreciate the safety tip, but I really got discouraged to buy after the "not recommended to use indoors" part. What would be the point to buying an "outdoor only" lantern as an emergency preparedness in case of a power outage as the title suggest? It also seems unpractical to have to open a window to use it, especially during the winter.
I have the same lanturn and love it. I use mine ever Saturday night when I go flathead catfishing. But to be honest I haven't put gasoline in it. I don't trust gasoline. But anyway thanks for sharing.
If you are worrying about over filling don't. Just keep filling the funnel. When the fuel stops and you still have fuel in the funnel just slowly slide the funnel out and it will let the rest of the fuel go in. Now you have a full tank.
Can't beat the old school liquid fuel lantern. It does say dual fuel.. but if you can use camp fuel. Yes, in need it will work, but if you aren't a big tinkerer, regardless of the better generator on these to help with using gas, they will still clog up. However the fact that in emergency you can use it is nice I have many of these models from 50s to modern. I still keep some camp fuel always. But it's nice to know if things go south you can use your lawnmower gas. The older ones could also run anything flammable but really clogged quick. They did well with the generators but if you can run white/camp gas. Also, buy peerless mantles. They aren't quite what the old "silk-lite" mantles however way more tough than Coleman ones. Model # for peerless is 2C-HG. With any mantle, make sure the side/bottom seam is perpendicular to the generator.
A sheet of aluminum cut from a soda can or something taller makes a great reflector to direct the light to where you need it. Also, after many years of replacing mantles after the rough ride home with the lantern, as you pointed out, I learned to use the "GOLD TOP", I think that's what they're called, ( it's Gold something), mantles. They are much tougher than regular mantles. I think they cost more, but for me it's worth it to not have to put a mantle on before every use of the lantern. My lanterns are old, old, old, white gas lanterns and I was wondering if you have ever used that type with unleaded gas. I seem to recall that, back in the day, "White" gas was a "special" type of gas that was just lead free, during a time when all automotive gas had lead for the proper running of the engines of that time. I'd also like to know if kerosene will work in the lantern that you are reviewing.
Gasoline is a gassifyable liquid..thus a better defining general term than Petrol. White Gas, Coleman Fuel is Naphtha gasoline...somewhere on spectrum of refining between pump gasoline and kerosene. Gasoline hasn't had TetraEthyl Lead added for over three decades....so any pump Gasoline will work. Non ethanol is best....currently retails about $5. The Coleman white gas is about $15 and it is not 3 times better. Crown White Gas is $8 so it is probably a good choice...especially for the cook stove. If pump gas goes back down to $2, I'm going back to it. When it was $1.35 here in 2020, that's all I used. These were all designed for soldiers to use multiple fuels. The light residue on the generator inner shaft from pump Gasoline is typically the various car valve lube additives or the octane booster (aka Ethyl alcohol) If you like kerosene, buy a kerosene mantle and wick lamp or simple naked wick lamp for simplicity. Aladdin made great kero-mantle lamps, but Coleman has a model for that. They are silent. Coleman makes this as a propane bottle lamp too. Pretty easy to use. Walmart has 4 pack of Coleman mantles for $3.60. Best price I've seen. Good way to keep burned mantles from breaking while in transport is hair spray when completely cool. Stiffens up the ash net.
@@STho205 I'll have to try the hairspray trick, for sure. What has been your experience with storing pump gas (with 10% ethanol) in gallon containers, just for use in these lanterns? I know that, even with stabilizers like Stabil added, you can't keep it very long for use in a car, but would it still be good after 2-3 or even 4 years in a lantern?
Plants create stored energy from the sun. Dinosaurs ate plants. Plants and dinosaurs died and eventually became crude oil. This lantern IS solar powered.
I don't use propane or liquid fuel (mantle type) lanterns. I use kerosene lanterns and I burn citronella tiki torch fuel which provides light at night and repells insects during the day and I can run mine 24/7 on 1/2 gallon of fuel for 2 weeks or more. 1/2 gallon of tiki torch fuel is $6.00 at Dollar General . You can buy the kerosene lanterns from Walmart or on Amazon for as little as $7 for a 12" lantern and I used one for 15 years every day and night and never changed the wick. You light up with a match or cigarette lighter and blow it out after lifting the globe with the lifting lever. Flame height is adjustable and the only thing wasted is the plastic bottle from the citronella oil.
I just pick up a 220k ( made in 11/1982 ) by chance. It was at a flea market unused which I couldn’t believe it. So now I have one almost like this one and it looks like it will work (still need to check it ). Just in case you know?
Hey Brian, you should check out the olight olantarn,awesome for the money an safe for tent camping or general purpose an is light weight, just saying an is rechargeable with a magnificent charger.
Funny, I had my Olantern running with the candlelight module, and a pumpkin globe for Halloween, running while I watched this video about the Coleman lantern. I remember the Coleman lanterns from Boy Scout days but never had one. I did, and still have the same, Coleman stove. So far I like the Olantern. If the Coleman is around 700 lumens and the Olantern is 360 lumens for 6.5 hours, I guess the Olantern is about 1/2 as bright in 1/4 the size. :-) The Olantern is about the size of a 12 oz beverage can. I also like my Sofrin BLF LT1 lantern. Both are LED lanterns are excellent, just very different interpretations. No carbon monoxide to worry about and I can run either while a Hurricane ranges outside, although I hope I don't have to use them in that regard. Poor Louisiana, etc. Thanks Bryan for the fine How-To regarding the Coleman mantle lanterns. If you are comparing specs (brightness/fuel use), Bryan starts discussing those at around the 15 minute mark.
Weren't they always dual fuel? I've seldom bothered with Coleman white gas on mine from the 70s. When Coleman built the soldier's stove off this same generator base in 1942, it was multifuel....even diesel and kerosene/paraffin. Anything available.
I might be switching from a propane Coleman lantern to dual fuel after watching this. Honestly, the case for the Coleman propane lantern isn’t that great. The plastic latch is kind of feeble. Thanks for the walkthrough.
Ditch the new ones. They suck. Get a good 220E. The made em from 1952-1963. They are the epitome of the classic Coleman lantern. Some of the best built. Also a good idea to think about even older lanterns with brass an nickel construction like the 220D, made from 1947 to 1951. Good luck!
@@SurvivalOnPurpose They use more plastic. They have no frame so if you tighten the vent to much the globe busts and there is zero protection for the globe. They use a schrader valve which goes eventually bad and then the lantern will continuously spray fuel.
I appreciate the video and community you reach, but I have read some pretty bad reviews about Acre Gold. Does not take much of a Google search to find out, but I do like your videos.
Ok. Gotta share one more lantern story. When I was in college in the 70’s, the dive club went to Florida to dive the keys and go to Disney World. It was a low budget trip, so we tent camped. One of the other guys was lighting a Coleman lantern and the match went out before the lantern lit. Realizing that the globe was full of fumes, he decided to ventilate it before trying to light it again. He bent down and blew in the match hole. What he didn’t realize was that the match head had fallen off inside and had an ember. When he blew, the ember got hot and WHOOF! The look on his face was priceless. I think he also had little balls on the ends of his eyebrow hairs.
I started with the original white gas version. I have now switched over to the propane version with a couple of refillable canisters and the LED version for short power outages. I donated all my white gas Coleman camping equipment to the local Boy Scout troop.
You’re bringing back memories. We used Coleman lanterns camping, night fishing, and flounder gigging when I was a kid. I still have my grandfather’s red round globe Coleman lantern from the 50’s. I like the time saving technique you demonstrated. Leave the fuel on a little too long before lighting, and you don’t have to shave your knuckles! I’ve also found that mantles last a long time as long as you have several spares. The last one breaks in no time.
Gosh I still have my 70s dual mantle Coleman. I've rebuilt it a time or two and its still going strong.
So do I.
I have one not sure when it was manufactured but it's the round Red one and I have the shield for it so you don't blind yourself when walking around with it . Along with 5 other Coleman White Gas lanterns to Coleman propane lanterns and 3 Coleman White Gas stoves one is the small two burner and two are 3 burner models .
classics
I finally broke down and sent my Model 242C lantern from December 1949 back to Coleman for service today. It was still working, but the check valve was leaking, and those are a bear to get out. For only $55, Coleman will repair your post-1927 lantern and ship it back to you, parts and shipping included. These things are fantastic, they'll run forever! I still use my Model 200 from 1969 too, as well as newer dual-mantle propane Coleman lanterns. I love 'm all!
Excellent video. Ironically I found my way here after watching a video on the invention of gas mantles. So simple but so clever. They're actually cloth mesh treated with chemicals that turn into ceramic when burned. Once that's done, it's actually the ceramic that glows with heat that creates light. Not the actual flame.
After use and when the lamp is cool, I spray the mantle with hair spray which prevents the mantles from breaking, used this method heaps of times when taking the lantern in the back of the 4x4. I also love the cool off white colour and hissing.
I have never heard that before. Makes sense. Thanks for the tip!
I do that too. Works great!
Heard there are some guys who spray questionable dryer lint with cheap hair spray to make it light far easier with ferro. Makes sense because they used to tell people NOT to smoke while applying it😂
Thanks, bro, for the good advice! I will definitely try it
Those dual fuel lanterns and stoves will run on white gas, regular gasoline, kerosene, and drip gas for those that frequent oil fields. Those liquid fuel stoves and lanterns Coleman makes really are fantastic.
Read kerosene won’t really work even if you manage to make a pre heater…?
you can also put scented gas, like for instance containing citronela for mosquitoes. Basically, anything that can burn with high temperature to make the nets glow.
New ones don’t work worth a crap with kerosene.
@@OvidiuHretcanulove me some citronella. I’m sure the stoves would run on it too, I’ve run my lantern on a mix of basically every flammable liquid I can find and it seemingly works lol, may clog quicker but I dunno. Usually just use add a splash of fresh gas to an old can of gas and fill.
I love my Coleman Dual fuel lantern. I've never seen anybody light the mantles on fire with a match, that was awesome. My experience is that the mantels last longer if you put the new ones on then light it like you normally would. It flames up for a second but, they hold a better shape and last longer.
Thanks for the vid. Been using Coleman products for about 60 years! Love em! However.....on the mantle 'pre-burn'. I used to do that too. But now I just tie on new mantles and light the lantern as usual and use that first lighting as the first burn. I find that this works fine and the mantles actually last a bit longer as they seem to be tougher this way. This is what works for me, your mileage may vary......
I do the same. After I make the burn the mantle on my first light when I do this the mantle seems to be more stable and rigid.
I got an instruction booklet with a 73 639 kerosene lantern and it says to let it sit for 30 min after lighting for first time to allow the mantle to ‘bake’ it suggested that this would prolong the life of the mantle.
@@TonyM540sit with the latern on or off
I saw your comment and it got me wondering- would that method work on a Petromax lantern too?
@@baginatora no idea, try it.
The moment you were ashing the mantles I swear I could smell it through my phone screen. It makes me want to go camping every time I see a coleman lantern.
me too
I hear ye, and I got a nice little giggle there, it does bring things back and a bit of old-school engineering that is designed to last for ever, you just can't beat it
Yeah that smell is forever in my memory.
I picked up two Colman lanterns at a yard sale a few days ago 1975 and 1976 my dad loved them I also got a stove and fishing poles Zebco 77 and 202 with few more I’m sure someone will want to poles being there vintage
You have a Russian landscape behind you! By the way, I also have such a lantern. I use it on night fishing, summer and winter. I also use it as emergency lighting for my country house. The main advantage of this lantern is that it not only shines, but also warms.And yet, unlike electrical appliances, it gives a "living light." In Russia, Coleman products are known and loved, despite the fact that they are more expensive here. Russian vodka is also more expensive in the USA, right? Russians and Americans are very similar, and I am very sorry that our governments are trying to convince us that we are enemies. Good luck to you, Brian!
That Coleman lantern hiss and a campfire are the sounds of many a good memory eh Brian?Love those!
Instructive video! If you lightly spray the mantle with hair lacquer once it's cooled down, the mantle is far less likely to fall apart. If you then pack the lantern so that it's protected from sharp jolts -especially off-road, the mantle can be re-lit many times. (A can of cheap spray for that purpose, has been in my camping box for many years. (I'm follicularly challenged myself... 😂))
Good tip.
Thanks for the video, I have one of these lanterns for about 15 years still new in box with extra mantles, it’s for a rainy day, having experienced 2 major hurricanes and the resultant power outages. That said, the ones I use regularly are the propane Coleman’s, which I have 2 and had purchased two cases of fuel on a very good deal
Pro tip, don’t leave the handle in the up position while the lantern is lit as it get way hot to grab and can actually burn it hand, let the handle test to the side
Again, very much appreciate the video 👍🏽
I have a Model 228E, vintage 1963, and a Model 220K, Vintage 1981. My dad bought the 228E new in '63 and I have wound up with it and I am in the middle of a rebuild on both. As far as lighting the lanterns I have been shown to light them without the lid and globe in place so if you encounter the big flareup you don't smoke up everything. A lot easier to put the match to the mantles that way. Enjoyed your video.
Yeah but I don't want to fool with reassembling the globe every time I light it.
Caution: the metal ventilator top and the top nut get super (red) hot after a few minutes of operation. It’s usually the unaware that get accidentally burned. Good idea to warn all..😊
I picked up another #220 (1981 dated) yesterday for $40. Brand new condition. For indoor use, I rely on the Aladdin and Fueurhand oil lamps.
Cool
I have been using Coleman lanterns and stoves for a few decades myself. For camping, emergencies and fishing. And they are the only company I trust.
Great demonstration and instructions, brings back camping memories! The old mantles used years ago (not the ones sold today) had some thorium oxide in them, which is slightly radioactive. Not a problem unless you change the mantle and ingest the dust that is on your fingers or breathe the dust in. I don’t know when they stopped using thorium in the mantles but it was years ago. Again, not dangerous if you wash the dust off and make sure it doesn’t get into food or drink or inhale it. It is not dangerous outside the body. If anyone has old unused mantles I would throw them away. You can still buy thorium containing mantles for use in checking your Geiger counter, but do not use them in your lantern (I think they come from China). This is a great lantern for camping or when the power goes off. Thank you for explaining about the danger of carbon monoxide! I’ve also camped with old kerosene lanterns but the Coleman gives much more light without scooted glass needing to be cleaned often, and I believe the Coleman is safer than the kerosene lanterns. We used to put aluminum foil over one side to use like a spot light when moving through the woods.
This is why I always stand upwind when I'm lighting the mantels for the first time. Some people say the thorium Mantle's burn whiter and brighter than the newer yttrium mantles. Last I knew there was a company who still made them.
Got one at an garage for 12$ this weekend thanks for the information. Yes I checked the pressure was good still.
Thanks for posting. I like that you showed the trickiness of lighting it, storing it etc..
I never use matches. I use one of those long Bic lighters that are always hanging on hooks in the camping and fishing isles at Walmart. They fit perfectly through the hole in the base and you can get right next to the mantle plus they don't burn out.
I like lighter flint flicker things the sell that you can get just turn the gas on and flick It a couple times and good to go
Everything is right. If you preheat the steam generator tube with a long lighter, lighting the lantern will be easier
Coleman makes my favorite out-door products. I've used them for 55 years!! Your's is a great review. Ty.
I have been using Coleman Lanterns my whole life, was introduced by my father when I was a kid. Still have some of the old Kerosene wick lanterns which I also use. Thanks for the Video.
Great video, very interesting and informative. I’ve had a number of Coleman stoves 533, 424, and 442, Coleman make great products , very well made , parts easily available and they last a lifetime.
This is the best video on this lantern on the internet. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
On 5.7.21, I spent $8 at 2 separate garage sales and scored the Dual 2 lantern for $5 and the 413F 2 burner stove for $3 w fuel funnel and zero rust. Neither were used nearly enough and are now stowed below deck of my restored 1972 Glastron tri-hull bow rider for beach camping on the Mississippi River ❤️😎 thank you for your review 💕
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I’ve got a Coleman lantern from the 1970’s. It’s always been gently used and has all original part (except the mantles). It’s still the brightest lanterns I own.
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I have two Dietz oil storm lanterns. Those duel fuel lanterns are cool, but I do like the simplicity of my oil lanterns. I definitely like their duel fuel stoves.
I've got a "Feurhand" oil lantern; just like your Deitz. It's not as bright as a Coleman, but I don't have to mess with pumping & mantles.
Very cool!
some where around here i have my father in laws WWII Army gasoline lantern and stove. Plus several 1960 era kanterns and stoves of mine. and time to ckean up and get in shape Thanks for letting me remember the great times. Appreciate what you do regularly.. take care and thanks again
This was perfect thank you. I just got one of these and the written instructions are pretty confusing for a beginner.
Well, my favorite go to lantern is a Coleman 200a that I bought new back in the mid 70's. It's been my go to lantern 'cause is works sooooooooo good. I got into an accident with the lantern in the back of my Ford Explorer and the globe got broken. I purchased a new globe and it's been working since. Last year we had a major power outage and the first lantern I grabbed was my 200a. I used to live in Jonesboro, GA, but we moved to Tennessee. W Rusty Lane K9POW in eastern Tennessee
The hiss from a Coleman lantern is part of the soundtrack of my youth.
14:40 I knew what was going to happen before it happened when he approached with that second match. Great video. Now that the weather is getting cold here in Pennsylvania I am thinking about my Coleman Lantern and other gear.
Kind of cringed when he turned it on before inserting the match. I think anyone who ever owned one of these has done that at least once!
started using Coleman lanterns in the 60s . it was a single mantle red lantern that worked for years . still use them today nothing better .
Is it a 200A sunshine of the night? Those are in high demand!
“Long term trusted” I definitely agree with you.
It's been awhile since I've used mine,so I might be wrong. From what I remember with the funnel is when the fuel stops passing through you allow it to fill to a certain point. Then remove the funnel slowly and it is the perfect amount to fill the tank completely without over filling and spilling the fuel out. I agree packing the funnel in the kit is a puzzle and the space below the lantern is great for storing mantles. It always is nerve racking carrying the case to hope it doesn't come apart,definitely needs a mod to overcome that. It has definitely proven through the years to be a timeless piece of gear!
I just usually wind up peeking to see the level.
Today, I finally broke down and sent my Model 242C lantern from December 1949 back to Coleman for service . It was still working, but flickering, the check valve was leaking, and those are a bear to get out. For only $55, Coleman will repair your post-1927 lantern and ship it back to you, parts and shipping included. These things are fantastic, they'll run forever! I still use my Model 200 from 1969 too, as well as newer dual-mantle propane Coleman lanterns. You just can't beat them. Save the white gas and propane for outdoors though, use the battery operated ones indoors.
Those 242 models are great; I have more than a few, great little single mantle lanterns.
Really liked the warning about using it indoors, probably saved a few lives there without knowing
Thanks for the vid. I have a Coleman lantern from 1984 that has the original mantles. I used it many times including this year. I don’t know how the mantles didn’t break. Traveled thousands of miles in cars, trucks and boats.
wow. They don't make 'em like that anymore
Mantles are funny sometimes times they'll take anything sometimes look at it wrong and they break
I have a pair of single mantle 200s. They are on my list of back up ways to heat my house also. With a window cracked of course.
those are nice i had one, but the coleman lanterns i use are from the 60's abd 70's with original globes made in the USA still work perfectly
Cool
Some people say Coleman fuel is the same as unlead gas anyway both work fine in any Coleman lantern. So u know I bought the dual fuel Coleman also.
I remember using these in the 90s when I went camping with my mum and her room mate. I really love the dual fuel lanters but always feared of lighting them lol I'm def going to buy one of these when I camp again.
I'm lighting mine now before a big Arkansas hunt. Its lit but burning well. I like them far better than propane.Somewhere along the line I got a zipper carry bag.Its padded and that I like.About 35 years old.
When i was a kid, my grandparents had no electricity (35 odd years ago), and this was over the dinner table at Christmas.
Oh the memories!
He just said they're not meant to be used indoors.
@@OMGWTFLOLSMH I know... but there was nothing else available.
Love this video, just got a used one at a vintage shop and had a hard time understanding how exactly to light it. Also good idea pouring the kerosene to turn the can. Thanks ❤
I use a regular Bic lighter. Put the lighter on high and hold the light right underneath the match hole. I spark my Bic and turn on lantern.
This vid was super helpful thanks for the info! I found a Coleman lantern in the garage and now I know how to use the thing.
Glad I could help!
Great video! I just picked up one made in 1966 and it looks great still. I’m gonna light it for the first time. Possibly purchase a rebuild kit and go through it. By the way, your tree stump sure comes in handy!!
Timeless design! Great presentation with this lamp sir, really good, well done 👍🏽
Thank you very much!
you can buy the lantern without the case and save a few bucks..... DON'T DO IT. the cost of the carrying case is less than the cost of the replacement globe you will need when you break it packing it in your trunk
the coleman camp stove works just as well. and that's where i keep the filler funnel. if i'm camoing, both are along, so no issue with loising or forgetting it at home. seems the coleman fuel has a real long shelf life. i'm used a half can that was opened and forgotten 3 years ago. it burns just fine
My buddy has two of those dual fuels he bought in the eighties. Always runs auto gas in them. We camp every year together and he's just now starting to have issues with them.
I've had one for a few years myself using nothing but gasoline.
I still work good but is a little finicky with the brightness control.
I've heard cleaning or replacing the generator should help. You can find replacement parts at Cabala's and Academy.
I heard camp fuel is cleaner burning than gasoline long term.
@900stx7 yes true. I believe you can rehab those generators with help from RUclips, depending on the materials used inside.
I have lanterns that date to 1952.I have one of those in the box full of fuel ready
Coleman originally designed his lamps for indoor use; the outdoor lanterns came later. But as lawyers ruined our society, they first added warnings about making sure there’s a few square inches of ventilation, then finally started saying “outdoors only.” I grew up with kerosene lamps, gas lights, and Coleman lanterns.
Thank you, sir. This was a really good tutorial. I just bought one.
Glad it was helpful!
You can put the funnel horizontally between the globe and tank. Hold it there and slide the top on.
Thanks for your info
Good job
I’ve got a load of Kerosene lanterns, I’ve never been tempted with the dual fuel. I see they work fine but I just wouldn’t feel comfortable with a flame that close to a petrol tank.
When I was a kid, Im so amazed when I see our elders set these types of lanterns & I always thought of buying one.. I never did.. its too much commotion to set this up, theres battery & Rechargeable options nowadays🤥 So I'll leave that to old fashion people.
It takes very little time and effort once your used to it....When it's hot outside Leds and Batterys are best BUT when its COLD you cant beat the tremendous amount of HEAT they put of like a Stove AND they kill annoying flying bugs and gnats and Mosquits
Love your reviews brother. This reminds me of the Coleman my dad used when I was a child. I’m gonna have to pick one of these up!
you need to wait untill you hear a gurgling sound once you hear that then you can light it easily. the initial air hissing will just blow out the match most times... or give you a loud boom.
I love my two coleman lanterns. Depending on how full you fill it, a coleman lantern will burn between 7-10hrs. That's a nice bright light for a good long while. No, you're definitely not the only one that hates those child-proof caps. (arthritis in my hands) A utility knife and pliers usually make quick work of doing away with them. 🙂
I have six I just refurbished.. they all work great!! Regular Cols
I also think there like a fire its the noise plus hypnotic colour of the light, I just think there great
I think so too
Nice video and I appreciate the safety tip, but I really got discouraged to buy after the "not recommended to use indoors" part. What would be the point to buying an "outdoor only" lantern as an emergency preparedness in case of a power outage as the title suggest? It also seems unpractical to have to open a window to use it, especially during the winter.
I bought mine at a garage sale for $8.00 bucks! Never used! Love Coleman lanterns
Love your knife (I’ve got the same one) and the flashlight. Think that’s a sure fire stiletto? A good man is prepared.
It is a Stiletto
I have the same lanturn and love it. I use mine ever Saturday night when I go flathead catfishing. But to be honest I haven't put gasoline in it. I don't trust gasoline. But anyway thanks for sharing.
I've never used anything but unleaded in my Coleman dual mantel lanterns. Never had any problems.
White gas IS gasoline. It just doesn't have the additives needed to increase octane and cleaners to run in a car.
If you are worrying about over filling don't. Just keep filling the funnel. When the fuel stops and you still have fuel in the funnel just slowly slide the funnel out and it will let the rest of the fuel go in. Now you have a full tank.
I’m new to this but some of the videos emphasize the importance of not filling these all the way…
@@duvessa2003 yes, it works better when you don't fill all the way. When there is little in the can you trying to get it in your lantern. That is all.
@@duvessa2003 If you fill it up all the way there's no room in container for air. So you would have low or no pressure.
Can't beat the old school liquid fuel lantern.
It does say dual fuel.. but if you can use camp fuel.
Yes, in need it will work, but if you aren't a big tinkerer, regardless of the better generator on these to help with using gas, they will still clog up.
However the fact that in emergency you can use it is nice
I have many of these models from 50s to modern. I still keep some camp fuel always. But it's nice to know if things go south you can use your lawnmower gas.
The older ones could also run anything flammable but really clogged quick.
They did well with the generators but if you can run white/camp gas.
Also, buy peerless mantles. They aren't quite what the old "silk-lite" mantles however way more tough than Coleman ones. Model # for peerless is 2C-HG.
With any mantle, make sure the side/bottom seam is perpendicular to the generator.
A sheet of aluminum cut from a soda can or something taller makes a great reflector to direct the light to where you need it. Also, after many years of replacing mantles after the rough ride home with the lantern, as you pointed out, I learned to use the "GOLD TOP", I think that's what they're called, ( it's Gold something), mantles. They are much tougher than regular mantles. I think they cost more, but for me it's worth it to not have to put a mantle on before every use of the lantern. My lanterns are old, old, old, white gas lanterns and I was wondering if you have ever used that type with unleaded gas. I seem to recall that, back in the day, "White" gas was a "special" type of gas that was just lead free, during a time when all automotive gas had lead for the proper running of the engines of that time. I'd also like to know if kerosene will work in the lantern that you are reviewing.
The instructions specifically say not to use kerosine.
Kerosene won't work in the type of lantern Brian is showing, however, Coleman does make a fine kerosene lantern, the model 639.
There are videos on RUclips that show you how to convert a white Gas Lantern to kerosene.
Gasoline is a gassifyable liquid..thus a better defining general term than Petrol. White Gas, Coleman Fuel is Naphtha gasoline...somewhere on spectrum of refining between pump gasoline and kerosene.
Gasoline hasn't had TetraEthyl Lead added for over three decades....so any pump Gasoline will work. Non ethanol is best....currently retails about $5. The Coleman white gas is about $15 and it is not 3 times better. Crown White Gas is $8 so it is probably a good choice...especially for the cook stove. If pump gas goes back down to $2, I'm going back to it. When it was $1.35 here in 2020, that's all I used.
These were all designed for soldiers to use multiple fuels.
The light residue on the generator inner shaft from pump Gasoline is typically the various car valve lube additives or the octane booster (aka Ethyl alcohol)
If you like kerosene, buy a kerosene mantle and wick lamp or simple naked wick lamp for simplicity. Aladdin made great kero-mantle lamps, but Coleman has a model for that. They are silent.
Coleman makes this as a propane bottle lamp too. Pretty easy to use.
Walmart has 4 pack of Coleman mantles for $3.60. Best price I've seen. Good way to keep burned mantles from breaking while in transport is hair spray when completely cool. Stiffens up the ash net.
@@STho205 I'll have to try the hairspray trick, for sure. What has been your experience with storing pump gas (with 10% ethanol) in gallon containers, just for use in these lanterns? I know that, even with stabilizers like Stabil added, you can't keep it very long for use in a car, but would it still be good after 2-3 or even 4 years in a lantern?
Fuel lanterns are nice, just a lot of work. Though I still recommend them for camping excursions I would put a solar powered on in my survival kit.
Plants create stored energy from the sun. Dinosaurs ate plants. Plants and dinosaurs died and eventually became crude oil. This lantern IS solar powered.
@@asahoura2798 Seriously good verbal judo. I haven't heard anyone split hairs like that since the last time I debated a liberal.
@@CRAZYUNCLE117 You call me a liberal while trying to foist solar power on the unsuspecting public? GEEZ!
Oh, and you never said a solar powered what.
@@asahoura2798 I don't get what you are trying to say. Solar, if built correctly, is far superior to any fuel based devices on the market.
Very nice piece òf equipment. I'm watching all your videos. I found a lot of valuable information on them. Thanks for sharing sir.
I got a coleman 286, but I opted to get a pressure gouge fuel cap for it, so I can always see when my tank needs topping up etc
I worry about the radiation but the lantern is really cool. Just make sure your using non thorium salt mantle
I don't use propane or liquid fuel (mantle type) lanterns. I use kerosene lanterns and I burn citronella tiki torch fuel which provides light at night and repells insects during the day and I can run mine 24/7 on 1/2 gallon of fuel for 2 weeks or more. 1/2 gallon of tiki torch fuel is $6.00 at Dollar General . You can buy the kerosene lanterns from Walmart or on Amazon for as little as $7 for a 12" lantern and I used one for 15 years every day and night and never changed the wick. You light up with a match or cigarette lighter and blow it out after lifting the globe with the lifting lever. Flame height is adjustable and the only thing wasted is the plastic bottle from the citronella oil.
In Russia, such wick kerosene lanterns are called "Bat"
I just pick up a 220k ( made in 11/1982 ) by chance. It was at a flea market unused which I couldn’t believe it. So now I have one almost like this one and it looks like it will work (still need to check it ). Just in case you know?
My problem with liquid fuel is is expires, not a problem for short and mid term preparedness but for long term, propane is better
Thanks for the info on the lantern and the gold investment.
You bet!
We have a 30 Day latern (battery) . And primus 1020 over 80 years old. Kind of the same as your cole man. :)
Which 30 day lantern have you got? Thanks
Great video…that covers all details.
Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Great video. The mosquito in the opener was the real winner though
Nice !! I need one! How long does a full tank last approximately? The holding tank of the lantern itself that is.
Hey Brian, you should check out the olight olantarn,awesome for the money an safe for tent camping or general purpose an is light weight, just saying an is rechargeable with a magnificent charger.
Funny, I had my Olantern running with the candlelight module, and a pumpkin globe for Halloween, running while I watched this video about the Coleman lantern. I remember the Coleman lanterns from Boy Scout days but never had one. I did, and still have the same, Coleman stove.
So far I like the Olantern. If the Coleman is around 700 lumens and the Olantern is 360 lumens for 6.5 hours, I guess the Olantern is about 1/2 as bright in 1/4 the size. :-) The Olantern is about the size of a 12 oz beverage can.
I also like my Sofrin BLF LT1 lantern. Both are LED lanterns are excellent, just very different interpretations. No carbon monoxide to worry about and I can run either while a Hurricane ranges outside, although I hope I don't have to use them in that regard. Poor Louisiana, etc.
Thanks Bryan for the fine How-To regarding the Coleman mantle lanterns. If you are comparing specs (brightness/fuel use), Bryan starts discussing those at around the 15 minute mark.
I have Olights Obulbs. Which do you think is going to last longer the Olantern or the Coleman?
Would you recommend this over the older models? Like the ones made in 1970 200 model
You always provide excellent information in your videos, but honestly, my favorite part is the Chuck Norris fact!
Fantastic Video! thank you for sharing, very helpful.
Weren't they always dual fuel?
I've seldom bothered with Coleman white gas on mine from the 70s. When Coleman built the soldier's stove off this same generator base in 1942, it was multifuel....even diesel and kerosene/paraffin. Anything available.
She works with karosen to amigo
I've not had a stove or lantern that didn't clog up on me. And I use the provided filter. Am I doing something wrong? 🤔
I might be switching from a propane Coleman lantern to dual fuel after watching this. Honestly, the case for the Coleman propane lantern isn’t that great. The plastic latch is kind of feeble. Thanks for the walkthrough.
I have both types but when I decided to get a couple fo new ones for emergencies I went with the dual fuel.
Ditch the new ones. They suck. Get a good 220E. The made em from 1952-1963. They are the epitome of the classic Coleman lantern. Some of the best built. Also a good idea to think about even older lanterns with brass an nickel construction like the 220D, made from 1947 to 1951. Good luck!
Why would I ditch perfectly good lanterns? I have no doubtr that the older ones are better rmade but these work fine too.
@@SurvivalOnPurpose They use more plastic. They have no frame so if you tighten the vent to much the globe busts and there is zero protection for the globe. They use a schrader valve which goes eventually bad and then the lantern will continuously spray fuel.
Hey man I think I just got this same lantern! What is the model number?
Awesome video
Thx for the reviews
what kind of fuel do you use... can you use gasoline or not?
Just subscribed. Great advice. Thank you.
The case is worth it with all those delicate parts banging around in the back of your truck or at the bottom of a closet or basement.
yep
So if your in Georgia did your great grandfather hunt moose there about 1940?
I have an old Magazine that says Georgia had a Moose season in 1940?
I don't know but it's cool to imagine he did.
@@SurvivalOnPurpose The Magazine was Stream and Field it was neat to see Georgia had some type of moose,......They probably all got ate.
I appreciate the video and community you reach, but I have read some pretty bad reviews about Acre Gold. Does not take much of a Google search to find out, but I do like your videos.