Saturday, December 3, 2022

Cooking Breakfast on the Coleman

 


16 comments:

  1. Very nice. LOOK at those smiles......

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  2. I prefer the Coleman/white gas stove, as pictured here, to the propane Coleman stove.

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    1. "white gas" signs in vacation areas, a memory.

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    2. My grandparents always used naptha(not sure what the diff is). The smell burning Coleman gas and fresh made toast in the morning.

      It smells like... breaksfast.

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  3. Still have and use my original50+ yr old stove. Last used it n Wyoming at the end of Sept this year; works so much better at altitudes than it's propane cousin.

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  4. My dad bought a device that replaced the hand pump with a CO2 dispenser to pressurize the tank.

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    1. The pump gasket was just about the only part that ever wore out. It was just a leather disc. IIRC we kept a spare or two in the glove compartment.

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  5. Still have mine since the mid-70's Haven't fired it up since. Eventually would like to find it a good home.

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  6. I had an adapter so I could use the 1lb propane bottles instead of the gas & tank assy when I wanted.

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    1. And there is another adapter -- a hose that lets you use the big tanks instead of the little 1lb bottles

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  7. Still have two of these and three lamps. The best equipment ever made!
    Also have one of the small propane backpack stoves. A few years ago I found
    a Coleman kerosene lantern. It has a chrome tank and a round globe. Only
    one I have ever seen.
    Bubbarust

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  8. Imagine, not land whales. Very attractive ladies.

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  9. Had a kerosene stove like that and a kerosene lantern with the mantles that were always breaking because they were so delicate. Gave them to a friend when I went in the service.

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  10. white gas? made the mistake once of dumping the last little bit of fuel on the fire pile. by the time i got the mach lit and tossed,,, BOOM. those fumes don't act like regular gas.

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  11. I still have two of the old one's. The 1st cost me $5.00, a guy used it for melting his lead. The 2nd for $10. in a garage sale across the street from me. I still carry the newest one in my Winnebago, works swell. I also converted to propane, but I have kept the tank. No worry about finding a gasket. I have the original box too.
    No smelling up the rig and having grease splatter inside.

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