I've never heard of "curing" mantles. I just turn the fuel on, light it and they cure themselves. I've done it that way for over 55 years. Works for me.
@NepZilla I love Coleman gear and have had some for 41 years that I still use for camping. I got my first own Lantern and Stove free with "Blue Chip Stamps" How's that for being old? (the gear not me..lol)
Great video- thanks for providing this info. I just dug out an old lantern from my grandparents' basement. It's a very old Coleman from the 40s. The globe is plastic and the unit to build pressure is external. I want to get it working and this video certainly helped!
Today I busted out my 'Single Mantle Lantern' and tried pre-burning the mantle. The first mantle it got a large hole in it while I was using my zippo lighter for pre-burn. So I put on a new mantle. I used matches & it still got a large hole in it. It was black though, threw it away. My third I used matches and it got another hole in it -- a small hole. I said screw it and went ahead & used it with the small hole. It works fine. Is this normal? Nepzilla engulfed his mantle in flames, no problems?
@ntrudr800 This is the way I was taught, and I have never ever had a problem doing it this way. Some people say they just skip the preburning and just light it up. If it works for them with no problems, and worked for you with no problems it's probably ok.
I have a Coleman lantern from 1977 and it has never given me any problems. Glows really bright at night and is really cool to look at. If I ever have a problem and need a part, Coleman is very helpful with shipping it out and giving directions on installation. Definately a basic item to have on any camping list, along with the Coleman stove. This video is excellent in explaining how to light the lantern. Avoid flare ups by turning the nob on 1/4 turn to light.
I quite like the idea of a lantern that I can run on readily available fuel , ie , unleaded petrol , etc . Ive been looking at these Coleman lanterns lately. For years I have had & used my old Camping Gas Lampe GT lanterns . I love and still have these - in my mind nothing can beat them - but now I am having problems getting the small 106 gas cartridges for them - its very frustrating because the lanterns are superb. If anyone knows where I can get the 106 cartridges in UK Id love to know
my lantern is so hard to pump. There is so much resistance.. I can get it to lite for a second or two...then it goes out... It surgers for a second... Not like yours does, but a week surge... What am i doing wrong.. Your help is much appreciated...
@88sixgun Could be a few things. On Coleman's site (coleman.com) you can order any part for any of their lanterns. Could be the pump or the generator. Those are usually the parts I would change first.
Thanks for the video. Igot a Coleman lantern as a present from my father who bought it in the 70´s. I looked for the instruction manual on Google and wasn´t understanding anything, It was until I found your vid that I was able to light it.
Your butane torch is meant to be refilled by holding it upside down. You want the liquid butane to flow from the canister into the torch. When it's upright you only get gas, and not much of it. Otherwise a good video.
Yes they are easy but more expensive to use, You are limited to the fuel the unit was specificaly designed for and they are not designed to last for or for hard use.
Personaly I think the 237 and 247 remain the finest lanterns of their type made on this side of the pond. Your Campingaz will not have a 30 ro 40 year production run and will not be functional ( or even be able to get fuel for in 50 years ).
The 237 will run on camping fuel, paint thinner, kersoene, gasoline or diesel fuel.
Thanks for posting this. The main reason for the decline in popularity of Coleman white gas lanterns and stoves is people just don't understand or know anything about them. In my opinion they are far superior to propane units.
They are. I have worked in the outdoors during the summer for years, and I can always count on them to work. I have been using the same ones for over 20 years. Not one problem. Except when guests think that when it is out of fuel they can pour cooking oil into it and make it work :/
@colemantle I agree, it's unfortunate too. As this generation get's more used to convenience and having everything at their fingertips they become more helpless. The skills of using tried and true older technology are fading fast, as are true outdoor skills. Kids today just don't have the attention span to be able to read anything longer than a text message, so they don't care to learn or take the time to properly use and care for a liquid fuel lantern or stove.
@colemantle I agree. As this generation get's more used to convenience and having everything at their fingertips they become more helpless. The skills of using tried and true older technology are fading fast, as are true outdoor skills. Kids today just don't have the attention span to be able to read anything longer than a text message, so they don't care to learn or take the time to properly use and care for a liquid fuel lantern or stove.
Handyman Keith, you tried to fill you butane torch the wrong way, the right way to do it is upside down, so the liquid butane gets into the torch's fuel container.
Does that one run on kerosene my dad had a single mantle one you had to put a bit of mets into a little up on it. You first had to pump it and close the pump plunger. Then light the mets in the cup and it use to run up a rail leading up to the mantle. Then swich her and away she went great light of these lamps
i just buy the kerosene models, gas runs in them fine in an emergency (your statement) ... i just to make sure is it all kerosene lantern like coleman can be run with gaseline (unleaded petrol)
What does it mean when the fuel drips from the mantle and the whole thing goes up like a Roman Candle? I almost set my backyard on fire and the glass shattered when the garden hose hit it. I'm afraid to light my other ebay purchase now. Thank God I tested it at home and not camping.
Half filled, 10 pumps maybe. It lit, took off a bit and settled down to normal for 10 seconds. Then it began to drip from the mantle and turning it off didn't stop it. 10 seconds later it was engulfed in flames.
I'll turn it upsidedown and make it into a bird feeder now. The knob is even melted.
Not enough pumping, 50 or more pumps are required and you just barely crack the valve for the first MINUTE of burning to get the generator hot enough that you don't get liquid fuel in the mantles.
Watch HandymanKeith turn the knob past 1/4 turn to get his flare up.... Not much valve is required to get it started.
I don't know if you need that many pumps, I do it until it starts getting a little pressure pushing back when you are trying to pump down. Never really counted how many times. But not all lanterns are the same that's for sure, each has it's own quirks, even the same models...
The Coleman lanterns that you get from Target, Walmart or Big 5 these days don't require you to pump gas anymore.
Also, a friend of mine suggested curing and lighting up the lantern at the same time. I tried that when we went to the Grand Canyon and presto!!! It worked! But your video helped me understand the workings of the Coleman lantern a lot for a start!
hah awesome, I am just doing videos here and there around camp just to make the summer job go by a little faster and a bit more fun. You can cure them while lighting them. I found that sometimes they break when you do that and then your out a mantle, but I have always done it in those steps. Not to say mine in the right way of doing it, just the way I have always done it. Thanks for watching :D and commenting.
I followed these instructions to the letter except I attempted it in my moms nylon dressing gown which caught fire immediately, engulfing the whole of my upper body in a white hot fireball. I suffered such severe burning my lips and eyelids are still fused together and my dog attacks me on sight adding to my agony.
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trnscs 2 months ago
I've never heard of "curing" mantles. I just turn the fuel on, light it and they cure themselves. I've done it that way for over 55 years. Works for me.
sandrifter 1 year ago
@sandrifter Just the way I was always taught. And it has always worked for me. If your way worked for you who am I to argue.
NepZilla 1 year ago
@NepZilla I love Coleman gear and have had some for 41 years that I still use for camping. I got my first own Lantern and Stove free with "Blue Chip Stamps" How's that for being old? (the gear not me..lol)
sandrifter 1 year ago
Great job Keithykins.....
Ramaniac007 1 year ago
Great video- thanks for providing this info. I just dug out an old lantern from my grandparents' basement. It's a very old Coleman from the 40s. The globe is plastic and the unit to build pressure is external. I want to get it working and this video certainly helped!
Axisrecreation 1 year ago
@Axisrecreation If It is a coleman lantern, goto coleman.com and You'll be able to buy any replacement parts you need for it.
NepZilla 1 year ago
Thank you, Keith, looks like a nice workshop you have there.
hovanti 1 year ago
@hovanti It's pretty messy. Everyone just throws stuff in it. I usually try stay out of it and keep most my own tools in my own little "office"
NepZilla 1 year ago
Ahhhh... breathe in that thorium.
nolobede 1 year ago
@nolobede They stopped making mantles with thorium almost 20 years ago; they use yttrium now.
hovanti 1 year ago
@hovanti
What, so I'm old?
nolobede 1 year ago
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hovanti 1 year ago
Thank you.
MaliceBlood 1 year ago
Today I busted out my 'Single Mantle Lantern' and tried pre-burning the mantle. The first mantle it got a large hole in it while I was using my zippo lighter for pre-burn. So I put on a new mantle. I used matches & it still got a large hole in it. It was black though, threw it away. My third I used matches and it got another hole in it -- a small hole. I said screw it and went ahead & used it with the small hole. It works fine. Is this normal? Nepzilla engulfed his mantle in flames, no problems?
ntrudr800 1 year ago
@ntrudr800 This is the way I was taught, and I have never ever had a problem doing it this way. Some people say they just skip the preburning and just light it up. If it works for them with no problems, and worked for you with no problems it's probably ok.
NepZilla 1 year ago
I have a Coleman lantern from 1977 and it has never given me any problems. Glows really bright at night and is really cool to look at. If I ever have a problem and need a part, Coleman is very helpful with shipping it out and giving directions on installation. Definately a basic item to have on any camping list, along with the Coleman stove. This video is excellent in explaining how to light the lantern. Avoid flare ups by turning the nob on 1/4 turn to light.
ideserveall 1 year ago
I quite like the idea of a lantern that I can run on readily available fuel , ie , unleaded petrol , etc . Ive been looking at these Coleman lanterns lately. For years I have had & used my old Camping Gas Lampe GT lanterns . I love and still have these - in my mind nothing can beat them - but now I am having problems getting the small 106 gas cartridges for them - its very frustrating because the lanterns are superb. If anyone knows where I can get the 106 cartridges in UK Id love to know
TheLowey08 1 year ago
my lantern is so hard to pump. There is so much resistance.. I can get it to lite for a second or two...then it goes out... It surgers for a second... Not like yours does, but a week surge... What am i doing wrong.. Your help is much appreciated...
88sixgun 1 year ago
@88sixgun Could be a few things. On Coleman's site (coleman.com) you can order any part for any of their lanterns. Could be the pump or the generator. Those are usually the parts I would change first.
NepZilla 1 year ago
So nice!
I use to use it when I was a child !
I wold like to use it again !
From Japan
wjt0wmj0wjt9tjtwt 2 years ago
Thanks for the video. Igot a Coleman lantern as a present from my father who bought it in the 70´s. I looked for the instruction manual on Google and wasn´t understanding anything, It was until I found your vid that I was able to light it.
darthmoka 2 years ago
Your butane torch is meant to be refilled by holding it upside down. You want the liquid butane to flow from the canister into the torch. When it's upright you only get gas, and not much of it. Otherwise a good video.
LETCA 2 years ago
i have just bought a campingaz lantern, far easier to use and manipulate, non of ttht pumping crap
thescallykiller 2 years ago
Yes they are easy but more expensive to use, You are limited to the fuel the unit was specificaly designed for and they are not designed to last for or for hard use.
Personaly I think the 237 and 247 remain the finest lanterns of their type made on this side of the pond. Your Campingaz will not have a 30 ro 40 year production run and will not be functional ( or even be able to get fuel for in 50 years ).
The 237 will run on camping fuel, paint thinner, kersoene, gasoline or diesel fuel.
northerbrewer 2 years ago
Thanks for posting this. The main reason for the decline in popularity of Coleman white gas lanterns and stoves is people just don't understand or know anything about them. In my opinion they are far superior to propane units.
colemantle 2 years ago
They are. I have worked in the outdoors during the summer for years, and I can always count on them to work. I have been using the same ones for over 20 years. Not one problem. Except when guests think that when it is out of fuel they can pour cooking oil into it and make it work :/
NepZilla 2 years ago
yea, that propane shit sucks
lmyhoosier 2 years ago
@colemantle I agree, it's unfortunate too. As this generation get's more used to convenience and having everything at their fingertips they become more helpless. The skills of using tried and true older technology are fading fast, as are true outdoor skills. Kids today just don't have the attention span to be able to read anything longer than a text message, so they don't care to learn or take the time to properly use and care for a liquid fuel lantern or stove.
westernhunter38 1 year ago
@colemantle I agree. As this generation get's more used to convenience and having everything at their fingertips they become more helpless. The skills of using tried and true older technology are fading fast, as are true outdoor skills. Kids today just don't have the attention span to be able to read anything longer than a text message, so they don't care to learn or take the time to properly use and care for a liquid fuel lantern or stove.
westernhunter38 1 year ago
Handyman Keith, you tried to fill you butane torch the wrong way, the right way to do it is upside down, so the liquid butane gets into the torch's fuel container.
Samexplode 3 years ago 2
Does that one run on kerosene my dad had a single mantle one you had to put a bit of mets into a little up on it. You first had to pump it and close the pump plunger. Then light the mets in the cup and it use to run up a rail leading up to the mantle. Then swich her and away she went great light of these lamps
finno123456 3 years ago
No, it is the one that runs on white gas.
Samexplode 3 years ago
i just buy the kerosene models, gas runs in them fine in an emergency
lmyhoosier 2 years ago
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i just buy the kerosene models, gas runs in them fine in an emergency (your statement) ... i just to make sure is it all kerosene lantern like coleman can be run with gaseline (unleaded petrol)
mohdaznee 5 months ago
Yay, the second one works. I have made fire!
I feel like Tom Hanks on a deserted island.
TheDudeJeffLebowski 3 years ago
haha if you like fire watch a few of my fire videos...40 Gals of gas, tons of wood, makes for a great fire!
NepZilla 3 years ago
What does it mean when the fuel drips from the mantle and the whole thing goes up like a Roman Candle? I almost set my backyard on fire and the glass shattered when the garden hose hit it. I'm afraid to light my other ebay purchase now. Thank God I tested it at home and not camping.
TheDudeJeffLebowski 3 years ago
TheDudeJeffLebowski, it's called flare-up or flame-up.
Samexplode 3 years ago
maby you overfilled it or orver pumped it or held it unevenly so the fuel traveled all the way up instead of just the vapors
oishi222 3 years ago
Half filled, 10 pumps maybe. It lit, took off a bit and settled down to normal for 10 seconds. Then it began to drip from the mantle and turning it off didn't stop it. 10 seconds later it was engulfed in flames.
I'll turn it upsidedown and make it into a bird feeder now. The knob is even melted.
TheDudeJeffLebowski 3 years ago
Not enough pumping, 50 or more pumps are required and you just barely crack the valve for the first MINUTE of burning to get the generator hot enough that you don't get liquid fuel in the mantles.
Watch HandymanKeith turn the knob past 1/4 turn to get his flare up.... Not much valve is required to get it started.
curtludwig 2 years ago
I don't know if you need that many pumps, I do it until it starts getting a little pressure pushing back when you are trying to pump down. Never really counted how many times. But not all lanterns are the same that's for sure, each has it's own quirks, even the same models...
NepZilla 2 years ago
You're right on that. I've got some that require a lot of pumps (like I wrote above) and now some that don't want hardly any. They're all different.
curtludwig 2 years ago
Dear Handyman Kieth,
Just out of curiosity,
How many matches do you normally use in a day's time?
:)
drglinski 3 years ago
HA, ya, that was a bad day for matches but most the time I just use a blow torch :)
NepZilla 3 years ago
The Coleman lanterns that you get from Target, Walmart or Big 5 these days don't require you to pump gas anymore.
Also, a friend of mine suggested curing and lighting up the lantern at the same time. I tried that when we went to the Grand Canyon and presto!!! It worked! But your video helped me understand the workings of the Coleman lantern a lot for a start!
hermangan 3 years ago
hah awesome, I am just doing videos here and there around camp just to make the summer job go by a little faster and a bit more fun. You can cure them while lighting them. I found that sometimes they break when you do that and then your out a mantle, but I have always done it in those steps. Not to say mine in the right way of doing it, just the way I have always done it. Thanks for watching :D and commenting.
NepZilla 3 years ago
I am biased to the old Colemans- the new ones that you don't pump suck. Takes all the fun out of it.
drglinski 3 years ago 7
I will never use a gasoline lantern again!
I followed these instructions to the letter except I attempted it in my moms nylon dressing gown which caught fire immediately, engulfing the whole of my upper body in a white hot fireball. I suffered such severe burning my lips and eyelids are still fused together and my dog attacks me on sight adding to my agony.
I will never follow Keiths Handyman tips again!
trumpetbeek 3 years ago 6
rofl. I'd say your fault for wearing a nylon dress slacker.
NepZilla 3 years ago
@trumpetbeek Did you have a recent appointment with Darwin?
trnscs 2 months ago