One of the best products ever made in my opinion. I took it home, cleaned it up, replaced the primer tube inside and it fired right up. An old couple that I have know all my life gave me an old Coleman lantern that he pulled out of a lake when he was young and never touched it or cleaned it out.about 15 years ago he gave it to me while he was cleaning out his garage to convert into a den and needed to get rid of it. I just like having the option of using two different types of fuels.which ever one is cheaper at the time. I admit I do have one gallon of white fuel in my garage as a back up also. When I go night fishing, my truck gas tank has all the fuel I need. I'm cheap anyway and try to be frugal as much as possible. Coleman "white" fuel is better, but dang that stuff is expensive.gas right now is relatively cheaper than white fuel, so if you have an emergency and can't find white fuel, gasoline is a great backup. I have had them and used them a lot for several years (until I got the pup) and I have never had any problems with either of them.they work flawlessly. I guess I'm the black sheep of the family.I love my duel fuel lantern and stove. I have to talk with him.Ĭan you mix the fuels? Once the gas gets low fill up with Coleman fuel? Or is that a no-no? I wonderif he is putting fuel stabalizer in to prevent that. I believe the issue with gas is the same as if you left gas in your lawnmower over the winter. I know he does something to it to help keep the vaporizer from gumming up. My Dad's friend has had a Dual Fuel stove for years and always burns gas due to the cost factor. ![]() ![]() It has only been used once and one burner only (What a steal). I have been wondering about which fuel to use. In total I'd say I have come accross 30 bottles over the years.Ī friend just gave me a Dual Fuel Coleman stove FOR FREE!!!!. Each time they said $1, I just picked up all that they had. Twice someone had a bunch of old bottles and was selling them for $1 each. I have also found deals on the 1# propane bottles at flea markets. I have kept the best, Coleman with a carring case, for myself. You can easily find one at a flea market or garage sale cheap. I use the regular propane lanterns due to just having them. I have one from 1946 that works just fine and never fails to light. ![]() I have a lot of lanterns, and i can put a new one next to a 40 year old lantern and you can see how much more light the older one puts out compared to the newer one. They are cheaper and easier to find at flea markets, Ebay, etc. On a personal note, I like the older Coleman lanterns better (before the 70's) easier to work on, and a lot more dependable and brighter too. ![]() (and it does smell when using unleaded gas) If it is an emergency and you only have regular unleaded gas to burn then it is fine if only used once or twice, but i would never use unleaded gas as the only fuel in the lantern. Then the generator tube needs to be replaced. It is well documented that if you burn regular unleaded gas in these lanterns that the generator tube (used for vaporizing the fuel) will clog up in short order. I am a collector of coleman stuff, I have a dual fuel lantern, and the only benefit from it is if for some reason you needed to use the lantern and you ran out of coleman fuel. Although I may have to rethink things now, as my propane tank is mounted to the popup, but I always got a lot of use out my set up when we tent camped, so I think I'll just haul the other tank in the TV and use it the same way we always did.Ġ8 Honda Element 4WD - 07 Coachmen Clipper Sport 896S Seems to me years ago when I bought the lantern and stove, I made the decision to go with propane over Coleman Fuel because it was more convenient, no filling and spilling, etc. Although the last couple years I have gone back to charcoal grilling, and open fire cooking as well, and got rid of the gas grill. Then you can attach either one or two hoses to it as well, one for the two burner stove, which I plan on still using, don't think We'll use the inside stove too much, the other hose goes to a small gas grill. I've had my Coleman propane lantern for about 20 years, I usually take along a 20lb tank and I have one of those poles you attach to the tank, and screw the lantern right on to the top of the pole. Is the Dual Fuel model worth it? Are there any other differences?Ī bad day camping is better than a good day at work. Or they have the regular lantern that runs only on Coleman/White Fuel for $50. Or for $80 I can get the lantern and plastic carrier combo. One of our local sports stores has some last years model dual fuel lanterns for $65, and it appears that the identical new models are $75. I am planning on buying a Coleman Lantern and have seen several in the stores.
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