Thread: Tempted but undecided

I got one. I run it on petrol. It is about 8ish years old, maybe more. I used it for a year then stored it for several and over last 2-3 years have used it regularly.

I think it is a fantastic bit of kit. They do flare whilst warming but not once going in my opinion. And with just some commonsense I highly doubt it will cause an issue. I have never done any thing to mine except change mantels and fill with petrol so when it comes to running costs it is bugger all. The other thing with them is they seem pretty simple compared to other options and there just ain't much to go wrong with them.

I had a stove years back.... piece of rubbish... Not even sure where it is now to be honest but everything went wrong with it and it was poo.

all the best,
Xavier

I got one five or six years ago & haven't had any problems with it apart from the standard one of mantles breaking on bumpy roads. I try and run it on Shellite (?) but it runs on unleaded if you can't get Shellite, it's just dirtier.

I heard that you can spray the mantles with hairspray when you pack them away and this stops them from crumbling, but haven't tried that one yet.

I have a Coleman shellite pressure lantern. Early this year I considered writing a stern letter to Coleman to tell them that had I known the item required such a frequent maintenance schedule, I would have bought something else. I had to dismantle and clean it this year. I only bought it in 1976. I also have a three burner Coleman shellite stove bought at the same time. It has not yet required a service so I am happy with it. The stove will simmer gently, with an almost invisible flame using the middle burner only or using one of the outer burners while the middle is used for sterner stuff. I would recommend these products to anyone.

I bought one of these coleman dual fuel single mantle lanterns in 1994, it's bloody brilliant (excuse the pun). It gets used once or twice a year for a week at a time, and has done a huge off road mileage, it's getting due for it's second replacement mantle, not bad for 13 years of use. Brightness is adjustable from a bit more than a candle to the full 125 watts, very good for toasting moths. I have only ever used unleaded in it. I paid $149 for mine in '94 so $89 is a very good deal, it will last you a lifetime .