Uncle Sidney ~~ Prison Philosopher Says:

"In filling out an application, where it says, 'In case of emergency notify:' I put 'Doctor'!"

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How many lanterns have we found that had paint overspray or drops on them? It's like the guy gets out the paint, dropcloth and so on and then says "Whoops, almost forgot to put a lantern close by!"

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Looks pretty darn bright from here. Nice burning lantern.

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I appreciate the reply vintageish. I'm confident it's authentic, I bought it about 30 years ago from a surplus dealer. The button has a "K" with the number 72783. I checked your links but got no answer as to the manufacture date. Whatever year it was made it's a quality blanket. I've had to hold mys...

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With all of the general knowledge on this forum I thought I'd give this a shot. I have a genuine Swiss Army blanket that I bought years ago. It has the aluminum button in a corner with a serial number, also the white crosses were sewn in the blanket. There's an "SW 13" dyed into a corner. Is there a...

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While also collecting antique outboard motors you can imagine the decades-old sludge I've found in gas tanks. I'm surprised at how long CF remains useable.

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I've been making my own cups since learning how to make the tool from this forum. I bought a purse from Goodwill that had the perfect leather for cups. I just had to install one on a 200A a few days ago.

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Last weekend I had to work on a pulsing generator. When I re-installed the gen and frame without breaking the mantle I felt as if I'd successfully done a delicate surgery.

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My vote is for any gasline antifreeze in a yellow bottle. Regardless of the brand, Heet for instance, the yellow bottles contain methyl alcohol and the red ones isopropyl alcohol. Before I scored some denatured alcohol cheap on sale I used to burn the Heet or equivalent in the yellow bottles in my a...

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I read the CAUTION molded into the inside bottom of a plastic Coleman made 200A parts safe. It advises the owner to remove the parts kit when refueling the lantern. Can a generator and mantles spontaneously combust, or am I missing something here?

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Heckuva deal. My only experience wirh a similar stove is the Svea 123. I'm afraid if I came across that deal it would be the beginning of a long fall down the Euro stove rabbit hole.

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That's good to know, I'll store that for future reference. I buy 100% acetone in the nail polish section at the store.

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In the picture the bail is in its place over the stove.

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Tasty looking trout! Usually by now here in Western Michigan I would've had some ice fishing pics with GPA's. But there's no safe ice around here. I like the picture with the M1942.

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I have that cookset, and it's compact and perfect for one person. And in my opinion the bail that snaps over the preheat indent in the fount works better than the two washers on a Sigg Tourist. You won't regret that purchase.

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Good grab on the steel high stand. It hurts my feelings to see you lump a 502 in with the catalytic heaters (kidding). I'm no fan of those heaters, but a 502 is loads more useful than those contraptions.

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There are a lot of good, insightful comments on this topic. But, how many of you, when you read "van down by the river", thought of Chris Farley?

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Those look tasty. I see the patent date, do you have an idea of when the pans were made?

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Speaking of using that pump for GPA's you can attach a car tire valve stem to it.

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Good for you Andrew. I'll never come across a lantern like that where I live. It sure would be great to have a big blue kero lantern.

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A Carhartt hat for $3, ya gotta love garage sales. When I think of what I wore in cold weather in the '60's I'm thankful for the much better clothing and boots we have today.

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The factory in that video was just one of thousands across the country producing goods for the war effort, ranging from toothbrushes to tanks. One of the reasons we won that war on both fronts.

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The ad states no thorium.

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Thanks for the heads up, 12057dave. I looked them up on Amazon. Interesting that almost all of the Amazon reviews complained about the mantles being too big! One reviewer seemed to know what they were for, as he said they worked well on a Hippolito. I just put a Coleman Silklite 1111 on a 237 yester...

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That's what cracks me up about Coleman's Dual Fuel line of lanterns and stoves. The OP is correct, every lantern and stove that Coleman made would burn RUG. I guess people think Coleman developed some breakthrough technology with Dual Fuel.

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I went the same route recently, switching to LED shoplights over my workbenches. The old fluorescent light in my unheated shed would take a couple of minutes to get going in cold weather.

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If this thread makes it to 200 posts it could be the sign of the coming Apocalypse.

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I resolve to stop over-filling the founts on my lanterns and stoves.

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It's satisfying to put a stove to use. I'm in Michigan also, we have to take advantage of this break in the weather.

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It's disappointing to find a real nice vent except for porcelain missing because someone torqued down the vent nut.

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That grate is not only functional it's also attractive. I know little about European stoves. That stove came with what appears to be a silent burner?

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And the fuel guage still works!

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Timm, making a chimney is next on the list. So your chimney doesn't have a top? Chucker, I'll try that with the other chimney.

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With assistance from the helpful guys on this forum I fettled this Tilley radiant heater recently. I replaced the gaskets and pip and made a pump cup in addition to the usual cleaning. For the first light up I took it outside and preheated the heck out of it. You guys advised me these things need a ...

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Phew, that was a close one! One of my daughters asked me for Christmas gift ideas. I mentioned that I wouldn't mind a gallon or two of Crown fuel, then told her about the online deal from Walmart. Christmas Day I unwrapped a box containing two gallons of Coleman fuel. My daughter explained that Walm...

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critmass_34: Regarding collecting stoves, it is fun to cook up a meal with a lantern and stove that you fettled.

Cajuncook1: I think it's a 6 quart pot. It was half full with meat and water. Personally I think a 500 stove could handle the weight, but you'd need to keep it centered on the grate.

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That black globe is the reason why I'm holding off lighting up my newly-fettled Tilley radiant heater for the first time. You guys have said they require a LOT of preheat so I'll wait until the balmy temps in the 40's arrive in a few days.

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I've altered boxes to make them smaller a few times. For me it was time consuming. The last time I shipped a GPA I stopped in at U Haul and got the size I needed for $2, so I'll probably go that route next time.

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Here in Western Michigan we're bracing for the storm. It was nice today, 34° and calm. Then the snow started at 4:00. I dropped off a Coleman catalytic heater (a modern one) and a stove at my eight month old grandson's house.

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And I thought I was a hunter. Is the critter on the fencepost? Nice to see an Ash Flash, by the way.

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Holy smokes, this thread is like the Energizer Bunny.

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Thanks for the advice. From what I've heard the Tilley heaters like LOTS of pre-heat so I'd rather heat it longer than necessary than not long enough.

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Good information. But now I'm thinking the fuel valve, or petcock, should be wide open when doing any method of pre-heating.

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Hmmm, now you got me thinking. I just finished fettling a Tilley radiant heater and I still have to make a pre-heat cup. For the first fire-up I was going to use a propane torch for pre-heat. The fuel valve is connected to the pricker. Therefore when I'm pre-heating the fount should have no pressure...

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Likely already gone, buy ya never know.

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Man, you have more Christmas lanterns than me ( I have 0) and now your racks are bigger than mine! Sheesh!

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Wow, an unbelievably long thread on Crown fuel. It works. It's much cheaper than Coleman fuel. Buy it.

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In my area (Western Michigan) I can buy Crown for $6.83 less per gallon than the cheapest Coleman fuel available. I'm going buy Crown as long as I can. I even asked for it for Christmas!

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Hello Michiganjoe, this is Jim from Michigan. Check out the online price of Crown fuel for store pickup at Walmart. If I remember correctly it's $7.64/gallon while the in-store price of Coleman fuel is $14.99. In my opinion buy all the Crown fuel you can. Otherwise in the not too distant future you'...

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Impressive work. That looks very good.

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Although my 530 is shiny, I somehow prefer the 520. It's not just because of the three fold-out legs, I guess it's that OD brown color.

Uncle Sidney ~~ Prison Philosopher Says: "In filling out an application, where it says, 'In case of emergency notify:' I put 'Doctor'!"

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Uncle Sidney ~~ Prison Philosopher Says:

"In filling out an application, where it says, 'In case of emergency notify:' I put 'Doctor'!"