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JimL

For anyone interested, Coleman 9 1/2-Inch Steel Non-Stick Fry Pans are $9.19 at Woot. They are available today or until sold out. I'm personally not interested in these, but in case someone here is, I thought I'd post this. For those not familiar with Woot.com, it's an Amazon company where they typi...

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If you keep tossing the one pounder in a freezer after initial filling, you can certainly overfill it. I did this once, and as the propane bottle warmed up afterwards, the reverse Schrader did its thing and began bleeding off propane. I haven't tried to get one topped off that much since. For anyone...

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Thanks Lynn. I was also provided a couple of links to the rehab by Steve (Gasman64). When I visited those areas, I personally did not see what I would consider in need of rehab, but hope they don't ruin the feel of the area. Below are the links I was provided: https://www.gettysburgfoundation.org/ne...

JimL

Good catch Shaun. That appears to be a really nice mil-spec.

JimL

>>Devil's Den and Little Round top are closed for rehab by NPS. Rehab of those locations? What's involved in the rehab of the 100 ton boulders at Devil's Den? I was there last year and can't imagine what they could be doing that they need to shut those locations down to tourists. Not denying what yo...

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>>Only savages eat sandwiches on untoasted bread.

Hahaha.

-Jim, the occasional savage.

JimL

Dan,

Just know that even if they have it, it doesn't mean they will sell it to you, but hopefully they will.

JimL

Dan,

If your airport isn't far away, drop by and ask. As I previously stated, they will know if it has the additive. If you try jet fuel, that's probably all you'll want to burn from that point forward. I find everything kero burning is well behaved with it.

JimL

Dan, You didn't address your question to me, but I'll respond. Yes, it's the anti-icing agent you need to avoid. I hadn't heard of deposits building in a lantern, just that the fumes from the anti-icing agent are considered toxic. But that's enough for me. :) If your airport will let you buy it, the...

JimL

That's a heck of a score!

Quitting collecting is easy. I do it on average six times per year.

JimL

413's are awesome, and that one appears in excellent condition. It's now the suitcase stove I grab by default for cooking meals outdoors.

JimL

Preferably denatured alcohol. However, if being lazy and not wanting to bother going after the denatured, I'll use 91% isopropyl.

JimL

Preferably kerosene (jet fuel), but if the lantern won't be used much for several months, such as over the winter, then it's naphtha. I just need to remember not to open the fuel cap to release pressure when running naphtha.

JimL

What's a tanker stove?

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Curt,

Unless you plan to burn that Air Pilot indoors, just get some kero. If you do plan to use it indoors, don't use pure liquid paraffin wax , such as "Ultrapure". Pure paraffin is for tiny wick lanterns like maybe 1/4".

JimL

Dish washing liquid works fine for me. I use Dawn, but don't see why other brands wouldn't work. I consider most if not all dish washing liquids to be degreasers.

JimL

Cool phone collection! This thread reminded me of one of my favorite episodes of the Twilight Zone: The Last Rites of Jeff Myrtlebank. Here's a screenshot:

JimL

>>I would like to try to bake something like cookies or something like that.

Baking chocolate chip cookies is the appropriate break-in food for a Coleman oven.

JimL

Thanks L.J. Not that you don't know, but for those that don't, the names Manhattan and New York City are used interchangeably. Well, OK, around here it's often just called the city. :) I thought Dietz manufactured in NYC, but don't know where either and it's not easy to find out. Keith, I think wick...

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L.J.,

Wasn't the other factory in Manhattan?

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No paywall from here using the Brave browser.

JimL

Thanks Robert.

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Looks to be exactly as Chuck states. Strangely, I don't see that plug sold separately at Harbor Freight, but do see it on ebay.

I was thinking that the 25% off coupon off any one item would save more, but the fine print excludes Predator.

JimL

Robert,

What clips are you referencing at Lowes. I'm only seeing the plastic ones.

JimL

Dang Timm, that looks like artwork!

I used Mothers and a soft rag to remove a scorch mark in a globe, but found that this only worked if the glass hadn't yet begun to melt.

JimL

Those are beautiful Erwin!

JimL

>>One guy on YouTube says there were only around 30 made.

They're not THAT uncommon. A part-time member here bought his fourth one at a Gettysburg gathering a few years ago from another member here.

JimL

The video in the original post reminds me of (fake) stuntman Super Dave Osborne. For those that don't know Super Dave, a lot of his videos are on Youtube. Of course he didn't really perform any of the stunts, but was very entertaining. You can check out a video of him in a car going through a car cr...

JimL

Those lurkers will be trying to convince you to part with it.

A few years back, on Facebook someone from the CIA said that lantern could be seen from 50' away. I pointed out that if a plane could only be see it from 50' away, it was on the way to the crash site.

JimL

You got an uncommon and very desirable military infrared lantern.

JimL

I love seeing these old catalog pics. Thanks for posting this! I'm surprised that the 502 was so much cheaper than a 200A. You wouldn't just happen to have a Herter's catalog from 1960 with camping equipment, would you? I've searched in the past, and when I finally saw one, realized I didn't know wh...

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Rusty,

Are the tires a standard size that are readily available?

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Ed,

By the time he's done cooking the bacon, breakfast is over for everyone else. He can't let the bacon go to waste and has it all to himself. Brilliant!

JimL

Orange roughy = Chilean Sea Bass? I don't think so. This is what I know as Chilean Sea Bass, and because it tastes good, I tell people not to look them up.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patagonian_toothfish

JimL

A really good bacon recipe: Fry bacon in a pan as you normally would. Remove the bacon, leaving most if not all of the bacon grease, and toss in lots of string beans. Add an unhealthy amount of brown sugar (to balance off anything healthy about the string beans). Toss occasionally so the string bean...

JimL

>>Looking forward to this one, have heard nothing but great things about Gettysburg!

David, I'll warn you now, they're all true!

JimL

Maybe it's a hint that your neighbors want you out of the 'hood. :) >>someone may fill it up with zucchini Zucchini is a rare word around here. I don't know if they're trying to dumb people down or catering to the clientele, but around here, the markets are calling it green squash. Rutabagas? Ha. Th...

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That's the price of an unfired one, but that one is not unfired.

JimL

The great news is that no deaths have been reported in Guam so far. The typhoon is headed northwest, but still has a ways to go to reach Japan. Typhoon Mawar hit Guam with 140 MPH sustained winds, but is now back up to 155 MPH sustained winds after passing by Guam.

JimL

Glad she's not in Guam. I haven't really been following it, but this afternoon, they were stating that Guam was bracing for a category 5 super typhoon, a 20' surge, and 45' waves. They've since reduced those numbers, but that may be temporary. It's currently a cat 4 with sustained 150MPH winds and s...

JimL

>>Now, how to match that fount.

Blood red, with the name Jason scratched into the fount?

JimL

>>It makes one wonder, if Coleman had done stuff like this, would these have been more collectible? Instead of the ugly silver gray that they went to, the same color that no one would want to put on display in their home? If they did what you suggest, they might get more sales, which goes against ev...

JimL

I didn't think about brass founts, and wasn't aware there were any brass Thermos founts in the style of the OP's lantern.

JimL

>>Yep, that pump tube to fount solder job sucks

They didn't follow Coleman's lead. Coleman melted copper rings into the joints at the pump and fuel filler which is why I believe they don't seem to ever leak there.

JimL

I have to give you all the credit John! I'm counting on you wearing that shirt again this year. If you ever want the avatar, I'll gladly give it to you.

JimL

Incredible pics, thanks for sharing!

JimL

I'm more curious about these 'pink top' mantles. I've never seem them sold in stores. Online, the only pink top ones I see are the double tie which are for propane lanterns taking the Coleman #51's.

JimL

How full was the fount? You definitely need to build a little pressure to compress the air in the fount. Two to four pumps isn't enough unless maybe the fount was really full so there was little air space.

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