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Shoutout to the old coleman lantern I almost threw away
I used to just use a headlamp for everything at night, like from 2015 to 2020. Then last summer I dragged my dad's old dual-fuel Coleman lantern out of the garage just for kicks. That thing puts out way more light than my little LED headlamp, and it has this soft glow that feels more like a campfire. Now I always bring both, the lantern for cooking and hanging out at the table, the headlamp for when I need to walk to the bathroom or something. It's just a different vibe, you know? Has anyone else gone back to an older piece of gear and been surprised?
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wesley38520d ago
The 2017 model of that lantern has a little lever on the fuel valve that you gotta flip up before you pump it, or it floods the generator. I learned that the hard way on a rainy trip to Lake Tahoe when mine wouldn't light for twenty minutes. Once I figured that out, it fired right up and ran for a full weekend on one tank. Also, if the mantle gets a hole in it, just cut a piece of aluminum foil and wrap it around the base of the tube. It works perfect in a pinch until you can buy new mantles.
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taraanderson20d ago
Honestly, that Lake Tahoe story hits hard. Been there with a stubborn lantern on a wet camping trip myself, just standing there getting soaked while everyone else is cooking dinner. That aluminum foil trick is gold though, never would have thought of wrapping it around the tube like that. Most people just toss the whole mantle and deal with it later.
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abbyg6014d ago
Hate to be that person but actually that lever thing isn't on the 2017 model, it's the 2018 one that came with the updated valve. The 2017 has a different setup where you just push the lever down before pumping. Got mine mixed up last summer and spent an hour cussing at it until a guy at the campsite pointed out my mistake. The aluminum foil trick does work though, I used it for three nights straight once when I couldn't get to a store. Just make sure you wrap it tight enough so it doesn't fall off when the mantle gets hot.
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