Misc How a Coleman Stove is made - BrandmadeTV (Video, 5:54 minutes)

[Red Baron]

One of the most unforgettable memories of car camping is the aroma of coffee, eggs, bacon, pancakes, and white gas fumes wafting into the air.

A fascinating look at the history and the manufacture of the Coleman white gas stove.

How a Coleman Stove is made - BrandmadeTV

View: https://youtu.be/60HWVFRfIQM

 

[Red Baron]

So what are your favorite stoves?

 

[Marthanoir]

Back in the day it was....

Cast iron double burner & an 11kg propane bottle for the group stuff. Cooked all sorts on it, Spag Bog, Chicken Curry , Corned Beef Hash, we'd have scouts from all over the place hooking up with our group just for the food

Trangia for personal use

Meths was always in a Sigg bottle never the plastic bottle you bought it in, one lad has a meths bottle leak over his kit during one weekend out, he smelt like a backstreet wino for a month

Trangia Stove rt 3.19

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2Kmv308a7w

 

[Red Baron]

Back in the day it was....

Cast iron double burner & an 11kg propane bottle for the group stuff. Cooked all sorts on it, Spag Bog, Chicken Curry , Corned Beef Hash, we'd have scouts from all over the place hooking up with our group just for the food

Trangia for personal use

Meths was always in a Sigg bottle never the plastic bottle you bought it in, one lad has a meths bottle leak over his kit during one weekend out, he smelt like a backstreet wino for a month

Trangia Stove rt 3.19

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2Kmv308a7w

I never had a Trangia but I gifted DD the Trangia 27-6 UL set for Christmas a few years ago. Non-stick frying pan and anodized bowls on this version.



I also got her the factory fuel bottle FWIW. Didn't want to give up any of my Sigg bottles.

 

[Marthanoir]

I never had a Trangia but I gifted DD the Trangia 27-6 UL for Christmas a few years ago. Non-stick frying pan and anodized bowls on this version.

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I also got her the factory fuel bottle FWIW. Didn't want to give up any of my Sigg bottles.

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All my dad ever gave me was the addiction gene

 

[Red Baron]

Found some photos on my PC.

My Dad passed away in 1996 but until a year ago, I had his Coleman two burner white gas stove he bought in the very early 70's IIRC.

I cleaned it with some carburetor cleaner and it runs just fine. I also had two gallons of 70's Coleman Fuel in the garage. The fuel lit and ran just fine. I have seen tests where the Coleman fuel loses 20% of it's energy after a couple of decades. The old Coleman fuel however ran clean with no smoke or gumming.

I would guess that regular gasoline would be totally useless after a decade or two.

Our family has been all over the Rockies and Wisconsin with this stove.

BTW - Those first generation Teflon, heavy aluminum Coleman griddles are fantastic. Makes a mess of bacon, eggs, and flapjacks in no time.

 

[mossyoak1985]

not too many things you can buy used for 5 bucks and it will last 50 more years. love these stoves. wish i could get an adapter for the picnic stove so i can use modern propane bottles.

 

[Red Baron]

not too many things you can buy used for 5 bucks and it will last 50 more years. love these stoves. wish i could get an adapter for the picnic stove so i can use modern propane bottles.

Apparently Stansport makes a propane generator assembly for the one pound propane bottles.

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Convert Your Old Coleman Gas Stove To Propane

View: https://youtu.be/jkhU-w1tnWo

 

[mossyoak1985]

the one i am talking about is a model 5409 (i think) was made to use lp, but a small can.