Lanterns! I love these things. While I have many flashlights, headlamps, etc., nothing can replace the feeling of a good 'ol fashioned lantern. Camp fuel is easy and cheap to store and will outlast battery operated lights.
These particular vintage Coleman lanterns are dated 1959 and 1963 and still going strong! 100% made in America from a time when things were built to last. I just couldn't bring myself to buy today's plastic-made-in-China when there are still a bunch of these pieces of Americana laying around. Still plenty of them on ebay...buy them while you still can! Old yes, but I trust these things more than anything currently on the shelves at Walmart. I think lanterns are great pieces of survival/prepping gear that shouldn't be overlooked. Anyway, on with the pics...
I have never had any luck with lanterns, the damn globes always get broken. I even went so far as to buy the plastic case to put mine in and it still broke. I put 3 globes in it before I off loaded it in a yard sale a few years ago.
Ya, once the silk mantles have been burned they are fragile.......
but amazingly stable and tough at the same time.....
somewhat of an oxymoron.....
I have used them all my life.....
The only thing missing in the picture.....
is an old red single mantle !!!
[The globes are Pyrex....and I can't say
I have ever broken one]
I have one oil and one normal candle lamp that was made in the sovjet side of berlin during the 60's, or atleast i think thats when they were made. I use the oil one every night and the candle one is attached to my BOB.
I have one oil and one normal candle lamp that was made in the sovjet side of berlin during the 60's, I use the oil one every night and the candle one is attached to my BOB.
I'm about 450 kilometers away from the nearest big city Lillehammer, But we have Gjøvik and Dokka inbetween and there are some stores there where we can gett what we need, and theres a Hospital in Gjøvik if we should need one.
Yeah, I would love to see them.
In the 70's I had an oil lamp from the Soviet Union that
was brass.....and it shined like it was silver-plated.
Maybe it was, and the plating had just been worn off over time.
Real pretty, brake easy. I definitely see were you coming from though, and with prepping its all about what suits your needs best. If you find that camp lamps work for you then buy a ton.
I have several Coleman Lanterns but none of them is as bright as a petromax they work differently then a Coleman and go back to WW-1. I bought two of them they are chrome plated and are beautiful you almost hate to get them dirty. They are a multi-fuel lantern and are used in the US Army.
From an off the grid site.
Yet another OTG (Off the Grid) must have, the BriteLyt Petromax Style Lantern. Maybe not for the Snorkel Tub, but you're gonna need some light in your Yurt, TeePee, Cabin, Tent, Airstream or Bunker. Purportedly the brightest lantern in the world, the BriteLyt is solid brass and multifuel (capable of burning Diesel, Gas, Kero, Veg Oil etc). Manufactured and supported in the United States, the Britelyt is apparently the lantern of choice for U.S. troops in Afghanistan. Although it is also available in polished brass or chrome (left), I personally like the utilitarian flat grey of the military model below, lanterns aren't intended to be fancy. Link www.britelyt.com
I like the fact that I can and have done (tested) my 4 watt CFB lantern on a 105AMPH battery for 8 hours for 39 days. This particular light has a 100,000+ hours of usage
Places like Lehman's have been supplying old style lamps for years that use wicks and will last a life time.
My concern is no type of fuel is going to last long ,so I am working on not relaying on it in any form
places like lehman's have been supplying old style lamps for years that use wicks and will last a life time.
My concern is no type of fuel is going to last long ,so i am working on not relaying on it in any form
Believe it or not my niegbor had one when hurricane sandy hit the jersey shore here. It was great it lit up the whole room.. I def would suggest one... My next purchase is a hand crank radio
You think the pictures bring back memories? Just wait until you fire one of these old lanterns up for the first time in 20 years. It'll really take you back!
I love the old pump up colemans. My dad had one that he used to feed the livestock in the winter. He got home from work after dark, and had no electric in the barn, so the old Coleman lit the way. nevr forget that "hiss" they made, and so bright. When I grew up I had to have one. Also got a few cheap hurricane lanterns. I light them and hang on the front porch in summertime, burning citronella oil the keeps the mosquitoes away provide a little light and lots of ambience.
I'll tell you guys one thing, a little OT but Coleman is a great company with very robust stuff. My dad has an old two burner stove that's over 40 years old and still goes strong to this day. Never once had a rebuilt kit installed either, all original.
If I were to buy a lantern, it would be coleman no doubt.
Got'm, gonna keep'm....love'm. Also have hurricane lanterns as well, and planning on buying a few more.
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