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  1. 07-14-2012, 10:19 PM #31
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    Stoves that run on white gas can provide good entertainment. Simply spill fuel on the picnic table top and it might flame on when you light the stove. The flames are impressive, but go out quickly, and don't do any damage to the table.

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  2. 07-15-2012, 10:36 AM #32
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    If you need any information about Coleman lanterns, stoves, anything Coleman go here. These guys are the best on the net anything Coleman. You can get parts also that are getting hard to find now days for old lanterns.
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    I think he's already camping? Maybe packing up and ready to roll home this afternoon...

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    Quote Originally Posted by blackoak View Post
    If you need any information about Coleman lanterns, stoves, anything Coleman go here. These guys are the best on the net anything Coleman. You can get parts also that are getting hard to find now days for old lanterns.
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    I'm going to check out the model numbers on the lanterns. I doubt any are dual fuel, most are from the 80's.

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  6. 07-15-2012, 10:04 PM #36
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    I've done very little camping. But some things that made it more comfortable were either air mattresses or fold up cots to sleep on, a ground tarp under the tent to keep moisture out, & a piece of indoor/outdoor carpet in front of the tent to wipe your feet on to keep the majority of junk out of the tent. Also, a dustpan/broom to sweep the tent out before packing it away.

    Hanging battery powered lantern for light inside the tent. Colemans give off too much heat in the summer. When we camped for a week deer hunting we also brought some "leggo" style plastic shelves to put stuff on that gave us more floor space. We were right next to the truck, but about an hour's drive from any town.

    Does anybody know if Coleman fuel goes bad? I've got some unopened metal gallon cans that were sold for $1.99.....
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    Quote Originally Posted by esshup View Post

    Does anybody know if Coleman fuel goes bad? I've got some unopened metal gallon cans that were sold for $1.99.....
    Reference: Shelf life of Coleman Fuel

    An un-opened container of Coleman Fuel stored in a dry area with no rapid extreme changes in temperature will remain viable for five to seven years. An opened container stored in the same area will remain viable for up to two years though will be at its best if used within a year. Coleman Propane Cylinders can be stored indefinitely in a dry area. The propane fuel inside the cylinder will not break down.
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    If you're only camping for a couple days you can do without pretty much everything. Make the experience more pleasurable by not spending all your time packing/unpacking. Pre-packing your meals so you dont need to do any prep will give you more time to enjoy your camping. The only thing I really want when I'm camping is big spray, a fire and cold beer. The rest is pretty negotiable ;-)

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  9. 07-20-2012, 01:44 PM #39
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    Sounds like lots of good advise given here. Another thing to keep in mind is that if things go too terribly wrong, just leave. Make adjustments to your plans/list and try it agian next week/month.

    If this turns out to be something that you and your family enjoy, you may want to look into hamics. I've got a co-worker that loves to go camping in his hamic. It's not your $20 walmart version. More like a $200 mini tent with a built in bed. It has some sort of cover for over the top, a bug screen, a rain fly, and all kinds of stuff. He's able to load up the trunk of his 2004 honda accord, and go camping for a week, or go on a week long road trip staying at state parks along the way.

    Personally, I prefer a camper/trailer. I've spent enough of my life working outside. I enjoy being outside, but I want a good nights sleep regardless of the weather. Had a good friend who took a 10 day rafting/hunting trip in Alaska with his dad, brother, a buisness partner, and a local that was also involved with the family buisness. Had his dad not learned to rough it in the jungle back in the late 60s, my buddy would have died of hypothermia half way through the trip. Rain and cold every day. Everything they took was either stainless or "weather proof". The stainless rusted even though it was cleaned and oiled every evening, and the stuff that was weather proof... well it wasn't Alaska proof. When he got home, he bought a 38' travel trailer for the buisness, and he's been camping with power ever since
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    I won't go camping with out a power pack with a 12 volt fan I cant sleep when it is hot out, power pack with a air compressor and AC/DC power jump starter so when the Car has a dead battery you can start it so you dont have to wait for help maybe a fishing rod with bass plug just in case if you are going by a lake.
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    Coleman also makes a dual fuel stove. The unleaded also burns much cleaner than the kerosene.

    Walmart Coleman brand fuel is $14 a gallon here. Kerosene at the farm store is $17 for 2.5 gallons. Guess where I get it. I use the kerosene for the old wick style huricane lanterns and unleaded for the coleman stuff.
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    For what it's worth, I burn ordinary unleaded gas from the gas station in my older non-dual fuel lantern for light in my wood shed for light while I'm splittin' kindling every night in the winter. I've had no problems with doing so either.

    Now my family has always done a pretty cobby form of camping compared to most folks. No campgrounds or any thing like that is how I grew up camping. So much later in life my ex gal friend had twin boys. They wanted scary stories from me. Well we never did anything such as that in camp as we we're all just to comfortable out of doors to be scared. So I come up with a story quick. Since we were in the big tree country of nor. cal. The Legend of Bigfoot worked well. Might not have the same impact back East, But I've since used ufo's and aliens to good effect. Another one that works well about 10:00 pm is the ols tale about an axe murderer that struck right in this campground years ago..... and got away. He's still out there as far as anyone knows......
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    I went from a one burner Svea white gas stove to propane (green bottles) stove and lanterns. The power goes out in my area a couple of times a year and propane is much easier/cleaner. Spilled whits gas isn't good for much except when it hits your clothes and keeps the bugs away. A bag of charcoal will outlast store bought fire wood bundles.
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    Quote Originally Posted by slowp View Post
    Stoves that run on white gas can provide good entertainment. Simply spill fuel on the picnic table top and it might flame on when you light the stove. The flames are impressive, but go out quickly, and don't do any damage to the table.

    Don't ask me how I know this.
    Yep and don't overfill the tank leave room for air when you pump it up or you shoot raw fuel out and ruin your new stove. Don't ask me how I know! Since then have moved up to a toyhauler and wouldn't turn back.
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