Ice Fish Ohio Forum
Ice Fishing => General Discussion => Topic started by: snowcone on December 15, 2020, 01:52:17 PM
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was diggin thru my ice gear spot in the garage and found my old coleman lantern, back in the days of home made shantys and colemans heating the shed these were the cats meow. now i havent used this in 20 yrs but its in good shape. with led,s nowadays the old coleman is dinosaur. hahahah point is i dont need this anymore and im wanting to donate it to someone who could put it to use.. im in cuyahoga falls . so if interested give me a heads up and i will give ya my cell and ya can shoot me a text.... ok i tried to post a pic but this site is a pain to post pics....................
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I know. I’m trying to get the pic thing figured out.
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I know you have to change the pic to a GIF pic to post as the site doesn't seem to like any other formats. Still better than another site I visit that in order to post pics you have to first download them to something like Pinterst or a site like it.
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yea i even tried to re size it , didnt help hahah
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rick,call me old school,but i still use one,during the day i use my buddy heater,but if fishing after dark i use the coleman,double duty,heat plus light,,,,,,,,,,, :) :) :)
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have you seen the price for a gallon of lantern fuel? crazy.......... ::)
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lantern fuel about 5.$ ? because i always used un-leaded high test, then came ethanol you need aviation or boat fuel ( no alcohol ) .. theres even mantels with the lantern lol speaking of mantils, they used to put rare elements in them to get them to glow really bright, they used alot of wood gas to fuel the street light posts.. ;D
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I would be very careful using gasoline in a coleman lantern inside a shanty. I think it might even be pushing it using coleman fuel. Beware of carbon monoxide and lack of oxygen. I guess that might be why I can't think clearly enough to find fish when I heat my shanty with my lantern! I thought about going to propane, but dispise having to carry extra 1# bottles around and I don't want to lug around a 20# bottle or spring for a 5# bottle.
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i know the fumes were strong and ya had to ventilate to the point of loosing heat. but since i have 2 buddy heaters one single and another 2 panel w fan they run you out hahahahah
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Love hearing about the old Coleman lantern, it brings back so many memories of fishing with my Dad when I was little. I can almost smell the fuel burning and feel that big channel cat starting to tug my line.🤗
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Same here,36. Still have a 2 mantel Coleman lantern I used for night fishing for shovelhead cats in the Little Miami River in Cincinnati. Caught one 29 lbs. 12 ounces 42 in. long on a 5" gill fishing from a 12 foot Jon boat. The largest Shovelhead I've ever seen! Tricky to land him but had plenty of light and a little heat for chilly nights. Memories, yes, are unforgetable !!!
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Hey snowcone, let me know where i can get coleman fuel for $5 a gallon. My local wally world has it for $10 or 12 last time i checked. Still beats paying $3 per pound of propane.
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wowser coleman fuel was just white gas back in the day no lead high oct and no stinkin alcohol
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I have a OLD red single mantel that I still use mainly in the summer while camping, wish I could find a way of dating it. I'm 57 and remember my dad stopping by a service station that used to be on tallmadge circle for a gallon of white gas on the way camping.
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Just came back from Wal Mart Propane - 16 oz.- 1 bottle - $3.97 2 bottle - $7.37
White gas - $8.86/ gal. Coleman fuel - $12.92/gal. Kerosene - label says for heaters , lanterns and stoves - $8.86 / gal.
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wowser maybe i should just keep it as a ancient artifact hahahahaha when i was younger i was fishin at moggy and my old coleman just blew up and i had to toss it in the lake because i thought it was going to get hairy lol
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The green bomb prices is why I am going to get the refillable 1lb canisters. Heard Menards has them and the refill kit.
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Yeah Rick, I think most of us outdoor guys have a Coleman Lantern buried somewhere in the garage or basement. Heck I have 2 older, green double-mantle styles & 2 of the newer smaller gray models. (I'm not a fan of the newer style... less light & less heat).
I wouldn't throw them away. Good emergency heat & light.