Re: Best Coleman style lantern?

A couple weeks ago, I loaned a dual burner propane lantern to a
friend whose power was out. Puts out both heat and light. Runs
about eight hours on a tank of gas, probably longer if you turn
the light down a bit. Costs about $20 at Walmart. Save the
cardboard box, and the packing cardboard pieces, and use them
over again.

I have a single burner one from Kmart, though havn't used that.

The valves on the small tanks usually leak, so I had to leave the
tank connected after the first hookup.

Propane lanters can be lie down, with tank atached. They make a
hard shell case, but the shell case doesn't allow you to pack
propane bottles in the same case, nor allow you to leave the tank
atached.

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<DanKMTB@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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: During the blackout a week or two back, my boss loaned me a
Coleman
: lantern. I found it to be very nice, giving out _plenty_ of
light
: while throwing off quite a bit of heat. It had a nice
oversized
: plastic base that it set into, and dual mantels.
: I now want something like this, for camping and occasional back
yard
: use to supplement the chiminea for reading etc. In the past my
: camping has been tent & campfire, but I think this could make a
nice
: addition. Also, it would allow reading & warming of the tent
(with
: vents open, of course).
:
: I was told that the one he loaned me needed to be kept upright.
This
: could be a bit of an issue for me, as I like to get to camping
spots
: via kayak.
:
: So,
: What's a good lantern? Is Coleman the standard the others work
to?
: Do they all run on "Coleman fuel"? Is there a better
alternative?
: What's a good size & model? I assume bigger=brighter & warmer,
but
: space is an issue in my packing. How small is too small?
: Do they all need to stay upright? Can they lie down carefully
packed?
:


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