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Post by Brenticon on Nov 5, 2015 9:36:44 GMT -8
Figured we needed a thread to show off our Coleman camping stuff ..... Here's the heater I mentioned in another thread.  Era correct, 1979, woohoo |
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Post by Volktales on Nov 5, 2015 21:29:21 GMT -8
Is it nice and toasty???
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Post by Brenticon on Nov 6, 2015 10:07:42 GMT -8
The thing I like about Coleman, is they're like volkswagens. Simple and basic!
It wasn't quite working because of a stuck valve on the heater controls. Stuck out in the woods with a handful of tools, we tore it down, assessed the technology, squirt a lil moovit, and put it back together, and "bam", it works!
Yes, it heated the bus up excellent! Holds two green propane bottles. Only downfall, one tank only last four to six hours, depending on temp set. I find it great for warming the bus 20 minutes before ya head to bed, so it's nice and warm as you ready for the fart sack. Turn it off, climb in and by the time it cools off in there, your warm under the covers snoring away. Mind you, the mornings are a lil cool, so it's either get up and get moving, or light it up again.
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Post by PICTUP on Nov 6, 2015 11:07:41 GMT -8
As Tom questioned…Are there concerns about O2 depletion in a small space with this older technology? Do they address this any of the literature? Maybe you just have to leave a window open?
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Post by Brenticon on Nov 6, 2015 13:33:14 GMT -8
I believe they are made for heating indoors, and I think our buses are fairly big spaces, and as air tight as we may think they are, id say I don't think they'd have much of an air depletion problem. Now the bigger white gas ones, aka hippy killers, I'd def crack a window for  |
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Post by busaddict on Nov 6, 2015 19:40:36 GMT -8
I have one of these Coleman Sport Cat heaters I bought new intending to use it in the bus. Having heard they use up oxygen, I decided to test it out in the driveway one evening a few years ago. After a relatively short time, with the jalousie windows half open, the air began to feel thick and used, similar to the feeling you get when you operate a kerosene heater indoors that is not vented to the outside. They also produce a fair amount of moisture which will cling to anything in your van.  |
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Post by Brenticon on Nov 6, 2015 20:14:09 GMT -8
Well, Rob uses his all the time. I used mine a few times, but we don't go to sleep with them on. Heating a small area doesn't take long, so basically used to make it comfortable to get ready for bed. The gas furnace heaters built in the westfalias are on timers too, so I guess, use as needed.
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Post by busaddict on Nov 6, 2015 20:36:51 GMT -8
Well, Rob uses his all the time. I used mine a few times, but we don't go to sleep with them on. Heating a small area doesn't take long, so basically used to make it comfortable to get ready for bed. The gas furnace heaters built in the westfalias are on timers too, so I guess, use as needed. Agreed, but the built in heaters are vented outside, the only thing that gets into the cabin is the heat. |
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Post by PICTUP on Nov 6, 2015 21:41:23 GMT -8
I posted this in another section, but thought it might be fun to repeat it here. It had to do with this newer style heater versus my own past experiences www.cabelas.ca/product/10206/mr-heater-big-buddy-portable-heaterThey are actually made for small spaces like hunting tents. The moisture thing I am not so sure about. Back in 1987 when I worked in 100 Mile House I ran the gas heater in my Bus in the morning. It was Oct/Nov and the moisture from my breath would deposit on the fibreglass roof over night. When I had to get up at 4 am to go check the trap grid, I would pull the string attached to the gas heater control/timer. When the frozen condensation would start to melt and drip on my head I figured it was time to get up and get outta there. So how does one get rid of that moisture?  |
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Post by magikbus on Jul 29, 2017 10:44:36 GMT -8
Found an original '60s Coleman cooler at a garage sale for $5 in fairly good condition considering it's age. It fits nicely between the two front seats as well. Stan  |
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Post by Brenticon on Jul 29, 2017 16:28:09 GMT -8
Wrong color, I'll give you 2 loonies for it
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Post by magikbus on Nov 29, 2017 19:38:56 GMT -8
Here is the ultimate expert on Coleman products, showing off a tiny portion of his collection. Dr. Terry Marsh, a professor of something or other in the states, has the penultimate Coleman collection and shares all his knowledge with the world. Here is the page that shows Canadian Coleman lamps (not lanterns, that's a whole other topic) for the purpose of others identifying what their great grandpa left in his garage. STan tgmarsh.faculty.noctrl.edu/colecalamp.htm |
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Post by tony on Nov 29, 2017 20:16:30 GMT -8
SUPERLATIVE collection.....  |
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Post by Wongai on Nov 30, 2017 10:15:32 GMT -8
Jeezers....I had no idea those things existed. They would as a nice classy feel to any camper set up.
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Post by magikbus on Nov 30, 2017 20:48:44 GMT -8
Naw, campers need lanterns, not lamps. The lamps are too fragile to take much vibration.
Stan
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