DO NOT USE gasoline in a Coleman lantern. Gasoline is highly combustible and might explode in your face. Use only approved fuel for Coleman lanterns.
Some of the Coleman stoves are duel fuel which is Coleman fuel or unleaded gas. Either way, Check with Coleman first!!.
You actuality can burn gasoline in ANY Coleman lantern. However it does not burn as clean, and it can cause buildup in the generator. This is not a major issue it can easily be cleaned with acetone. Thrust me this does work and it is safe. I have been burning gas in all of my Coleman stoves and lanterns for the last 15 years and I have never had any problem. ( do not use kerosene )
Yes, gasoline works pretty good in a Coleman although it does smell.
There are many styles of Coleman Lanterns made. They were first made back in the 1950's and were made from materials such as nickel, ceramic and stainless steel.
There isn't really a best per-say, but different kinds of Coleman Lanterns favor different situations. They are all good lanterns, I wrote a review about some of these on my HUB, you can go check it out.
You can use unleaded gas in any gas lantern,I am using it for years in 100+ lanterns
It is used primarily for fueling lanterns and camp stoves.
No, because cars run on gasoline not kerosene
In the late 19th and early 20th century oil was distilled to produce kerosene for lanterns and the byproducts was gasoline
people use lanterns for light
No, Coleman fuel is a naptha and only has an octane rating of about 50. Additionally there are no additives in the fuel. Using this white fuel in a gasoline engine will burn valves.
they used lanterns because they wanted 2
The use of lanterns began during antiquity. There are references to the use of lanterns in Greek literature, as well as the Bible. Today, lanterns vary in how they are constructed and what energy is used to provide the light. Mantle lanterns can use a gas chamber, pressurized fuel, protein or kerosene.
Coleman makes a large variety of camping equipment. Some of the things they manufacture include tents, cooking stoves, domestic irons, lanterns, and small boats.