Trying out an old Coleman Camping stove.

May 9th, 2010 | by admin |


This week Im renting a lean-to in Baxter State park Maine. Im bringing a lot of gear and testing it out.


  1. 25 Responses to “Trying out an old Coleman Camping stove.”

  2. By SURFINROBIN on May 9, 2010 | Reply

    All my camping buddies rip it out of me for using this stove!! To be fair, it is a little more complex than a calor gas set up, but it always gets the trip off on some good humoured banter about its relative merits!

  3. By ArmyRanger10 on May 9, 2010 | Reply

    @leisasekhon Just make sure there is no old gas inside the tank. It tends to turn to jelly after a few years. Also make sure the burners are clean. White gas should be available where Coleman stoves are sold. Sometimes Walmart will also sell it.

  4. By leisasekhon on May 9, 2010 | Reply

    Hi all, I’m getting a 411A through eBay. Never had one before. What should I watch out for before lighting it? Is the White Gas availible wherever Coleman stoves are sold? Thanks,
    Totally Clueless *smile*

  5. By TheVittleVlog on May 9, 2010 | Reply

    I’ll have to look in to getting one of these…sounds like they are worth it..Thanks!

  6. By MrWelder411 on May 9, 2010 | Reply

    i just got a old coleman 411a stove and a 1950 coleman 242b lantren yesterday both for only $35 the lantren worked but i haven’t tried the stove yet

  7. By rocktruggy03 on May 9, 2010 | Reply

    I found an early 80’s stove like this at a local surplus store, a real classic. The owner was kind of a jerk but only charged me $45 and said “that’s as is…no promise it works..” man this thing is greeeeat. It works perfect and looks good at the same time!

  8. By MrBreeze250 on May 9, 2010 | Reply

    Thanks for the vid. These old stoves are workhorses. They don’t make them like that anymore.

  9. By briggsandstratton1 on May 9, 2010 | Reply

    i have a can that is 15 years old and is still good

  10. By SpiritsoftheWolf on May 9, 2010 | Reply

    i got 3 coleman stoves, 1 pure white fuel, 1 unleaded fuel, and 1 propane stove, and they all work fantastic

  11. By SpiritsoftheWolf on May 9, 2010 | Reply

    if you keep the coleman fuel out of direct sunlight and keeping it airtight shut, it will last a long time, i got a coleman fuel can for more than 6 years, and still fresh, long you keep it airtight shut so no moisture get in the can, it will stay fresh a long time, make sure the coleman stove, lantern, etc is completly empty before storing it over the winter storage to prevent corrosion buildups

  12. By bwindussa on May 9, 2010 | Reply

    Does anyone know how long the coleman’s “white fuel” will stay usable in it’s own container?

    Thanks for the help.

  13. By safeway56 on May 9, 2010 | Reply

    I’ve found it’s easier pressurising the tank before inserting it into the sove.

  14. By hinatandnaruto on May 9, 2010 | Reply

    i have the same stove it last forever

  15. By ArmyRanger10 on May 9, 2010 | Reply

    Thanks for the tip buddy, ill have to try that next time I use it.

  16. By huntinguy532 on May 9, 2010 | Reply

    hey great vid but were the right burner was a little high on the old stoves once there going you take the pump and keep pumping it until there is more blue flame and it gose down then you can control how high you want it.

  17. By Markcuda on May 9, 2010 | Reply

    You should take better care of your stove. ;) )))

  18. By curtludwig on May 9, 2010 | Reply

    I agree, I see nothing abnormal about this light up. Wait a couple minutes for it to get warm and it turns nice and blue. He puts on the second burner too soon…

  19. By oldbloke135 on May 9, 2010 | Reply

    The yellow flame is probably not due to dirt it’s due to it being cold. The vids on here where the stoves fire up blue probably live in Florida. Believe me, they never fire up like that over in the freezing, damp UK! After a minute or so they run fine.

  20. By ArmyRanger10 on May 9, 2010 | Reply

    Thanks for the comment. Ill have to clean the fuel tank, when I first opened it there was gas inside like jelly that was over 20 years old. And when I went camping it was left outside in the rain for 2 days. Great tip ill try that out and hopefully ill have a nice blue green flame again.

  21. By lamplighter112 on May 9, 2010 | Reply

    The reason your flame is yellow is due to dirt in the fuel and generator. It helps to filter your furl through a felt filter funnel. Always drain the tank dry after use to avoid rust in your fuel tank. Your generator can be cleaned by soaling it in carb cleaner for a while. Try it and the old cooker will run like a top. Cheers!

  22. By crabtrap on May 9, 2010 | Reply

    ditto on the no alcohol comment maybe thats why they keep burning houses down USE COLEMAN FUEL ONLY (unless it is dualfuel compatible which allows you to use gasoline also).
    DO NOT USE Alcohol!!!

  23. By northernpike56 on May 9, 2010 | Reply

    They’re great stoves,and last for ever :-)

  24. By bphendri on May 10, 2010 | Reply

    I have the smae model of stove, very reliable even if old, and the flame is yellow because the generator (Metal tube over the main burner) isn’t hot enough yet to completely vaporize the fuel. Nothing to worry about

  25. By bphendri on May 10, 2010 | Reply

    It’s a Coleman Camp fuel (White Gas) stove, not alchohol.

  26. By ArmyRanger10 on May 10, 2010 | Reply

    Yeah wouldnt recommend cooking inside with this stove. Propanes a bit expensive this runs on white gas/coleman fluid. Honestly ive never been in a Hurricane, a few years ago we had some micro bursts and a Tornado which is very rare where I live. Power was out for 3 days I did all my cooking on a fire outback (this was before I had any stoves).

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