Pressure lamps

[spinyeel]

Any of you guys still use pressure lamps? Tilley, Coleman, Petromax etc. I find them fascinating.

 

[Jim]

I have two Colmans from the 60's that work great.

 

[spinyeel]

Have to try and get this baby working. Austrian Ditmar.

 

[Slash McCoy]

I used to have one that burned kerosene. To light it you had to first use straight alcohol to heat it up so that the kerosene would vaporize. It was a single mantle but it sure put out a lot of light.

 

[Uncle Erik]

Used to use them back in the Boy Scout backpacking days, but haven't used one in a good 20 years. But you're right, they are very interesting. I've got a bit of camping equipment around, but no lantern. Come to think of it, I really should have one around just in case.

 

[azmark]

I don't know when my Colemans were made but I remember using them since the 80's.