I have been collecting Coleman Lanterns and others for years , if you are patient and go to flea markets and search Craigslist you can find really nice condition ones for not much money . There is little that ever goes wrong with these old pressurized lanterns that in most cases can't be solved with two parts.
A new fuel cap and a new pump gasket . Sometimes they need to be fettled if they were left full of gas but I just recently fired up a 242C which had been hanging in a garage using nothing but a little oil in the pump to get the leather supple so it would build pressure and some gas. It fired right up, same for a 425F compact stove .
These are pretty simple machines and can be had cheaply , just stock up on white gas so you have it when you need it and keep a few spares around like generators and pump gaskets.
A new fuel cap and a new pump gasket . Sometimes they need to be fettled if they were left full of gas but I just recently fired up a 242C which had been hanging in a garage using nothing but a little oil in the pump to get the leather supple so it would build pressure and some gas. It fired right up, same for a 425F compact stove .
These are pretty simple machines and can be had cheaply , just stock up on white gas so you have it when you need it and keep a few spares around like generators and pump gaskets.
