G,,day i got one the other day . cheap . it is modern , but it is nice to keep up with new stuff. overall , i am fairly impressed . electronic light , good for light in a hurry . long burn time , a cage to protect the globe . and the globe is sprung mounted so it does not rattle adjustable for brightness. and it is a bright lantern ! i can only find genuine Coleman mantles for it , but a single tie will still give you light . for a quick give me light lantern , because the power is out . i like it . it lacks the fun of preheating etc . but it was not meant for that . kerry
G,,day the lack of a single comment makes me think everyone else is totally against anything new . just my thoughts . kerry
Hi Kerry, just watched a youtube clip about this lamp, as you say for a quick give me light lantern, it's a beauty.
G,,day Anthony , from across that expensive ditch . you know what i mean . thankyou . that was the point i was making . from what i have read , avoid them if date stamped 2014 , they had a recall . cheers kerry
Not me - I've got one although I haven't seen it for years. Cost me all of £12 at a car-boot sale but the electronic ignition doesn't work (I think this was an Achilles heel of this lantern). I recall I lit it OK by conventional means and it was bright enough. The tubular mantle was a bit of a pain because you cannot just bung on any single-tie 500cp type you have lying around. One day I'll find it and use it again...
David . maybe the battery needs replacing an AAA battery i agree the mantle is a pain . but they will and do work with most single tie mantles . just not as well as with the correct one . cheers kerry
That's what I thought/hoped but no luck. The electronic cartridge is easily removed and replaced (cynically, I wonder why) but the cheapest I've seen them is on eBay at £16 i.e. more than I paid for the lantern. It's so long ago that I played with this lantern, I was a newbie to Coleman and didn't realise any other type mantle could be used - thanks for the info. But I prefer to have things looking like the manufacturer intended, anyway...
