Yeh that's what I've noticed with all you guys here at CPL, you're all so friendly and so willing to help. Cheers Simon
Thanks Buggerlugs. That makes for VERY interesting reading
Hi Colin Thanks for your reply. What I meant was, the tank has a brass finish to it. There is an area on the side of the tank which appears to...
Hi guys. I have just bought this X246 with a brass tank. Any ideas of its age or year manufacture?. Its the only brass tank X246 that I have come...
I'm thinking the Bialaddin lamp in the pic might just be a 305 on account of having a lip on the curved top of the chimney and the absence of vent...
Briars Gully just down a bit from Benmore dam is where we're headed. Just follow the glow from our Tilley and Coleman lamps. 50's cooking on a '55...
Not planning to recreate the trip, but looking towards doing an early 1950's camping weekend in the Waitaki Valley near Oamaru some time in...
Thanks Ian, I definitely will not be running a Bialaddin on anything other than kerosene when I eventually find one. Interesting how it was stated...
Again, thanks for your reply. My mate and I both have 1954 land rovers, the same as the oxford & cambridge Far Eastern Expedition of 1955. We are...
Hi. Thanks for your reply. What fuel types would the Bialaddin 300X run on? Cheers Simon
[ATTACH] Can anyone identify the midel of the pictured Aladdin pressure lamp? The photo was taken in Afghanistan in 1956 by one of the members of...
Cheers Jeff.
Thanks Tony, I'll try not to eat one. I'll go with the Thorium type then since it burns white. Simon
Cheers Tony. I'm on Just Mantles NZ website right now having a look. DT140 appears to be the right one. There's two types listed, yittrium and...
Hi and thanks for the warm welcome to the group. I'll follow up on that contact for mantles, they may also have other Tilley related goodies. Simon
Hey thanks for all the info and the contact. I'll chase it after Christmas. You guys have been very helpful, cheers. Simon
Buggerlugs, thanks for taking the time to reply. I'll keep an eye out for those items, they sometimes appear on our "Trademe". Yeh man, for some...
Hi and thanks mate. Yep I agree! A very good, helpful group of people. No doubt as time goes on I'll have some more questions. Where do I obtain...
Cheers Tony. Very much appreciated. Thanks Simon
Thanks Tony. I'm quite excited about my Tilley even more so now. What production/model year would you say it was built in? Cheers Simon
Separate names with a comma.