Plus, the lifetime LEDs run cool and never need to be replaced. No matter where or why you travel, there’s always something to be found, so why not get the most out of every camping experience. Coleman traditional travel trailers provide comfort amenities and value. If it has a strong really sharp smell, that is varnish from old gasoline that has gone stale. If it smells real bad you might need to tear it apart to clean the internal parts. Remove the fuel filler cap and pour all the old fuel into an approved container for disposal.
This early 220D has all the same features as the 228D above but is date stamped B 47. The two piece stamped burner (lower image) was used on a number of lamps and lantern models for coleman sleeping bag a short time after WWII before Coleman returned to cast burners. Coleman still sells a variety of lanterns that are powered by propane, kerosene, or camp fuel (aka white gas).
Contact our team to talk to a factory expert to help you choose the right model based on your needs. Install a new mantle or mantles on your lantern. Hold a match or lighter to the bottom and allow it (them) to burn completely. These instructions were written to help you safely light and operate an old lantern that you have not lit before, or has been in storage for a very long time. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material, both writing and images, without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited.
L427s built after this date all have the built-in pump. You can adjust the light output with the tip cleaner stem or the valve, depending on the model. Click here for an owner’s manual on your lantern if you don’t have one. Light a match or lighter and hold it below the mantle(s).
The center globe cage base disk is stamped Sunshine Safety Lamp Co., Kansas City, MO. These two Quick-Lite lanterns are unusual because the pump is only partially mounted in the fount. The check valve can be seen between the pump and filler cap. Air from the pump is piped up to the top of the fount.