What can I say, money is always an influence in our choices, so this test will compare how much it costs per hour to run these lanterns. Coleman makes a variety of lanterns that run on different of fuels. ” I put them to the test and found one that was a clear winner. Contact our team to talk to a factory expert to help you choose the right model based on your needs. Two main features of the Coleman rechargeable lantern stand out.
The propane lantern is the automatic transmission, where the white gas is the manual. I unfortunately purchased a coleman rechargeable lantern BEFORE I started looking for reviews..this one wonked out on us after six hours.. This lantern may be able to recharge other items coleman canopy BUT, when we go camping we do not take along things that need to be recharged. We go to get away and radios, cell phones, etc have nop place in our tents. The lantern was easy to use, but was ridiculously heavy for its size and cost more than what we had anticipated.
The propane lantern is still warm, but not as yellow as gas. The LED was much different with its white, daylight balanced light. For your money, I don’t think that the Coleman Rechargeable Lantern is the best value. It comes across cheaply made, has poor battery life and doesn’t offer many of the features that other lanterns do.
This version, in Dwayne Hanson’s collection, is the most well known with a flat capture nut to hold the ventilator and several indentations in the ventilator (right). The Coleman Quick-Lite 327 was sold from 1920 to 1924 from the Wichita (USA) plant with no date stamp. This lantern, in Ron Lenfield’s collection, includes the box and accessories.
We believe this lantern is a Model 221, a kerosene fueled version of their Model 220 above (McRae). The fuel pickup (not shown) is a simple tube and there is a supplementary generator heater threaded into the mixing chamber casting (middle images). After preheating with a torch, a row of small flames come out of the rear of the heater, directed at the upper part of the Q77 generator. This lantern, in Dean Dorholt’s collection, is date stamped April 1929 (lower image).
Beta Test Program memberships do not automatically renew. A number of years ago, I was out in Central California picking up a VW Bus and came across a box of Coleman 242 lanterns and parts for a few bucks. At that point I had only had experience with the propane variety and held the common opinion that the white gas models are more fiddly.