Wansworth
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Anybody used these lamps for interior lighting?
Colman lamps
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sailorman
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VicS
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Coleman?
What type are you referring to .
LPG, Fluorescent, LED, Petrol, Kerosene ??
Quite a range to consider http://www.coleman.com/coleman/gearfinder/lanternfinder.asp
What type are you referring to .
LPG, Fluorescent, LED, Petrol, Kerosene ??
Quite a range to consider http://www.coleman.com/coleman/gearfinder/lanternfinder.asp
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Wansworth
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It was the petrol pressure lamp but I have reservations about the petrol.I used Pafaffinpressure lamps a long time ago,probable not so ignitable.The best was a wick lamp with a big opaque glass but on asmallboat a bit fragile.
andygc
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Coleman make reliable and safe petrol pressure lamps. They also make a dual fuel lamp which runs on petrol or paraffin, and also paraffin-only lamps. Their petrol burning lamps are very well engineered with an on/off valve that will not fail unsafe. That is not true of another make of lamp which claims to be safe with petrol (marketed by another American company, but made elsewhere) which has been known to turn into a big fireball.
Given that petrol is not the safest of fuels to store or pour on a boat bobbing up and down, you would probably be better off with a paraffin lamp. The competition includes Tilley - British-made, work well, but a bit flimsy - and Vapalux - until recently British-made, now made in Korea - very good engineering, soldier-proof, and the spares fit all models ever made, including Bialaddin. If you get a pressure lamp it would be wise to make a storage box for it - all lamps are fragile on a small boat.
Csail
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Swmbo just bought a vango tent which we used at the weekend, it came with a set of led lights and they were amazingly good.
chinita
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After much research, I bought one of these:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vapalux-H...ernsTorches&hash=item19c8e2db40#ht_499wt_1416
I think it was from the same guy (no connection). I see he does not post overseas but there is probably a way around that.
A great lamp, easy to light and throws out about 1kw heat as well as loads of light.
Thoroughly recommend.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vapalux-H...ernsTorches&hash=item19c8e2db40#ht_499wt_1416
I think it was from the same guy (no connection). I see he does not post overseas but there is probably a way around that.
A great lamp, easy to light and throws out about 1kw heat as well as loads of light.
Thoroughly recommend.
mjcoon
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I expect you mean translucent which as the word implies does let light through. Opaque objects don't.
It's a common substitution...
Mike.
Wansworth
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Thanks for all replies.
Wansworth
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Yes,I am going native and fogetting stuff.......although its probably the same in Spanish!
alahol2
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I'd second the Tilley or, better, the Vapalux lamps. Coleman petrol lamps, though extremely bright, are just not built to the same quality. I have a Vapalux (Bialaddin) that is well over 50 years old and still works fine, I have a Coleman 5 years old that is unrepairable. The only downside of the Tilley/Vapalux is that they need pre-heating with meths whereas (some of) the Colemans don't.
satsuma
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I use the colman duel fuel lamp. I use it inside and out, with care and ventilation, though more for the heat it puts out than anything else!
CreakyDecks
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As a beach angler I've been through a few pressure lamps Tilley, Anchor and Coleman and I think the Coleman is by far the best. The one I use is the Coleman North Star. There is just no comparison between messing about with meths and matches on the parafin lamps in howling gales and simply pressing the electronic igniter button on the Coleman! It also gives off far more light. I use it for fishing and camping but wouldn't use it on the boat. I think there is little chance of a problem with the lamp, it is the filling process that would worry me.
PS. I believe what Coleman mean by "duel fuel" is Coleman fuel or unleaded petrol, not parafin.
PPS. I concur with what the previous poster said, I also use it as a heater as much as a light source.
PS. I believe what Coleman mean by "duel fuel" is Coleman fuel or unleaded petrol, not parafin.
PPS. I concur with what the previous poster said, I also use it as a heater as much as a light source.
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Wansworth
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The colman lams are cheaper than tilly.I guess its possible to refil without spilling,sometimes tillys flare up anyway got all winter to ponder the idea.Certainly the press button lighting beats pre heating and matches!!!
CreakyDecks
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It might be possible to fill it without spilling but I don't think I've ever done it: rolleyes:
What happens is I fill it with the special filter funnel they provide and before I know it the tank is full and so is the funnel. Then of course when I pull the funnel out it empties all over the place! Apart from that it's a great lamp.
Wansworth
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yer been there done that!
planteater
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I have a Vapalux lamp which is a cracking piece of kit but I just don't trust it on the boat. As an outdoor lantern it is a treat to use.
I'll stick to LEDS and unpressurised oil lamps afloat.
I'll stick to LEDS and unpressurised oil lamps afloat.
fergie_mac66
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i have used a coleman for ten years great controllable light, very easy to light .Burns for nearly 24 hrs on one fill , which generally means i can choose a good time to fill with the special funnel that is supplied, stops you overfilling .I found a piece off plastic drain pipe a bit bigger than the glass cut it to length and then cut down one side to get it on , it made a protector for the glass when not in use . The heat output is huge, probably gives of more heat than light !
Wansworth
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Thanks...sounds like a good plan.
jwilson
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Long ago had a Coleman paraffin lamp, used for interior lighting (and heating) on a small cruiser, and hung it outside when off the boat as the world's brightest anchor light. Had no problems with it, though used to paraffin as I also had a Primus cooker.
In the Far East you find Chinese-made versions with two mantles, even brighter.