My grandfather’s stove- reborn

[Smokey_Bear_JLUR]

Thought I’d share here and see if there are any other fans of old Colemans.

Years back, my mother gave me my Grandfather’s old twin burner Coleman stove from 1954-ish. It was in pretty bad shape, and needed some TLC.

After some much needed maintenance (new filler cap and a rebuilt of the pump assembly) as well as a thorough cleaning, I got it to reliably burn. I did some minor sanding and ended up painting interior (high temp paint) and exterior (closest I could get to “Coleman green”



I’m the end, it’s not a museum quality job, but it’s solid and should give this old stove another 60+ years of life!




Anyone else have a love for these workhorses?

Cheers,

Chris

 

[Charles_Alarie]

Great work man! Fantastic stove. My pop has one and I grew up using it.

 

[MuckSavage]

Great work! That looks dynamite! I have a love for vintage Coleman products. Have 6 or so lanterns, '52 is the oldest. 4 white gas stoves, oldest being '56. Propane stoves that I trash pick, grab at yard sales, etc.

 

[CR-Venturer]

That's awesome. Great job on the restoration. Seems to be in excellent shape overall, so your effort was well worth it I would say. We used those stoves for winter exercises when I was in the army. They're nearly bomb proof.

 

[Plasmajab]

That's awesome. Great job on the restoration. Seems to be in excellent shape overall, so your effort was well worth it I would say. We used those stoves for winter exercises when I was in the army. They're nearly bomb proof.

And we still use them today for that reason.

 

[KonzaLander]

Nice restoration! There are several folks here that love the old white gas Coleman appliances

 

[MuckSavage]

@KÜHN would you care to share the paint you used?

 

[Anak]

Nice work. Your grandpa should be proud to see that you are giving that stove an extra life.

I am a fan of the old Coleman stoves. I don't know how many I have, but it The Bride seems to think I have too many.

 

[Mojavewanderer]

I love the old Coleman stuff too, I have half a dozen stoves and lanterns still going strong after 50+ years.

 

[Lanlubber In Remembrance]

Nice restoration! There are several folks here that love the old white gas Coleman appliances

Where do you buy white gas. I'm familiar with it but haven't seen it in 20 years.

 

[Smokey_Bear_JLUR]

Where do you buy white gas. I'm familiar with it but haven't seen it in 20 years.

Walmart, Dicks Spirting Goods, outdoor shops, etc. it’s pretty easily found here in the Midwest

 

[Lanlubber In Remembrance]

Walmart, Dicks Spirting Goods, outdoor shops, etc. it’s pretty easily found here in the Midwest

Thanks, you did an awesome job on the old stove. Somewhere somehow I have lost my dads Coleman stove. Too many moves and too careless I guess. I have a two burner coleman lantern that has never used that I bought in 1960. Recently checked it out and all the parts look new including the pump seal and plunger. I bought some new socks and it's ready for some use now that I know I can buy fuel for it.

I found an old coleman the other day at the government surplus store for $15, he had several but I liked the one like yours. I had my doubts about the white gas and left it on the shelf. I'll go back tomorrow and see if its still there. I like fixing old things if they are worth fixing.

 

[MMc]

I would pick up a propane converter too. So fast and easy to use.

 

[Lanlubber In Remembrance]

I would pick up a propane converter too. so fast and easy to use.

I was wondering about that possibility. Do you think my propane supplier would know what I need ?

 

[MMc]

Amazon is your friend, so simple, so fast to get going in morning. I have a friend who jetted his, we call it the V-5 stove.

 

[Billiebob]

White gas burns hotter than propane and at higher elevations too.

 

[Mountain Goat]

Nice work. Your grandpa should be proud to see that you are giving that stove an extra life.

I am a fan of the old Coleman stoves. I don't know how many I have, but it The Bride seems to think I have too many.

Haha that would be any more than 1 would be too many

 

[Lanlubber In Remembrance]

White gas burns hotter than propane and at higher elevations too.

Good reason to save about $36 for conversion parts. :<)

 

[MMc]

I have multiple White gas stoves including SEVA gen 1 and 2 and a MSR Dragonfly that has over 300 meals on it. I also had/have a coleman 1, 2 and 3 burners. I replace the 2 burner for a Camp Partner. Propane runs fine up to 10,000 feet. The ease of propane use is far better than messing with a priming and flashing white gas stove. Also if you are outside of the USA you can get Propane, not so with whitegas.

 

[Lanlubber In Remembrance]

I have multiple White gas stoves including SEVA gen 1 and 2 and a MSR Dragonfly that has over 300 meals on it. I also had/have a coleman 1, 2 and 3 burners. I replace the 2 burner for a Camp Partner. Propane runs fine up to 10,000 feet. The ease of propane use is far better than messing with a priming and flashing white gas stove. Also if you are outside of the USA you can get Propane, not so with whitegas.

I live at 6000 ft. altitude and use propane for cooking and heating. When I lived at 3300 ft. alt. and used natural gas, everything cooked much faster (i.e. hotter flame) I don't know if it is because of the difference between natural gas and propane or the altitude, but I do know it takes longer to cook anything at 6000 ft. thsn 3300 ft. ! I doubt I will get much higher on the trail than 8000 ft. but it seems to me the longer it take to cook something the more fuel you would be using. Be interesting to hear from someone who has some real knowledge about this sort of science.