Coleman 508a my favorite Coleman stove

[@mikemorgan5015]

Nice work! You're spot on about folks not following the lighting procedures. I'm pretty sure that's why Coleman now has only 1 or 2 liquid fuel stoves today. Lawsuits over stupidity. It's unusual and a pleasant surprise to see someone who knows how to light them correctly.

[@MattTransit]

Thanks for the vid and information. We've been car camping at NYS puublic campgrounds for several years. My first camping stove was a Coleman that required "Coleman" fuel, similar to the one you demonstrated that I purchased in 1983, or '84. A year or two later we bought a Sears "Hillary" stove and lantern because of the convenience of the one pound propane tanks. I still have the Coleman, I just haven't fired it up in like thirty or more years.

[@NLoutside75]

Thanks for watching That's awesome I like the propane too but those 1 pound tanks are getting really expensive You should fire up your old Coleman gas stove They are great

[@user-rf8fx2zx8s]

I have the 533 sportster dual fuel I was given in its case yrs ago .... I love it and keep it handy...its the easiest stove to transport and really takes no room in the camp box..... I have used it with the coleman oven and have a cast iron fla grill with a grill stand that it works sweet under ....... I recommend this highly

[@NLoutside75]

That's awesome Sounds like a great combination Thanks for watching

[@BillCoSmith]

I have one, its a great stove.

[@NLoutside75]

I certainly is Thanks for watching

[@carlyoung6111]

Gasoline is the fuel? Would denatured alcohol work? If so the burner could be used indoors.

[@NLoutside75]

Coleman fuel is what this stove uses It will burn gasoline but will produce soot and clog the generator after a while as well as smell terrible Denatured alcohol will not work in these stoves Kerosene and diesel won't work either Thanks for watching!

[@edwardhill6945]

@@NLoutside75 I have to disagree on using pump gas. I’ve burned no lead pump gas for over 40 years. In lanterns, 4M, 3 burner, & single burner stoves. No issues with clogging gens. Frank Webb answered this question by burning 40 tankfuls, side by side with another using Coleman fuel. No appreciable difference. If, perchance the Gen does get clogged, they are incredibly easy to clean. Coleman fuel has gotten very expensive lately, as kids my dad used to buy white gas,(naphtha), at the bulk plant, pumped from a 45 gal drum. When we lived in the NWT, & could be over an hours flight from the nearest town, it was just way easier to burn the same fuel as the skidoos or boats used. I do think I’ve purchased Coleman fuel in 4 decades.

[@lionsfan80]

​@@edwardhill6945 I've always heard that and believed that to be the case I've used gasoline once in a pinch However now I will use gasoline when my Coleman fuel is used up I live in Newfoundland and the price of Coleman fuel is 28 dollars a gallon plus tax so definitely very expensive And you are right the generator is easy to clean I will definitely try gas Thanks for your comment

[@edwardhill6945]

@@lionsfan80 I should have added the one caveat. Coleman fuel has a very long shelf life, I’ve got a couple opened cans of CF that are over 10 years old, & they are fine. pump gas, not so much. Most pump gas has ethanol, & all alcohols really like to attach to water. In a high humidity environment, they will absorb moisture, & eventually cause issues. In a sealed tank, shelf life can be a year, & I’ve used 45 gallon drums up in the Arctic that were two years old. However, I have 6 lanterns & 5 stoves. If they are not going to be used for some time, I let them burn dry. I also store them with a few “pumps”, to keep a positive pressure in the tank. Pump gas is fine, just don’t leave it sit for several years.

[@edwardhill6945]

Don’t think I’ve purchased…