Coleman Lantern .... at the off grid cabin

Today we're soaking up the last cool night of spring and fixing up a Coleman lantern.

[@uscgalpha91]

I bought a new Coleman dual fuel lantern, stove, and Ruger revolver around 1988. For the last 35 years all 3 have been on a lifetime of camping, float trips in the MO Ozarks and the Oregon outback. What great products in a new world of throw away crap. How refreshing to have items to pass on to my grandchildren.

[@dking1213]

I love the hiss of a Coleman stove or lantern. Many great memories of camping and deer hunting.

[@MikeT53]

It’s always a joy watching your videos and listening to your brand of wisdom.

[@johnhubble5373]

Agreed Mike. : j

[@101doreen]

Concur.

[@jlo13800]

At least its not a pukey blue EMF LED

[@user-hx9tp9cn2h]

Thanks, Dave, for another walk down Memory Lane! Fishing under a bridge on the mighty Tennessee River with Coelman Lanterns takes me back 60+ years!

[@gilbertcammarn874]

Watching this around four a.m. along with my new lantern on. Not gas but battery operated. Thanks these old lanterns bring me back to my childhood.

[@billiegoodman4872]

The old esthetic should be treasured, like me. I’m old but I’m still here to shine my light. You guys have fun!!!

[@nancyrea3863]

You can tell such a great story around simple things. Brooke can do the same thing. I pray people will remember that Memorial Day is about the men and women who kept our nation whole. Thank you.

[@iwona7297]

At minute 3.39 there is perfect reflection of light forming a cross in that lamp in the top centre. I enjoy your videos. I wish to live somewhere so pristine. How blessed you are to have all this beautiful creation around you to enjoy. Praise God. And thank you for taking us to the woods with you. So much one can learn from you.

[@christinashawgo6510]

Thanks Dave for the feel good moments of my younger years.

[@EphemeralProductions]

I’ve always loved these. I’m almost 50 and have always thought these had a Warmer, brighter light than any other battery-powered lanterns!

[@Bushradical]

me too....both age and opinion

[@userjarabecko]

Fire is the warmest light. The coldest light is led

[@JeffHendricks]

Still got my dad's old Coleman lantern and stove. Still work, even 40+ years later.

[@rebeccabyeseda4844]

Thanks, I needed that memory. I like all your videos, but rarely hit the like button. I enjoy watching you and Brooke tackle building challenges and your faith. God bless you and your and God bless America.

[@thorpy0074]

The nostalgia of a sound is remarkable…instantly taken back to my childhood….

[@budlvr]

Such a simple thing, makes a great story. Thanks Dave!

[@sandrathomson1084]

Appreciate the trip down memory lane Dave. Mom had 7 children and we were raised with those lanterns. Good Ole Days. Stay safe. God Bless Y'all ❤️🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@heatherclayton-callaghan4270]

That lantern reminds me of home as a wee child. This is what my parents used on the farm before we had torches. They lit up many a dark night in winter when bad weather took out our single line of electricity to that came out to the farm. I was way to young to hnderstand any of that stuff. But there was always comfort in a candle or a lantern. Thankyou kind sir, there's more that knits us together in this big wide world than that that separates us. From an Aussie born & raised a Kiwi. 🇳🇿🇦🇺🤗💞🙏✌️👍👏👊🇺🇲

[@Bianchi8000]

@@heatherclayton-callaghan4270 ❤

[@zygotepeyote]

I had the lantern and the stove and a lot of memories camping with them. Never failed me. Enjoyed the video!

[@Enjoymentboy]

There's something about the sound and smell of an old Coleman lantern that cannot be beat. Add in the warm greenish glow of the vintage mantles and it's an experience that cannot be duplicated with modern technology. I've acquired, repaired, rebuilt and kept FAR too many Coleman lanterns over the years. I expect I will do it again.

[@andrewchapman4313]

Old Coleman gear and the outdoors! What a classic combo! ❤

[@DoyleShadduck]

Now it’s all LED and batteries.

[@kaboom4679]

The smell of white gas always brings back memories . It was the unofficial fragrance of camping .

[@71FordGator]

I have the Coleman lantern my Dad bought in the 50s . It’s been to the bottom of Forest lake when my Dad and both Grandfathers went through the ice while driving out to their fishing spot. He rescued both Grandfathers but the car went to the bottom with all the fishing equipment. When the car got fished out of the lake everything was still in the car. He dried out the lantern and we used it everywhere we went camping. I’ve inherited it now and will pass it on to my boy. LOve the sound of it. It’s relaxing and I think of the lake story every time I light it. Thanks for a great story from you.

[@montyhutchens4088]

Glad I am not the only one that loves the sound of a Coleman Lantern. Still have mine that I grew up with fishing until 3am and the stove. Thanks. Great memories of my dad every time its lite,there time machines for me. Good Video.

[@markbrooks5278]

Had them same old feelings for years Dave , im 65 now and that sure brings back some good memories for me! Thank you so much for your videos🎉

[@ruthiewrangler9864]

The best sound is a coleman mantel lantern. Brings me immediately back to camping with family. I actually still have mine. Thanks Dave.

[@davidcrosby8552]

I still have my Dad's 1950's coleman lantern. It reminds me of our first camping trips in the Mt. St. Helens area in the early 1970's. I still remember my father teaching me how to use it at a young age. I recently got it going again after it sat since the 1980's. Bought lots of parts but didn't really need anything but soaking in penetrating oil and a good cleaning. Even the leather pump cup came back to life with a little oil. Amazing! Hold on to it, they don't make em like that any more!

[@davidcrosby8552]

Special note: I just found a youtube channel called OldTown Coleman. A whole channel devoted to these everlasting products AND the host appears to be missing part of one eyebrow! Heck yeah!!! :)

[@carolberry8257]

Nothing better than a Coleman lantern. Fond memories. 😊

[@TheLordOfNothing]

There’s a Coleman lantern sitting in my garage that we probably got when we inherited the house back in ‘05. I was going to give it away but after I saw this video I decided to bring some new life into it.

[@rmcrae62]

That was like poetry to those of us who spent our youth camping.

[@ginnysulya9805]

All my first memories of camping hand Coleman labels on them! Love the sound of a Coleman lantern! Memories of pie irons in the campfire, putting sleeping kiddos in their sleeping bags and playing with damp decks of cards around a picnic table! Thank you for the memories! 😊

[@Carolbearce]

Old Coleman stoves and lanterns are what camping is all about. Oh the memories I have with that equipment!

[@indyoutsider]

I feel the same way about old Coleman stuff. I have a lantern just like yours actually, and the hissing sound is so comforting to me. It always reminds me of night fishing for catfish. I remember putting a small ball of Play-Doh on the line to see when I got a bite. A hot cup of coffee for the Misty morning dew. And the taters and eggs on the old Coleman stove. Yes it's definitely part of my life, too bad the younger generation don't think it's important.

[@stephensgate1]

Found memories of those old Coleman products. I love it.

[@madamecampsalot6384]

Nothing like the sound of peepers and lanterns. Thanks, Dave!

[@carpenterbud1414]

That's good old reliable gear. Had it around most of my life.

[@oldpukindog]

I grew up in the 60's. That reminds me of vacation trip with mom dad and my brother. We had the stove too. I remember the smell of the gas burning. Great memories.

[@arielcotter2656]

Hearing Mother Nature is always the best sound.

[@janetstonerook4552]

I heard you say something that struck a chord with me. No place else I'd rather be than here on this spring evening. I live way back out in the country and was just thinking this last evening while I was outside working in my yard. A cool breeze, not many bugs yet and the smell of old fashioned roses from the much neglected bushes across the way. I realized how lucky I am to live in such a beautiful place surrounded by nature and quiet. 👵👍

[@Bushradical]

well said.....you paint a picture with that discription

[@juniordelgiorno5260]

Funny how you called your Coleman, “old”. I’ve been using the “old” Coleman since the 70’s with my grandfather and father for camping and now I use it with my son on camping trips. It gives me the opportunity to share camp stories with him every time we break it out and set it up to light. I can tell my son looks forward to us getting the lamp out cause he knows we’re going to talk about his grandpa or great grandpa. So this lamp may be old but it and the memories attached to it are all new to him. Love your vids.

[@sosayweall7290]

What a great comment, thank you. You're right, there's something about Coleman stoves and lanterns which bring something to those camping days.

[@mikerogers9711]

I love all my old Colman equipment. I grew up with all of them. Lanterns and Stoves. Great memories with my Dad and mom 59 years of them. Still in use today

[@ronaldkaipio8324]

It's the simple things we forget to enjoy, Thanks Dave

[@parkcaro]

I can remember my dad asking me to change the mantles on the lights in his old canned ham hunting trailer, showing how it was done. He's been gone nearly 30 years now, but I still remember so many things that he taught me.

[@NorthToSouthChannel]

This was the most nostalgic 5 min ever. Thank you.

[@patricksomers5872]

I use this video to help me wind down at bedtime. Thank you for making it.

[@MaryTravels53]

You are right on! I love my Old Coleman lantern, and that hiss has hangs there and gives that wonderful glow.

[@richardchayer6597]

brought me back 40 years hearing the old lantern run and the spring peepers ....... thank you

[@davidgreen5938]

I'm blessed to be born and raised in and around Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas. We kids grew up camping in the forests and surrounding lakes long before electricity and running water was available. The sounds of hand pumping water and Coleman stoves and lanterns are things I really miss...

[@user-mo2jr5er9v]

Can't beat the vintage Coleman lantern and stove!!

[@millie8984]

The sound! Id totally forgotten that sound. Thank you so much for bringing back that lost memory of camp evenings.

[@lauralee83]

I could listen to Dave narrate the phone book ...it would be so calming 😂

[@Bushradical]

thanks

[@jamiemoen-bi3gd]

I couldn't agree more!

[@xsitescript582]

The guitar music and voice puts me sleep at the end of a stressful day.

[@Bushradical]

LOL....I put people to sleep...LOL If it's a compliment I'll take it

[@brettm1118]

This is so true... and yes, it's a compliment 😂

[@debyrah]

My dad had a lantern and stove just like those. He passed 4yrs ago....thanks for bringing back a wonderful memory♥

[@byrondodd2882]

Need more stories like this one. Thanks Dave

[@TheZombiePossum]

I watch a LOT of youtube. Far more than any other media. Almost all of it falls snugly in the bushcraft/homesteading/woodworking space. Yours are probably the only videos I consistently do not set to 1.5x playback speed. Just so relaxing. Keep it up, Dave.

[@lawaincooley6788]

Thank you for the peaceful video. I wish I was out in the woods enjoying the last cool days of spring. Enjoy! Wishing you all God's blessings and health!

[@kimbrandom2789]

Its those simple thoughts and simple pleasures that warm a heart. Thanks for the simple share.

[@davidjones8680]

Thanks for a trip back to my childhood days.

[@bowslap]

Those old Coleman lanterns…..just can’t beat’em. I have one that I bought at a yard sale 20 years ago, spent a little money on stove fuel and mantles….worked like a charm. Had it out at the campground last year, after cleaning out the jets it lit off like it hadn’t sat for the past 17 years. An old Coleman stove is on my list….wish I’d snagged my grandparent’s old red steel-belted cooler. That thing saw so man trips to the river, family reunions, fishing trips up to Minnesota from central Indiana….hell, come to think of it, still have my old Coleman 2-room tent. Most of my recreational stuff these days is done in my 2010 29’ Keystone Outback travel trailer. Hardly roughing it, but gets me out in the woods…. I keep the tent as an option. I’m not huge on buying stuff just to have it, but the old Coleman camp gear….it was built to last and darned if it just doesn’t scream “OUTDOORS” to these almost-49 year-old ears.

[@dottieburton5501]

I can remember my grandparents having Coleman lanterns and my dad had them I have had them and now my kids use them I agree on nothing better than listening to a Coleman Lantern burning and listing to frogs such wonderful spring evenings for sure thanks for the memories

[@timjohnson800]

Thanks you for the video you just took me back 50 years.I still my Coleman lantern and stove in my garage.

[@seanlupardus2907]

Just the ease and simplicity of camp life. Great feeling, very moving at times. God Bless, keep, Keeping on!

[@georgiacorey954]

Good ole basic Coleman lantern reminds me of my childhood days camping with my family. Very fond memories.

[@trustbuster23]

There is something enormously comforting about the sound of those things running. Somehow they blend into the natural world in ways that no modern LED lantern can. When you are within their circle of light, and beyond is nothing but wilderness and darkness, you can feel yourself in this privileged, special place. A little bubble of warm light that lets you stay awake and in the natural world just a little bit longer, even though the sun has gone.

[@Bushradical]

Well said

[@vallovesnature8449]

This brings back memories of my dad changing the mantles on our Coleman. Pure magic watching them disintegrate☺️

[@Melancholy1966]

That's the exact way I felt about them as a kid, I always wondered how something made of cloth could burn and then be re-lit again and again. Magic!

[@chrishope82666]

Always brings back lots of great memories.

[@wendykipple2385]

I appreciate the nostalgia of bringing back sweet memories. My parents showed us the love of camping. They had a coleman cooler. Years rolled forward, I had coleman lantern, coleman stove, and I inherited the coleman cooler. I still own to this day. Now, my oldest daughter and her family are coleman fans. I have enjoyed this video and reminding us of the simple things in life are far more enjoyable, an old coleman lantern burning on a cool evening. Thank you.❤

[@darlabuchmeier135]

Yup, a fixture of family camping. Thanks for dredging up good memories...

[@michaelcooley9749]

I always look forward to a new video from you. Excellent content as always.

[@Bushradical]

Thanks

[@phnxlin]

Awe, takes me back to when as a kid we would go camping and had the old coleman lantern running at night. I could almost smell that place watching your video

[@BlisterHiker]

There's something magical and romantic about those lanterns for anyone who remembers them from childhood 🙂 Very relaxing atmosphere. Thanks!

[@kennethshaheenjr.1164]

My Father used one of these when we went fishing. I was mesmerized by the burning mantles. These lanterns take me right back to childhood,,,fishing beside my Father, the smell of the lake and a big carp on the line.

[@douglasgatian1401]

Catfishing in the Cuyahoga river at night with the guys is my best memory. Coleman lasted all night!!

[@pamelapruitt2558]

I've had a Coleman gas camp stove for 40 years. I use it to can outside in the summer. Doesn't heat up the house. Still works like a charm. And when we have power outages, I've cooked many a meal on it. Used it thru Hurrican Hugo back in the late 80s. I did buy a new hose with adaptor so I can run it off a BBQ tank instead of the little bottles.

[@joanneflanigan1276]

You triggered so many memories of the Coleman Lantern. Aged about 6 with an older sister, my parents and we would go to Yosemite every year to camp. So, one night, after we had eaten on the Coleman Stove, it was time for bed and my Dad blew out the lantern. After a moment my mother, er, well Mother loudly..passed wind. Suddenly, the lantern which had been out, burst into life..we started laughing and could not stop until the Rangers came and made us leave. We laughed all the way home! Thank you ;-)

[@Bushradical]

I love that story !

[@timothyjeffcoats7557]

Dave you are a master story teller. Thank you.

[@nicknack6042]

A trip down memory lane. Instantly brought back memories of being a boy scout. I hadn't thought about changing those lantern mantles in a long time.

[@DeanFromTexas]

Love it. I've got a couple of these Coleman lanterns - one is a red colored, single mantle, Model 200A. Your feelings toward these lanterns mirror mine.

[@SuperheroDon]

Thank you for every simple part of this childhood memory.

[@ryanclements2869]

That sound brings back many memories. Thank you!

[@qsa2.073]

Can't explain how much I needed this video. Thank you sir.

[@Bushradical]

I'm glad you liked it

[@cfladrow]

Just that hiss brought back 70 yrs of memories.

[@ramblynrocketeer]

Best sound is listening to a Coleman lantern! Great video!!

[@johngmcd3]

Thanks fir another great video. I'm 78yrs old and last summer I gave my old Coleman lartern and my old Coleman stove to my grandson who takes a lot of campling trips. Who know he might pass them on to his son if he ever settles down.

[@Bushradical]

Awesome

[@marieleopold1625]

It's the 'simple' things in life that warm the heart. Thanks 4 sharing...God Bless!

[@afallencheetah6610]

I've used a ton of these old Coleman lanterns for many years thanks to boy scouts and now I own several in various states of repair. Old lanterns just feel right

[@johnzdrazil2140]

Ice fishing, camping, and Coleman lanterns. Thank you for sharing your experience.

[@rice6682]

We had this coleman lantern since in the 60's. Still have it and still functional. This 1 is for keeps.

[@SkyC4pten]

What a nice relaxing video, thank you Dave.

[@mrclean6063]

I have an old Coleman lantern sitting in my garage right now. Brings back so many good memories. Thanks for all the great content Dave.

[@scottdawe7412]

I still have the camping stove and other gear we used when we’d go camping with my dad. Was about 10 then, I’m 61 now. Still works fine!!

[@reneewilson1753]

My husband has one just like that. He used it to heat up our tent so we could get into our warm clothes. Great memories with a comment lantern for sure!

[@MickDickerson]

Ohh, the napthe Coleman lanterns are my fave, they sound so different when they burn, ASMR at its finest! When I first started my off grid journey 5yrs ago, it was just me, my dog, a bedroll on the floor and a single mantle Coleman 286 lantern a friend gave me, lol. I love them in the long Eastern Canadian Winters and my oil lamps that I haven’t broken the globe on.😂❤

[@gitchegumee]

I bought my Coleman lantern and camp stove when i was 18 - I'm 64 now and they still get at least a few uses a year. Both have been a part of many memorable camping trips and always worked exceptionallu year after year.

[@davidvelazquez3391]

A short video about a Coleman lamp bought back great memories of my Dad. Thanks Dave.

[@charleswalker3836]

I just thought I’d take a moment and tell you thanks for the videos. You’ll never know how much they’ve helped me. I had a stroke about two and a half years ago and somewhere early in my recovery I found your channel. After watching for a while, I got inspired to try and build my own little cabin. It’s just 12x 24 and it’s on my property but it sets me free when I’m working in it. My mind doesn’t work as good as it used to and I can’t use my right arm so I had to find new ways to get things done. One of these days I’m going to figure out how to send pictures on this phone so I can send them to you. Last fall I built a chicken coop and at the present time I’m building new steps in the front of my house. When I get to feeling overwhelmed I go to one of your old videos to remember how to do things. Thanks again for the help, you’ll never know what you’ve meant to me.

[@douglasbarnes124]

There’s definitely nothing better than an old Coleman lantern.

[@Farm_fab]

Dave, when I was in the army, my sargent assigned me to lantern service as virtual no one could operate them. I'm glad that we had one at home, as I wouldn't have known without that experience. I still have a Coleman lantern, but its propane, not white gas. Its not been used in a while, but its still mostly complete. I think that it needs new mantles.

[@Bushradical]

The propane ones have a great sound all their own. I love those too

[@simth0095]

Love the older colman lanterns . with the heat they put out they were the original bug zapper of the day. Lol

[@Bushradical]

LOL

[@patricksomers5872]

I call them crispy critters.

[@kanadezosGT]

No affiliate links, no "sponsored by"...just a stream of thoughts. Beautiful!

[@patricksomers5872]

There’s nothing like the relaxing hiss of a Coleman lantern. My first Coleman lantern was a 228J, which was a Christmas present from my older brother and his wife. I used that lantern on many camping trips & for night fishing. Sadly, that lantern was in my truck when it was stolen back in June of 1983. The truck was recovered, but the lantern was gone. I bought a 275 (aka a Turd) to replace it. That Turd was also used for camping & night fishing. I still have that Turd, along with 28 other lanterns.

[@bobwegner7933]

Just got an old lantern from 1972 and it fired right up... something peaceful about it. Simpler times... Maybe even a simpler future... Thanks Dave

[@txrazor2643]

You, the cabin and the Coleman lantern = serendipity

[@jeremypeterson9300]

Thanks Dave for the video!Brings back memories with my dad fishing at night for Crappie....