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.

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

@johnhubble5373

Жыл бұрын

Agreed Mike. : j

@101doreen

Жыл бұрын

Concur.

@jlo13800

2 ай бұрын

At least its not a pukey blue EMF LED

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.

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

8 ай бұрын

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!!! :)

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

Жыл бұрын

Well said

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

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.

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

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

@DoyleShadduck

4 ай бұрын

Now it’s all LED and batteries.

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

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

Жыл бұрын

me too....both age and opinion

@userjarabecko

Жыл бұрын

Fire is the warmest light. The coldest light is led

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.

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

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.

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.

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!

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

@Bushradical

Жыл бұрын

thanks

@jamiemoen-bi3gd

10 ай бұрын

I couldn't agree more!

@xsitescript582

10 ай бұрын

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

@Bushradical

8 ай бұрын

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

@brettm1118

8 ай бұрын

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

Hearing Mother Nature is always the best sound.

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🎉

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

Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

@@heatherclayton-callaghan4270 ❤

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.

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

Жыл бұрын

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

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.

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

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

Жыл бұрын

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

O , man you said it Coleman's things are the best , I collect their lanterns and stoves two and three burners ( I have about 24 lanterns and 16 stoves ) BUT I'M NOT A HOARDER!!!! I just liberate them from other people's garages . I tear them all apart and rebuild them THANK YOU FRANK FROM MONTANA.... Great video Dave ...........

@Bushradical

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Frank

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.

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

We camped alot until i was 15 we used Coleman lanterns, surprisedly we never had a Coleman stove always had a campfire we cooked on. Many great memories. Be Blessed. 😊🇺🇲

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

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

@Bushradical

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

Not the frogs!!!!!! I remember as a teen living in the Midwest, I took a 10 hour trip with my dad to Alabama to visit grandaddy and my favorite memory is nature and the many baby frogs in his yard at night!!! It was pure bliss ❤ needless to say as an adult I now live in Alabama where I hope for my kid to see the beauty in nature here and experience all the opportunities that I found. Having many ancestors here makes it feel nice even though they have either passed away moved away or are elderly. Nice video I felt the crisp cool evening in my soul watching this! ❤

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.❤

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

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

I remember growing up in the 90s and going camping with my dad, we would use those percolator coffee makers we would find at a yard sale or goodwill, maybe some sleeping bags from the 70s and 80s, but when my dad would break out the old Coleman cook top or lantern, it made the whole camping trip feel awarding and cherished.

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.

The old ones are the best I got 2 of them .

I used to have a lot of Colman stuff but I passed it on through the rummage sale it seems the young folks don’t have a use for that “old stuff “ thanks for the memories Dave 😊☮️❤️

@Melancholy1966

Жыл бұрын

That's so sad that younger people don't care much for the old stuff, luckily my son was raised with the old stuff (me and his dad were "older" parents 🙂) and we passed on our love for the old days to him. He's 28 now and still has the collection of Coleman lanterns he bought at garage sales when he was a teen. There's still a few kids around that are old souls, but not many.

@khaiwarrington4176

11 ай бұрын

18 and I just picked up two of the 220ks from 1980 and 81. Giving them a little bit of love prepping for camping. Hoping to find one of the old white gas stoves next year.

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

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

Yeah, there is just something special about those old gas Coleman lanterns. It's a reminder of great times outdoors!

Cool lantern for sure👍🏼 id definitely hang on to it🇺🇲✝️

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

I still use my Dads old one we had when I was a kid(45) yrs ago as well as the first one I bought when I was in my 20s. Nostalgia!practical , time tested..

I’ve camped since I was 2 weeks old, and I love Coleman white gas lanterns and stoves. I have collected 9 and still prefer them to a propane one! Good memories!

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

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.

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

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

@Melancholy1966

Жыл бұрын

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!

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

Жыл бұрын

I love that story !

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.

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.

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

Always brings back lots of great memories.

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

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! 😊

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.

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

@Bushradical

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you liked it

The sage wisdom of Dave Whipple - "Is it what you have on hand?" Yes. " Does it do the job? " Yes. Then it's the one to use!!

Just love the sound of a lantern. Brings back good memories of long ago with my dad.

@Bushradical

Жыл бұрын

I get it

Wonderful. This is the stuff that dreams are made of.

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.

Great video. After all the numerous storms where we lost power, we were the only house on the block to have a light. We hung it just outside the living room window, suspended on the clamshell shutter, because having it inside was too hot for us here in Miami. Thanks Coleman, and thank you Dad.

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

That sound brings back many memories. Thank you!

It just wouldn't be camping for me without my Coleman lantern. Thanks Dave take care.

Nice relaxing cool evening.

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...

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

Oh yes, love my Coleman lanterns and stoves. With a little care you will have them for a lifetime. Nothing draws moths like a Coleman lantern burning in the deep woods. Big fat wood moths with amazing patterns on the wings, fluttering wings so fast they are a blur. Really great memories. Thanks Dave ❤

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

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

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.

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

I grew up in a large family and when we went on vacation we camped, because it was cheaper but also because it was good to have us being outdoors. Coleman lantern, Coleman stove, Coleman water jug. A couple of years ago I bought a Coleman gas stove off Craigslist, just to have one. Ditto for an additional lantern, when I already had one. I totally understand why you bought that lantern.

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

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

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.

I collect Coleman lanterns. I've got around 70 of them dating back before 1920. Love me some "hiss therapy."

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

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

Allot of good memories of camping and ALL our Colman Camping equipment. The lanterns, stoves, water coolers, food coolers, water jugs, tents and everything in between! If you need a brand to trust Colman is the one!

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

Ай бұрын

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

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.

I have the same Coleman lantern, and share the same sentiment about it.

Coleman lanterns always remind me of Scout camping back in the '60s. Of course, only the adults could have them, but they always lit the Troop's main area. Oh, and as far as Michigan weather. I recall one year, mid 1960s I believe, when the forecast for July 4th at Alpena and Houghton Lake was for snow!

I love the old heat and light. Soothing sound too. No batteries or off-color LEDs. If you didn't grow up with it, maybe it doesn't have all that, but my GenZ kids know it well. I hope they keep it going.

@spazzattack1188

Жыл бұрын

Heat AND light. That says it all right there. If your hands get a little chilly, you can't warm them up next to a LED lantern LUL.

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

Absolutely right ! Being about the same age, every camping memory revolved around that Coleman lantern ! And the Coleman stove ! And it’s still quality and functional equipment ! Take care and thanks for the video

My husband says the sound the lantern makes is why you kept it. It brings back wonderful memories of growing up. I know him and I both have our wonderful memories that pop up when we hear the sound of a good old Coleman Lantern. Thanks for bringing some of those up as soon as you lite yours. 😊👍

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

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!

I have 2 Coleman lanterns, one from my grandfather, and one I bought new a few years ago. I bring them camping and enjoy sitting around the warm light they provide. Always been an essential piece of kit even if they linger in the shadows most of the time.