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If the generator is clean and the fuel pickup clear, they’ll start easily in the cold. Once they get a bit clogged and carboned up, I like to preheat the genny for easier lighting. No flare ups. At -10°F none of my gpa’s want to start.
Several of my lanterns have strikers. I didn't buy them, they came with them. I find them to work well, but they are a little different to use. The match, or fire stick lights it faster, the striker makes a pretty cool "pop" when it ignites
The strikers use the same flint as a zippo lighter, or a torch striker, so it is easy maintenance. .
wAgreed. hen I still smoked years ago, I would just put the new flint behind the old one, and use it up
very seldom it would catch up with me, then only locking up the wheel.. easy fix, unscrew, remove the tiny piece, continue like nothing happened.
I'm still cheap, but on a different scale now......
Yeah, I don't understand the pricing sometimes though. I got the stove lighter in the mail the other day, it's a nicely made product for what it is. And it was new in the package.
But they seem to push $50 or more at times. I don't get it. Looks like a good .75c garage sale item to me, but what do I know.
I remember these used by the adults on the double and triple burner Coleman stoves way back when I was a wee laddie. There's something about a Coleman setup, the windscreen, a coffee pot brewing, that hiss it makes etc etc. Weird, I know. It's just part of camping and fishing and the outdoors if you're a certain age I guess. A comfortable camp.
I've been cut off! The wife said I can only buy rare and odd ones now, no matter the cost. She seems to think I have too many
I think I'll ease on over into heaters while she's not looking.....
Yep, I have a few of those too. Of course the Sears brand are my favorites. Nearly all need new wicks, unless there is a way to revive them after sitting in unleaded (which everyone seems to do) and then hardening in place. I’ve heard an acetone soak may work, but haven’t yet tried it.
They work great as a paint drying aide. The rusty one was used as a bowling ball?
Yep, I have a few of those too. Of course the Sears brand are my favorites. Nearly all need new wicks, unless there is a way to revive them after sitting in unleaded (which everyone seems to do) and then hardening in place. I’ve heard an acetone soak may work, but haven’t yet tried it.
They work great as a paint drying aide. The rusty one was used as a bowling ball?
Acetone works. I use a 5 gal bucket. pour enough in to cover the wick
set the heater in upside down, take the top from the bucket and seal it back up. let it set overnight.
Open the bucket carefully, it will take your breath take the heater out, set it upright, let it dry. remove wick. I hope you planned to repaint the unit, there will be no paint ewhere the acetone hit painted surface
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