Coleman 530 camp stove – second lighting after a bit of work…

Thursday, June 24th, 2010 at 12:41 am

A 1947 Coleman 530 - see earlier video, but she was no longer belching big orange flames like a dyspeptic dragon after I took it apart and put it back together. Clean as a whistle inside - must have been a question of tightening things back up a bit and a little lubrication with paraffin. She's faltering here and there - as you'll see when it starts burning raw and not evaporated paraffin -, so something's not quite right. I think a bit of WD40 or carb cleaner down the spout for a day, or regular use, might be the answer at this point. Still, it got that tank of water (wh doubles as the case for those who don't know abt the 530) up to a rolling boil in 10-15 minutes, which can only improve when she's burning steadily. And for a neglected lady of her age, I think that's pretty good. Take a bow, ol' girl. UPDATE: As of 23 June, I found Coleman fuel and she brings water to a boil 7 min faster and without stuttering or belching flames. She will therefore run on paraffin but it isn't ideal - just saying, is all - and she's off with me this week to Glastonbury, where my ol' band is playing. Stay tuned - I'm going to make a video for you faithful and increasing viewers, showing her in action.

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Coleman 530 camp stove – first lighting in yonks…

Thursday, April 29th, 2010 at 3:05 pm

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Hoo boy, this was fun. A 1947 Coleman 530 I bought for about 12 years ago and have never looked at (moved the the UK, donchaknow) in all that time. I do not know how long it had been sitting before that, but as the tank was bone dry and odour free, I suspect a good long while. My folks v kindly shipped it over and after a quick squirt of WD40 the pump started to work, but she wouldn't hold any pressure - the O-ring around the filler plug had perished and petrified, so I chipped it out with a screwdriver and fitted a replacement. Filled her with paraffin (as close to Coleman fuel as I've found here - I know purists are going to get upset it seems to be working, see next vid - plus it goes like a bomb in my Tilley lamp) and WHOOSH. There was a leak where the vaporiser threads into the tank, which accounts for some of what happened next, and improperly vapourised paraffin kept shooting up in odd bursts (probably just years of disuse), hence the big orange flames, but see video 2: dismantling and cleaning made it run 100 times better, still needs a bit of attention...

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Vintage Coleman camping stove

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010 at 7:56 pm

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Canadian 421E model Coleman camping stove, manufactured by Toronto Stoves. I would like to refurbish it!

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Ultimate Camping Stove Shootout

Thursday, April 8th, 2010 at 3:28 pm

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Join ITS Tactical as we team up with The Survival Podcast for an Ultimate Camping Stove Shootout. Learn more in our write-up at www.itstactical.com We'll be testing boiling times on the Brunton Optimus Crux, Coleman Max, MSR superfly, MSR whisperlite International, Snow Peak litemax, Trangia Alcohol Stove and the Vargo Triad XE Titanium.