how to set up coleman lanterns
how to use camping lanterns
coleman fuel lanterns
how to change lantern mantle
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if you have a Coleman lantern then you need a few accessories to go with it
to ensure that you can actually use it the first thing you need to make sure
that you have a supply are the mantles
these are the little cloth attachments that you hook to the inside
that you're going to light and these are fragile breakable so make sure you have
a nice good supply of them
the next thing you need is Coleman fuel
you need to make sure you have fuel that is designed for your lantern
don't ever substitute anything like gasoline or anything strange
just use what is appropriate and then know that it's flammable
and anything that's flammable
needs to be handled with care especially if you ever wanted to try and use it
inside
you need to be very careful of carbon monoxide then in order to pour your fuel
you need if fuel funnel
and this one is a filtering funnel it has a
filter that goes in here to keep impurities
out of your lantern
i will show you how to use this and will start
start with the mantles mantles Come in a 2-pack
so you want to cut those open and you can see what they look like
now you wanna unscrew the top
pull off the lid
and the glass globe you can see that this has been used and
this is broken and so
I need to replace them first thing I am gonna do
is remove any leftover fibers
you can see they just get crumbly
and they will disintegrate so make sure you have extras because
they're like char cloth they just fall apart the best way to tie your new
mantle on
is to use a surgeon's knot
see you put it over there a
the place where it goes whatever you call this
and then you pull the two strings up
then you
just like you're gonna tell your shoe you loop one side over
and you push it under and then do it one more time
then so it's LOOPED two times
and pull it up get it tight
and then just finish with
a regular like a square knot
but she flipped it two times and then one time
and that's gonna hold it and way more securely and then just trim off the
extra string
this has 2 mantles so I'm gonna go to the other side
and put another mantle on the lantern
and pull up the string and I'm gonna tie
it over and put it through 2 times
pull it tight loop it over
and finish tying it
and trim the ends
mantles have to be pre burned
never do it inside because it sends up a bunch of smoke
so we'll take it outside and finish preparing it
light them from the bottom
lots of smoke and never do this part in the house
let it burn until the fabric has been burned
until it just looks like ash replace the globe
put the lid on
now fill it with fuel
remove the cap insert
the funnel make sure you get it in there all the way and do this outside
so you don't spill
flammable liquid inside your house
higher fuel you can see there pouring spout is on the side
so pour it sideways rather than
from the front
and replace cap
make sure your fuel valve is to off and then you go to your little pump
and you turn it one turn and you put your finger over the little hole
pump it up precedent book it now
there's a little hole here
for putting the match and that's where we are going to light it
this one has two holes because it is two mantles
first light the light
then open this
once you get it lit you can adjust the flame
by turning the knob and then when you want it to go out
to turn it completely off and it should go off within 1 to 2 minutes if
you're going to use it inside
inside like your house or your tent in an emergency make sure that there's a
little bit of fresh air and if you're ever inside your house
using open flame and
gadgets gizmos and equipment make sure that you have
a carbon monoxide detector
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