LightofMine
Newly Enlightened
I have two old Coleman gas lanterns (model 220F). I think they are about 30 years old and they have not been used for years until this weekend. Despite their age and period of long storage they worked perfectly (they made things good back in those days). I had a job to do that was related to my work, that need to be done at night. So myself and 3 co-workers did it this Friday and Saturday night. We worked about 12 hours each night to get the job done. We were working in a wooded area, that was a long ways from any source of electricity. It would have been a real hassle to haul in a generator and we didn't want the noise. So we used flashlights to work by. Everyone had Mag lights except me (they are not flashlight nuts like me). I decided to take the two gas lanterns, a Streamlight TL-3, a Scorpion and a Streamlight Twin-Task 3C. The two Coleman Lanterns turned out to be our most used lights to work by. The Streamlight TL-3 was new. I just got it Thursday and I had anticipate using it a lot. It was great for WOW factor. When the others would turn on their Mags and I would turn on my TL-3 they would say "WOW". However, I used the TL-3 very little. It was too much light. Every time I used it, I would think this is more light than I need and I am draining 3 Lithium batteries. So I would turn it off and go back to the Twin Task or the Scorpion (actually the Scorpion was more light than I needed).
The two Coleman gas lanterns turned out to work so well, I decided that if I do this job again, I would like to have 2 more for a total of four gas lanterns. So I went to Wal-Mart today to buy 2 more lanterns. I found that the Lanterns have changed some what in the past 30 years. They look cheaper made to me (I could be wrong). Most are now Propane or battery Lanterns. Are the Propane Lanterns as bright as my old gas lanterns or even the new gas lanterns? I know the Propane bottle Lanterns are more convenient to use than the gas but I am more concern about brightness. I feel sure the gas is a lot brighter than the electric battery powered ones. Should I go to e-bay and try to find the old style Lanterns like I have? Are the cheap looking new gas Lanterns as bright as the old ones? I guess my real question is, I am I going to notice much difference in brightness between a twin Mantle gas lantern and a twin Mantle Propane lantern?
James
The two Coleman gas lanterns turned out to work so well, I decided that if I do this job again, I would like to have 2 more for a total of four gas lanterns. So I went to Wal-Mart today to buy 2 more lanterns. I found that the Lanterns have changed some what in the past 30 years. They look cheaper made to me (I could be wrong). Most are now Propane or battery Lanterns. Are the Propane Lanterns as bright as my old gas lanterns or even the new gas lanterns? I know the Propane bottle Lanterns are more convenient to use than the gas but I am more concern about brightness. I feel sure the gas is a lot brighter than the electric battery powered ones. Should I go to e-bay and try to find the old style Lanterns like I have? Are the cheap looking new gas Lanterns as bright as the old ones? I guess my real question is, I am I going to notice much difference in brightness between a twin Mantle gas lantern and a twin Mantle Propane lantern?
James