Following my recent purchase of my first pressure lantern (a Bialladin) one of my motorcycle club members bought me the light I really wanted, a neat little Coleman 222. However, wifey decided to move it today and dropped it so I have neither glass nor mantle anymore So... I managed all of two minutes playiing with the light before it was put away (to be later broken). In that short time I found that the control (it's an "easi-lite" model) is turned clockwise for Off, anti-clockwise for On and that there is a dead spot halfway between the two where no fuel seems to be passed through the generator. The instructions are a bit vague in relation to the control switch, is there a cleaning needle or somesuch being operated by the control knob at this point? To further compound this weekend's woes, I should be away camping, but yesterday I had my vasectomy. Didn't hurt much at all at the time... hurts a bit now though Antway, I hope my fellow stovies are all well. Isn't there a Welsh stovie weekend coming up soon? Cheers GC
Hello, Onepot, Congrats on securing your little Coleman 222 lantern!! Sorry about it's early demise, though! Yes, there is a cleaning needle in the generator, and when you move the control knob from "on" to "off" and back, it raises the needle, and cleans the jet. Also, as you mentioned, fully to the right = "off", and fully to the left = "on". The setting in between is supposed to allow you to dim the lantern, should you want less than full light. If your lantern does not work that way, then I would think you have a broken cleaning needle. I have just sent a 229 to Bart, and I believe that it, too, may just be in need of a new cleaning needle, though I'm not sure. When being used, that lantern fired up, right away (David, keep your bloody mitts OFF the control knob, when lighting yours!!! ), and it put out a fine amount of light. However, it seemed to need pumping more regularly than is normal with these little lanterns. Make no mistake, they DO need to be pumped up, now and then. But, they should function for a good long while without needing attention. Also, the 229 that Bart is getting, did not seem to allow for the dimming of the light, in that middle knob position, or at least not as much as I think it should have. All this leads me to the conclusion that it is in need of a new cleaning needle. So might yours. You can take off the generator, and pull the cleaning needle, carefully, out of it, to see how it appears. Putting it back in, might be a chore though. Don't know, never done it. If you have trouble getting the replacement parts you need, over on your side of the pond, let us US Chaps know, and we can help supply you. Again, sorry your little guy bit the dust, especially so soon after he came to live with you!!! Have fun getting him back up and running, once again, though! Oh, and congrats on "getting snipped", too!! I may do that, myself, one day, though Sweet Bride is somewhat against it. I have no idea why, as we are not going to ever have kids, especially after 26 years of marriage!! Just doesn't want me to go under the knife, I suppose. Take care, and God Bless! Every Good Wish, Doc Mark P.S. Don't be too hard on your own Bride, after show had an accident with your Coleman! Happens to the best of us, and I'm sure she will appreciate your understanding. It's no big deal to you the little 222 back up and running.
Va what??? Even with general anesthetic, I think that would be a whole new hurt! So sorry, but I totally lack the balls to do that! Don't fret the broken mantles and glass, either are easily obtained in North America. Mantles come in packages for cheap(shipping would be peanuts), globes are less than $30 Canadian dollars(Unless the price increased since I needed one ten years ago...) and shipping would definately be considerably more. I could have bought an easy lite, a month ago, but I have always used the old Colemans with the round control knob and the independant wire control for the internal pricker. How well does your lantern work?? Aside from the "deadspot" between on and off? You may prefer the old models, since the control knob from full on to off has an infinite number of settings for the light intensity... Either way, I have not heard of a Coleman that doesn't normally work good. Pretty good, for a person who lives in "Coleman Land"!
Srry for your loss (losses )but at least some are easily replaced. Check the parts department at the old town coleman centre,and you will find globes for your 222 for a measly $7.05 http://www.oldtownyucca.com/coleman/ Pete
I suspect it won't be long before you discover why testicles are called plums . . . . . . they turn a lovely shade of purple !
Sorry to here about the 222 GC. I have a 229, Doc, to be honest they don't dim well at all, and as mine was new in box, I think its a design issue rather than a cleaning needle. Ignore the instructions advise to give 20 pumps to start it off, give plenty. Screw down the pump rod, turn to OPEN and listen, first the hiss of air, then the splutter of fuel. Let the fuel run for a few seconds, THEN light the lamp (Pay attention David, questions will be asked later). The 229 and I suspect the 222 will benefit from lighting with a full tank of fuel, you don't need to pump for a long time then. As the fuel level drops, you need to pump a bit about every 15 - 20 minutes I guess. Great little lamps
As Rik says, great little lamps, those 229's. Mine has been on countless motorcycle camping-trips for years now, at daytime on the road shaken about in a side pannier, at nights at work in wet grass and howling winds, and still looks like new. The mantle needed renewal only once or twice, the generator thus far never. The original shaded glass once developed a crack and had to be changed for a (completely clear) new one. This gives a less 'cosy' light but seems much stronger than the shaded glass. In my experience too, these lamps are hardly adjustable it's just on or off.
Thank you for all your replies. The lamp gives off a good light when lit, but did pulse a little. However I had filled it with the remnants of a stove tank and it was only about half full with old coleman fuel so I'd prefer to light it with a full tank of clean fuel before passing judgement. Base Camp stocks the glass for the 222 at ?14.75 and the mantles are easily available in my local camping store. Turning to matters 'down below', yes, the plum analogy seems very apt at the moment Cheers GC
Hmmm, you may be right. The right hand one is a model patient, but the left hand one is doing its best John Merrick impression. Walking is being avoided atm Still, it's less painful than the thought of fathering another ankle biter. GC
Being a person that won't shave I can't imagine having that area nipped and tucked.YIKES! As Bill Clinton would say "I FEEL YOUR PAIN" Dan
I told my wife that the waiting list for the snip was months long, she being she, and a senior nurse, made a couple of phone calls, and the job was done within 48 hours or so Still, I made my own plans, just in case, all I hope is that the freezer don't break down, or that the wife doesn't throw out the "creme surprise 2004" from the back of shelf 5
Well things down there have improved a lot so I'm fully active again now. I went off to Worcester the other night to pick up a new family tent and also managed to snag a Bialladin lamp (minus mantle but all there and holding pressure) for ?6. I thought my week was going much better until last night when my customer rang up to say that she is unhappy paying me this week's wages because the job is getting too expensive. "Well then stop changing your mind about the fittings and decor" was my first thought, followed by the thought that this is the second time I've been kicked in the b*****ks in seven days. Being self-employed can be a real drag sometimes, there's no safety net. No wages from this customer means no money in bank, no money in bank means charges on unpaid bills, charges mean that next week's wages will all be soaked up, no wages means... But at least I'm going camping tonight at a friend's party on his farm. Shame it's raining GC
