I only have 2 Coleman single burners, A 530 and a 502. I bring the 530 or a m1950 to work with me all the time when I want a hot lunch but I haven’t really used the 502 yet. Maybe I should. It’s not like I Don’t have room in my sweeper. Heck I could even bring one of my suit case stoves in it but that would be a little over kill for just me.
I defiantly have too many stoves 6 of the 502 model 2 of the 508 1 of the 533 2 sea 123 r 1 Optimus 80 3 of the primus 71 And then alcahol stoves and parts I tell myself I need them all
The single burners currently sitting in my shop,,, I may have another 30 or 35 double burners,,, all but one or two of them are currently in working condition,,, I’m slower to get around to the single burners... (— means fettled/user) I don’t count alcohol stoves... Coleman Single Burner Stoves 500 B/50 500 B/51 —530 A/47 530 A/47 501 12/61 —400 10/79 400B 7/93 400B 5/94 —502 6/63 —502 9/65 —502 2/80 508 2/87 —550B 5/91 gas/kerosene —533. 11/99 —533 8/03 Other brand stoves & Lanterns —Optimus 8r —Optimus 99 —Svea 123 Svea 123r —Taykit Pocket Stove Juwel #1 single burner
I pretty much use all these stoves maybe not all at once but 100% of the cooking is done on them or possibly steak on the #10 bush cookers so I'm getting the good out of them .
@BradB I'm sure Doc's cataloging is fairly high up on his retirement 'to do' list, but only after he's completed SB's list. We may be waiting some time.
@Duck , when I worked at Walmart, I'd cook out in front of the store on my lunch hour, and found out that the M1950 and the like worked great until there was any kind of wind!!! I went over to using a 502, and the bowl protects the flame from the wind, and reflects the heat on to your pan. You look at the BTU output, and sell it short, but the heat goes where it's doing the job, spot on. Now, I'd get smoked pork chops, sausage, thick cut streaky, anything with a great aroma when you fried it up - and the customers went nuts!!! After a week of this, the manager of the meat department would ask what I was having for lunch out front, or suggest something, and load the coolers accordingly, as this became a unintended sales tool or gimmick! Steak with onions and mushrooms was a killer lunch, and with a dribble of liquid hickory smoke, was a big draw, customers couldn't walk by without some comment! The 502 always made the grade,a solid trooper overall, and even seasoned outdoors folks and campers asked, "What the heck is that?" The forest green screams "Coleman", but many never saw anything past a classic suitcase two-burner in their lives. Murph
Murph, I was the same way. We camped every yr when I was growing up. We always used a 413g. Even backpacking while in the Boy Scouts we cooked over a wood fire. After getting married and started camping we used propane(still do somewhat)It wasn’t til a few yrs ago when I rediscovered the joy of white gas and started buying lanterns and stoves that I found out about the 500,502 etc.
WoW, I thing a 502 and my first Coleman is the next to come my way. I love the idea to be able to use it on Kero. BTW, Does a 502a could be used on Kero?
I have 2x 533s and I bought my son one for his camping exploits. I have other stoves of course but if I want to get the job done with zero fuss and need to know the stove will 100% light forst time, it HAS to be the 533. Close second would be one of my Optimus 111s or (one of) the Enders 9061D.
What this thread says to me is that single burner stoves seems to be the fetish for many. Are most collectors or hobbyist single and eat alone or eating a one course dinner or are they lighting up 2-3 single burners at a time to complete a dinner for four adults in the woods? Cook in front of Walmart? I think I will stay away from single burners for now, they command higher prices and what you get in return at the end of the day is no real gain except for size and weight for hikers or bikers. I like the suitcases models, seems to attract family and friends to gather around and enjoy the beer and food. I do enjoy this hobby, fun and still inexpensive for the most part but the best thing is gifting the stoves away to the younger generation during Xmas that you gathered up the year prior.
