Posted by No One on October 4, 2003, 2:21 pm
> > We camped with tents and coleman lanterns for many a years when I was a
> kid
> > and never had a problem. Of course dad made sure we all knew the
dangers.
> Same here, my family used one all through my childhood and never a
> problem. Perhaps that was why I was so surprised when burning fuel
suddenly
> started gushing out of mine. Is that a danger your father made youe aware
> of? My father somehow neglected to warn me about that one.
> I mentioned that I thought "stupidity" had something to do with my
> situation, so I will tell you the "rest of the story". Myself and a bunch
> of fellow sailers took a long weekend for some hunting in upstate New
York.
> Being a "Florida Boy", I voluntered to stay and keep the tent warm while
the
> rest of the group did a twilight hunt. I had just filled up the lantern
> inside the tent (dumb), and neatly stowed the gallon fuel can on top of
our
> ammo supply (dumber). The thing had been pumped up and lit less than a
> minute when the pressure caused something to let go. Got second degree
> burns on one hand from (I think) trying to beat out the rapidly spreading
> fire and was wounded in the other had by shrapnel from cooked-off
ammunition
> that was helped along by the stored fuel. Altogether, not a one of my
great
> moments.
One of my most common sayings; "Don't blame the equipment when its operator
failure!" We never even lit the thing in the tent. Would light it outside
then bring into the tent.
Posted by Vaughn on October 4, 2003, 4:45 pm
> One of my most common sayings; "Don't blame the equipment when its
operator
> failure!" We never even lit the thing in the tent. Would light it
outside
> then bring into the tent.
You seem to have missed the point that the equipment defiantly failed;
having the fuel in the tent was (as I admitted) dumb and served to make the
tent fire all that more spectacular. A Coleman lantern contains
pressurized, highly volatile, fuel within a thin brass tank. It depends on
several seals, fittings, and soldered seams to contain the fuel which is
trying very hard to find a way out. Something in mine failed without
warning and the fuel got out. The point of my story is not only "don't do
stupid things", but also "don't use a Coleman Lantern anywhere where you can
not deal with spurting, ignited fuel".
Vaughn
Posted by Vaughn on October 4, 2003, 6:08 pm
Dang spell checkers!
>...the equipment defiantly failed;
Should have been "the equipment definitely failed"
Vaughn
Posted by Stormin Mormon on October 5, 2003, 12:23 pm
Reads a lot better when you misspelled it.
Defiantly sure adds a touch of personality to the lantern.
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Dang spell checkers!
>...the equipment defiantly failed;
Should have been "the equipment definitely failed"
Vaughn
Posted by dbs__usenet on October 5, 2003, 6:56 pm
>
>
>
> Dang spell checkers!
>
>>...the equipment defiantly failed;
>
> Should have been "the equipment definitely failed"
>
> Vaughn
I liked the image of a defiant lantern showing who's boss I've often
suspected some of these things are 'out to getcha'. :-)
Daniel
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> kid
> > and never had a problem. Of course dad made sure we all knew the