I just got my Petromax Lantern!! (and it works as a stove too!!)

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UPS finally arrived with my Petromax lantern this past Friday. It is fantastic!! The quality and finish are absolutely unbelievable..

As far as the lighting procedure, I had no clue where to begin... I have never camped in my life and thank God I ordered the video instruction tape. It made it alot easier. (although I don't think I'd use gasoline in it -- I got kerosene instead). The darn lantern will burn almost any type of fuel.

I also got one of the cooking adapter devices that attaches to the top of the lantern.. It is COOL! (I just boiled my first kettle of tea on it) The only thing I forgot to get is the EZpump accessory. (it allows you to pump up the lantern with a bike pump or co2 cartridge)

The people at Petromax were really nice too. (especially Diane)

Here's their link (if i can do the linking thing properly):

www.Petromax.com

-- Joseph Clark (rbad@eclipse.net), November 21, 1999

Answers

Tell me Joseph - what is meant by "warming" it up before lighting the thing? I have one that has been sitting (prettily) on the \ shelf for 3 months, and have never just sat down to learn to operate the thing. I do recall that the instructions said to somehow warm it up before lighting. Since you have the video, can you tell me what that is all about?

-- jeanne (jeanne@hurry.now), November 22, 1999.

the warmer:

theres a spring-loaded lever/valve on the side that, when opened, allows one to hold a flame over it, and it shoots a burning pressurized mist of vaporized fuel up towards the mantel. you let it burn for 30 or 45 seconds until the mantel is warm, then open the fuel valve. its necessary to re-pressurize at this point. that's why its good to use a bicycle pump for pressurizing, makes it a lot easier than using the small built-in hand pump.

i just got the cook attachment which looks pretty good. just way over-priced IMHO

-- lou (lanny1@ix.netcom.com), November 23, 1999.


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