 "Mostly For Emergencies" | 2009-08-27 |
| - Reviewed By bigoldjeff |
| I purchased the Coleman Dual Fuel Lantern to use mostly for emergency use. You see, I moved back to Oklahoma from Southern California back in August 2005. In the first two years back here, my wife and I experienced the 2nd worst flood the city has ever had (luckily it did not reach our house), a tornado touched down five mile north of us killing about 12 people, and the worst disaster was an ice storm in December 2007 that made us lose our power for nine straight days, read NO POWER & NO HEAT. We lost some food we had in the freezer in the garage. So I was made fully aware of the fact that I was not as prepared for such things as I should be. I've since purchased a 5000 Watt generator (compliments of the government rebate check a year or so ago), an LED lantern for use inside the house, two 10,000 BTU kerosene heaters to keep us warm, and to make our emergency preparations a little more complete, a Dual Fuel Coleman 533 single burner stove, to boil water or make coffee, and a Dual Fuel Coleman 295A700 Powerhouse Lantern. I specifically wanted the Dual Fuel Coleman Lantern and stove, because they can run on unleaded gas as well as coleman fuel. My Chevy Truck has a 35 gallon tank on it, that I never let get below 1/2 full, so we should always have available fuel to get through an emergency. I also have several LED flashlights on hand, which last much longer on the batteries that normal incandecent bulb flashlights. I probably have about $[...] wrapped up in all of my emergency gear. After going nine days, freezing cold, and in the dark, with no emergency gear at all, that woke me up. I hope we never need to use this stuff because of an emergency, but if it ever happen again, this time my wife and I will be much better prepared and much more confortable than we were before. Take some advice, get this stuff before you really need it. |
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| "4.8 stars since it has no case included." | 2009-08-14 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3DHSACNMQ0KIG |
| Nice lamp and plenty bright, but it lacks a carrying case. Other than that, I love it and highly recommend it. I purchased a knock off named "Timber Creek" and it worked fine, but the handle got very hot. I returned the knock off and purchased this one. Absolutely no heat on this Coleman's handle. I'm glad I paid a bit more and got the cool handle plus option to use dual fuels. |
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| "Brightest lantern at the camp ground" | 2009-06-20 |
| - Reviewed By User: ALGCVGD6C7RUN |
Coleman Two-Mantle Dual Fuel Powerhouse Lantern
wow this lantern is as bright as a cars headlights, i used it while camping recently, it was on full strength for 3 nights from dark(6pm) till midnight and when i got home there was still 1-2 hours left in it!
i'm getting the dual fuel 533 stove now, i hope its as radical as this is. |
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| "Old Reliable" | 2009-06-11 |
| - Reviewed By secretbearer |
There's a reason why Coleman has been making these 'boring' products for SIXTY YEARS. They are the MOST economical lanterns (and stoves), and the BRIGHTEST lanterns and HOTTEST stoves. When I want to light up a campsite with 6 tents full of YMCA adventure guides, I pump up this lantern, light it, and hoist it 8 feet in the air. Then I can put away my 12v 8xD 2-bulb flourescent lamp. A gallon of Coleman white-gas (naptha) fuel has lasted us for 3 years of camping (about 12 campouts or 24 days/nights total - cooking and using this lantern.)
This lamp gives enough light to throw a football or frisbee a decent distance (30 ft) at night.
Best of all : EVERYONE ELSE WILL BE JEALOUS !!!
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| "Great Lantern" | 2008-12-23 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2V0DP4Y0ZWEY8 |
| Purchased this coleman lantern for our daughter and son in law after he was called to be scoutmaster. Also for emergency use as they live in an area where weather poses a risk factor at times resulting in power outages, etc., with the added advantage of being dual fuel as in emergency situations coleman fuel is not always available. As usual the Coleman quality is there and it is reliable and works well. |
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 "Bright - Well built - Should come with a case" | 2008-07-29 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2QXC3YKGJQJAP |
This is one of Coleman's timeless designs. The PowerHouse model is a bit brighter and allows the use of dual fuels. The build quality has remained the same compared to my 10 year old single fuel model (still using) so I expect this to last as long. No need to worry about disposing or using up propane tanks. Good fuel capacity and long life of lantern makes this a must have for any campsite. Also great for outdoor emergency use in a power outage. Easy to find replacement mantels.
This item would have easily gotten a 5 star if not for the following,
1) This should come with a case, for ease of carrying and packing - to protect the glass.
2) Still requires a long lighter or match to ignite unlike the northstar versions with ignition (but harder to find mantels).
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