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Although I have never used number 1 or 2 cookers, I have been using my Coleman dual fuel for over 15 years now, I even have an oven to use on it. It is easy to use, clean, store and carry. I use unleaded petrol in mine, not coleman fuel which is pretty expensive.

As with anything else to do with camping equipment it all comes down to personal choice though.

I used to own a Coleman 424 dual burner (and for that matter several of their petrol single burners). Then one fateful morning camping at Silverstone for the British GP I experienced a multiple Coleman failure - None of my stoves would work properly, couldn't get any pressure in them, flames coming out of strange places etc etc.

After that, I sold my Coleman petrol stoves and converted to gas. The Coleman's are very cheap to run but I never really liked that fact that you have to top up the petrol on a daily basis (horrible smell if you spill it) and the continual pumping in order to maintain a decent pressure if cooking for a long period. My wife much prefers the new Coleman gas stove with electronic ignition! One of their gas bottles lasted us for a full 5 days cooking and we've got a box of 12 cannisters at home!

All personal opinion I suppose!

Quote: Originally posted by Gareth29 on 22/6/2011

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I'd go for number 3, you'll never have to buy another stove ever again, they last forever and are really cheap to run.

number 3

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I must admit, I was very frustrated with my Coleman petrol burners. I always made sure they were clean, oiled the pumps regularly and even ran the Coleman fuel through them regularly to help keep them burning clean and they still broke!!

I'd be interested to hear how others maintain their coleman burners. We always found that a days cooking on the 424 stove (couple of cups of tea, breakfast and a dinner) would empty the tank - hence topping up the petrol every day.

I liked the fact that they ran on petrol and it was relatively cheap but never liked having to pump them regularly before and during cooking!!

I maintain mine by wiping off spilled food with a damp cloth! It has never seen a tin of coleman fuel and usually the little tank full of fuel lasts 2-3 days. I am wondering if some kind of seal was broken somewhere (very odd for that to happen to more than one though) but it might explain the level of fuel consumption and flames coming from strange places when it gave up the ghost.

It's all horses for courses isn't it? I like the kind of 'tinkering' you have to do to maintain pressure etc and I am slightly afraid of gas in cylinders. Getting over that now I have an FC. I still take my coleman though!

Quote: Originally posted by padmanchester on 28/6/2017

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Just reused coleman. Now had 9 years still going strong. Did replace pump last year at cost of about seven quid. Just get one they are quality.

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