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I hope somebody can help.

I've just obtained a 2nd hand coleman 285 dual fuel lantern. Trouble is both mantles have gone and the globe had a crack in it and has now broken. Having looked on coleman's website the replacement globe costs $7 in the US, the cheapest I've found in the UK is £14.95.

Does anybody know where I could get one cheaper?

The mantles I can get without trouble.

Thanks in advance.

Hi,

I had a browse around and couldn't beat £14.95, sorry.

Best regards,

Gary

I changed the generator on my 295, and it is now working perfectly once more. The new part cost me £9.99 including postage, not bad! I ordered it from http://www.campingdirect.co.uk/ and it came the next day. I think they supply other parts as well.

From my experience there are tell tale signs of a problem. If the light level fluctuates, or the lantern won't light at all, you need to change the generator tube. But they are easy to obtain and all you need for the 295 is a 13mm spanner. The job takes just ten minutes if you follow the instructions on the generator packaging.

Great lantern, hard to fault!

Gary