R-pod Owners Forum : Vintage Gear http://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : General non-pod discussion : Vintage Gear Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:22:19 +0000 Wed, 29 Jun 2016 21:02:29 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=8218 R-pod Owners Forum http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png http://www.rpod-owners.com/ Vintage Gear : I've been using a homemade... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8218&PID=78145#78145 Author: techntrek
Subject: 8218
Posted: 29 Jun 2016 at 9:02pm

I've been using a homemade Coke can alcohol stove for backpacking for about 14 years.  Including fuel weight it is advantageous up to about 3 days.  Many AT hikers use them since they often can resupply every few days.  For longer trips or group cooking a traditional backpacking stove + fuel comes up on top.]]> Wed, 29 Jun 2016 21:02:29 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8218&PID=78145#78145 Vintage Gear : My understanding.. from somewhere..... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8218&PID=78130#78130 Author: furpod
Subject: 8218
Posted: 29 Jun 2016 at 5:45pm

My understanding.. from somewhere.. is that newer Coleman stuff is being made in the USA again..]]> Wed, 29 Jun 2016 17:45:35 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8218&PID=78130#78130 Vintage Gear : I actually looked at that one... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8218&PID=78126#78126 Author: ronahue
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Posted: 29 Jun 2016 at 12:53pm

I actually looked at that one at Cabella's last week it appears to be much better quality than the one I bought.]]> Wed, 29 Jun 2016 12:53:48 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8218&PID=78126#78126 Vintage Gear : Originally posted by ronahueIt's... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8218&PID=78125#78125 Author: Guests
Subject: 8218
Posted: 29 Jun 2016 at 12:40pm

Originally posted by ronahue

It's sad all my old Coleman products are great "works good last a long time". The new items I have bought are junk. I still have forty year old Coleman lanterns and a 2 burner stove that have been used hundreds of times and still work great. I bought a portable grill last year that doesn't heat evenly is impossible to clean and has sharp edges that I have cut myself in several times. JUNK!!


I, just a few minutes ago, returned from Walmart and purchased a new Coleman grill/stove.

Coleman grill/stove

I hope it will work out fine but, I can tell it is not of the quality of the old stuff. I don't think Coleman even made it. I recall seeing a "Sunbeam" sticker on it somewhere. I'll look more closely at it this weekend. ]]> Wed, 29 Jun 2016 12:40:56 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8218&PID=78125#78125 Vintage Gear : It's sad all my old Coleman... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8218&PID=78124#78124 Author: ronahue
Subject: 8218
Posted: 29 Jun 2016 at 12:25pm

It's sad all my old Coleman products are great "works good last a long time". The new items I have bought are junk. I still have forty year old Coleman lanterns and a 2 burner stove that have been used hundreds of times and still work great. I bought a portable grill last year that doesn't heat evenly is impossible to clean and has sharp edges that I have cut myself in several times. JUNK!!


]]> Wed, 29 Jun 2016 12:25:28 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8218&PID=78124#78124 Vintage Gear : I have an original Peak 1, before... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8218&PID=78121#78121 Author: furpod
Subject: 8218
Posted: 29 Jun 2016 at 11:26am

I have an original Peak 1, before multi fuel and all that, a straight Peak 1 Backpacking stove. I still use it from time to time. Hundreds of tanks of fuel through it, rebuilt the pump once, a decade ago or so. We also own a 425B two burner.. pretty old. My grandfather bought it new the year I was born..]]> Wed, 29 Jun 2016 11:26:53 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8218&PID=78121#78121 Vintage Gear : I haven't tried it in years... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8218&PID=78118#78118 Author: ronahue
Subject: 8218
Posted: 29 Jun 2016 at 6:53am

I haven't tried it in years I'm sure the wick is shot and I would have to find a replacement. I cooked a lot of meals on that stove then replaced it with a Peak One Multi-fuel from Coleman which has a pump and is much easier to light. I haven't used the new one for at least 10 years.]]> Wed, 29 Jun 2016 06:53:53 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8218&PID=78118#78118 Vintage Gear : Cool stuff! Does it still work?... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8218&PID=78116#78116 Author: Guests
Subject: 8218
Posted: 29 Jun 2016 at 6:40am


Cool stuff! Does it still work?]]> Wed, 29 Jun 2016 06:40:27 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8218&PID=78116#78116 Vintage Gear : Addendum:With the key which... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8218&PID=78096#78096 Author: ronahue
Subject: 8218
Posted: 28 Jun 2016 at 4:53pm

Addendum:
With the key which you used to control the flame you could disassemble clean and reassemble the entire stove, which was necessary every few days.
To light the stove you would use an eye dropper to place some gas in the moat around the burner tube then light the gas the heat would warm the generator producing gas for the burner. This was necessary as it had no pump. Lighting this on a windy day was a true art.

]]> Tue, 28 Jun 2016 16:53:55 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8218&PID=78096#78096 Vintage Gear : This was my first camping stove... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8218&PID=78095#78095 Author: ronahue
Subject: 8218
Posted: 28 Jun 2016 at 4:45pm

This was my first camping stove which I carried backpacking through the northern U.S.A. and northern Canadian some 50 years ago. ]]> Tue, 28 Jun 2016 16:45:51 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8218&PID=78095#78095 Vintage Gear : Forum for this addiction..Classic... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8218&PID=78068#78068 Author: furpod
Subject: 8218
Posted: 28 Jun 2016 at 8:41am

Forum for this addiction..

Classic Stoves..
]]> Tue, 28 Jun 2016 08:41:14 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8218&PID=78068#78068 Vintage Gear : I started camping in a tent with... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8218&PID=78053#78053 Author: Pod People
Subject: 8218
Posted: 27 Jun 2016 at 11:05pm

  I started camping in a tent with my parents in 1960 when I was 10 .  Later, my parents had a pop up for our family of 4.  I will never forget a trip to Florida in 1966 with the pop up because I had just turned 16 and my dad let me drive and tow the pop up on that trip.  That really made me feel good. so, I guess I can honestly say that I have been towing a camper since 1966-50 years this summer!!
Vann
]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2016 23:05:14 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8218&PID=78053#78053 Vintage Gear : Gotta have those tire chains with... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8218&PID=78025#78025 Author: techntrek
Subject: 8218
Posted: 27 Jun 2016 at 8:31pm

Gotta have those tire chains with wheels that narrow!

I started camping in a popup in 1986.
]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2016 20:31:56 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8218&PID=78025#78025 Vintage Gear : You guys must be young wipper... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8218&PID=78012#78012 Author: ronahue
Subject: 8218
Posted: 27 Jun 2016 at 5:17pm

You guys must be young wipper snappers this is a picture of my first camping trip to Yellowstone.LOL



]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2016 17:17:07 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8218&PID=78012#78012 Vintage Gear : Here is a nice site "Retro... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8218&PID=77996#77996 Author: JandL
Subject: 8218
Posted: 27 Jun 2016 at 11:34am

Here is a nice site "Retro Outdoor Gear"

http://www.pbase.com/mad_monte1/_retro_outdoor_gear

]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2016 11:34:05 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8218&PID=77996#77996 Vintage Gear : Pictures or it doesn't count!... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8218&PID=77691#77691 Author: Guests
Subject: 8218
Posted: 21 Jun 2016 at 10:36am


Pictures or it doesn't count!

I'm waiting for someone to post some old camping pics - sporting bell bottoms and "big hair"!    ]]> Tue, 21 Jun 2016 10:36:17 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8218&PID=77691#77691 Vintage Gear : My Family started with a popup... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8218&PID=77685#77685 Author: Leo B
Subject: 8218
Posted: 21 Jun 2016 at 9:02am

 My Family started with a popup trailer, when I was 10.  Melissa and I  started out camping in a flagstaff popup trailer. We are now on our second rpod.
]]> Tue, 21 Jun 2016 09:02:12 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8218&PID=77685#77685 Vintage Gear : Quick poll.......... All of... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8218&PID=77680#77680 Author: Guests
Subject: 8218
Posted: 21 Jun 2016 at 6:30am



Quick poll..........

All of those who have owned or camped in a popup, please raise your hands.

As I suspected - just about everyone. When fishing out the "Vega" picture, a couple of old popup pics were in the pile.


I'm not sure when or where this was taken. It is a 1979(?) Coleman Gettysburg. I may be a little off on the year. I purchased it used and kept it for several years.

My first popup, an Apache, had no amenities and was just a place to sleep. The G'burg was packed with luxurious amenities - a 2 burner stove and on-board water (10 gal., I think).

Well, the stove was never used. The water was filled once, just to see. I decided it was more trouble than it was worth. By the time I got any water at all out of the hand pump faucet, I was too tired to care about it. So, it became just a place to sleep.

]]> Tue, 21 Jun 2016 06:30:33 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8218&PID=77680#77680 Vintage Gear : Great pics! http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8218&PID=77663#77663 Author: techntrek
Subject: 8218
Posted: 20 Jun 2016 at 10:06pm

Great pics!
]]> Mon, 20 Jun 2016 22:06:05 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8218&PID=77663#77663 Vintage Gear : Bringing back a lot of good memories!! ... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8218&PID=77622#77622 Author: Leo B
Subject: 8218
Posted: 20 Jun 2016 at 3:05pm

Bringing back a lot of good memories!!]]> Mon, 20 Jun 2016 15:05:06 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8218&PID=77622#77622 Vintage Gear : Originally posted by osageI... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8218&PID=77612#77612 Author: Guests
Subject: 8218
Posted: 20 Jun 2016 at 2:34pm

Originally posted by osage

I have a coleman stove my better half gave me for our first christmas in 1967 still works good   



COOL! You have me beat by at least a decade on the stove. I bought mine a year or two after the lantern. Coleman made good stuff, didn't they?

I can't resist the urge to show the "original" camping vehicle, either.



The original "Campground Assault Vehicle" was a 1972 Vega GT. When it ran, it wasn't a bad vehicle for camping. It got good mileage and, with the rear seat folded down, there was lots of room for the camping gear. In a pinch (like the tent flooding) it was big enough to sleep back there.   

At any rate, it ran enough of the time to get me around to just about all (maybe all) of the Indiana State Parks. The "routine" back then was camp a weekend, stay home the next...repeat, during season.

]]> Mon, 20 Jun 2016 14:34:06 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8218&PID=77612#77612 Vintage Gear : I have a coleman stove my better... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8218&PID=77604#77604 Author: osage
Subject: 8218
Posted: 20 Jun 2016 at 12:55pm

I have a coleman stove my better half gave me for our first christmas in 1967 still works good   ]]> Mon, 20 Jun 2016 12:55:48 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8218&PID=77604#77604 Vintage Gear : Here is something for your viewing... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8218&PID=77601#77601 Author: Guests
Subject: 8218
Posted: 20 Jun 2016 at 12:09pm


Here is something for your viewing pleasure - some of my old/original camping gear! In another recent thread, we were joking about never throwing things away. That got me to thinking about some of my "vintage" gear. I'll post as I find the stuff. If you have some, please share.

First is my Coleman single mantle, white gas lantern:



As you can see, I still have the original box, also. I'm not sure they even made the plastic carry cases back then so, it always got transported in it's box, for safety. It has been "retired" for several years - replaced by one of the "new fangled" propane, double mantle versions.

As you can see in this photo....



I purchased it in 1977 from a "Woolco" dept. store. This was "Woolworth's" venture into a slightly upscale store, to compete with JC Penny and Sears, at the time. My first 3 years of camping, prior to the lantern, were mostly dark. The lantern was a big upgrade from candles and a sizable investment for a young guy of modest means. Next year, it will be 40 years old and has seen a lot of campsites over the decades!

I'll have to just give you a "teaser" on my Coleman white gas camp stove



Stored in the mini-barn, I found, when opened, it has become a home/nest for mice. I'll have to clean it up a bit before showing you that.


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