Coleman Stoves

About one hundred years ago a young man from Wichita Kansas and his name was W.C. Coleman. With poor eye sight he had a wonderful vision for America. By the nineteen thirties Mr. Coleman was blowing soap bubbles and invented the plastic cooler. They went with America on her trips and continue this day to be one of the largest stove and cooler makers in the world.

The biggest customer Coleman had been the United States military. Its Wichita plants, during World War two made projectiles for the navy and parts for the B-17 and B-9 bombers. But what really set them apart was the GI pocket stove. It had to be very light weight, no larger than a quart thermos, had it burn any kind of fuel and be able to work in weather from sixty to one hundred and fifty degrees. In nineteen forty two Coleman stoves went in to battle when the United States forces invaded North Africa.

These Coleman stoves burned for about two hours on the fuel from the planes or jeeps. Our military carried them in every battlefield in the Pacific and Europe. Many of them had only that little Coleman stove to keep warm. Well over a million Coleman stoves were made just for the war.

When America decided to move outdoors as it were, Coleman stoves were right there to use for cooking and sometimes for heat. They were all the rage then because they were small and compact.

If as a child in the fifties and sixties you went camping with your family, you will never forget the green suitcase stove. It looked like a small compact green ugly color suitcase with two burners on top. Coleman stoves have come a long way since then, but some people still have that green suitcase stove and swear they still work.

Replacing the green suitcase Coleman stove might be the four twenty four dual fuel improved version of the four twenty five F. this comes with one small burner and one large one. Be careful using the large burner because it has such a high and hot flame, it could scorch the front portion of the wall where the fuel tank is. When a large pot or pan is placed on it the flame flows out from under the pan. The small burner is great for simmering soups. Rotating the pots from the small burner to the large burner is the norm if cooking for a large group of people. The smaller burner is not good for boiling because it just takes to long.

Coleman stoves also have one burner for the backpacker. Although they way almost two pounds, they re extremely popular and set up very quickly and do burn hot. It can boil water in about three or four minutes and the life of the burner are about two hours. So whether you want to take the whole family camping or just backpacking there are Coleman stoves to fit your every need.