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Video: How to Install Coleman One-Piece Fuel Cap Seals In our last video, we showed you how to remove seals from Coleman one-piece fuel caps. In this video, we show you how to install a new fuel cap seal and get your Coleman lanterns and stoves running again.  The required tools are simple, you need a pack of Basnett's No. 3 Filler Cap Seals, a paint-can opener or a small screw driver, and a light oil to help lubricate the new seal.We plan to create a better video eventually, but for now, we hope you find this video to be...

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Camping Checklist, Expert Outdoor Advice, Family camping -

Car camping is a great way to enjoy the outdoors while spending quality time with your family. This list is extensive and may contain gear that isn't necessary for your particular camp out. Use the printer-friendly version of the camping checklist to make sure you don't leave anything behind while you're packing the car.  Printer Friendly (PDF) Version Sleep & Shelter Tent (make sure you know how to put it up and that you have the stakes, rainfly (if your tent has one) and guylines) Extra rope & stakes Tent footprint or tarp at least a large as the footprint...

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Coleman Lantern Parts Identificaton, Old Coleman Lantern Parts -

A customer from Lugarno, New South Wales, Australia asked the following question: “Gidday Mate, I've got a couple of milspec lanterns and couple of others. Will the number 3 gasket fit all of the lanterns I have and stoves as well?” Great question. To answer your question, we’ll run through the three fuel caps you will encounter most commonly. I took a few pictures that I think will help answer that question. For simplicity’s sake, I will refer to gasoline lamps, camping lanterns, camp stoves, and heaters as “GPAs” (gas pressure appliances) for the rest of this post. “Small Three-Piece”...

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Cap Seal Replacement, Coleman Lantern Repair, One-Piece Filler Cap Seals -

Replacing the seals in one-piece Coleman lantern filler caps is a task that has left many an outdoor enthusiast scratching their head. We promise to make a better video soon, but a customer asked us to show him how it's done, so we rattled off this quick and dirty how-to.

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Coleman Lantern Parts Identificaton, Old Coleman Parts Diagrams -

We're working hard to add more great reference material and content to the website this week. We've brought back the Coleman Lantern Seal Reference Chart to help you find the right gaskets for your camping lanterns, lamps, stoves and heaters. In the left-hand column of the chart, you will now have the ability to have a look at the old Coleman parts diagrams for your product. In the right-hand column, simply click on the Basnett's Quick Find number to go straight to the item you will need to purchase. We are loading all of the old Coleman parts diagrams in a...

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