The Coleman Quick-Lite 327 was sold from 1920 to 1924 from the Wichita (USA) plant with no date stamp. This lantern, in Ron Lenfield’s collection, includes the box and accessories. Although this lantern has a later style baffle plate, the usual baffle plate in this version is as in the lower image.
This L427 lantern, in John Stendahl’s collection, is date stamped May, 1925, and has the pump top with the rounded handle. Other L427 pump handles have a nearly flat top or a top with rounded lobes. It is a portable propane lantern with an InstaStart that works well. Its long handle does not get too hot coleman grill to the touch, even on the highest setting, and the large fuel adjuster knob enables you to control how brightly it shines. The hard plastic carrying case has two sides that fold down so that the lantern can be easily packed for travel. The cost of these tanks vary depending on where you buy them.
But I was intrigued–and ready to check out some new camping gear. This past fall my buddy Phil got me interested in Coleman’s classic lanterns. We were hanging around drinking coffee on a chilly November day at Old Mill Stream Campground in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania when he asked a fateful question. Would I want to go with him to the Coleman outlet store nearby? He needed a new globe for one of his gas powered lanterns.
It is fully adjustable and can be set lower if you are trying to conserve propane. However, if the propane canister is running out, it occasionally makes a rather loud whistling noise. coleman camping Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material, both writing and images, without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited.
This product comes with a metal guard to protect the globe and reduce rattling. We used it for months during which time we took an RV trip for over ten weeks straight and used this light almost every single night. On a few nights the Northstar sat out in the rain without a cover and it still started the next evening without any problems. The Northstar was the brightest of all the lanterns that we tested. It puts out 1500 lumens on the highest setting and consumes a lot of fuel in the process. One 16 oz canister of propane lasts about four to five hours on high and about eight hours on medium to low.
It will smoke a lot at first, but then it burns off and shines very brightly. After the initial installation of the mantle, it doesn’t smoke anymore when you relight it. During this testing period, we only had to change the mantle once.
Coleman Lanterns are built with quality in mind, and they provide amenities that set it above and beyond. See our selection of Coleman Lantern RVs today at your local Camping World dealership and online. This lantern is the largest and the heaviest product we reviewed. It packs into its plastic carrying case with ease once the propane canister is removed.