Re: [Philmont]: Repair parts for coleman

 From the FWIW Category: We have two local camping stores here, both of
which offer rental gear, including stoves and lanterns. Both have a
"junk" box of inoperable rental equipment that can be used to salvage
other equipment - kind of like the aircraft boneyards of WWII. You may
want to check your local outfits down there to see if anyone has
anything similar going.

Second idea: If your local District has an e-newsletter going, you can
ask in there if anyone has what you need. Many years ago now, when I
was pulling 111 out of its death spiral, I scavenged for all sorts of
cast-offs, from which I put together full sets of, e.g., tarp poles,
cook kits, lanterns, etc. Might be worth a shot.

Finally, semi-dried out rubber gaskets can sometimes be renewed by
soaking them in fine grade machine oil for a couple of days. We
actually carry a few mLs of oil with us in our Possibles Kit for this
exact purpose. Also worth a shot.

E Fred Mussler wrote:
> Greetings all!
> I know its been quiet on the list, I imagine many people are diligently
> studying their 2003 Treks Books ( lucky dogs-;))
>
> My need is more simple and infinitely more aggravating. I am in need of
> some repair parts for miscellaneous Coleman products. In particular I
> need a leather pump gasket for a 22 year old stove, one always needs the
> rubber pump gaskets that Coleman only wants to sell with a generator or
> pump that I don't need, short of paying 6.99 or 12.99 for a two cent
> part does anyone have any ideas? In addition I also need the fuel line
> for the Apex stove. The line got bent and now leaks at the fitting which
> attaches to the fuel bottle. , short of buying a new stove, this one
> really baffles the customer service types.
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Thanks all!
> YIS
> Hiking Czar
> aka Fred Mussler, SM
> Troop 357, Raleigh NC

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Received on Mon Mar 24 21:32:11 2003