Coleman Peak 1 4. A, not Feather 4. Pros: Fire power; excellent simmer control, parts available everywhere, affordable price. Cons: lots of pumping; leaky brass nuts, clog- prone generator, fumes after shutoff. Epinion does not provide a slot for Peak 1 4. A, so this review is hijacking Peak 1 4. ![]() A is not in production any more, but there are million 4. A’s out there. This review attempts to shed some light on 4. A, and maybe this will serve as a reference to all Peak 1 4. Peak 1 4. 00. A is my first backpack stove. The very first camp stove I bought (I still have it and works like a champ for 2. F. Compared to 4. F, 4. 00. A was like heaven to carry. I used this with gladness for a month until: the stove started sputter. Not knowing anything about a stove, I naively entrusted it to a local warranty service outlet. After a month of waiting, I stopped in to inquire about the status. Those guys did nothing. It was collecting dust on the shelf. I sent it directly to Wichita, Kansas, with a lengthy letter sharing the wonderful experience with one particular service outlet of theirs. Coleman returned it with a new generator and a spare in a month. A has the great firepower. If pumped up adequately (total of about 7. To give you an idea, the new fangled Primus Omni Fuel and Optimus Nova do it in slightly less than 4 min. A's flame is big and blue, and it licks the sidewall of the 7- in. If pumped up less, it will take longer, naturally. You will feel glad that you bought it- -until you enjoy simmering your food with the stove for a month. A can simmer very well, thanks to the control that permits fine adjustment. Here is a word of caution, however: if you use low heat setting of the simmer control too much, it tends to clog up the generator. Early on, I did not know about this, and I freely used the simmering setting all the time. That is why my generator clogged up. Do not let the stove run needlessly on low heat setting. The generator tube comes with two control levers: the red one for fuel shutoff, the black one for jet cleaning and simmering.
Sometimes the jet (it's hidden in the expansion chamber) gets a little gunked up, and does not produce the large fireball that impressed you previously. Move the black lever back and forth a few times, and it will clear it up right away. The newer versions of 4. ![]() In a way, this is an improvement by omission, for the small brass nut at the black lever often leaks fuel vapor. Once I was at a group camp setting, and I was using 4. A in addition to the 4. Rebuild of Model Peak 1 400 Stove: http colemancollectorsforum. Rebuild of Coleman Model. RebuildOf 242 Lantern: m/post/project-242b-rebuild. Rebuild of a Canadian 335 Lantern: m/post/Project. Coleman Exponent Multi-Fuel Stove by. Item model number: 550B725: Height: 7.50 inches: Length. This is a Coleman 550, also known as a 'modern' Peak 1 stove. It will burn Coleman fuel. F, and suddenly it sprung a leak. Since I had no tool, I just had to shut it off. It remained a useless bulk of heavy metal for the rest of the trip. The generator tube assembly has one nut (5/1. The fuel shutoff lever also has a small nut (5/1. The instruction manual suggests that the user occasionally tighten the nuts. The problem is that the user needs a small, adjustable wrench to do that, and a Phillips head screwdriver to remove the burner assembly. If your stove gives up in the middle of nowhere, you’d better have at least two aforementioned tools and a generator that works. Coleman Owner's Manuals. Coleman Model 2E & 9E Camp Stoves. Coleman 414 Camp Stove (Coleman Use & Enjoy Manual) Coleman 424 Camp Stove.If you did not, you’d better have a backup stove. If you did not, it will be salads and cereals for ya, until you reach the nearest burger joint. When the generator is clogged up, the stove flares up frequently, and it is difficult to get the flame blue. And the flame output gets smaller. If you wanted to replace the generator, you would be surprised to find that its price is at least one quarter, or even one third, of the new stove’s worth. So here is what you do: if you suspect that your generator is somewhat clogged up, and you do not have a spare on hand, go to a local hardware store and buy a propane torch. It is cheaper than the generator. Remove the old generator and then torch it! This will burn up the carbon deposit inside the generator, and clear the fuel passage. Carefully replace the generator, and now you have a stove that works like a champ, and a free propane torch. Interestingly, once I have discovered this trick, my 4. A quit producing troubles for me. And I was lucky enough to procure a few old- stock generators at a ridiculously low price. It would be a good idea to have at least one spare generator. A’s burner is fuel efficient, and one tank full of white gas seems to last a weekend. I did not measure it, but a full tank of gas is supposed to last 7. Coleman Peak1 3001 propane stove (Isobutane cans) Primus Yellowstone litetrail propane stove head (Isobutane cans). Do follow the lighting instruction, and the stove will behave. A does not need priming unlike other liquid fuel stoves, due to the design of the burner. But that design has one drawback: it will produce a large amount of incompletely burned fumes, once the stove is shut off. Right below the burner cap, there is a cube- shaped expansion chamber, and it holds fuel. When the stove is shut off, the remaining fuel burns incompletely due to the heat from the burner itself. I personally disliked this shortcoming, and it eventually drove me to Primus canister gas stoves. I just do not take it for camping any more. Nowadays, 4. 00 series type of stoves are considered very heavy, since we have mini canister stoves. But one pays for the loss of weight, and the canister stove fuel is about 8 times more expensive than white gas, while the new titanium thingie will cost you an arm, and the titanium cook set will cost you a leg. A is indeed on a heavy side, for it has a lot of metal to it. But it is built tough, and is- -was- -affordable at under $4. Now I see Coleman introduced the same stove under the . The latest in the evolution of 4. Although I am sure Coleman ascertained its safety by testing it, I would not like my stove made with aluminium. I want my fuel tank in either brass or steel for strength, especially when the design puts the fuel tank immediately below the burner. Overheating does occur during extended operation, and I just do not feel comfortable with the thought of the overheated aluminium fuel tank. Also, the reduced weight will change the center of gravity, and with the same height, the stove might become more top heavy, with a pot sitting on top. A apparently evolved from the WWII military stoves that Coleman manufactured for the GIs. But those have large knobs that are easy to control. Somehow Coleman put a dinky red control knob that has a very minute range of movement for the fuel shutoff. Sometimes, if you were a little distracted, your hand would touch the burner’s heat shield. That will wake you up in the most unpleasant terms. Sometimes, 4. 00. A will flare up in a tall flame, even though you feel you did everything right. Don’t blame the stove. Just shut it off, wait 1. It should start normally. Or, if you let it burn for a while, the stove settles down and the flame turns blue. That is what I usually do. Pump up a few more strokes, and you are ready for action. UPDATE: I heard this from another online source. If you fill the fuel tank less than full, it takes less time to reach the blue flame at the startup. I tried, and it seems to work. If you let the stove bang around, they will misshapen easily. Carry 4. 00. A in a padded sack or a box, or a metal can. It will retain its good look for a long time. A has three folding legs that provide solid support, when deployed. With the fuel tank taking most of the weight, 4. A is a very stable stove, despite its tall height. UPDATE: A point about health concern- -the dual capability of using both white gas and auto gas in 4. Duel Fuel may provide you with the convenience, in case you forgot to bring enough white gas. You can just draw some gas out of your fuel tank, provided you foresaw this need and brought a length of plastic tube to siphon off spare gas (but did not foresee the shortage of white gas?). One thing about the auto gas is that it has a lot of additives that are harmful to the human consumption, inhaled or ingested. The use of auto gas should be limited only to emergency situations. Then again, if a car is available at your camp site, so that you may siphon off the gas, it assumes that you are car camping, and the weight of your pack is of no concern. If so, why not carry an extra can of white gas in the car, so that I do not have to write all this and waste your time reading? Just have a spare generator and the appropriate tools, and expect to tighten up the nuts 2- 3 times a year. The nuts eventually bottom out after repeated adjustments. If you are prepared thus, you will not find yourself in a frustrating situation. A is a solidly built stove, and it produces great heat. You can rely upon it, if you did your share of preparation. I would not recommend it, however, for anything other than car camping and light backpacking: it is a little too temperamental for other serious trips. It is too heavy for today’s standards, and there are many advanced stoves that would perfectly meet the needs of extended backpacking and expedition grade trips.
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