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That time my old Coleman stove saved a rainy weekend at Lake Wenatchee

Got caught in a total downpour last fall, and my fancy new camp stove just quit. Pulled out my dad's old green Coleman 425 from the 80s, fired it up with a match, and it boiled water like a champ. We ate hot soup while everything else was soaked. Anyone else have a piece of gear that just refuses to die?
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samreed
samreed7d ago
That old Coleman 425 is a total tank.
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abbyhall
abbyhall7d ago
Mine was a rusty, leaky mess honestly.
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fionamurphy
Honestly, it feels like everything new is built to break now. That old stuff just had a different kind of soul.
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