The biggest drawback to the older Coleman Classic Camp Stove is the fuzzy knobs for flame control. The new Coleman Cascade, on the other hand, is much more precise. It’s easy to adjust the temperature and even simmer with a very low flame. You’ll appreciate the latch when you use the stove’s built-in recessed carry handle, too.
It features instant lighting for the four cook top burners, oven and broiler. There is a service drawer for utensils below the cook top burner controls. The Everdur tank has an integral pump, safety lock fuel control, large filler plug and combination fuel and air gauge.
Although it lags slightly behind the Everest in performance, its design features (including a unique three-burner construction) make it stand out. Checkout The Best Camping Stove for a detailed review of all the top camping stoves. The flip side to the great construction and cooking abilities of both stoves is that they aren’t cheap. For reference, you could buy 4 Coleman Classic stoves for the same amount of money. However, the ability to fit larger pans make these a great option for families.
I also cleaned up the grill with some 0000 steal wool, it shined up nicely. The placement may not be perfect, and they are a tad darker because coleman camp stove of the urethane. But it’s pretty cool to have the original decals, weathering and all. Butane is less widely available but remains inexpensive.
The lower image shows the locking pin on the pump handle that was a feature of this pair of models. Coleman in Wichita continued to make Model 9 in the early 1930’s. This 9E, in Jim MacDougall’s collection, is instant lighting. The fuel valve wheel is tilted upwards in the end of the tank because the fuel air assembly is straight so it reaches the bottom of the tank.
The urn burner has a replacement valve stem and is missing parts of the tip cleaner below the stem. Coleman 426 is a 3 burner model that also dates to the late 1940’s. The controls for the side burners project through holes in each end of the stove case. Two 344 burners were installed in each case to make one model 345 kerosene fueled stove . The generators used in the 344 burner are the obvious part difference from the 347 burners above. This Coleman Model 528 stove was military model M-1942.