I answered an ad on Craigslist for a 3 burner Coleman stove, which the seller (who was 250 miles away) said was new, and that he had lit it to ensure it worked. I received pictures, and decided to make the trip.

Turns out the stove was beautiful :

I’m glad I made the trip. It was hot-96 degrees and long, but worth it. I visited some friends in a nearby town while I was there.

My old Coleman 414 will be relegated to occasional and emergency use.

I’m also going to build a storage box for it out of some Baltic birch plywood this winter…