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Abbyy finereader 15 crack. Best Uses: Flat water, recreation, mild whitewater Brand: Coleman Available At: Amazon.com – Coleman Exponent Fastback Number of Paddlers: 1 Stats: Length 10′ 10″, Width 35″, Weight 29 lbs, Load Capacity 310 lbs. Accessories Included: Retractable spray skirt, water resistant pouch, repair kit, 1 year warranty Kayak Material: 30 gauge PVC bladder, 840D nylon on top and 840D woven.
We’ve owned our Coleman Exponent multifuel stove since 2010, and it’s our go-to stove for car camping and backpacking. In this review we explain why we purchased it – not all the reasons were logical, how it’s worked out for us, and we give some hints for using it while camping and backpacking.
When it comes to backpacking and camping stoves, there’s a lot of choice of fuels. Propane Gas, White Gas, Kerosene, Alcohol, Fuel Tablets, and wood.
For some strange reason I love white gas stoves and lanterns. It must be nostalgia for the Tilley lamps and stoves I’ve used when sailing. So when we went shopping for a backpacking stove, I was looking for a white gas pressure stove.
Bacon and eggs for Breakfast, cooked on our Coleman Exponent stove
I checked out a load of ultralight stoves on the Internet, but they all required priming, and according to most of the reviews lighting them involved quite large flames, something I didn’t fancy trying near the tent.
Then I found this nifty little Coleman Exponent multifuel stove. It doesn’t need priming, has an integral gas tank, and a very controllable flame (not all of the burners I looked at were controllable). It’s a tad heavy, but it’s nice and compact, and it has worked like a dream. On our first trip away with it, one tank full of fuel lasted us all weekend including the testing I did at home when the stove first arrived.
We first took this stove backpacking in December 2010. From full, it made our morning coffee for two days, three main meals, I boiled up enough water for a further five mornings’ coffee once we got home, and there was still some fuel left in the stove. Since then we’ve taken it with us backpacking and car camping so far it’s been with us for around fifty night’s camping and it’s still going strong. We sometimes take it on day hikes to prepare something hot for lunch and I have been known to take it out on kayaking trips – yes I have used this stove on a lake in my kayak, not that I recommend doing so.
Coleman Exponent Stove – Heating the water for our morning coffee, Rock Pile Mountain Wilderness, Madison County, Missouri – March 2012
Just for the record, because we didn’t want the hassle of dealing with the TSA and any potential security problems we didn’t take this stove with us to the UK on a tour of Scotland in 2011. I mention this because we bought a MSR Pocket Rocket propane gas stove while there, which we brought back with us. I still prefer to carry the Coleman even though it is bigger and heavier. There’s something about knowing exactly how much fuel you have left.
Using the Coleman Exponent Multi fuel Stove
For best results don’t overfill it. If you do there is insufficient air-gap to pressurize it and you’ll need to pump it more often.
Give it fifty strokes before lighting. Before pumping you have to unlock the pump handle by twisting it. You should also lock the handle again when you’ve finished pumping. You have to keep your thumb over the central vent in the pump handle. It sounds odd, but it’s very easy in practice. To light the stove, turn the control knob onto high and light the venting gas. The stove will produce a large yellow flame for thirty seconds or so until the burner gets hot, after which the yellow flame will change to a nice blue flame. Give it another twenty or so strokes, and it is good to go. If you’re cooking on ‘high’ for a long time it might be necessary to remove your pot and pump it again.
The burner control works very well – I read a review on Amazon complaining that having the control go from off to high and then to low didn’t make sense. I have to disagree, it does make sense. It stops you accidentally turning it off when you are adjusting the flame to simmer. The same reviewer also said that he didn’t like the plastic knob. The plastic knob has worked fine for us. In my opinion a metal loop or knob would get too hot.
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To turn off the Exponent stove, turn the knob all the way back past ‘High’ to ‘Off’. The stove takes a few seconds to burn any remaining fuel and the flame burns yellow briefly, but that’s it. Before stowing it, obviously make sure it’s cooled down. If you haven’t already done so, lock the pump by twisting the pump handle clockwise. There’s no need to depressurize the stove before stowing it, and I’ve never worried about which way up I keep it in my pack.
The adjustable feet work very well allowing you to level the stove on surprisingly uneven surfaces. The leveling adjustment ring looks rather flimsy, but it does the job. The built-in wind screen is surprisingly effective, we’ve only bothered screening the stove in very windy conditions.
Ginger, Gary and Lanie cooking lunch on the Coleman Exponent stove during a day hike on the Sac River Trail
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March 2012 and the stove’s still going well – Coleman Exponent Stove close up of the usage label
My only complaint? You do have to watch you don’t catch your fingers on the very hot underside of the burner – see the picture above.
March 2012 and the stove’s still going well – GSI Pinnacle 1.5 Liter pot & Coleman Exponent Stove
This is one of those ‘Don’t try this at home‘ pictures. The potential for an accident far outweighs the benefits of a hot meal. I should have gone ashore to cook lunch.
Maintenance
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I put a couple of small drops of oil in the pump every few outings. Beyond that it’s not needed any attention. There’s this article from Coleman on dealing with stoves that don’t want to light – not a problem we’ve had to deal with so far.
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Best Uses: Flat water, recreation, mild whitewater
Coleman Exponent Multi-fuel Stove Model 550b
Brand: Coleman
Available At:Amazon.com – Coleman Exponent Fastback
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Number of Paddlers: 1
Stats: Length 10′ 10″, Width 35″, Weight 29 lbs, Load Capacity 310 lbs.
Accessories Included: Retractable spray skirt, water resistant pouch, repair kit, 1 year warranty
Kayak Material: 30 gauge PVC bladder, 840D nylon on top and 840D woven, laminated nylon on bottom
Pros: Retractable spray skirt, good amount of storage room, lots of d-ring hooks and pull handles, affordable, light weight, very easy to inflate and deflate, fairly stable, protects you from elements
Cons: Not fast, doesn’t track very well so a lot of your energy will go into trying to keep it straight, performance is so-so, not the best quality, advertised as a whitewater kayak but it is not self-bailing
More Info
Gemini pattern editor v x9 free download. The Coleman Exponent Fastback is definitely a beginner inflatable kayak. It is not expensive and gives a beginners performance… meaning that it does not even come close to comparing to many of the other inflatable kayaks on the market.
It is not that it is such a bad kayak. It actually has a lot of great features such as:
- a retractable spray skirt – very cool
- a waterproof pouch – super handy
- an air-tight system and double lock valve which guarantees no air leaks as well as easy inflation
- a very affordable price tag
All of these features are very appealing and can help make for an enjoyable paddling experience. However the bottom line is this:
- it does not perform well
- it does not track well – paddling will seem twice as hard
- it will not hold up as well as many others
- it is not self-bailing
The Coleman Exponent Fastback is advertised as being speedy and stable. Although stability is not a huge issue with this kayak, I can tell you there is no speed.
It is also advertised as being able to take on some heavy whitewater rapids. It would have no problem in calm rivers or a calm ocean, I would not want to trust it for anything too heavy.
Also there are no self-bailing valves and that is not good if you are going to be in whitewater. So in other words… with this inflatable kayak stick with flat water.
Okay for Beginners
Like I said, this is not a bad inflatable kayak, it is simply not a really good one.
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It will suit brand new paddlers who have never kayaked before and want to do some simple recreational paddling on calm waters. It is light weight and would be very easy to travel with or take camping.
This is an entry level kayak with an entry level price tag. It is best suited for someone that is not expecting a lot from their inflatable kayak but just wants to get out on the water and have some fun.
Final Thoughts
If you are looking for a beginner level inflatable kayak that can paddle on flat water as well as calm whitewater then the Exponent Fastback may be a good option for you.
Online pcb design software. However in my opinion if I had a few hundred dollars to spend on an inflatable kayak I would 100% go for the Sea Eagle 330 or 370.
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Both of these are much more rugged, far better quality, self-bailing, come with longer warranties and will perform a million times better… as well as likely last years longer.
Where To Buy
Amazon.com consistently has the best deal on the Coleman Exponent Fastback.
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