I found out that one of the hardest things is to find the info on the WWW

And the best info comes from guys like me

so forums are a very good way to find yourself in this hobby and learn from others

Here are some forums I am a member of that could help you a lot

Old Town Yucca - Coleman

The best Coleman forum out there! A very friendly site and members!

My first lantern forum

Be Back Later

The best international lantern forum!

with people from all over the world

very friendly and welcoming with a lot of experts

Happy to be a part of the team!

The International Guild of Lamp Researchers

Not a real forum but a Q&A page

has the best  and most knowledgeable experts on lamps and lanterns

if you have a question unanswered anywhere else this is the place!  

Pelam.de

A very good forum on Petromax lanterns

mostly in German but with an English section

very experienced users.

Backed up by the pelam.de parts store

[You have to be a member to see all info and section]

Canadian Coleman - Yahoo

A very good forum on Canadian Coleman - less "home like" but a lot of useful information

[You have to be a member to post] 

Coleman - Yahoo

A very good forum on Coleman - less "home like" but a lot of useful information

[You have to be a member to post]

primus-stoves and tilley-lampsmus-stoves and tilley-lamps

A very good forum on primus-stoves and tilley-lamps - less "home like" but a lot of useful information

 

Pemax.de.vu

a non commercial Lantern forum on lanterns

All in German but questions in English will be answered

and has an online skype support

Classic camp stoves - Spirit burner

The best forum on stoves including all types pressure, loop etc