Here is the specific text from Coleman:
"When the mantles are burned for the first time, the cloth fibers burn away
and leave a natural source chemical ash that, when heated, produces a bright
incandescent light."
"You should always light the mantles with a match and let them burn to ash
before lighting the lantern as attempting to light the lantern and burn off
the mantles at the same time can cause a mantle to tear or break. It is
recommended that if you have an electronic ignition lantern, you light it
the first time with a match. After being burned off, mantles are flimsy and
hang like an empty sock. Using the electronic ignition on the first lighting
can cause the mantle to break. Lighting the lantern the first time with a
match will allow the mantles to expand and shape themselves, which makes
them stronger."
I do concur with their instructions. When you light the bag with the gas
present, the bag will end up being shaped oddly and not quite as filled out.
But I never had one break during that process.
AG
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