Product Description

Carry Case, Soft - Black (5033 Cat Heaters)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #13949 in Sports & Outdoors
• Brand: Coleman
• Model: 5033-777C
• Dimensions: 1.51 pounds

Features

• Fits model 5033 Catalytic heaters
• Features two inside pockets for propane storage and two carry handles
• Made in China
• One-year warranty
• Made of sponge PVC black nylon

Customer Reviews

Mixed feelings.
While I very much like the heater that this "case" was supposedly made to carry, I didn't find anything extraordinary about the case itself. It is indeed large enough to hold the heater, along with 3 mini propane tanks, possibly a 4th, and even a 5th, if you squeeze. Since I have multiple pieces of camping gear that utilizes these tanks, that's about how many I want to bring for a weekend, so I certainly use the product.

But other than that, there's nothing very special about it - it's really just a black, zippered bag. I guess "specially-designed" just means it happens to be large enough to hold the thing it was specially-designed for? Don't get me wrong, it's a nice enough bag, and the build quality is good. But it is unremarkable, and you could replace it with nearly any other bag of the same size.

The bag does have 2 elastic "propane tank cozies" stitched into the inner wall of the bag. And while I'm sure Coleman thinks this qualifies the bag as being "special," I found little value in the feature. For one, the pouches are undersized and it was quite a struggle to get the tanks into the cozies. And once they were in there, I just didn't see much of a reason for it. They didn't really "roll all around the bag" to begin with, so I took them back out for easier access. I have not bothered with them since.

I, for one, would like to see Coleman take this back to the design table and add some value to it. It's a good start, but with more thought and creativity, I bet they could make it a really worthwhile product. In the meantime, I'll keep my bag and make use of it, but I can't really recommend it to anyone who already has other acceptable means of carrying their camping gear.

Too Small Carry Bag
This bag is too small for the Colemman ProCat Catalytic Heater.
I was lead to believe it would accept all Coleman Heaters but this is not correct.
A larger Carry Case Bag is needed for the ProCat Heater.

Not for my heater
This might be a good case for some Coleman heaters, but not for the Pro Cat series. I bought the case together with my Pro Cat as it was an Amazon recommendation for the Pro Cat. When the products arrived, I was very disappointed to discover that there was no way the Pro Cat would fit in the bag, which was much too small. While the bag may be ok (it's nicely padded and the workmanship appears reasonably good), it is useless for the recommended purpose of carrying the Pro Cat. I did not return it, thinking I could certainly find some other use for it; it's still in the closet. Amazon should NOT recommend this bag for the Pro Cat heater.