Recently I acquired a paraffin pressure lamp (a Falk Veritas, but Coleman, Tilley and Vapalux are similar.)
It's maybe 30-40 years old and big but good for car camping or power cuts.
It runs for 12 hours on a pint and a half of paraffin/kerosene.
Paraffin is cheap.
It gives out a lot of heat (I have read about 0.5 to 1 kilowatts)
It is very bright - 350 candlepower on the label - I'd say akin to a 100 watt bulb.
Very nice kit. I think you can buy surplus but new Coleman or vapalux on ebay for about 30 to 40 quid. They often appear in junk sales in variable condition. a new tilley stormlight is £80 plus though. Unfortunately they attract collector interest which bumps up the price for those who want to use them.
It's difficult to get parts for the veritas so one of the other makes might be preferable.
Roll on the next powercut!
It's maybe 30-40 years old and big but good for car camping or power cuts.
It runs for 12 hours on a pint and a half of paraffin/kerosene.
Paraffin is cheap.
It gives out a lot of heat (I have read about 0.5 to 1 kilowatts)
It is very bright - 350 candlepower on the label - I'd say akin to a 100 watt bulb.
Very nice kit. I think you can buy surplus but new Coleman or vapalux on ebay for about 30 to 40 quid. They often appear in junk sales in variable condition. a new tilley stormlight is £80 plus though. Unfortunately they attract collector interest which bumps up the price for those who want to use them.
It's difficult to get parts for the veritas so one of the other makes might be preferable.
Roll on the next powercut!