Best camp lantern?
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Lantern arrived this morning - off to B&Q at lunchtime to get some lamp oil, then I'll fire it up tonight and post some pics.
If it's a candle lantern you're after, I highly recommend the ones that take tea lights.
Sure, they don't last 8 hours but rarely do you need a full 8 hours of light... usually 5 or so nights of 2 hours worth.
Which is handily what you can transport in it! hurrah!
The uco ones are fine until a gust of wind clogs the spring with wax... then it's hours of fun trying to dismantle it and unwax.
Also you can get a billion odd tea lights for £1.50 from ikea... they also have stinky anti insect ones. though I don't see the point... it's not like insects nibbling my lantern have ever bothered me.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/UCO-Mini-Cand...39:1|66:2|65:12|240:1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
bargain and zero moving parts!
Sure, they don't last 8 hours but rarely do you need a full 8 hours of light... usually 5 or so nights of 2 hours worth.
Which is handily what you can transport in it! hurrah!
The uco ones are fine until a gust of wind clogs the spring with wax... then it's hours of fun trying to dismantle it and unwax.
Also you can get a billion odd tea lights for £1.50 from ikea... they also have stinky anti insect ones. though I don't see the point... it's not like insects nibbling my lantern have ever bothered me.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/UCO-Mini-Cand...39:1|66:2|65:12|240:1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
bargain and zero moving parts!
the old beer can trick seems best for me because the amout you find in the woods you should be able to use one them
Fired up the Feuerhand lantern this evening - I'm using citronella lamp oil, which is good for outdoors (but not recommended for indoor use).
It's a really lovely bit of kit - suprisingly light-weight, but it's well made and feels very robust. Depending on the height of the flame it's rated for approx. 20hrs constant light, which should see me through a couple of nights at a Meet.
The light is as Mike described - it'll never light up a whole room enough to perform microsurgery, but it throws out a decent amount of light, and as a camp lantern it will be just what I was after.
Not the best pic I'm afraid - hurried before the rain came back! - but I'd recommend both the product and the seller.
My thanks to Graham for the recommendation.
It's a really lovely bit of kit - suprisingly light-weight, but it's well made and feels very robust. Depending on the height of the flame it's rated for approx. 20hrs constant light, which should see me through a couple of nights at a Meet.
The light is as Mike described - it'll never light up a whole room enough to perform microsurgery, but it throws out a decent amount of light, and as a camp lantern it will be just what I was after.
Not the best pic I'm afraid - hurried before the rain came back! - but I'd recommend both the product and the seller.
My thanks to Graham for the recommendation.
My thanks to Graham for the recommendation.
Your welcome, and I'm glad you are pleased with it
As your eyes adapt to the light level, it's amazing how well you can see, even with what seems a low light level.
Graham
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