Candle Lanterns

[copper_head]

Headtorch in a Nalgene works nicely too...

 

[rorymax]

Headtorch in a Nalgene works nicely too...

OH, that is clever and very nice, thanks copper_head.

 

[andywragg]

Just been to the Uco Candle website http://ucogear.com/candle-lanterns according to them their lanterns reduce condensation, but that is not an argument or debate I want to get involved in .

Are there cheaper alternatives to the UCO candles ? I may be wrong but I thought I heard that IKEA sold candles that fitted or could be easily modified to fit.

I am feeling more comfortable about using candle lanterns inside a shelter now.

Just bumping this thread

I just took ownership of the UCO micro candle lantern (a red one if it matters). It uses the smaller 38mm tea lights. Ikea does a bag of 100 unscented 38mm tea lights for £1.75 each with a 4hr burn. I just sent for 2 bags (or 800 hr's of light) as the postage is £7.50 (my nearest Ikea is 40 minutes away by motorway). At £11 for the lot delivered that makes it about 1.375p per hour of light or 7p per tea light.

 

[Toddy]

If you can find them in a shop, or are happy to put together an order, the Price's night lights are superb.
I know they're more expensive but they're a heck of a lot less sooty, and they last longer too. The Sentinel ones last eight hours.

http://www.prices-candles.co.uk/products/productlist.asp?range=Household

M

 

[mrcharly]

I used to use ikea tea lights in my candle lanterns on my narrowboat and barge. Much safer than tea lights in other holders if knocked over.

They also give off a surprising amount of warmth. The tiny shower/loo/washroom on the barge was unheated (but ventilated via mushroom vent). Lighting a candle lantern in there as soon as I got home from work didn't make it warm exactly, but stopped it from being absolutely freezing in winter.

 

[Bishop]

Here's a couple of mine that SWMBO has snaffled for the bathroom.
The left one came from the local garden centre, the right I think was a set of three from Debenhams.

 

[johntarmac]

Just bumping this thread

I just took ownership of the UCO micro candle lantern (a red one if it matters). It uses the smaller 38mm tea lights. Ikea does a bag of 100 unscented 38mm tea lights for £1.75 each with a 4hr burn. I just sent for 2 bags (or 800 hr's of light) as the postage is £7.50 (my nearest Ikea is 40 minutes away by motorway). At £11 for the lot delivered that makes it about 1.375p per hour of light or 7p per tea light.

You might want to do a little adjusting to it before you take it away with you. First night out with mine and the tealight kept pinging up out of it's holders and one of the 3 sliders for the top kept disconnecting. Everytime dumping wax on me or any kit underneath.

A little bending with some pin nose pliers sorts it out though.

 

[andywragg]

Just found some 8hr tea lights at Wilko. £4 for a bag of 30. I'm not sure of the diameter yet, but they look a little deeper than the ones I have. I wonder if they'd be too deep to fit in the hole for the spare?

 

[Squidders]

I have an Uco mini candle lantern that uses tea lights... it can be packed with 4 inside it and it's quite nice, I did try the full size one but found it got quite messy inside with wax, the tea lights don't do that.

However, I never use it because it takes up more room than a better light source that is an LED one.

 

[Toddy]

I like 'real' flame, I honestly do.

But see for every other blooming reason to want light ? I agree with Squidders.
Modern led's are no fuss, safe, give good light as and when it's needed, weigh almost nothing, pack small and work brilliantly.

I suppose it's an, "Am I carrying that ?", type question for me….mostly, because I pack an led light as a back up anyway.

M

 

[Nohoval_Turrets]

Obviously LEDs are more practical in many ways than candle lanterns - more light, less weight, less mess and more controllable. But most LEDs give a very blue light that just isn't pleasant to spend time in. It feels... industrial. And blue light close to bed time is known to make it harder to sleep.

Lately I've been using some "warm white" battery operated fairy lights, and they're really good. You can get the light everywhere you need it, and it feels quite festive - there's even pattern modes if you really want to create a party atmosphere. But mostly I like them because the light feels warm and natural. I think it's similar to a candle in terms of the spectrum of light emitted.

I still like the candle lantern for the little bit of heat, but I can see myself using LEDs more and more.

 

[andywragg]

My artificial candle is my mini maglite that I've had for years. You unscrew the lens holder to reveal the bulb, and hang it from the lanyard. Trouble is the damned things are so susceptible to breakage I've lost quite a few bulbs as a result. But you don't get any noticeable heat from this light source, and it's a very harsh light.

I also have a small gas mantle lantern for lighting up the whole area. Very bright and warm but too much sometimes.

 

[andywragg]

Here's my video that I shot yesterday on receiving the UCO Micro Candle Lantern

[video=youtube;KXQN--H_55s]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXQN--H_55s[/video]

 

[andywragg]

My 200 Ikea 'Glimma' tea lights arrived yesterday. For a 4 hour burn they are cheap as chips. The one I have burning in front of me now (in the aforementioned lantern) has been going for almost 4 hours 15 mins now.

 

[FlashPan]

I have the UCO myself but here are a couple of cheapos I found:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181739193039?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161699238960?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

The thing that always bothered me was finding a suitable bag/coccon to store them in. Far a few between. I recall when I bought my UCO spec cocoon it cost nearly as much as the lantern and had to buy it from the US.

 

[sausage100uk]

Ive got two of the cheapos and theyre fine. Fit the uco candles too

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[andywragg]

I have mine in this..

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/252067797059?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

£2.95 delivered and fits a treat