Candle recommendations

[slowworm]

I also make my own beeswax candles and found "WickWell NT Candle Wick" works well from these people:

Candle Wicks – Largest UK Range, Natural Wax Coating & Raw Formats

Find natural-coated waxed wicks and raw wick, with lines from leading brands such as Wedo and WickWell. A large range suitable for containers, pillars and more.

4candles.co.uk

I've yet to find a cheap household candle mould but have used this one for wine bottle candles or to use the candle the other way around.

Proops Set of 3 Wine Bottle Cork Shape Candle Mould, Candle Making, Craft Hobby, Make your own. (S7818) Free UK Postage. : Amazon.co.uk: Home & Kitchen

Proops Set of 3 Wine Bottle Cork Shape Candle Mould, Candle Making, Craft Hobby, Make your own. (S7818) Free UK Postage.: Proops Set of 3 Wine Bottle Cork Shape Candle Mould, Candle Making, Craft Hobby, Make your own. (S7818) Free UK Postage.: Amazon.co.uk: Home & Kitchen

www.amazon.co.uk

 

[MartiniDave]

I don't know anything about candle lanterns, but we like candles around the house for a bit of atmosphere. We've recently been using the stearin candles from Ikea. Good long burn time, very little smoke and no wax spill. Apparently they are theoretically edible, but I've not tried!

Dave.

 

[Woody girl]

I use IKEA candles around the home too. I find they are much cheaper than prices candles, and I do like the 40 hour ones too. Too big for a lantern such as is spoken of, but I used IKEA candles for a week in an off grid cabin in sweden for a week, and though I had to put new standard ones in each night, they lasted well for an evening. The 40 hour ones nearly lasted a week.
I think its tallow candles you can eat not stearin ones. !!!

 

[lou1661]

Ill have a look at those, thank you. Do you get much mess and waste with these? I seem to spend more time chipping the hard wax off than I do enjoying the light!


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I just got 4 1/4 hours of useable light out of mine. burned right down to the follower with no wax drips

 

[slowworm]

Stearin can be derived from palm oil so I would try and avoid it.

 

[uncleboob]

I just got 4 1/4 hours of useable light out of mine. burned right down to the follower with no wax drips

That is fantastic! Thank you! Much improved on my own 1 1/2 hr burn...absolutely down to my candles...going to get some new ones ordered. Cheers matey j


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[lou1661]

That is fantastic! Thank you! Much improved on my own 1 1/2 hr burn...absolutely down to my candles...going to get some new ones ordered. Cheers matey j


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No worries, it was a useful test for me too!

 

[MrEd]

I also make my own beeswax candles and found "WickWell NT Candle Wick" works well from these people:

Candle Wicks – Largest UK Range, Natural Wax Coating & Raw Formats

Find natural-coated waxed wicks and raw wick, with lines from leading brands such as Wedo and WickWell. A large range suitable for containers, pillars and more.

4candles.co.uk

I've yet to find a cheap household candle mould but have used this one for wine bottle candles or to use the candle the other way around.

Proops Set of 3 Wine Bottle Cork Shape Candle Mould, Candle Making, Craft Hobby, Make your own. (S7818) Free UK Postage. : Amazon.co.uk: Home & Kitchen

Proops Set of 3 Wine Bottle Cork Shape Candle Mould, Candle Making, Craft Hobby, Make your own. (S7818) Free UK Postage.: Proops Set of 3 Wine Bottle Cork Shape Candle Mould, Candle Making, Craft Hobby, Make your own. (S7818) Free UK Postage.: Amazon.co.uk: Home & Kitchen

www.amazon.co.uk

I cast a mould in a big yoghurt pot using 1:1 silicon casting stuff. It’s made a pretty decent mould, and has worked much better than I thought.
I used a candle to form the mould hollow

 

[wales1]

I have had a uco and also own a bushlite. I do find in all honesty, that you get more light from a bushlite (no pun intended). I put that down to the taller globe which inevitably pulls a longer flame.

I use prices candles and yes, there is some wax clean up required and the trim down factor of the candles though hardly a majoe chore and to be honest... the reason I got shot of the UCO was due to the disappointment with the functional light it throws out. Yes there maybe argument that it's the ambience it's designed for, though why not get the ambience of candlelight and a little more brightness with the bushlite

Steve

 

[Oliver G]

So we can forget the chafing candles as an idea, not great for cooking or for illumination.

https://imgur.com/a/c8p0Wjf

 

[Brizzlebush]

Just to add to this old thread:

I've got a UCO and a Bushlite. The Bushlite closed is the same size as the UCO open. So a bit bigger.

The thing that narks me off, as previously mentioned is the price of UCO candles, currently £3 each!

I agree with Wales 1 that the taller chimney of the Bushlite gives a bigger, brighter flame. Also I use Price's standard candles, currently about £4 for a box of 6!
At that er, price, I don't mind leaving it burning to find my way back to camp.
Also if you have the stand for the Bushlite you can put it on the ground/table with less chance of it getting knocked over.

Now I don't know what the price-per-minute burn time of each candle is, I can't be bothered to do the maths. But I probably get 4-6hrs from the Bushlite/Price's candles, maybe more. Again, I've not timed it. But that's good enough for me.

Anyhoo, the main reason for my post is my top tip: For cleaning residue on any wax candle lantern.
Use boiling water.
Quick, easy, thorough. The Bushlite can get a bit gunked up sometimes.

Now I'm off to enjoy the romantic glow...

 

[Robson Valley]

Take a long look at a "kudlik" (= qulliq) for heat and light. Just 15,000 years of Inuit usefulness in the igloolik but maybe no good for overnight.
I have enough soapstone to carve several but I lack the ambition. I planned to use wisps of cotton grass fuzz for wick.

 

[sidpost]

Dietz "hurricane" kerosene lanterns are a bit bigger but, work well. You can adjust the wick for the amount of light you want. Kerosene has its drawbacks but, compared to candles might be a good option for some.

 

[matarius777]

I have a UCO lantern, a Bushlight lantern, a folding Swiss Army lantern, and a folding Horace Kephart lantern (and, of course, a Feuerhand lantern. I like lanterns!
I searched high and low for a candle that would replace the proper (expensive to import) Swiss Army ones. I eventually found these, they do need cutting down to length, and they also fit in the Bushlite, they’re Stearin, so last for hours. At the moment they are showing as unavailable, but may be worth checking for that brand elsewhere on the net, these are the only stearin ones that are thick enough- they’re still, I think, a mil or two thinner, but fit in the holder. I think they’re the exact size for the Bushlite, apart from too long.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07K1JPLJC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[Mesquite]

I have a UCO lantern, a Bushlight lantern, a folding Swiss Army lantern, and a folding Horace Kephart lantern (and, of course, a Feuerhand lantern. I like lanterns!
I searched high and low for a candle that would replace the proper (expensive to import) Swiss Army ones. I eventually found these, they do need cutting down to length, and they also fit in the Bushlite, they’re Stearin, so last for hours. At the moment they are showing as unavailable, but may be worth checking for that brand elsewhere on the net, these are the only stearin ones that are thick enough- they’re still, I think, a mil or two thinner, but fit in the holder. I think they’re the exact size for the Bushlite, apart from too long.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07K1JPLJC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I use the Ikea Jubla candles in my Swiss Army lantern. You can get about 4 hrs burn per half candle