Does anyone know much about davy lamps, or anyone use one?
I know the historical stuff and there uses in a mine, have just been given a working one and it looks good. I am assuming it burns parafin, the one I have was wrapped in 20 year old newspaper and lit straight away with the fuel that was already in it!
It is a little heavy for backpacking but it looks ideal, and safe?, for using around camp and maybe in larger tents. I just wondered if anyone uses one and how they have found them in use.
Here is an ebay link for those who wonder what I am on about,
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Brass-Miners-...oryZ3632QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
They seem to come up quite often on ebay at reasonable prices.
I know the historical stuff and there uses in a mine, have just been given a working one and it looks good. I am assuming it burns parafin, the one I have was wrapped in 20 year old newspaper and lit straight away with the fuel that was already in it!
It is a little heavy for backpacking but it looks ideal, and safe?, for using around camp and maybe in larger tents. I just wondered if anyone uses one and how they have found them in use.
Here is an ebay link for those who wonder what I am on about,
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Brass-Miners-...oryZ3632QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
They seem to come up quite often on ebay at reasonable prices.
