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Now who here is expecting a future post to be something along the lines of "this is Steph, numbnuts has blown off both of his thumbs in a gas explosion so won't post until we find them" haha
Gas lantern for £4, too good to be true?
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Now who here is expecting a future post to be something along the lines of "this is Steph, numbnuts has blown off both of his thumbs in a gas explosion so won't post until we find them" haha
Hi dewi,
The 250 gram type canisters are usually £4.50 each at best unless you find a deal like Toddy mentioned.
The other type I never pay more than £1.75 each for them.
With the cheaper canister type I reckon it safe to say it would cost you max 70 pence per hour.
28 BUTANE GAS BOTTLES CANISTERS FOR COOKER HEATER BBQ https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00CX42ZGS/ref=cm_sw_r_other_awd_P-5swbFWACK84 they're about the cheapest but you do need an adaptor. Have a mess about with my new one at SC Dewi it isn't bad
Those top ones we can get for 6 for £20, or if Wilkinson's has a sale on, two for a fiverM
6 for £20 is a good price for those Toddy, are you able to share a link to where you buy them.
I've found that type in Wilko for £1.50 each, but I expect it will be a looooong time before i get that lucky again
.There you go dewi, on Mick's deal the lamp would cost you less than 41p per hour to run, that is taking into account that some of that type of butane cylinder are filled to only 210 grams.
I have found the 220 grams in budget shops for £1.30 each (no bulk buy), Home Bargains and Bargain Buys have them regularly.
I have found the 220 grams in budget shops for £1.30 each (no bulk buy), Home Bargains and Bargain Buys have them regularly.
This is the fellow we bought them from last.
The Uncle (93 and he's still building steam engines from scratch ) uses them for inside his model boats….he sails them on the pond at Richmond Park in Glasgow
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/m.html?_o...12.TRC2.A0.H0.Xscrew.TRS0&_nkw=screw&_sacat=0
The Uncle (93 and he's still building steam engines from scratch
) uses them for inside his model boats….he sails them on the pond at Richmond Park in Glasgow http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/m.html?_o...12.TRC2.A0.H0.Xscrew.TRS0&_nkw=screw&_sacat=0
This is the fellow we bought them from last.
The Uncle (93 and he's still building steam engines from scratch
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/m.html?_o...12.TRC2.A0.H0.Xscrew.TRS0&_nkw=screw&_sacat=0
I bet he's an interesting bloke to sit down over a dram with mind Mary you've basically just outlined my dream of retirement
My Bad, those Coleman type canisters are 220 grams not 250 grams(C250 is their model type for that canister).
But they are propane and butane mix, so more energy for your buck, ref http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Coleman-C...086553?hash=item2a598db8d9:g:WBcAAOSwVL1WDqAH
Thanks Toddy.
But they are propane and butane mix, so more energy for your buck, ref http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Coleman-C...086553?hash=item2a598db8d9:g:WBcAAOSwVL1WDqAH
Thanks Toddy.
That is pretty amazing.... so roughly 2 and a half hours per cannister... if you used it whilst cooking and clean up in the dark hours, then again for getting everything stowed away for the night, you'd probably use about 2/3rds of a cannister. 2 nights in the woods, 1 and a half cannisters (although you're carrying in 2)... not massive amounts of weight to carry in either.
Taking into account the price difference between the solar light and the gas powered light, the gas would give over 41 hours of light before it became more expensive than the initial cost difference of the solar... which is roughly just over 27 weekends out in the woods.
Not intentionally being cheeky, but rechargeable batteries are pretty cheap and LED lights are brilliant
M
M
Not intentionally being cheeky, but rechargeable batteries are pretty cheap and LED lights are brilliant
M
Not half as much fun though!
I'm wondering if a white balloon over a torch would have a lantern effect
Candle lanterns are pretty good and they can be fun to make too
For a while there we could get brassed ones on ebay for £2.99.
and they can be fun to make too For a while there we could get brassed ones on ebay for £2.99.
CO is probably an issue with that to be honest. There will be a disclaimer about using it indoors you can bet your botty on it. Saying that I've used hexy in a tent and been fine... Well not fine... But I didn't die
I like the idea of those actually but I can't see them kicking out meaningful light. In a tent maybe likeCandle lanterns are pretty good
For a while there we could get brassed ones on ebay for £2.99.
Candle lanterns are pretty good
For a while there we could get brassed ones on ebay for £2.99.
Funny you should say that M... my wife has got me a candle lantern for this weekend to try out. No idea on the costs, but I should imagine it was cheap to buy and candles are quite cheap.
Didn't think about that... no way of venting it without losing the heat really.
We shall see with the candle light this weekend... the way it's designed, I think it will give off a decent enough light to be fair.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2pcs-60LE...774864?hash=item51c6fc4e50:g:c-AAAOSwo6lWFj2c
I've been wondering about these.
M
I've been wondering about these.
M
They aren't very good, I've used one in the past. Everything is loose and they didn't even last 2 hours before breaking
