Impulse purchase - Hurricane lamp

[Toddy]

There's another issue with the paraffin lamps and heaters; for every gallon you burn, it'll put out nearly that much water into the air. In a caravan that's a 'lot' of moisture in something that's already inclined to be damp anyway.

cheers,
Toddy

 

[rik_uk3]

There's another issue with the paraffin lamps and heaters; for every gallon you burn, it'll put out nearly that much water into the air. In a caravan that's a 'lot' of moisture in something that's already inclined to be damp anyway.

cheers,
Toddy

Its the same with gas too remember. I can't remember the numbers but a calor gas heater puts out at least 1 litre of water a night, thats a lot of moisture in a room used day after day.



Paraffin oil is more odour free but then if you trim your wicks and don't burn it too high you won't get much at all in the way of smell.

 

[ex member pyrophil]

http://www.force4.co.uk/2665/Force-4-Brass-Hurricane-Lamp.html
All brass made for boat users, will never rust. will last a life time and more.

 

[rik_uk3]

I like that

How about a thermoelectric hurricane lamp with radio?
http://www.pelam.de/product_info.php?cPath=28_109&products_id=530

 

[ateallthepies]

Paraffin from the same DIY shop.

Is it worth getting specialist lamp oil?

I buy up litre bottles of Lamp Oil if I see them when out and about. The cost is normally about £2.50 per litre except in my local general store where I twice cleared the shelves before the owner almost doubled the price!! I believe this 'lamp oil' Paraffin is more refined than the pre-pac or general pump paraffin and better for wick lamps when used indoors as it smells less.

Some lamp oils have Citronella added and is for outdoor use only.

For my pressure lamps and bowl fires I use the pre-pac stuff but it is expensive compared to the pumped stuff. I was told over on the pressure lamp forum that the pre-pac stuff is a rip off and it's best to find a dispensing store and take your own container. The Paraffin in the UK has to meet certain standards so it is pretty much all good stuff but still I have noticed the lamp oils have less odour and is what I use indoors if I'm feeling in a nostalgic mood!!

Steve.

 

[Outdoordude]

They can also be burnt with citronella oil to keep the mozzies away.

 

[Camel]

http://www.force4.co.uk/2665/Force-4-Brass-Hurricane-Lamp.html
All brass made for boat users, will never rust. will last a life time and more.

I like that too, this impulse purchase may turn out to be more expensive than I first thought...

 

[Camel]

I buy up litre bottles of Lamp Oil if I see them when out and about. The cost is normally about £2.50 per litre except in my local general store where I twice cleared the shelves before the owner almost doubled the price!! I believe this 'lamp oil' Paraffin is more refined than the pre-pac or general pump paraffin and better for wick lamps when used indoors as it smells less.

Some lamp oils have Citronella added and is for outdoor use only.

For my pressure lamps and bowl fires I use the pre-pac stuff but it is expensive compared to the pumped stuff. I was told over on the pressure lamp forum that the pre-pac stuff is a rip off and it's best to find a dispensing store and take your own container. The Paraffin in the UK has to meet certain standards so it is pretty much all good stuff but still I have noticed the lamp oils have less odour and is what I use indoors if I'm feeling in a nostalgic mood!!

Steve.

Thank you Steve, I'll see if I can lay my hands on some and see the difference.

 

[Camel]

They can also be burnt with citronella oil to keep the mozzies away.

If it works on midges too I may just have just fallen in love.

Great place Scotland, almost ruined by the ******* midges...

 

[Toddy]

Depends on your area midgies. It doesn't work here, and not everyone does well breathing in citronella
I think it's horrid stuff, like breathing fly spray..

cheers,
Toddy

 

[ex-member BareThrills]

http://www.force4.co.uk/2665/Force-4-Brass-Hurricane-Lamp.html
All brass made for boat users, will never rust. will last a life time and more.

Phil, you sir are a very bad man. Must resist, must resist

 

[ex member pyrophil]

They are good and nice lamps, the best you can get. worth it if your going to use it. your have little luck trying to find a 2nd hand one, not the type of thing boat owners get shot of, to useful.
The tin plate or painted ones dont last long on a boat lol cant expect much for a few quid.
Solid brass ones are nice.

 

[Still Waters]

If it works on midges too I may just have just fallen in love.

Great place Scotland, almost ruined by the ******* midges...

Citronella oil doesent seem to work on the midge but i have wondered if a blob of nordic summer would disolve in parrafin and repel the midges when burned in a wick lamp

 

[ex member pyrophil]

Phil, you sir are a very bad man. Must resist, must resist

Let us know what you think of it when it comes in the post lol

 

[ex-member BareThrills]

Let us know what you think of it when it comes in the post lol

it should be here on Thursday

 

[ex member pyrophil]

Has it come yet

 

[Doc]

I've got a Feurhand and a cheap Chinese copy. The Feurhand is far better made - better sealing lid, heavier gauge steel, brighter, feels more solid. I got it from Pelam only 5yrs ago but it is stamped West Germany, so either it was new old stock, or they never changed the wording after reunification.

A hurricane lamp with a reasonable size wick is a lot brighter than a candle, but nowhere near as bright as a pressure lamp (which, as Wayland points out, can be a good thing). Also the hurricane lamp gives a pleasant yellow light, not the searing whiteness of a pressure mantle lamp.

20 hours of light on a tank of maybe 250ml is pretty good. If you have oil central heating then you can run it on standard kerosene as well as bought paraffin.

 

[Still Waters]

I've got a Feurhand and a cheap Chinese copy. The Feurhand is far better made - better sealing lid, heavier gauge steel, brighter, feels more solid. I got it from Pelam only 5yrs ago but it is stamped West Germany, so either it was new old stock, or they never changed the wording after reunification.

A hurricane lamp with a reasonable size wick is a lot brighter than a candle, but nowhere near as bright as a pressure lamp (which, as Wayland points out, can be a good thing). Also the hurricane lamp gives a pleasant yellow light, not the searing whiteness of a pressure mantle lamp.

20 hours of light on a tank of maybe 250ml is pretty good. If you have oil central heating then you can run it on standard kerosene as well as bought paraffin.

Can paraffin pressure lamps like the tilley lamp be run on kerosene(Heating oil)?
I sure hope so as ive five hundred litres just been delivered

 

[bilmo-p5]

Yes, they can.

 

[Still Waters]

Thanks for the reply thats will save me a few quid