Thanks for that; I'd not heard of these things before. I went googling and found a few. They look a bit like rush lights
Old School Bushcraft Camp
- Thread starter Wayland
- Start date
Thanks for that; I'd not heard of these things before. I went googling and found a few. They look a bit like rush lights
Perhaps you'd like a few taken at another of Wayland's ST events on the 'Pratchett Twin Imp Reflex' shown below (sorry Gary, I couldn't resist
):
I still use my 5" x 4" cameras. Ilford D400 B&W film is tops.
The kudliq is fueled with finely chopped seal blubber. The heat of the flame seems to melt as much as needed.
I presume at -40C and windy, the flame is never put out, for heat and light in the igloolik.
But for travelling, the blubber could congeal = nothing to spill.
I have a thick museum catalog of First Nations goods, the biggest kudliq is 36" long!
I think I could get away with running a kudliq with sheep's tallow.
Use cotton grass (which you guys never see) or some sort of hairy/fruticose lichen as a wick.
Snuffed out, the tallow should solidify just fine. Bee's wax would work that way, too.
You might experiment with various sorts of dried mosses as wick material.
The kudliq is fueled with finely chopped seal blubber. The heat of the flame seems to melt as much as needed.
I presume at -40C and windy, the flame is never put out, for heat and light in the igloolik.
But for travelling, the blubber could congeal = nothing to spill.
I have a thick museum catalog of First Nations goods, the biggest kudliq is 36" long!
I think I could get away with running a kudliq with sheep's tallow.
Use cotton grass (which you guys never see) or some sort of hairy/fruticose lichen as a wick.
Snuffed out, the tallow should solidify just fine. Bee's wax would work that way, too.
You might experiment with various sorts of dried mosses as wick material.
Similar threads
