Show Us Your Lanterns. (the thread formerly known as: -Northern Lights Lanterns -UCO)
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I have a few pressure lanterns:
Coleman 242C, gasoline
Coleman 249, kerosene
Coleman 220F, gasoline twin mantle
Tilley X246 Guardsman, paraffin
Coleman 242C, gasoline
Coleman 249, kerosene
Coleman 220F, gasoline twin mantle
Tilley X246 Guardsman, paraffin
Daddy, Mommy and the baby
Coleman Power House, 60 year old Bialaddin and a Coleman Exponent 229. I must clean the glass on the Bialaddin.
Coleman Power House, 60 year old Bialaddin and a Coleman Exponent 229. I must clean the glass on the Bialaddin.
Daddy, Mommy and the baby
Coleman Power House, 60 year old Bialaddin and a Coleman Exponent 229. I must clean the glass on the Bialaddin.
... and Grandpa,
Coleman Air-o-lantern, 94 yrs old.
As you can guess I have a few lighting devices, nowt what others haven't shown already (some neat ideas there for me to copy)
The guns are all deacs so no one have a cow. m,issing from the pic is a pld aluminium fold out Uco lantern which takes them overpriced fat candles. I much prefer the red one in the second pic as it takes bog standard candles. Also missing is a standard camping gaz job thats hanging just above where I cropped the first pic. I need to find a minty chimney for the Aladin No. 21 before I buy a new mantle for it, Im too cheap to buy one full whack. It only cost me a fiver (I believe the mantles are 8 now and the chimneys 20 plus? Im in no desperate hurry
far right on the lower pic are a group of replica oil lamps, a bit smokey but will burn any suitable oil. It really helps to seal the insides of the pottery ones with beeswax. The soap stone one i made from a cheep charity shop trinkets pot, the lids going to end up as a drop spindle weight one of these days. The lead lamp drip tray I made from some roofers lead sheet, beaten over a quickly made wooden block and then the edges trimmed.
ATB
Tom
The guns are all deacs so no one have a cow. m,issing from the pic is a pld aluminium fold out Uco lantern which takes them overpriced fat candles. I much prefer the red one in the second pic as it takes bog standard candles. Also missing is a standard camping gaz job thats hanging just above where I cropped the first pic. I need to find a minty chimney for the Aladin No. 21 before I buy a new mantle for it, Im too cheap to buy one full whack. It only cost me a fiver (I believe the mantles are 8 now and the chimneys 20 plus? Im in no desperate hurry
far right on the lower pic are a group of replica oil lamps, a bit smokey but will burn any suitable oil. It really helps to seal the insides of the pottery ones with beeswax. The soap stone one i made from a cheep charity shop trinkets pot, the lids going to end up as a drop spindle weight one of these days. The lead lamp drip tray I made from some roofers lead sheet, beaten over a quickly made wooden block and then the edges trimmed.
ATB
Tom
That's quite a collection Tombear! I oove the old brass ones towards the back of the first picture!
Yeah, none of them cost more than £7.50 from a charity shop or carboot, the spare chimney is for another thats just waiting for me to solder the base back to the tank, polish and renaisance wax. I bought a roll of the wick, I forget the exact size, which will last me forever. The give a nice mellow light. Smells not as bad as they say and we are habitual window open types anyway.
widu13
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
The LMG was my personal weapon when I was a NIG/Crow!
I've got a few kero lamps but just got this inflatable solar one for £7 delivered from fleabay. It's really rather good!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/370886690838?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
I've got a few kero lamps but just got this inflatable solar one for £7 delivered from fleabay. It's really rather good!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/370886690838?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
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If you have a big tent or shelter to light up
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/9275070.htm
work very well indeed. Three light settings, set of batteries will do a weekend.
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/9275070.htm
work very well indeed. Three light settings, set of batteries will do a weekend.
Heres my collection from the mancave
Couple of vapalux m320,
Vapalux 300x
2x uco lanters
Chalwyn lantern x2
3x feuerhand lanterns
Coleman powerhouse
Folding tin candle box/lantern
Couple of tea light lanterns
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These solar lanterns are suppose to be really good, but a bit pricey.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LuminAID-...ing_LightsLanternsTorches&hash=item43c1526839
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LuminAID-...ing_LightsLanternsTorches&hash=item43c1526839
twodogs, where did you get the folding lantern? a one off from ebay or a surplus shop? was it pricey?
cheers
m
cheers
m
Some lovely lanterns there Mike, get the feeling that like me, when there's a power cut your house is better lit and heated than normal? I've had nsighbours in the village ask me where I keep the generator!
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