Show Us Your Lanterns. (the thread formerly known as: -Northern Lights Lanterns -UCO)

[Goatboy]

You could, those ones are from the web, in the past I've used rush, string, zippo wicks, there was a bit about cotton mop heads else where. For fuel veg oil, rendered fat, fish oil, lard. They are pretty and the shell helps reflect the light. The best thing though is eating the scallopsYumYum. Most curved or spiral shells will do, big whelks, mussels, razors . White shells reflect a bit more light.

 

[crosslandkelly]

A wee explanation of making the mini UCO sound like a Job for SuperKelly!

At your service, as ever.

[video=youtube;4dhGRB6_UWo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dhGRB6_UWo[/video]

 

[Goatboy]

Cheers for that Unc. Jusht need to finnishshs all these ikle bottles of vine... Hic!

Here's a thread from a while back on making a caveman scallop lamp. LINK

 

[ozzy1977]

Neat little lamp Colin.

 

[crosslandkelly]

Cheers Chris. I forgot to bring it to the meet last weekend, and I missed not having it.

 

[bilmo-p5]

Poor Man's UCO.

 

[Clouston98]

Poor Man's UCO.

Neat little lantern that!

 

[Twodogs]

Here one of mine I think its German army ,






In use

 

[Clouston98]

That's a great little lantern twodogs, it reminds me of the Horace Kephart folding lantern .

 

[Goatboy]

That's a nice lantern Twodogs, are the clear panels glass or plastic? Gives a nice period feel when your reading that Flashman novel I'll bet.

 

[Twodogs]

Im a big fan of candle lanterns when camping ,,,work for me .

The panels are some sort of plastic

Twodogs

 

[copper_head]

Some lovely lanterns you guys have. This is my Eltrex Firefly...

 

[Goatboy]

That's lovely Copperhread, I'd hide it from Cameron or he'll have it. You had it long? I don't know anything about them.

 

[sandbender]

Petromax 500 HK Lantern

It is very shiny.

 

[Goatboy]

Oh the big guns are coming out now I'll have to buy fuel (ran out) to show some of mine lit. Is it new or are you very tidy with it?

 

[copper_head]

That's lovely Copperhread, I'd hide it from Cameron or he'll have it. You had it long? I don't know anything about them.

Thanks , I do love it (hands off Cameron).

Got it about 5 years ago from a recommendation on here (Maybe British Red's?), sadly discontinued now but they can run UCO candles in a similar manner with the spring also works with tea lights and it came with a paraffin burner insert. All for £6!

 

[Clouston98]

Lock up your lanterns Cameron's in town ! I have them all of you, you can't have too many!

 

[Goatboy]

Thanks , I do love it (hands off Cameron).

Got it about 5 years ago from a recommendation on here (Maybe British Red's?), sadly discontinued now but they can run UCO candles in a similar manner with the spring also works with tea lights and it came with a paraffin burner insert. All for £6!

Bargain, Has a really nice almost miners lamp feel to it.

 

[Clouston98]

Petromax 500 HK Lantern

It is very shiny.

Lovely lantern!

 

[sandbender]

Oh the big guns are coming out now I'll have to buy fuel (ran out) to show some of mine lit. Is it new or are you very tidy with it?

It was new but hasn't seen much use over the past five years or so. I bought it to light some 'temporary housing' at my place in Scotland expecting mains power out to the place would take a month or so, however I bumped into an old mate who helped me out and I had power on the second day.