Tuna can oil lamp

[Gotte]

Saw this over on Bushcraft USA. Seems a cool way to get a bit of light and drain your tuna (if it's in oil). Tuna's good to eat after, as well:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSN4_V22T00&feature=player_embedded#!

 

[Gotte]

Here's another idea I came across on the same forum. Trangia lantern:

http://bushcraftusa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=55884

Those Americans. They can't help but come up with stuff.

 

[jackcbr]

Oh dear, down to Tesco I go

 

[Shewie]

You got to ask why though?

 

[treadlightly]

Think I'll stick to eating the oil with my tuna, rice, peas and chilli.

 

[Gotte]

Oh, but think of the romance - tent, your significant other.

"What's for dinner, dear?"
"We're reading by it."

 

[Gotte]

You got to ask why though?

Why, just for the sheer devilment

 

[treadlightly]

Hmm..the choice is between light and food. I think I know what she'd choose.

 

[Totumpole]

Both very cool!

 

[bikething]

Oh, but think of the romance - tent, your significant other.....

and the smell of warm fish?

 

[lamper]

Oh, but think of the romance - tent, your significant other.

"What's for dinner, dear?"
"We're reading by it."

and that warm fishy aroma

 

[smoggy]

Love it.....

I shall just have to light a tin of Tuna if only for the giggling and shaking of heads reaction......I'll be stuffing baked potatoes with the tuna afterwards. Now if anyone know a way to make light with a sachet of mayonaise .....!

 

[Native Nathan]

Simply love it,

 

[Crowe]

Hey, it works. I used to put a piece of rifle cleaning flannelette (4x2) into the puncture of rat pack sardines and use it as a lamp. Then you get to eat the sardines. Not sure which was better, the sardines or the lamp......
Crowe

 

[Gotte]

Hmm..the choice is between light and food. I think I know what she'd choose.

But you get both (well, not at the same time)

 

[DavidJT]

Just tried it at home, much to SWIMBO's amusement. Used one of the lightweight little foil topped little tins I tend to carry. Burnt it for 4 hours before i blew it out, just needed the wick adjusted a couple of times. Loads of oil left for many more hours.
Not eaten it yet.
Nice idea, didn't smell fishy at all, even though I was expecting an Eskimo kudlik type experience.

 

[Gotte]

Just tried it at home, much to SWIMBO's amusement. Used one of the lightweight little foil topped little tins I tend to carry. Burnt it for 4 hours before i blew it out, just needed the wick adjusted a couple of times. Loads of oil left for many more hours.
Not eaten it yet.
Nice idea, didn't smell fishy at all, even though I was expecting an Eskimo kudlik type experience.

Glad to see it worked, and four hours plus for one tiny tin is pretty good. I like the idea of the trangia version, also. I hate electric lights, esp the LEDs, which always seem so flat and cold. Nothing like the warm flicker of a lantern, even if it's only candle strength.

 

[spandit]

All your other posts have been spam so reported this one too

 

[lamper]

All your other posts have been spam so reported this one too

ROFL! I thought this was a pun!