UCO Candle Lanterns

[Theo01]

Anyone got any idea where I could find a Brass UCO Candle Lantern in the UK?
I can find every other colour except for Brass.

Thanks.

 

[Tadpole]

Anyone got any idea where I could find a Brass UCO Candle Lantern in the UK?
I can find every other colour except for Brass.

Thanks.

does it have to be that brand? other brands are talked about here. if that brand is the only one that will do, the try field and trek
ok so they no longer do the Brass one Sorry

 

[spamel]

I got mine from america as it was cheaper, but I had to wait a month for it to turn up!

 

[Theo01]

It can be another make, I only really found that make while surfing.

 

[scanker]

I saw silver ones in a Cotswold Outdoor shop this morning. They have a website at http://www.cotswoldoutdoor.com/.

 

[jonglow]

i have a bushtec one made in brass got it from www.moorland-rambler.co.uk don't email them they don't reply but if you phone them the are very helpful.
that's if they still do them i got it some time ago bit more expensive but they use ordinary candles so you save in the long long long run

 

[jonglow]

i believe they are called bushlite now and are the same price as uco ones if you tap in the name in your search engine a few people have them for sale in the uk there is 2 on ebay going cheap at the moment

 

[rik_uk3]

I have a couple of these in black, don't know if this one is solid brass, ask the seller
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Canal-Barge-w...ryZ69834QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
You get a parafin burner and a spring loaded candle burner (I just use the candle). The seller has these online all the time. They are made by Eltex and come boxed as the "Firefly" lantern. Folded size is 5" by 2.5", can't go wrong for the money

buy it now offer on the black one
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Canal-Barge-w...6QQihZ006QQcategoryZ69834QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[anthonyyy]

Where can you buy replacement candles for the UCO candle lantern? I was even thinking of moulding my own by remoulding beeswax candles.

 

[Toddy]

I bought mine in Tiso's but the Ikea white dinner candles are the right diameter, they just need to be cut in half. The Uco ones cost about 99p each, the Ikea ones cost £2.99 a dozen, before you cut them in half I know the Uco ones are long lasting, but it's a heck of a price difference. Prices's candles are as smokeless as you'll get and they too make the right diameter, again they need cut. Can't remember what I paid for them though.

Cheers,
Toddy

 

[Snufkin]

Tamarack has Uco lanterns and spare candles, the pic on the website shows a brass one but it doesn't list colour choices so a phone call to them might be in order.

 

[anthonyyy]

I bought mine in Tiso's but the Ikea white dinner candles are the right diameter, they just need to be cut in half. The Uco ones cost about 99p each, the Ikea ones cost £2.99 a dozen, before you cut them in half I know the Uco ones are long lasting, but it's a heck of a price difference. Prices's candles are as smokeless as you'll get and they too make the right diameter, again they need cut. Can't remember what I paid for them though.

Cheers,
Toddy

Wasn’t there something about having to use either genuine UCO candles or beeswax candles because ordinary candles drip and clog the lantern? Please correct me if I’m wrong.

 

[Toddy]

I read that too, but mine work fine I know that when I make candles if I want them crisp and hard I add Vybar to the wax mix.
I think it's the diameter that's critical though, if the candle doesn't sit with the spring frame on it's *shoulder* properly, then the candle will melt too quickly and clog.

Cheers,
Toddy