Wick kerosene lanterns are nice, and the Dietz brand seems like the good ones. Wick lanterns are dead-quiet, not intensely bright or insanely hot like a pressure lantern. No fragile mantle. I burn odorless mineral spirits in them for lower-cost operation. If I was in the mind to light the entire campground,* I might get one of these kerosene pressure mantle lantern jobbies: <http://www.stpaulmercantile.com/index.php?ref=MS&action=store&item=PressureLantern> ============== * If zombie movies teach us anything, it's that bright lights at night can attract unwanted attention. Chose your lighting equipment accordingly. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) Bend, OR KG6RCR
On 10/31/2009 9:07 AM Loren Busch wrote: > On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 1:22 PM, Rocket J Squirrel > <camping.elliott@gmail.com <mailto:camping.elliott@gmail.com>> wrote: > > Mr Knoll makes a good point about the warmth provided by even a small > flame. I routinely light the inside of van with a couple small Dietz > wick > lanterns (http://www.lanternnet.com/dietz.com.htm). > > > Interesting you should mention the lanterns, I just acquired one of the > Dietz lanterns for the same purpose, have yet to try it out camping. |
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