The Best kerosene lamps I have ever seen are these. super bright, complete combustion with a mantle, no pumping.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Rocket J Squirrel" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 10:15 AM Subject: Re: Vanagon Winter Survival Kit Question
> Hi Dave, > > Yeah, you're right. I reckon I'm gonna switch. > > -- > 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 10:56 AM mcneely4@cox.net wrote: > > > You burn oderless mineral spirits in the Dietz lantern? The web page > > that you referred us to has a very dramatic safety advisory concerning > > that. Seems that heat is transferred to the tank when the lantern is > > operating. With mineral spirits, or other low molecular weight fuel, > > the tank develops pressure -- boom. Not good. Kerosene is pretty > > cheap, why not use that? That's one of the recommended fuels. > > > > I have two Coleman gasoline lanterns. Haven't used them in years. Gets > > dark pretty late in summer. A flashlight (and lately an led lamp with > > batteries) seems to serve perfectly adequately. > > > > However, the Dietz lantern looks interesting, and it is inexpensive. > > Might think about it, sans mineral spirits. > > > > David McNeely > > > > > > On Sat, Oct 31, 2009 at 11:47 AM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: > > > >> 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: > >> > >> > >> > >> ============== > >> * 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 > >>> > > |
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