Date:         Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:15:10 -0700
Reply-To:     Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Vanagon Winter Survival Kit Question
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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
>>>
>