For those of you making negative comments,I left this as a reply,Everyone should see it: I live in a 10 x16 tent shed the size of a larger "room". It is completely insulated with reflectix insulation.I use 2 glass table top oil lamps as heat.Before those,I used 2 oil lamps like the ones in this video.They bring up the temperature a minimum 20° and much higher than what it is outside.As long as you insulate and don't have drafts,candles will thoroughly heat up a room. I live in freezing NJ.When it gets 20° degrees outside, those 2 oil lamps keep me at minimum 55° and often 60-65° if I don't keep going in and out,opening the door, letting the heat out. I think my tent shed is proof that an insulated room can be nicely heated with 2 oil lamps. If you actually have never been in this situation,and never tried to heat with candles,please don't comment negativity. Humble yourselves because you may find yourself homeless without heat. Happy you are blessed enough to have a home with heat,but many aren't as blessed as you. Let those offering solutions do so without ruining it for those who need the advice.
I have experienced the same sort of thing while camping. A simple kerosene lamp can warm as small tend enough to drive the moister out of the bedding even if outside is raining. Not trusting the CO production, I did this in the afternoon so that the tent an bedding would be nice for the next night of sleeping. The trick was to have just a bit of a vent to let the warm wet air get replaced with cold less wet air.
It is good and Danny untill we remember that is is dangerous and people die. But no negativity, I hope you are in a better place right now and have more save options to heat your place to live.
You are A GENIUS!! I am a 75 year old pensioner and was worried about power failures during winter in many parts of this troubled world 🌍 I also have family in South Africa where they have " load shedding" up to 12 hrs EVERY DAY for many months!! It is now winter there. Your idea can be a life saver for many people 😜 Thank you so much!! Erich from New Zealand.
@@kreksfeks1200 Ukrainian actually, but I suspect you knew that already. You may want to point your attention to his video on the 22nd of April if not.
I'm currently living in a van that doesn't run and have a winter storm bearing down on my location that's supposed to put 3-5 inches of snow with sub zero temperatures in the next 24 hours and I'm definitely going to be building 1 of these heaters this afternoon. Thanks for the information. Also your cat is adorable
A normal candle usually outputs 80watts of heat. This candle is 2 to 3 times the size of a normal candle. That puts it in the range of 160 to 240 watts of heat. + if you manage to add such a lid over it as it increases the perceived temperature by a big amount on the objects at the same level. So for a small space as a van 160 to 240 watts is well enough to make a difference of a few degrees. Make sure you have a thick wick! And as always safety first
I live off grid. I totally understand being cold, needing to have a back up heat supply for when you don't have, can't get or can't afford. Very humbling! I TOTALLY ADMIRE AND RESPECT ANYONE WHO IS KNOWLEDGABLE TO DO THESE THINGS AND WHO IS WILLING TO SHARE WITHOUT FEAR. Love your kitty cat. 🥰I know the most important thing in our home is to keep the cat warm...😂
I heard the word "shelling" too. That made stop and think. Many people, I admit myself too, who have not been without warmth for long in winter, may doubt ever needing to know this, but this man and his video may very well be saving lives of those who watch closely and remember. During such time we may need heat, we may very well NOT have access to the knowledge base of the internet we always run to for help. I have decided to make at least one, while I do not need, So if I do, I will be able to recreate with what supplies I may have around me. Teach your children well to respect fire and to also let them watch or help and ask "what could we substitute for for this or that? Make it enjoyable, something to do together. A win-win. You just don't know but one day they could be thanking you for taking the time and then they will know how much you valued their survival... And what a great parent indeed!
Adding emergency blankets to the inner layer of the tent works great too. Just tape them in place. I did this winter camping and it made a summer tent so much warmer. You can also use blankets and sheets thrown over the tent when indoors. Insulating the floor or even setting the tent up on the bed/mattress is also possible. Great video. Wise to have a small baofeng too.
I use padded space blankets always when camping in-between the inner and outer tent to reflect the sun and keep in the heat and in my house over my front door 😄😄
Awe!!! The kitty had a heart nose!!! Carebear kitty!!! Thank you for this video. I'm homeless living in a pop-up camper and need some kind of off grid heating.
Our utility supplier raised prices by 400%. It is impossible for average people to meet this outrageous cost. I’m researching simple, economic and safe heating etc for the future heating, cooking et al Australia
I cannot afford any heat and use 2 sleeping bags, a woolen blanket, wear a hat and gloves in bed and am essentially fully clothed too. I could afford heat and had a cosy flat when I was 19 but now as a disabled older person with a house I cannot afford anything. I use less energy now than I did in the 90's.
What you can also do, is get sand, which in cold countries are typically easy to find because we use it to make the ice less slippery. You can fill a pot with sand and rocks and heat it outside using whatever fuel you might have, such as gasoline. When you bring the pot indoors, it will radiate heat for a very long time with no emissions at all. It is a fire hazard though, so be careful with it.
@@XdekHckr: Why? It has an enormous capacity to store heat; much, much higher than oil. That's why it's used as energy battery in production. Because it has the ability to store enormous amounts of energy and release energy slowly and for a very long time, it's also a good way to charge USB devices while providing heat indoors, although in that case you should use water for temperature regulation.
@@dumpmail-xz2qp: Well, heat loss depends on surface area and the volume increases by the square of the surface, which means that the bigger it is, the longer it will hold heat. But there is no reason why it couldn't last a week. But you would typically not want it to last for _very_ long, because you want the heat loss in the room to heat the air. There are Seebeck-fans that uses the heat to power the fan with the purpose of spreading it. In a situation where I needed to use this, I would probably be happy if it was a daily chore to heat the sand and bring it inside. Ideally, what you would do is to run a copper pipe through the sand and run water through the pipe and send it through a radiator.
1. make the wick *super-durable* (from rock wool or carbon felt) 2. make a *steel mantle* from 1mm stainless steel mesh. Use it all around the flame and above it and below it as well, almost touching the oil. This not only preheats the oil for burning and better wicking but also acts as an afterburner for secondary gases created by burning (mostly CO and incompletely burned oil gases), which will not rise to top but burn istead creating more heat. The mandle will also radiate more IR by itself. Also the flame will get about 2x as big because more gas is burned more intensely. 3. you forgot to warn people to have a source of fresh air in the room due to *CO/CO2 poisoning*
@@maximvsdread1610 Combustion of any carbon source, including olive oil, can produce a build up of CO. Olive oil *is* better than other cooking oils though.
Just remember that yellow flame is producing carbon monoxide. I doubt one candle in a tent would put out too many BTUs to be a problem but if you decide to have a flame like that in an enclosed area, you should have a portable carbon monoxide detector with you just to be safe.
That's most important comment and big thanks to you. Some of people they maybe don't know that fact. That carbon monoxide is invisible and have no smell, so it could be as silent killer (depends of amount of that gas). Everyone be just very carefull and safe.
First time I saw a video of you, I love what kind of music you pick, your chill voice and the cat is even spreading more positive vibes. I really enjoyed watching this, really harmonic.
For more heat, you can use 3 wicks in the same candle. You just need enough space between them that the flames are independent. A chimney can be used to help increase the air supply to the flame so it burns better. A concrete "patio stone" works well to make a safe thing to place a candle on The iron wire of a coat hanger can be used for the wire but run it outdoors once first to burn off any paint on the wire.
i only use candles in front of my fire as it's a gas fire and looks on with candles there (i hope to make one of these) but i wouldn't use a candle and tent (not with a cat!) health and safety risk assessment always. I watched a TV program once where the house fire was caused by someone putting a tea light candle on top of the tv and it melted and caught fire. They didn't put it on a heat proof plate.
We're in a Serious Energy Crisis,, Due to Misconduct and Theft by Government. These Projects Are Really Helpfull. Much Appreciation Wayne. Johannesburg. South Africa.
If you want to be prepared you can buy tubular wicks cheap. Buy candle lamps they burn about 16 to 18 hours and you can get kerosene insrts for them. It's always a good idea to have a supply of kerosene handy. And remember, ventilate. A flame uses up oxygen. Don't forget a reliable fire extinguisher. That shelli g comment is heartbreaking 💔.
I live with my parents all my life I'm 47 years old I respect those who are homeless that is a brutal rough cold lonely life to live especially in them long winter months here in Colorado north Denver that is I'm a breath away from being homeless I don't take anything for granted I appreciate everything I have and every night I sleep in doors I learn from these TH-cam flicks and I don't make fun of or make any negative comments to people in that horrible situation I know what to do if that time ever comes God bless you and I pray that I never have to live like that.
My dad was a European world war 2 vet and he would always tell us stories about sitting in the front of the ambulance with a candle to keep them from freezing in extremely cold weather So I always have a good supply of candles
You made no mention of the risks of fumes coming off the burning wick and the need to ensure fresh air circulation. Luv these simple ideas, they are in tune with my aesthetic approach to living. I know of a family of three, an adult and two children who passed away in a three bedroom house that was shut up airtight and they had had candles burning.
Amazing how such a little flame can yield so much heat. Beautiful craftmanship. Also I really like your tent. The vestibule must be very useful. I'd like to find one like that but usually only the big ones (with two or more rooms) have that kind of extra space.
@@FlorentPlacide you think that's good? Have a look at sticks... 100ml cooking oil 3.5MJ 100g wood 1.6MJ And the really great thing about sticks..... They grow on trees.
@@dougaltolan3017 It's way less practical, safe and reliable to burn wood to get light and heat. This oil contraption is well contained and can be left unattended whereas burning wood to get light and heat requires more equipment and attention and produces waste such as ashes and smoke. I get you point but you have to take all factors into consideration.
@@davidnagore725 I've been noticing lately that liberal millenials will take any point and turn it into their own little political theatre. I'm guessing Jussi has never even seen a real fire before during her tenure holding down her parents' basement apartment.
Perfect instruction, I like the most the candle with the lid, because in case it will turn over the oil will not spill all over the place...your kitty assistant is georgous 🐈🐈
I want that gorgeous cat! You did such a great job of explaining things so that even people unfamiliar with the materials and techniques can build this useful little lamp/heater. I still want your cat!
I used to make oil candles to power small homemade Sterling engines that I used to make. They do warm up a room fairly well, however I've noticed that the oil can get in the air and make your face feel greasy
Try putting a chimney about a third the flame hight above the flame. Two things happen, it collects some of the soot/grease, and you can get a cleaner flame.
I have found it more wick friendly when I made a hole in the lid puncturing from the underside. That method produces ever so slight jagged edges which can be manipulated to give a better hold on the wick. It also means, when the wick is pull up it has nothing to catch on. W/r refilling why not just make a another hole in the lid? Syringe sized hole would be ideal. So in the event the jar is toppled the lid will retain more of the oil vs the open ended one with wire as the wicks support. Have you tried using a terracotta pot instead of a aluminium can? The terracotta pot will capture more heat and then radiate it more slowly. Cheers for sharing your idea here on YT.
I've made can hole torches, they do get hot with time and vaporize the oil inside, causing flames to light on the edges of the lid, would not recommend burning long, and also extra hole to fill may release vapors and light there instead of edges.
A glass with no top that's fairly spaced out from the candle itself works just as well. Our ancestors used them. Get a few together in an insulated room or box you can make of comforter blankets with the candle system inside.
A nice invention. A simpler alternative is to place a candle or homemade oil lamp inside a larger can with sand or dirt on the bottom to give it weight and to absorb any spills. Some air holes are optional.
I hope the shelling does not have the heat out for too long. May I suggest the precaution of placing the candle in some sort of basin large enough to contain all of the liquid. A bowl or pie tin or anything like that provides a second line of defense against accidental fire. Uncontained flammable liquids could spread a fire quickly, so have the candle in a larger container to stop liquid.
Good news is cooking oils aren't combustible without a wick. Unlike kerosene or other fuels. Vegetable, olive, sunflower oils won't light on fire just by spilling it & holding a flame to it. They require a wick.
It won't suddenly explode once flame touches cooking oil. It needs to be at extremely high temperatures.... If it did spill, the oil would put out the fire.
fibers in carpet, bedding or the tent floor can serve as giant wicks if the oil escapes. Placing the candle in a bowl prevents the oil from spilling beyond the bowl, which at least prevents a mess, and at most prevents your house from burning. A classic accident is a person or animal knocking the oil lamp over, and a fire spreads rapidly as oil soaked carpet or draperies or bedding wicks up oil and lets it vaporize and burn. Oil, kerosine or even melted paraffin can serve as an effective fire accelerant when carpet or other fibers are present.
I’ve made similar candles but I use a mixture of candle wax and bacon grease… they mix well. I use braided cotton string and put the string in just like any other candle. I use jars with screw on steel lids and cut open the top. You can limit the flame size by limiting the air. It requires trimming the wick after every burn or two but that’s no different than any candle. The wax/ grease mixture seems to last much longer than just wax alone.
You can do this same thing with ceramic/clay flower pots, they actually work a lot better than the tin can. They take longer to warm up but once they’re warm, they get extremely hot and hold the heat even after the candle burns out.
@@Dan-yn7ke How the heck clay get on fire...maybe can because is tin and heat up fast and melt getting fire. No common sense what you say. have you burn ground...😁
@carpe diem there are several benefits. 1, the time to warm up before it starts radiating heat is only like 2 minutes or so. 2, you don’t have to make it. 3, you only need a small emergency candle. The more you have it compounds the heating power. In fact if you put too many it gets too hot. 4, you can just buy different sizes if you need. 5, already has a solid flat surface that you can use for a pan to cook with.
Turning the can up right and filling it full of water will retain heat long after the candle goes out. Bit bigger can such as an all metal coffee can will heat up nicely and last even longer. In fact painting the can black, filling it with water and setting it in the window in the sun, if any, will heat it to 210/211 degrees and you'll need to ad water from time to time. By morning the heat/can will have cooled and if the sun is shining your process will start automictically for you . I've made soda can solar panels that fit very neatly in each room in the house. during the winter mo's I can get this 2 story home quite warm even on the coldest windiest days. Here again as long as the Sun is out...next venture is vertical wind machine..I always have a least a 5 kt wind
I would fill it with rocks or sand instead. As the water heats it will evaporate which consumes heat, and will also lead to water vapor which could then condense and make you damp and cold.
Great ideas! I love the idea of the tent as well. I've seen people with no heat for 3 days and not many people could survive that without having to find a hotel or somewhere else to stay.
Absolutely 100% yes. There are variables to this. When I was younger I was in a bad spot for about 14 months while saving money. I lived inside a 1998 4.7L V8 Jeep grand Cherokee Limited. Despite what people may think....summer was hard. Winter was easy. In the summer it sucked cause my main job was overnight so I mostly slept in the day when the sun is out. Its hard and expensive to produce cold on command for hours. That was rough. But winter....winter was a breeze. Its snowing cold outside and below freezing. But I got a glass candle from Wallmart with 3 wicks so if I want I can have 3 flames going. Sometimes it got so hot you had to put it out for a while. I would vent the air often cause I was not sure about how bad it affected air quality...but I was able to sit and watch videos on my tablet in a t-shirt in winter vs literally melting into a puddle in the back of a jeep butt naked in summer. One candle produced a lot of heat that lasted. But my insulation was good so that helped. I would imagine a well insulated house with a triple wick candle or two in every room could heat up especially if you modified it to have the flame heat up some object that radiates that heat better rather than just spilling off the naked flame aimlessly
Very good the first time I've seen an explanation of the benefit of the heat shield that you put over the candle. At first thought I think that a jar with a metal tight fitting lid is safer if you tip the candle it will not gush oil all over with the fire nearby. In a critical situation I don't know how much heat that those candles would make in a room but certainly enough to warm a small tent considerably. Thank You
Thank you for this video. The candles are very useful during a blackout. Something I experienced some years ago. Never again. I will keep this video and buy the items in the mean while. Thanks again!
Great project. It´s just sad, that we have to worry about not having a proper heating system without worries in the 21st century. God bless all the good people out there.
All you have to consider is how many BTUs are you releasing from your source, how many BTUs are you losing per the rate you are releasing. Clear plastic over windows works wonders. If you can't afford insulation, there's a myriad of less desirable but functional alternatives, such as styrofoam packing and such that people throw away. You won't get it all at once but if you start gathering and keeping as you come across it it really you'll find it doesn't take long to get a good layer in an attic and it's way better than being cold. Every job I've ever had throws away tons of this stuff so look around.
Thanks good tip! I am looking at Amazon for Windows plastic covers,, have you any tips for it? Here in Sweden we have Sick engery prices,, today was all time high, $0.9 /kwh !! and we have -13 Celsius! Not funny to get monthly Electricity bills for $4-500!
Another thing you have to worry about is water vapor from the heating of the tent if you don't let some air out it will be a sauna instead of a warm tent you'll be soaked then you might as well change clothes don't go to sleep having it all hot in your tent you'll wake up soaked
@@richardarroyo3029 That tent is pretty well ventilated with plenty of mesh and only a covering fly. And an open oil based flame typically will create a fairly dry environment. (it's not like using a propane heater which will create condensation.) .
When I was illegally evicted, after having a second stroke, I survived in a shelter I made myself with cast offs from HD, generous donations from someone outside a donation center, and things like this that I remembered from my childhood in the country. My insulation came from clean, discarded Styrofoam and Mylar food bags from Freecycle. My wood was pallets and wood flooring. I wrapped in discarded plastic tarps and wraps. My lights were solar, garden lights inside glass containers. I would freeze ice packs when/wherever possible for my cooler. Those foil coffee and juice packs make great, waterproof shingles. Those hand/feet warmers last 4+ hours each. Put one in your sleeping bag. Pool noodles make great insulation and a very comfortable mattress, especially if you put them on top of those Mylar food bags to reflect heat.Made very warm quilts from free upholstery samples (also from Freecycle and CL Free section). I used clothes and rags for fill. Olive oil (from DT and 99 Cents Only) was used as my heating fuel. (Figure 1000s of years of success to be best.) Lastly, I had thick rugs, over tarps and more Mylar.
@@Stisse12 window film in the US is marketed by Duck Tape and by 3M. A transparent shrink wrap film. Cut to window size, double stick tape to the frame, shrink with a hair dryer. If done right it is crystal clear. A $15 kit does a dozen windows. I've had some windows I never open sealed for three years and it is still transparent. A scrap idea is bubble packing wrap. Cut it to the glass size. Spray window with a water mist. Adhere the wrap directly on the glass. The air gap and two layers of plastic works wonders....but it is pretty ugly.
Cool cat 😎 I'd prefer the candle with the lid and the hole for safety reasons, just incase it was knocked over. But the the candle with the cooper wire looks nicer.
You can get 2 food cans. 1 the way you show and the other sat on top filled with sand. This then becomes a sand battery for when you go to sleep and blow out the candle
@@occamraiser Sand Battery is a common term used to describe the excellent thermal retention properties of sand. I would caution you against mocking people based on things you don't understand...that could take up a lot of your time.
The tent in the house is a good idea. Before you place the top over tent, place a few emergency foil blankets above the mesh of the tent. The heat will be reflected back into the tent.
I also thought it was a good idea. As a kid I loved having a tent in the house to play in. As an adult it’s still fun. And cozy. On an 18F night in Cleveland during a snowstorm, I heated up my 12X15 bedroom to 75F and sometimes warmer with about 5 or 6 dollar store candles. There were 2 large poorly insulated windows in the room as well. This provided the fresh air needed to breathe safely. After about 2.5 hrs it was too hot & I had to blow out some of the candles. It was a last minute solution.
I love the heater and absolutely love this beautiful,ever so curious cat! she's everywhere with you, and checks out every thing you do.What a precious cat.
People don't understand that a cat often wants to understand what you are doing. They often seriously like their "owner" and want to help them to be safe.
@@kensmith5694 ♥️ I rescue feral hospice cats,only when they can no longer stay safely outside (blind, deaf near traffic areas, advanced cancer.) I wish people would try to understand,interact with cats on a level that they understand how smart and loving cats really are. They just express it differently. I think they suffer as much as humans emotionally when taken out of their environment,dumped in the street or pound. Owners don't realize these animals suffer the same we do. They feel betrayed if taken to a shelter,besides terrified and so many other emotions. I know because I have to deal with what owners turned their cute kittens and cats into. Same with dogs. When a very sick cat i rescue can no longer stay outside with their street cat family, as soon as the vet clears it, I put them in a carrier,bring them back where their family is and step back to let the family visit their old friend. It's almost like the cat in the carrier lets them know I am a good person to be trusted,tells them not to worry if you get sick,old or an accident,because this woman will help you,treat you so well,and there's no cages in her house! Cats that would not get near me for years suddenly start getting closer and closer, when I bring their rescued family member to visit,So there's definitely intense communication going on between these cats.
I made something with a similar concept. I actually got a paint can and put the contained candles inside it and put the lid back on with holes on the side of the can toward the upper part. It has worked great and everything is contained and even if there is an accidental spill it would be safer. I also wonder if someone could use an oil lamp purchased from Walmart for the base and just create the upper part with a can
I actually cut a large tin can open and bent it so the outside reflected light forwards off the shiny surface where the label had been after a tornado took power down.I wired it behind the oil lamp so it not only directed light to read by,but caught heat from the lamp and helped keep the room warmer by convection.
This seems to be a good system for heat from a candle, but I have seen another you may find interesting. Placing 3 or 4 non flammable objects on a surface such as a cookie sheet with a candle in the center will radiate heat when a terracotta flower pot is placed on the 3 or 4 objects upside down above the candle.
that's why i popped onto there to find that one (on you tube) but i do like his video with the cat and tent, not that i am putting me, candle, and my cat in a tent😹😹😹😹
God bless you, Evan. If you’re remaining true to your pupper I’m all about it. NO better friend, through thick and thin, than a dog. Stay warm, bud. 👍✅
Yeah, I'm keeping this for emergencies. Thank you! You're as cute as ever, Cookie, and no doubt delightfully warm. 💖 I've been snuggling under blankies with my kitty since it got cold!
i love watching these video living in vermont ..they are so funny... it 30 below freezing right now and if you think a candle or a hundred candle are gonna heat this place ... you need to change your meds
I feel sorry for all these people who have been put out of work through no fault of there own life is hard enough as it is they need help it's an urgency puting people on the streets with no money and trying to keep warm there is genuine people out there allways give food when you see something like this a nice cup of tea people need to be more charitable its best to give than receive I hope who reads this it's not about meme me it's about human beings I know I wouldnt like to be on the streets it's to dangerous I pray these people will get help Iin jesus name i feel so sorry for them to be out in the freezing cold how cruel i hope they get help soon x
Camping trick- pure dark chocolate raises your internal thermals temporarily, so when you have to bust out of your cave to pee and lose that warmth, eating half a bar or so when you get back will raise your temp quicker and knock down the shivering, making going back to sleep quicker, and less irritating to anyone else that might have to hear your teeth clacking together. ☺️🔥🍫
Really, upon what biomedical principle do you base this statement? There are only 3 things that can increase core temperature. 1) generating more metabolic heat by oxidising the food you've already digested. 2) eating/drinking something hotter than 98.8'F or 3) reducing blood-flow to the extremities - making them colder and your core hotter. Now which of these are you claiming (specifically, 'pure' dark) chocolate performs in a matter of seconds/minutes? It would have to be 3) and that's a very undesirable thing to do if you don't want frostbite.
I realise compared with extreme cold, or missile strikes, this is safe, but putting in a tent seems very unwise. Perhaps put the jar in a suacepan, or flower pot, and perhaps instead of the can, maybe experiment with something with more thermal mass. Longer to heat up, but will still radiate after you blow the flame out. Like a half-brick. Anyway, nice video, the copper bending was satisfying. Bravo.
Can confirm, the method of using some cotton gauze along the side of a jar WILL cause the jar to shatter by the time the oil gets down to maybe 1/4th left. it also caused a constant smell of burning cotton, as the gauze burned down the side of the jar, instead of wicking the oil up all the way to the top. Using some rolled up cotton gauze as a replacement for an actual wick when properly suspended over the center (where the metal holding the wick prevents it from burning past that) works GREAT through.
Thank you for your brilliant VR. This month Utility suppliers have raised costs by 400%. It is impossible for average people to meet this outrageous cost. I’m researching simple, economic and safe heating etc for the future heating, cooking et al Australia
WOW! Is this a strange coincidence or what? Just yesterday i finished creating something very similar using soft bendable copper wires for different little jars i want to decorate later for using it as candles. I had some ceramic Tiki torch/Wine bottle plugs that didn't work the way i thought it would... So instead of using tall bottles i got my nicely shaped little condiment jars i collected but the opening was too big. I made severeal spring coils that i placed in the jar with the top holding the ceramic plug. Then i came up with the idea that is very similar to this one. I like this one in the video a lot and i'm gonna make them too! The aluminum can heating is totally new to me and i find it very useful. Now i can play around some more! Thank you! 😊 ❤
I haven't even watched the video yet but I thought this was obvious haha, I'll edit this after I watched the video. Edit: ⚫This is a MUST watch video : 1. This video is a MUST watch! ⚫Extremely Professional and straight forward: 1. This video astonishes me with the amount of professionalism found, and the insanely easy, step-by-step, building process, in which the narrator both teaches and guides its viewers, from start to finish. ⚫Information Found: 1. I'm glad I found this video! This video is amazing and very well-made! The information found in it informs others about a, very easily built, candle that doesn't contain wax! ⚫ The build in the video: 1. The build is a flame based heater, in the form of a candle, that is designed to heat up large areas of a house. The resources in this video were applied amazingly well! ⚫ Additional Information found in the video: 1. This video also informs and demonstrates, to its viewers, a different way to stay warm by any of the following: a. The ability to Produce more heat, via other resources. 1. Add on to the life of the heat, to keep the cold at bay b. Extend the life of the heat, via other resources. 1. This would add on to the life of the noticeable heat, if the amount of heat remains the same within a confined area consisting of a regulating regulating temperature. ⚫My thoughts: 1. Unfortunately, not everyone would have access to these resources; Either during a wartime, like how it was mentioned in this video, or other disasters such as natural or man-made. If a war unfortunately did break out, not everyone would have access to the resources in the video; 2. Isn't the use of Sunflower Oil dangerous, when burned? a. When burned, Sunflower oil produces fumes, that contain substances, that are said to be toxic. The substances from the produced fumes are known as Aldehydes, which could possibly increase someone's risk of developing cancer. Sunflower oil is used for deep- frying food, though people typically recommend, when cooking, to utilize low-heat. 3. There is another, low resource, heater that you can craft: a. This heater is known as a sand heater, and you guessed it. It involves sand. 1. The resources: a. Steel Can: 1: Preferably a black, or black spray painted, steel can. A non-black can will do just fine. b. Sand: 1: Enough sand to completely fill the steel can to the top. a: Black sand heats up faster/more than regular sand, though I haven't tried it with black sand. Questions: I have a theory that I tried looking into, though I couldn't find any answers. Perhaps you could help me understand. I know that solids heat up faster than liquids do, this could also depend on the material that the solid is made out of. My question: Let's say that we have a steel can, placed over an open fire, and we put both sand and water in at the same time, filling it half way. At this point they're both mixed in with each other and the sand sinks to the bottom. our main source of heat will heat up the bottom of the steel can. Since sand heats up faster than water does, would this heat up the sand and in turn, heat up the water at a faster pace than what it is normally at, or would the water counter against the heating of the sand, by slowing it, since it would be around the sand or would the overall heating of the water increase more rapidly it is equal with that of the thermal energy of the fire?
I still remember my nani use to make such candles using old medicine bottles and they used palm oil as fuel. In India we keep small lamps such as dia in different festivals which work in the same way as container oil and a thread
Make sure you thank your leftist leaders and neighbors for their horrible energy policies. Green nutters are going to get a lot of people un-alived before this is all over.
You're pricing non spoiled non rancid oil. Oil that has expired and is not sellable for consumption might be even less expensive and still burn effectively.
You can tell a great video by so many jumping in w their ideas how to embellish your idea. Popular also is getting a big can of Crisco (off brand is cheaper & is the same thing) and put 3 taper candles, cut to stick just slightly out about the Crisco level (not flush). This apparently burns for possibly a week straight or something. Set the Crisco can inside a paint can for safety. Cheapest, most long lasting heat source I’ve heard of. Several YT vids on this.
Always put it on a metal tray that can contain all the oil in case of the glass tipping or cracking.. Also I would turn the tin can around and fill it with sand
Put a second can full of sand on top of this one. That would be a useful improvement. It would provide some protection against accidentally touching the hot surface, while also acting as a portable storage heater.
This is so common in our place when we were younger, we'd just make a hole in the lid of the jar and fill the jar with kerosene and put some cotton strings into the hole of the lid covered with some thin steel sheets and light them up the whole night when there is no electric supplies.
It's both sad and entertaining to see how quickly the millenials will turn anything even remotely dangerous and turn it into their own little political theatre. And being the intense political activists that they are, they will likely eventually urge legislators to outlaw making these types of videos, let alone these types of fun little oil lamps. Look everyone, at the scared and deranged bunch of blind rule following nanny nitpickers the Government and social media has created and ask yourselves, is this the kind of societal behavior you really want to keep propagating? 👆👆👆 🤭
@@Rick-the-Swift This may or may not be true, but if you think you can heat your house with a candle, then you weren't paying attention during science classes.
I hope so ! Our utility supplier raised prices by 400%. It is impossible for average people to meet this outrageous cost. I’m researching simple, economic and safe heating etc for the future heating, cooking et al Australia
@@annabellagardner3190 We're having the same issue in the US right now! I've never been so grateful to live with a roommate who hoards blankets. It's gotten so pricey to heat our flat that we've both been sleeping in the living room, leaving only that heater on overnight. Not sure if you have them, but blackout curtains offer really good insulation both in summer and winter. Best of luck to you and yours!
@@dougaltolan3017 Well heat is heat, the physics can't be changed. You just can't expect the candles to match the same output of the heater. The only way to cut down heating costs is to find a cheaper fuel, more efficient heaters and add more insulation.
Hi! I tried something similar with candles and flower pot made from Terracotta. Was working well, but I read an article that said the smoke is bad and can provoke cancer, so I decided to stop using it... Is the sunflower oil healthy to burn? Do you know something about this? Thank you in advance for your answer. Keep up the good work 👏
Any smoke increases risk of cancer. With this wick the oil should burn cleanly with little to no visible smoke, at least when hot enough. Your house should have a bit of ventilation even in the winter to keep air fresh.
Why do you think that people who lived in houses with open fires all had lung/breathing issues. If you have naked flames in a house they need to be in a fireplace. Where fumes and particulates are controlled.
I was contracting for 2 organisations and living in a van. When I would get back at night it could be 0-5C. I'd pour a cup of bioethanol into a steel bowl which was 12 inches in diameter. I'd light that and in under a minute the temperature was 25C. Everything in the space was still freezing to touch but repeating it a few times while I lit my log burner basically got it toasty
Can you measure the air in the surrounding chamber i heated my room with candles and alcohol but the air quality goes down after a while and it could become dangerous because of air intoxication does it smell bad ?
One guy above states that the terra cotta is better. He said it takes longer to heat up but will get burning hot & will radiate heat through a room better.
the best way is metal-can with sand and copper@@rs5570 I use terra cotta too, but they can break, it is important to not heat it uneven, because then it will crack
Very informative video! Your video on how to make a inexpensive working heater is very easy to follow and uses minimal everyday materials you can find almost anywhere. The calico cat really makes your video 100X better! Good work!
Make sure you have good ventilation while using this as it will creat carbon monoxide which is poisonous and odourless. Having a carbon monoxide detector near by is also a good idea
So the hundreds if years of candle use & oil lamps killed everyone? I think not! With that logic having a bath with 10+ candles is a heath risk! Rooms are not hermetically sealed there is nothing to worry about
@@ausieking the thing is I've done this in a three man tent, with my handheld CO meter, and there was no appreciable buildup of CO over the course of three hours. Max was 9ppm which is well within safe range.
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For those of you making negative comments,I left this as a reply,Everyone should see it:
I live in a 10 x16 tent shed the size of a larger "room". It is completely insulated with reflectix insulation.I use 2 glass table top oil lamps as heat.Before those,I used 2 oil lamps like the ones in this video.They bring up the temperature a minimum 20° and much higher than what it is outside.As long as you insulate and don't have drafts,candles will thoroughly heat up a room.
I live in freezing NJ.When it gets 20° degrees outside, those 2 oil lamps keep me at minimum 55° and often 60-65° if I don't keep going in and out,opening the door, letting the heat out.
I think my tent shed is proof that an insulated room can be nicely heated with 2 oil lamps.
If you actually have never been in this situation,and never tried to heat with candles,please don't comment negativity. Humble yourselves because you may find yourself homeless without heat. Happy you are blessed enough to have a home with heat,but many aren't as blessed as you.
Let those offering solutions do so without ruining it for those who need the advice.
I have experienced the same sort of thing while camping. A simple kerosene lamp can warm as small tend enough to drive the moister out of the bedding even if outside is raining. Not trusting the CO production, I did this in the afternoon so that the tent an bedding would be nice for the next night of sleeping. The trick was to have just a bit of a vent to let the warm wet air get replaced with cold less wet air.
This is classic a squatting tip. I put them in ceramic bowls of water.
It is good and Danny untill we remember that is is dangerous and people die.
But no negativity, I hope you are in a better place right now and have more save options to heat your place to live.
Well said.
@@myentertainment55 you say that until you’re freezing and will do anything to stay warm.
You are A GENIUS!!
I am a 75 year old pensioner and was worried about power failures during winter in many parts of this troubled world 🌍
I also have family in South Africa where they have " load shedding" up to 12 hrs EVERY DAY for many months!! It is now winter there.
Your idea can be a life saver for many people 😜
Thank you so much!! Erich from New Zealand.
"Sometimes after shelling it takes a while to get electricity back" was the most heartbreaking. Praying for you!
Dont you have homeless people where you live? Ever cared about them?
@@wolfgangkranek376 um, yes?
I thought this guy was Polish before i guess he is from Ukraine then
@@medik180 russian, so stop your dubious youtube detective practices
@@kreksfeks1200 Ukrainian actually, but I suspect you knew that already. You may want to point your attention to his video on the 22nd of April if not.
I'm currently living in a van that doesn't run and have a winter storm bearing down on my location that's supposed to put 3-5 inches of snow with sub zero temperatures in the next 24 hours and I'm definitely going to be building 1 of these heaters this afternoon. Thanks for the information. Also your cat is adorable
I hope you did not bother because you were sure to be very disappointed. Learn some physics and then you won't be taken in by nonsense like this.
@@rogerphelps9939bro dude is living in a van, its obvious desperation. I hope he’s okay.
probably better off with a few blankets
A normal candle usually outputs 80watts of heat. This candle is 2 to 3 times the size of a normal candle. That puts it in the range of 160 to 240 watts of heat. + if you manage to add such a lid over it as it increases the perceived temperature by a big amount on the objects at the same level.
So for a small space as a van 160 to 240 watts is well enough to make a difference of a few degrees.
Make sure you have a thick wick! And as always safety first
CO2 emissions might be a concern in a confined space like a van.
I live off grid. I totally understand being cold, needing to have a back up heat supply for when you don't have, can't get or can't afford. Very humbling! I TOTALLY ADMIRE AND RESPECT ANYONE WHO IS KNOWLEDGABLE TO DO THESE THINGS AND WHO IS WILLING TO SHARE WITHOUT FEAR. Love your kitty cat. 🥰I know the most important thing in our home is to keep the cat warm...😂
Wrong on all counts. These people are just spreading nonsense in order to fool the gullible. Do yourself a favour and learn some physics.
An excellent tip! The casual mention of shelling really brings home the necessity for such DIY solutions.
For the love of God it's the 21st century and this is still going on in the world in so many places and spreading
I heard the word "shelling" too. That made stop and think. Many people, I admit myself too, who have not been without warmth for long in winter, may doubt ever needing to know this, but this man and his video may very well be saving lives of those who watch closely and remember. During such time we may need heat, we may very well NOT have access to the knowledge base of the internet we always run to for help. I have decided to make at least one, while I do not need, So if I do, I will be able to recreate with what supplies I may have around me. Teach your children well to respect fire and to also let them watch or help and ask "what could we substitute for for this or that? Make it enjoyable, something to do together. A win-win. You just don't know but one day they could be thanking you for taking the time and then they will know how much you valued their survival... And what a great parent indeed!
Adding emergency blankets to the inner layer of the tent works great too. Just tape them in place. I did this winter camping and it made a summer tent so much warmer. You can also use blankets and sheets thrown over the tent when indoors. Insulating the floor or even setting the tent up on the bed/mattress is also possible. Great video. Wise to have a small baofeng too.
Once lined an umbrella with mylar for a festival in the middle of summer.. had traveling cool shade in the middle of a full sun field.
I use padded space blankets always when camping in-between the inner and outer tent to reflect the sun and keep in the heat and in my house over my front door 😄😄
Whats a baofeng?
@@suepooh3822 It might be an emergency radio that you can use to listen to official weather reports.
@@suepooh3822cheap handheld radio for communications.
I mean.... If you tip the candle over, you'll definitely heat up the whole house though you'll only be able to do it once
Yeah or you can freeze to death in a war zone. You'll find out one day
That is why the candle with the top screwed back on is the best
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nah would get put out by the oil spilling on the flame
Man that is one expensive heating system.
I lived in a trailer with no heater. Also as a child froze inwinter . I appreciate the time you took to make the video. It is very helpful. Stay safe.
Not helpful. Just misleading nonsense aimes at the gullible.
@@rogerphelps9939is the waste of time.
Awe!!! The kitty had a heart nose!!! Carebear kitty!!! Thank you for this video. I'm homeless living in a pop-up camper and need some kind of off grid heating.
It’s insane that these are actually problems real people are facing in this day and age.
All our technology is worth very little in these times... Without gas heating here in the UK where i live this room is very cold...
it's been happening for so long in Iraq and Afganistan btw
Our utility supplier raised prices by 400%. It is impossible for average people to meet this outrageous cost. I’m researching simple, economic and safe heating etc for the future heating, cooking et al
Australia
a good tip for Ukrainians who are suffering from cold weather these days of Winter
I cannot afford any heat and use 2 sleeping bags, a woolen blanket, wear a hat and gloves in bed and am essentially fully clothed too. I could afford heat and had a cosy flat when I was 19 but now as a disabled older person with a house I cannot afford anything. I use less energy now than I did in the 90's.
Man you are like an artist with the filming and voice work. Very pleasant to watch.
Ma usi olio di semi oppure olio x lampade ad' olio
What you can also do, is get sand, which in cold countries are typically easy to find because we use it to make the ice less slippery. You can fill a pot with sand and rocks and heat it outside using whatever fuel you might have, such as gasoline. When you bring the pot indoors, it will radiate heat for a very long time with no emissions at all. It is a fire hazard though, so be careful with it.
it's just stupid to warm sand lol
@@XdekHckr: Why? It has an enormous capacity to store heat; much, much higher than oil. That's why it's used as energy battery in production. Because it has the ability to store enormous amounts of energy and release energy slowly and for a very long time, it's also a good way to charge USB devices while providing heat indoors, although in that case you should use water for temperature regulation.
Sounds smart.. I'd recommend kerosene or diesel due to being less explosive than gasoline.
how long would it hold the heat?
@@dumpmail-xz2qp: Well, heat loss depends on surface area and the volume increases by the square of the surface, which means that the bigger it is, the longer it will hold heat. But there is no reason why it couldn't last a week. But you would typically not want it to last for _very_ long, because you want the heat loss in the room to heat the air. There are Seebeck-fans that uses the heat to power the fan with the purpose of spreading it. In a situation where I needed to use this, I would probably be happy if it was a daily chore to heat the sand and bring it inside. Ideally, what you would do is to run a copper pipe through the sand and run water through the pipe and send it through a radiator.
1. make the wick *super-durable* (from rock wool or carbon felt)
2. make a *steel mantle* from 1mm stainless steel mesh. Use it all around the flame and above it and below it as well, almost touching the oil. This not only preheats the oil for burning and better wicking but also acts as an afterburner for secondary gases created by burning (mostly CO and incompletely burned oil gases), which will not rise to top but burn istead creating more heat. The mandle will also radiate more IR by itself. Also the flame will get about 2x as big because more gas is burned more intensely.
3. you forgot to warn people to have a source of fresh air in the room due to *CO/CO2 poisoning*
If secondary gases are your concern just use olive oil. There are no secondary gases.
@@maximvsdread1610 Combustion of any carbon source, including olive oil, can produce a build up of CO. Olive oil *is* better than other cooking oils though.
Just remember that yellow flame is producing carbon monoxide. I doubt one candle in a tent would put out too many BTUs to be a problem but if you decide to have a flame like that in an enclosed area, you should have a portable carbon monoxide detector with you just to be safe.
That's most important comment and big thanks to you. Some of people they maybe don't know that fact. That carbon monoxide is invisible and have no smell, so it could be as silent killer (depends of amount of that gas). Everyone be just very carefull and safe.
@@igork.3055 Yes but if you die, it is easiest most painless way !
With a charcoal grill gonna have so better results.. 👹👺
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*I'm pranking, don't do it!* ☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️
@@dschannel1171 a whole family died bringing the barbecue indoors to warm up by. Please don’t joke. 😮😢😮😢😮😢😮😢
My thoughts as well.
First time I saw a video of you, I love what kind of music you pick, your chill voice and the cat is even spreading more positive vibes. I really enjoyed watching this, really harmonic.
For more heat, you can use 3 wicks in the same candle. You just need enough space between them that the flames are independent.
A chimney can be used to help increase the air supply to the flame so it burns better.
A concrete "patio stone" works well to make a safe thing to place a candle on
The iron wire of a coat hanger can be used for the wire but run it outdoors once first to burn off any paint on the wire.
i only use candles in front of my fire as it's a gas fire and looks on with candles there (i hope to make one of these) but i wouldn't use a candle and tent (not with a cat!) health and safety risk assessment always. I watched a TV program once where the house fire was caused by someone putting a tea light candle on top of the tv and it melted and caught fire. They didn't put it on a heat proof plate.
Put wicks in a can of crisco or lard also works
Bad advice. Too much heat will ignite the fuel source. A chimney will negate the whole point as the heat will just rise away.
What a cute tricolored kitty cat! The candle heating idea is great too...
We're in a Serious Energy Crisis,, Due to Misconduct and Theft by Government. These Projects Are Really Helpfull. Much Appreciation Wayne. Johannesburg. South Africa.
God be with you! Prayers sent...😢
If you want to be prepared you can buy tubular wicks cheap. Buy candle lamps they burn about 16 to 18 hours and you can get kerosene insrts for them. It's always a good idea to have a supply of kerosene handy. And remember, ventilate. A flame uses up oxygen. Don't forget a reliable fire extinguisher. That shelli g comment is heartbreaking 💔.
I live with my parents all my life I'm 47 years old I respect those who are homeless that is a brutal rough cold lonely life to live especially in them long winter months here in Colorado north Denver that is I'm a breath away from being homeless I don't take anything for granted I appreciate everything I have and every night I sleep in doors I learn from these TH-cam flicks and I don't make fun of or make any negative comments to people in that horrible situation I know what to do if that time ever comes God bless you and I pray that I never have to live like that.
My dad was a European world war 2 vet and he would always tell us stories about sitting in the front of the ambulance with a candle to keep them from freezing in extremely cold weather So I always have a good supply of candles
You made no mention of the risks of fumes coming off the burning wick and the need to ensure fresh air circulation. Luv these simple ideas, they are in tune with my aesthetic approach to living. I know of a family of three, an adult and two children who passed away in a three bedroom house that was shut up airtight and they had had candles burning.
Thank you, could be a life saver in real emergencies loving your smooth voice and beautiful cat ❤
Amazing how such a little flame can yield so much heat. Beautiful craftmanship.
Also I really like your tent. The vestibule must be very useful. I'd like to find one like that but usually only the big ones (with two or more rooms) have that kind of extra space.
It dosent yield "so much heat" if that jar lasts 5 days its about 8 Watts.
@@dougaltolan3017 Well I was talking relatively to the flame and the level of technology, not in absolute.
@@FlorentPlacide you think that's good? Have a look at sticks...
100ml cooking oil 3.5MJ
100g wood 1.6MJ
And the really great thing about sticks..... They grow on trees.
@@dougaltolan3017 It's way less practical, safe and reliable to burn wood to get light and heat. This oil contraption is well contained and can be left unattended whereas burning wood to get light and heat requires more equipment and attention and produces waste such as ashes and smoke.
I get you point but you have to take all factors into consideration.
Naturehike tent, amazon, theyre awesome, i have two of them, 5byears later stiil very awesome , very happy
Your comment about the tent inside the house reminded me of a saying: If it looks stupid but works, it isn't stupid.
Using whale oil worked but was very stupid, and slavery was good business too
@@jussikankinen9409 That literally had absolutely nothing to do with my point.
@@davidnagore725 I've been noticing lately that liberal millenials will take any point and turn it into their own little political theatre. I'm guessing Jussi has never even seen a real fire before during her tenure holding down her parents' basement apartment.
I've seen bunches of these vids, and yours was entertaining and nicely produced. Thank you, was nice seeing a well made vid
Perfect instruction, I like the most the candle with the lid, because in case it will turn over the oil will not spill all over the place...your kitty assistant is georgous 🐈🐈
Thank you for teaching PRINCIPLE! The "how" and the "why" are the key differences between following instructions and learning.
I want that gorgeous cat!
You did such a great job of explaining things so that even people unfamiliar with the materials and techniques can build this useful little lamp/heater.
I still want your cat!
I used to make oil candles to power small homemade Sterling engines that I used to make. They do warm up a room fairly well, however I've noticed that the oil can get in the air and make your face feel greasy
Try putting a chimney about a third the flame hight above the flame.
Two things happen, it collects some of the soot/grease, and you can get a cleaner flame.
Do you still make Stirling engines?
I have found it more wick friendly when I made a hole in the lid puncturing from the underside. That method produces ever so slight jagged edges which can be manipulated to give a better hold on the wick. It also means, when the wick is pull up it has nothing to catch on.
W/r refilling why not just make a another hole in the lid? Syringe sized hole would be ideal. So in the event the jar is toppled the lid will retain more of the oil vs the open ended one with wire as the wicks support.
Have you tried using a terracotta pot instead of a aluminium can? The terracotta pot will capture more heat and then radiate it more slowly.
Cheers for sharing your idea here on YT.
I've made can hole torches, they do get hot with time and vaporize the oil inside, causing flames to light on the edges of the lid, would not recommend burning long, and also extra hole to fill may release vapors and light there instead of edges.
A glass with no top that's fairly spaced out from the candle itself works just as well. Our ancestors used them. Get a few together in an insulated room or box you can make of comforter blankets with the candle system inside.
A nice invention. A simpler alternative is to place a candle or homemade oil lamp inside a larger can with sand or dirt on the bottom to give it weight and to absorb any spills. Some air holes are optional.
Neat idea. I have used oil lamps to warm up a small room before. Assuming minimal drafts. It works to a degree :)
I hope the shelling does not have the heat out for too long. May I suggest the precaution of placing the candle in some sort of basin large enough to contain all of the liquid. A bowl or pie tin or anything like that provides a second line of defense against accidental fire. Uncontained flammable liquids could spread a fire quickly, so have the candle in a larger container to stop liquid.
Good news is cooking oils aren't combustible without a wick. Unlike kerosene or other fuels. Vegetable, olive, sunflower oils won't light on fire just by spilling it & holding a flame to it. They require a wick.
It won't suddenly explode once flame touches cooking oil. It needs to be at extremely high temperatures.... If it did spill, the oil would put out the fire.
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someone should test it
@@Oscar4u69 how about you?
fibers in carpet, bedding or the tent floor can serve as giant wicks if the oil escapes. Placing the candle in a bowl prevents the oil from spilling beyond the bowl, which at least prevents a mess, and at most prevents your house from burning. A classic accident is a person or animal knocking the oil lamp over, and a fire spreads rapidly as oil soaked carpet or draperies or bedding wicks up oil and lets it vaporize and burn. Oil, kerosine or even melted paraffin can serve as an effective fire accelerant when carpet or other fibers are present.
I’ve made similar candles but I use a mixture of candle wax and bacon grease… they mix well. I use braided cotton string and put the string in just like any other candle. I use jars with screw on steel lids and cut open the top. You can limit the flame size by limiting the air. It requires trimming the wick after every burn or two but that’s no different than any candle. The wax/ grease mixture seems to last much longer than just wax alone.
Did the bacon grease attract neighbors wondering if they could have some bacon?
That's interesting. I'm gonna try that. Thanks for the tip.
You can do this same thing with ceramic/clay flower pots, they actually work a lot better than the tin can. They take longer to warm up but once they’re warm, they get extremely hot and hold the heat even after the candle burns out.
Pots crack and burn house, maybe can and pot work better
@@jussikankinen9409 Exactly, been there done that. My clay pot caught on fire.
@@Dan-yn7ke How the heck clay get on fire...maybe can because is tin and heat up fast and melt getting fire. No common sense what you say. have you burn ground...😁
@carpe diem there are several benefits.
1, the time to warm up before it starts radiating heat is only like 2 minutes or so.
2, you don’t have to make it.
3, you only need a small emergency candle. The more you have it compounds the heating power. In fact if you put too many it gets too hot.
4, you can just buy different sizes if you need.
5, already has a solid flat surface that you can use for a pan to cook with.
@@jussikankinen9409 highly improbable,
Turning the can up right and filling it full of water will retain heat long after the candle goes out. Bit bigger can such as an all metal coffee can will heat up nicely and last even longer. In fact painting the can black, filling it with water and setting it in the window in the sun, if any, will heat it to 210/211 degrees and you'll need to ad water from time to time. By morning the heat/can will have cooled and if the sun is shining your process will start automictically for you . I've made soda can solar panels that fit very neatly in each room in the house. during the winter mo's I can get this 2 story home quite warm even on the coldest windiest days. Here again as long as the Sun is out...next venture is vertical wind machine..I always have a least a 5 kt wind
I would fill it with rocks or sand instead. As the water heats it will evaporate which consumes heat, and will also lead to water vapor which could then condense and make you damp and cold.
Great ideas! I love the idea of the tent as well. I've seen people with no heat for 3 days and not many people could survive that without having to find a hotel or somewhere else to stay.
Absolutely 100% yes. There are variables to this. When I was younger I was in a bad spot for about 14 months while saving money. I lived inside a 1998 4.7L V8 Jeep grand Cherokee Limited. Despite what people may think....summer was hard. Winter was easy. In the summer it sucked cause my main job was overnight so I mostly slept in the day when the sun is out. Its hard and expensive to produce cold on command for hours. That was rough. But winter....winter was a breeze. Its snowing cold outside and below freezing. But I got a glass candle from Wallmart with 3 wicks so if I want I can have 3 flames going. Sometimes it got so hot you had to put it out for a while. I would vent the air often cause I was not sure about how bad it affected air quality...but I was able to sit and watch videos on my tablet in a t-shirt in winter vs literally melting into a puddle in the back of a jeep butt naked in summer. One candle produced a lot of heat that lasted. But my insulation was good so that helped. I would imagine a well insulated house with a triple wick candle or two in every room could heat up especially if you modified it to have the flame heat up some object that radiates that heat better rather than just spilling off the naked flame aimlessly
Great idea on letting the flame heat something !!I will recommend baking stones pebbles or a a pizza stone !!copper tubes also work for spreading heat
Imagine all you want but it won’t!
"Literally melting into a puddle"
So glad to hear you managed to reconstitute yourself into a solid in time to get back to work.
Very good the first time I've seen an explanation of the benefit of the heat shield that you put over the candle. At first thought I think that a jar with a metal tight fitting lid is safer if you tip the candle it will not gush oil all over with the fire nearby. In a critical situation I don't know how much heat that those candles would make in a room but certainly enough to warm a small tent considerably. Thank You
You do such a good job translating these videos! Very cool experiment!
Thank you for this video. The candles are very useful during a blackout. Something I experienced some years ago. Never again. I will keep this video and buy the items in the mean while. Thanks again!
Great project. It´s just sad, that we have to worry about not having a proper heating system without worries in the 21st century. God bless all the good people out there.
If you want to see your future look to South Africa,it is the testing ground for all these world policies they want you to follow
All you have to consider is how many BTUs are you releasing from your source, how many BTUs are you losing per the rate you are releasing.
Clear plastic over windows works wonders. If you can't afford insulation, there's a myriad of less desirable but functional alternatives, such as styrofoam packing and such that people throw away. You won't get it all at once but if you start gathering and keeping as you come across it it really you'll find it doesn't take long to get a good layer in an attic and it's way better than being cold. Every job I've ever had throws away tons of this stuff so look around.
Thanks good tip! I am looking at Amazon for Windows plastic covers,, have you any tips for it?
Here in Sweden we have Sick engery prices,, today was all time high, $0.9 /kwh !! and we have -13 Celsius!
Not funny to get monthly Electricity bills for $4-500!
Another thing you have to worry about is water vapor from the heating of the tent if you don't let some air out it will be a sauna instead of a warm tent you'll be soaked then you might as well change clothes don't go to sleep having it all hot in your tent you'll wake up soaked
@@richardarroyo3029 That tent is pretty well ventilated with plenty of mesh and only a covering fly. And an open oil based flame typically will create a fairly dry environment. (it's not like using a propane heater which will create condensation.) .
When I was illegally evicted, after having a second stroke, I survived in a shelter I made myself with cast offs from HD, generous donations from someone outside a donation center, and things like this that I remembered from my childhood in the country. My insulation came from clean, discarded Styrofoam and Mylar food bags from Freecycle. My wood was pallets and wood flooring. I wrapped in discarded plastic tarps and wraps. My lights were solar, garden lights inside glass containers. I would freeze ice packs when/wherever possible for my cooler. Those foil coffee and juice packs make great, waterproof shingles. Those hand/feet warmers last 4+ hours each. Put one in your sleeping bag. Pool noodles make great insulation and a very comfortable mattress, especially if you put them on top of those Mylar food bags to reflect heat.Made very warm quilts from free upholstery samples (also from Freecycle and CL Free section). I used clothes and rags for fill. Olive oil (from DT and 99 Cents Only) was used as my heating fuel. (Figure 1000s of years of success to be best.) Lastly, I had thick rugs, over tarps and more Mylar.
@@Stisse12 window film in the US is marketed by Duck Tape and by 3M. A transparent shrink wrap film. Cut to window size, double stick tape to the frame, shrink with a hair dryer. If done right it is crystal clear. A $15 kit does a dozen windows. I've had some windows I never open sealed for three years and it is still transparent.
A scrap idea is bubble packing wrap. Cut it to the glass size. Spray window with a water mist. Adhere the wrap directly on the glass. The air gap and two layers of plastic works wonders....but it is pretty ugly.
Cool cat 😎 I'd prefer the candle with the lid and the hole for safety reasons, just incase it was knocked over. But the the candle with the cooper wire looks nicer.
You can get 2 food cans. 1 the way you show and the other sat on top filled with sand. This then becomes a sand battery for when you go to sleep and blow out the candle
lol. sand-battery...... exactly how many KWH will this pound of slightly warmed sand store?
@@occamraiser Sand Battery is a common term used to describe the excellent thermal retention properties of sand. I would caution you against mocking people based on things you don't understand...that could take up a lot of your time.
@@occamraiser You never heard of that, really?
@@occamraiser you'd be surprised.... try it and see for yourself.
@@occamraiser The point is "thermal mass"....midwit!
I admire your sense of creativity given what you are dealing with outside.
The tent in the house is a good idea. Before you place the top over tent, place a few emergency foil blankets above the mesh of the tent. The heat will be reflected back into the tent.
I also thought it was a good idea. As a kid I loved having a tent in the house to play in. As an adult it’s still fun. And cozy. On an 18F night in Cleveland during a snowstorm, I heated up my 12X15 bedroom to 75F and sometimes warmer with about 5 or 6 dollar store candles. There were 2 large poorly insulated windows in the room as well. This provided the fresh air needed to breathe safely. After about 2.5 hrs it was too hot & I had to blow out some of the candles. It was a last minute solution.
Most adorable cat ever!!!!!!!!! You are truly blessed to have such a cool kitty!
I would name her “Mugsy”.
Yes. Mugsy is cute. A good name.
I love the heater and absolutely love this beautiful,ever so curious cat! she's everywhere with you, and checks out every thing you do.What a precious cat.
People don't understand that a cat often wants to understand what you are doing. They often seriously like their "owner" and want to help them to be safe.
@@kensmith5694 ♥️ I rescue feral hospice cats,only when they can no longer stay safely outside (blind, deaf near traffic areas, advanced cancer.)
I wish people would try to understand,interact with cats on a level that they understand how smart and loving cats really are. They just express it differently.
I think they suffer as much as humans emotionally when taken out of their environment,dumped in the street or pound.
Owners don't realize these animals suffer the same we do.
They feel betrayed if taken to a shelter,besides terrified and so many other emotions.
I know because I have to deal with what owners turned their cute kittens and cats into. Same with dogs.
When a very sick cat i rescue can no longer stay outside with their street cat family, as soon as the vet clears it, I put them in a carrier,bring them back where their family is and step back to let the family visit their old friend.
It's almost like the cat in the carrier lets them know I am a good person to be trusted,tells them not to worry if you get sick,old or an accident,because this woman will help you,treat you so well,and there's no cages in her house!
Cats that would not get near me for years suddenly start getting closer and closer, when I bring their rescued family member to visit,So there's definitely intense communication going on between these cats.
I made something with a similar concept. I actually got a paint can and put the contained candles inside it and put the lid back on with holes on the side of the can toward the upper part. It has worked great and everything is contained and even if there is an accidental spill it would be safer. I also wonder if someone could use an oil lamp purchased from Walmart for the base and just create the upper part with a can
I actually cut a large tin can open and bent it so the outside reflected light forwards off the shiny surface where the label had been after a tornado took power down.I wired it behind the oil lamp so it not only directed light to read by,but caught heat from the lamp and helped keep the room warmer by convection.
This seems to be a good system for heat from a candle, but I have seen another you may find interesting. Placing 3 or 4 non flammable objects on a surface such as a cookie sheet with a candle in the center will radiate heat when a terracotta flower pot is placed on the 3 or 4 objects upside down above the candle.
that's why i popped onto there to find that one (on you tube) but i do like his video with the cat and tent, not that i am putting me, candle, and my cat in a tent😹😹😹😹
Thank you for this video! You really helped me and my dog stay warm in our van tonight!
God bless you, Evan. If you’re remaining true to your pupper I’m all about it. NO better friend, through thick and thin, than a dog. Stay warm, bud. 👍✅
Tag me if you’re near Cleveland & need anything. Seriously.
tip for whoever needs it: sleeping bag and hot water bottle can keep you very warm for hours. stay safe, everyone ❤️
I found 2 really old heavy metal water bottles. Awesome for this when camping or emergency
I use my dog to preheat my bed 🙂
@@pa4tim Same! Power went out Christmas Eve - had rolling blackouts for most of the day. I cuddled up with my pit and stayed warm lol
Agree. And and this is a safe and proven concept, not like the 180 Watt oil candle that's supposed to "heat" a room...
it's difficult to heat water when the power goes out
Yeah, I'm keeping this for emergencies. Thank you!
You're as cute as ever, Cookie, and no doubt delightfully warm. 💖 I've been snuggling under blankies with my kitty since it got cold!
Greetings from Nevada U.S.A, I Love your videos SlivkiShow! Oceans of Love to Cookie as well.
Putting candles in tents. Thats absolutely brilliant. After the tent catches on fire, you'll be nice and warm in the hospital for a few nights.
😂😂😂
i love watching these video living in vermont ..they are so funny... it 30 below freezing right now and if you think a candle or a hundred candle are gonna heat this place ... you need to change your meds
Wow, that chip on your shoulder must be really heavy. Get well soon.
come get some@@xandr13
Thank you for showing us this. You know this will save lives. God bless
So long as safety is implemented. 😁
I feel sorry for all these people who have been put out of work through no fault of there own life is hard enough as it is they need help it's an urgency puting people on the streets with no money and trying to keep warm there is genuine people out there allways give food when you see something like this a nice cup of tea people need to be more charitable its best to give than receive I hope who reads this it's not about meme me it's about human beings I know I wouldnt like to be on the streets it's to dangerous I pray these people will get help Iin jesus name i feel so sorry for them to be out in the freezing cold how cruel i hope they get help soon x
Camping trick- pure dark chocolate raises your internal thermals temporarily, so when you have to bust out of your cave to pee and lose that warmth, eating half a bar or so when you get back will raise your temp quicker and knock down the shivering, making going back to sleep quicker, and less irritating to anyone else that might have to hear your teeth clacking together. ☺️🔥🍫
Really, upon what biomedical principle do you base this statement? There are only 3 things that can increase core temperature. 1) generating more metabolic heat by oxidising the food you've already digested. 2) eating/drinking something hotter than 98.8'F or 3) reducing blood-flow to the extremities - making them colder and your core hotter.
Now which of these are you claiming (specifically, 'pure' dark) chocolate performs in a matter of seconds/minutes? It would have to be 3) and that's a very undesirable thing to do if you don't want frostbite.
@@occamraiser ha!!!
It's the caffeine raising your heart rate!!!!
Soooo
Good luck going back to sleep!...
Better "camping trick".... pee in a can or bottle or anything with a cover so you don't have to lose warmth. Common sense goes a long way.
@@janchampine1899 Ya true also don't go camping in extreme cold.
oh that pee! nightmare it is or can be , feel like i lose some manhood to.
I realise compared with extreme cold, or missile strikes, this is safe, but putting in a tent seems very unwise. Perhaps put the jar in a suacepan, or flower pot, and perhaps instead of the can, maybe experiment with something with more thermal mass. Longer to heat up, but will still radiate after you blow the flame out. Like a half-brick. Anyway, nice video, the copper bending was satisfying. Bravo.
I wonder if you could use something like a crock-pot filled with oil with multiple wicks.
What's the point of putting it in a sauce pan? This video is obviously for using anything around the house.
@@toidIllorTAmI easier to carry, heavier base, safer if knocked over.
and with a curious cat to knock it over!
I must have watched all the candle heater videos going and this solution is probably the best IMO - very helpful thanks very much!
Can confirm, the method of using some cotton gauze along the side of a jar WILL cause the jar to shatter by the time the oil gets down to maybe 1/4th left. it also caused a constant smell of burning cotton, as the gauze burned down the side of the jar, instead of wicking the oil up all the way to the top.
Using some rolled up cotton gauze as a replacement for an actual wick when properly suspended over the center (where the metal holding the wick prevents it from burning past that) works GREAT through.
Thank you.. I love watching inspirational videos such as yours. Ah bless your little cat. 🙏
Heat and light are very prescious commodities. Please take care and stay safe in your part of the world.
Thank you for your brilliant VR. This month Utility suppliers have raised costs by 400%. It is impossible for average people to meet this outrageous cost. I’m researching simple, economic and safe heating etc for the future heating, cooking et al
Australia
Attach a sheet of clear plastic to window frames inside . Keeps out the cold .
WOW! Is this a strange coincidence or what? Just yesterday i finished creating something very similar using soft bendable copper wires for different little jars i want to decorate later for using it as candles.
I had some ceramic Tiki torch/Wine bottle plugs that didn't work the way i thought it would... So instead of using tall bottles i got my nicely shaped little condiment jars i collected but the opening was too big. I made severeal spring coils that i placed in the jar with the top holding the ceramic plug. Then i came up with the idea that is very similar to this one. I like this one in the video a lot and i'm gonna make them too! The aluminum can heating is totally new to me and i find it very useful. Now i can play around some more!
Thank you! 😊 ❤
I haven't even watched the video yet but I thought this was obvious haha,
I'll edit this after I watched the video.
Edit:
⚫This is a MUST watch video :
1. This video is a MUST watch!
⚫Extremely Professional and straight forward:
1. This video astonishes me with the amount of professionalism found, and the insanely
easy, step-by-step, building process, in which the narrator both teaches and guides its
viewers, from start to finish.
⚫Information Found:
1. I'm glad I found this video! This video is amazing and very well-made! The information
found in it informs others about a, very easily built, candle that doesn't contain wax!
⚫ The build in the video:
1. The build is a flame based heater, in the form of a candle, that is designed to heat up
large areas of a house. The resources in this video were applied amazingly well!
⚫ Additional Information found in the video:
1. This video also informs and demonstrates, to its viewers, a different way to stay warm
by any of the following:
a. The ability to Produce more heat, via other resources.
1. Add on to the life of the heat, to keep the cold at bay
b. Extend the life of the heat, via other resources.
1. This would add on to the life of the noticeable heat, if the amount of heat
remains the same within a confined area consisting of a regulating regulating
temperature.
⚫My thoughts:
1. Unfortunately, not everyone would have access to these resources; Either during a wartime,
like how it was mentioned in this video, or other disasters such as natural or man-made.
If a war unfortunately did break out, not everyone would have access to the resources
in the video;
2. Isn't the use of Sunflower Oil dangerous, when burned?
a. When burned, Sunflower oil produces fumes, that contain substances, that are said to be
toxic. The substances from the produced fumes are known as Aldehydes, which could
possibly increase someone's risk of developing cancer. Sunflower oil is used for deep-
frying food, though people typically recommend, when cooking, to utilize low-heat.
3. There is another, low resource, heater that you can craft:
a. This heater is known as a sand heater, and you guessed it. It involves sand.
1. The resources:
a. Steel Can:
1: Preferably a black, or black spray painted, steel can. A non-black can will do just fine.
b. Sand:
1: Enough sand to completely fill the steel can to the top.
a: Black sand heats up faster/more than regular sand, though I haven't tried it with black sand.
Questions:
I have a theory that I tried looking into, though I couldn't find any answers.
Perhaps you could help me understand. I know that solids heat up faster
than liquids do, this could also depend on the material that the solid is
made out of.
My question:
Let's say that we have a steel can, placed over an open fire, and we put both sand and water in at the same time, filling it half way. At this point they're both mixed in with each other and the sand sinks to the bottom. our main source of heat will heat up the bottom of the steel can. Since sand heats up faster than water does, would this heat up the sand and in turn, heat up the water at a faster pace than what it is normally at, or would the water counter against the heating of the sand, by slowing it, since it would be around the sand or would the overall heating of the water increase more rapidly it is equal with that of the thermal energy of the fire?
I still remember my nani use to make such candles using old medicine bottles and they used palm oil as fuel.
In India we keep small lamps such as dia in different festivals which work in the same way as container oil and a thread
Cool.
Great video. Thoughts to all that are in distress. Stay safe. Greetings from Dimboola, in Victoria, Australia 🇦🇺.
I actually did the math. Turns out heating your house with rapeseed oil is atm actually cheaper than with gas here in Germany.
Make sure you thank your leftist leaders and neighbors for their horrible energy policies. Green nutters are going to get a lot of people un-alived before this is all over.
Yeah, it probably is here in the uk too.
We have done right in the long term though....finding ways to wean ourselfs off of putin's oil.
You're pricing non spoiled non rancid oil. Oil that has expired and is not sellable for consumption might be even less expensive and still burn effectively.
You can tell a great video by so many jumping in w their ideas how to embellish your idea. Popular also is getting a big can of Crisco (off brand is cheaper & is the same thing) and put 3 taper candles, cut to stick just slightly out about the Crisco level (not flush). This apparently burns for possibly a week straight or something. Set the Crisco can inside a paint can for safety. Cheapest, most long lasting heat source I’ve heard of. Several YT vids on this.
I'm glad you edited out the scene where the cat tipped the burning candle over onto the rug.....💥💥💥😜
Always put it on a metal tray that can contain all the oil in case of the glass tipping or cracking.. Also I would turn the tin can around and fill it with sand
the sand idea is a nice touch with energy storage but you'd lose the ability to use the top of the can as a food warmer.
Put a second can full of sand on top of this one. That would be a useful improvement. It would provide some protection against accidentally touching the hot surface, while also acting as a portable storage heater.
This is so common in our place when we were younger, we'd just make a hole in the lid of the jar and fill the jar with kerosene and put some cotton strings into the hole of the lid covered with some thin steel sheets and light them up the whole night when there is no electric supplies.
I christen this method, the 'Molotov Cocktail Heater'. Perfect incendiary device. Please don't do this.
@@thoutube9522 It is frightening what passed for reasonable behaviour in the 'olden days'.
@@occamraiser bad fumes too
It's both sad and entertaining to see how quickly the millenials will turn anything even remotely dangerous and turn it into their own little political theatre. And being the intense political activists that they are, they will likely eventually urge legislators to outlaw making these types of videos, let alone these types of fun little oil lamps.
Look everyone, at the scared and deranged bunch of blind rule following nanny nitpickers the Government and social media has created and ask yourselves, is this the kind of societal behavior you really want to keep propagating? 👆👆👆
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@@Rick-the-Swift This may or may not be true, but if you think you can heat your house with a candle, then you weren't paying attention during science classes.
Isn't this actually more like an oil lamp than a candle at this point
Thank you for this simple heater. Was that s craft knife you used to cut the bottom off the can?
I really like your sense of humour, and your cat........and your heater too
What a great idea, have you tried to put a fan on the top of the can?? Those fans for wooden stoves.
The sterling engine ones? they cost a lot.
@@blackcountryme Its the fans that don't require nothing electric they spin as the heat.
This reminds me of that terracotta pots heater, a lot simpler to build as well, maybe a sequel to this video? :D
I hope so ! Our utility supplier raised prices by 400%. It is impossible for average people to meet this outrageous cost. I’m researching simple, economic and safe heating etc for the future heating, cooking et al
Australia
@@annabellagardner3190 We're having the same issue in the US right now! I've never been so grateful to live with a roommate who hoards blankets. It's gotten so pricey to heat our flat that we've both been sleeping in the living room, leaving only that heater on overnight.
Not sure if you have them, but blackout curtains offer really good insulation both in summer and winter. Best of luck to you and yours!
@@annabellagardner3190 where are you from?
Yeah, they don't work either.
@@dougaltolan3017 Well heat is heat, the physics can't be changed. You just can't expect the candles to match the same output of the heater. The only way to cut down heating costs is to find a cheaper fuel, more efficient heaters and add more insulation.
It’s very nice to see how people are creative these days. Thank you for the video.👏
he told you that ancient egypts use to make such thing>>>>>>
Die Katze ist der Star des ganzen Filmes.Gruss.👍😯😂😂😂💖
Oha!der bunte Kater darf auf der Luftmatratze mit den Krallen schön pumpen💨💨💨⛄😹😹😹💖
Great, I needed ideas for a cheap greenhouse heater. It's given me lots of inspiration. Thanks.
Hi! I tried something similar with candles and flower pot made from Terracotta. Was working well, but I read an article that said the smoke is bad and can provoke cancer, so I decided to stop using it... Is the sunflower oil healthy to burn? Do you know something about this? Thank you in advance for your answer. Keep up the good work 👏
Any smoke increases risk of cancer. With this wick the oil should burn cleanly with little to no visible smoke, at least when hot enough. Your house should have a bit of ventilation even in the winter to keep air fresh.
Better to die of cancer later in life then freeze to death now.
Why do you think that people who lived in houses with open fires all had lung/breathing issues. If you have naked flames in a house they need to be in a fireplace. Where fumes and particulates are controlled.
been reading video's like this made house fires explode in numbers.
Thank you for the video! I was looking for how to make an oil heater for a small greenhouse. And this is just perfect!
Kompost is good heater
I live in northern Canada. It gets to-80 degrees windchill. Daily temperatures are not realistic.
I was contracting for 2 organisations and living in a van. When I would get back at night it could be 0-5C. I'd pour a cup of bioethanol into a steel bowl which was 12 inches in diameter. I'd light that and in under a minute the temperature was 25C. Everything in the space was still freezing to touch but repeating it a few times while I lit my log burner basically got it toasty
I love the look on the cats face! ❤❤❤she is stunningly beautiful 😍
Can you measure the air in the surrounding chamber i heated my room with candles and alcohol but the air quality goes down after a while and it could become dangerous because of air intoxication does it smell bad ?
I’ve been heating my bathroom with three 8 hour t lights a plate and a holey stainless steel cutlery caddy. Does that count ?
Have you tested (or know) if using the metal can is better/worse than using a terra cotta plant pot for heating?
One guy above states that the terra cotta is better. He said it takes longer to heat up but will get burning hot & will radiate heat through a room better.
the best way is metal-can with sand and copper@@rs5570 I use terra cotta too, but they can break, it is important to not heat it uneven, because then it will crack
Hello, will that candle leave any residue on the roof or near a wall if used 24/7 ? Thanks
Thank you! I currently live in a poorly insulated house without electricity, and this is amazing.
yea, tent idea , very warm for sleeping even with not much use of candle.
Very informative video!
Your video on how to make a inexpensive working heater is very easy to follow and uses minimal everyday materials you can find almost anywhere.
The calico cat really makes your video 100X better!
Good work!
Make sure you have good ventilation while using this as it will creat carbon monoxide which is poisonous and odourless. Having a carbon monoxide detector near by is also a good idea
So the hundreds if years of candle use & oil lamps killed everyone?
I think not!
With that logic having a bath with 10+ candles is a heath risk!
Rooms are not hermetically sealed there is nothing to worry about
A candle this size with this fuel, not really.
@@jerrodlopes186 in an enclosed space like a tent, absolutely
@@ausieking the thing is I've done this in a three man tent, with my handheld CO meter, and there was no appreciable buildup of CO over the course of three hours. Max was 9ppm which is well within safe range.
@@jerrodlopes186 ok bro whatever you think 😄👌
Beautifully enunciated English and a lovely cat 💌
I love it. That's one darn smart cat. I'd love to see this tried in a stealth camping video.