I have a few LED flashlights and headlamps that I bought about 5 years ago. 2/3rds of the batteries that I bought at the time have died. I'm going to have to replace them but who knows how old those replacements will be when I really need them, and electronics tend to fail when you need them most. Thanks for the reminder to fix that problem.
Welcome to the lamp appreciation society. I started getting into them last year after a friend asked me to restore one. I now try and find them at clearance sales, (for you in the US, yard sales or thrift stores). Only advice is to buy the wicks matches and lighters. all the best from the UK,
Good video and sound advice. I'm Chuck 56 and addicted to oil lamp collecting😂! I love the history connected to these workhorses and appreciate the subtle mood they bring. My advice get another one because no lamp wants to be all by itself it needs a friend😮😂. Seriously you can't beat them because sometimes you don't want a super bright led attracting a whole lot of attention to yourself, the way things are going today you might want to lay low and a little covert in possible upcoming situations! I prefer lamp oil over kerosene because there's less smell considerably. Also study up on trimming your wick but don't go crazy trimming all the time, just when really needed. As you can see in my ID Pic I do a slight inverted v style cut on alot of my lanterns. The reason for this is you want a wider flame for more light without reaching the soot point. With my style of cut I can raise my wick alot higher while two peaks compete for that single point of flame and eventually you will find that point resulting with a maximum amount of light without sooting. Now we're talking a very slight cut of angle and sometimes you can achieve this even without a cut. Just raise your globe and lower your wick to sit flush in it's metal guide, now hold firmly a 16 penny nail across dead center of the wick and raise the wick up and down slightly to put a shaping dent in the center to achieve a inverted v. Oh and if you really like that Deitz you'll love a German made feurhand.
Thanks Chuck. I have actually managed to acquire a couple more lanterns. One of them is very interesting to me, though I’m not exactly sure the use. You seem knowledgeable about these, do you mind checking out the latest short video I made it? th-cam.com/users/shortsRK7mgIBe_jo?si=9scibD3TWBFSdyEo
I have several of them. I only use lamp oil, so I can use them indoors if need be. Lamp oil rarely goes bad, unlike Kerosene. Lamp oil is relatively safe, so I always keep 1 lamp partially filled. Not full, though, so the wick is ready to go. Keeping the wick turned in helps slow the evaporation.
I remember seeing Chinese knockoff lanterns (hurricane lanterns) at the dollar and 99 cent stores, now you can't find them anywhere. I know you can get them in the camping section but they want an arm & a leg. Besides kerosene oil what are some alternative fuels you can put in them I'm assuming diesel fuel, or canola oil or peanut oil?
Yes but the vegetable oils don't wick as well, so I would choose a particularly thin plant oil. You can also mix something like lamp oil or diesel with plant oil to extend the fuel
I prefer lamp oil because it just hardly has any smell but it will thicken in sub freezing weather where kerosene will do better. If your not having any luck finding lamp oil at Walmart go to the heater isle and you'll find jugs of clean heat for kerosene heaters it's basically a very clean refined kerosene. Or check with your local hardware stores for lamp oil.
The Woke has gotten to fuel lanterns as well ! Coleman naphtha lanterns are now almost impossible to find at local hardware stores except at a few specialized hunting/sporting goods stores.
I just got my first lantern and I love it! Plan on getting more soon.
i have a few lanterns, better then any flash light, plus kerosene is cheaper then batteries, lasts longer and can heat up a room as well.
I have definitely noticed it's ability to heat up an area, especially when you have multiple going.
@@MNWoodland Kerosene packs the most energy out of all the fuels !
I have a few LED flashlights and headlamps that I bought about 5 years ago. 2/3rds of the batteries that I bought at the time have died. I'm going to have to replace them but who knows how old those replacements will be when I really need them, and electronics tend to fail when you need them most. Thanks for the reminder to fix that problem.
Welcome to the lamp appreciation society. I started getting into them last year after a friend asked me to restore one. I now try and find them at clearance sales, (for you in the US, yard sales or thrift stores).
Only advice is to buy the wicks matches and lighters.
all the best from the UK,
Good video and sound advice. I'm Chuck 56 and addicted to oil lamp collecting😂! I love the history connected to these workhorses and appreciate the subtle mood they bring. My advice get another one because no lamp wants to be all by itself it needs a friend😮😂. Seriously you can't beat them because sometimes you don't want a super bright led attracting a whole lot of attention to yourself, the way things are going today you might want to lay low and a little covert in possible upcoming situations! I prefer lamp oil over kerosene because there's less smell considerably. Also study up on trimming your wick but don't go crazy trimming all the time, just when really needed. As you can see in my ID Pic I do a slight inverted v style cut on alot of my lanterns. The reason for this is you want a wider flame for more light without reaching the soot point. With my style of cut I can raise my wick alot higher while two peaks compete for that single point of flame and eventually you will find that point resulting with a maximum amount of light without sooting. Now we're talking a very slight cut of angle and sometimes you can achieve this even without a cut. Just raise your globe and lower your wick to sit flush in it's metal guide, now hold firmly a 16 penny nail across dead center of the wick and raise the wick up and down slightly to put a shaping dent in the center to achieve a inverted v. Oh and if you really like that Deitz you'll love a German made feurhand.
Thanks Chuck. I have actually managed to acquire a couple more lanterns. One of them is very interesting to me, though I’m not exactly sure the use. You seem knowledgeable about these, do you mind checking out the latest short video I made it?
th-cam.com/users/shortsRK7mgIBe_jo?si=9scibD3TWBFSdyEo
I have several of them. I only use lamp oil, so I can use them indoors if need be. Lamp oil rarely goes bad, unlike Kerosene. Lamp oil is relatively safe, so I always keep 1 lamp partially filled. Not full, though, so the wick is ready to go. Keeping the wick turned in helps slow the evaporation.
Thanks for the knowledge.
I remember seeing Chinese knockoff lanterns (hurricane lanterns) at the dollar and 99 cent stores, now you can't find them anywhere. I know you can get them in the camping section but they want an arm & a leg. Besides kerosene oil what are some alternative fuels you can put in them I'm assuming diesel fuel, or canola oil or peanut oil?
Yes but the vegetable oils don't wick as well, so I would choose a particularly thin plant oil. You can also mix something like lamp oil or diesel with plant oil to extend the fuel
Try using lamp oil
I prefer lamp oil because it just hardly has any smell but it will thicken in sub freezing weather where kerosene will do better. If your not having any luck finding lamp oil at Walmart go to the heater isle and you'll find jugs of clean heat for kerosene heaters it's basically a very clean refined kerosene. Or check with your local hardware stores for lamp oil.
The Woke has gotten to fuel lanterns as well ! Coleman naphtha lanterns are now almost impossible to find at local hardware stores except at a few specialized hunting/sporting goods stores.
Yes, you can also use cooking oils like olive, Canola, corn, soy, peanut, citronella and lamp oils
Learn from the Amish and countries like Japan where earthquakes are frequent and fuel lanterns are good as gold !