You don't need salt at all. Where I come from, years ago, we were losing power every other day, sometimes for days, so mom used to make candles using cotton and oil. It's just a piece of cotton soaked wet twist between two fingers and light it up. It will burn for hours. And we also had a lot of mosquitoes, so before turning the light on, my mom would smudge the light bulb with oil and then turn the light on. All the mosquitoes would stick to the bulb. In the morning, mom would just wipe the bulb off. Worked like a charm
in the war of 1990, we used oil, but instead of salt, we poured ordinary water, and we put a shoelace through the crust of bread as a fuse and put it on the oil to float, that's what we used instead of candles
Clever, or a slice of a cork from a wine bottle with a hole in it would do it. With a floating device and the twig underneath, you can pour a little water in the bottom, then oil on that. This cools down the oil so the glass wont crack. Also, its safe. When the oil runs out, the cork sinks and the twig reaches the water and puts out it self.
I've just tried it and it works!! 😊🌟🌟🌟😍💕🙏Thank you so much!! I didn't use salt, I just coiled a wire to sit at the bottom of a glass jar and used a cotton rope around the wire soaked in sunflower oil. At first, the flame made its way down slowly and I was thinking that it would die once it touches the oil inside the jar but no! The flame is now steady and it is a big flame sitting on top of the oil. (I tried it before with margarine but the flame just died as soon as it touched the margarine!!). I'm overjoyed that I have finally got it right!! I have put it inside my iron Woodburner and ill wait to see how long it lasts!! Thank you loads!! 🙏💕🌟☃️❄️🌨️ (as gas prices are up, I appreciate having a constant burning flame around the house!!)
Just to update you... I advise everyone to use these oil candles outside for the garden, etc. I used it indoors and this morning I found black soot in my nose... So, I will not use it indoors again with my son. But great for outdoor parties! 🎂🌟🎉🎉
Haha, that was funny. But you are right it has that black soot. Also your idea on using coiled wire was brilliant! I’m glad you found this video useful.
The flame is restless and will smoke. The oxygen to burn collides with the hot air from the flame. Try a lower glass and let the wick stick out over its rim.Greetings
Used 80% water, and add 10Grams salt, turmeric powder 1taple spoon, after used, this is effective method and your house safe and remove all negative energy, every think attract positive engry .. all good successful in your life...
We have been using oil and cotton wick lamps🪔 in the Hindu & Buddhist Temples and also our homes for centuries in India and the neighbouring countries ! 😀. The wooden stick in the wick is also an option if the lamp is so designed with a small hole to fit it in . Butter is preferred to oil as it doesn't create black soot in the ceiling or wall . The salt is however a new concept .
Would this then be called a _butter lantern?_ 😊 When Queen Elizabeth II passed away, someone shared in a comment section that the king and queen of Bhutan had lit a number of butter lanterns in her honor.
WOW... I did not know you could use BUTTER... I love candles but the Black Soot kills me... gives me a terrible headache. Thank you for this information... I also know the WICK is important... Where can I buy Good Wicks?
Better still find a small round metal holder - a wick holder from a tealight works - and punch a TINY hole in it, just bit enough for the wick to come through. Then float that on the surface and it holds the wick in place. You can also use plastic, I've seen that done as well, and you can make very decorative ones with shells/flowers etc in the water [add food colouring if you want to] before putting the oil on top. They were very fashionable to buy/use about 7-10 years ago.
Good video, except don't use plastic tape to tape sticks together - it may produce toxic fumes when burning. Instead either use paper tape or use longer grill sticks.
use a wooden barbecue stick, it's longer and safer compared to binding the sticks with scotch. you can also roll all together a paper shit and a handkerchief on the outside layer: the paper will strengthen the wick and the handkerchief will absorb the oil. know that used oil will smell a lot and your home will have a (fries or else) scent. but if it's an emergency just do as you can.
The flame doesn' t have to reach the plastic tape and burn it as long as we have made sure it's inside the salt level. Of course using a long stick -if you can find one-is more convenient.
What works really well for cheap wicks is the cotton mop replacements. I get mine from the $ store. $2 for a lot of wicks. Coconut and olive oil burn clean!
I THINK☝ A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL APPRECIATE YOUR VIDEO CAUSE OF OIL AND GAS CRISIS COMING UP..😄....I CERTAINLY LIKED IT A LOT CAUSE I LOVE TO BURN CANDLES AND SINCE CANDLES ARE ALSO BECOMING EXPENSIVE I LOVE THIS IDEA OF A SALT BOTTOM AND OIL + WICK GIVES U A NIGHT FULL OF COZINESS DURING COMING WINTER👏....😄😜...🐛🌷❤Si Netherlands
so if the salt is just to keep the wick vertical, you could use any granular solid that doesn't disolve in the liquid fuel.... Coarse sand, fine pebbles...
You can also use baby oil , as a wick you can use a rizla paper, screwed tight , soak most in the oil Just leave alittle dry on top, you have a light and an air freshener 😉 ( old prison trick ) Love and light ❤🙏❤
Um yeah. That's why I have a pack of 100's tealight candles and 2 lighters stashed in my storeroom. Vanilla scented to boot. This gets used is if my portable solar panels, powerbanks and flashlights fail to remain charged up. I have a bit of cooking oil stored up, but that's a consumable I don't intend on burning.
@@lisabeyer4712 , frankly don't know. In this age where the technology already exists to solve basic lighting and heating very cheaply in an emergency, I don't quite understand why anyone would still want to use very old tech like this. How is it in any way better? Scented tealight candles is the answer to your question. Salt should go into cooking food. Glass jars should be used for drinks and storing food. In the space it takes to make and store a dozen of these salt and oil lamps in glass jars, I could easily place 10 to 15 packs of 100's tealights, scented, unscented, whatever. Cheaper, 0 effort, other than going shopping to buy it and bringing it home.
What is the purpose or benefit of adding the salt. Would it not work just as well with just the oil and the wick? Thank you advance for your time and the video.
Hi! I added salt to make the wick stand. Since salt doesn’t dissolve in oil, it can help my wick stand for a longer time. If you will be using a different kind of wick, you can decide which way you want it to stand still.
What's the rock salt for? If you're using it to hold the wic up just use a wic and wire twisted together to make it stiff enough to stand. Also you do realize Amazon sells burners made to fit canning jars right?
TL;DR Glass shatters due to thermal shock. Heat cannot rightly be blamed, as the same can happen with cooling. Well, I'll comment, since this is fundamentally an incorrect statement. Glass doesn't break/shatter/explode because of heat (high or otherwise). If it did, then glasiers would have been out of work about the time they figured out glass could be worked, and decided they had jobs. Glass actually breaks/shatters/explodes because of thermal shock, caused by a significant shift in temperature before the structure can acclimate properly. This actually happens in the reverse, too...which further helps point to the "cause" not being heat. Moreover, the thickness of glass does not prevent thermal shock; if anything, it may only serve to help slightly offset/delay the onset of thermal shock. Even the thickest tempered glass is subject to thermal shock, and therefore, breakage.
Please, be careful not to use synthetic fragrances as they could poison the air you breath, should you use the candle indoors… for example in the Northern hemisphere during winter.
You can also make a pretty good candle by using an old recycled can, bacon grease, and a twisted up paper towel. It smells like bacon but burns for a while.
Hi! I added salt to make the wick stand. Since salt doesn’t dissolve in oil, it can help my wick stand for a longer time. If you will be using a different kind of wick, you can decide which way you want it to stand still.
Instead of wasting salt use cotton drawstring 2 inches more then the height of the jar. make a tight fitting hole in the lid of jar from inside in X shape and bend the four cutting outward to top side of lid to secure the cotton drawstring wick fill the jar and light the lamp
depends on the size of the container and how much oil. If you use 1/2 cup of oil OVER AND ABOVE the amount used to saturate your sand or salt, it burns for hours. Don't add oil as/or after you're burning or you will be constantly battling with the wick staying lit. Just make a new oil lamp.
Hi, I used rock salt for 2 reasons: 1. I think that its rough texture can create more friction that can hold the stick to stand. 2. It is a lot cheaper here in my place than table salt. You may use whatever is available at home, you may try table salt too. Good luck!
You don't need salt at all. Where I come from, years ago, we were losing power every other day, sometimes for days, so mom used to make candles using cotton and oil. It's just a piece of cotton soaked wet twist between two fingers and light it up. It will burn for hours. And we also had a lot of mosquitoes, so before turning the light on, my mom would smudge the light bulb with oil and then turn the light on. All the mosquitoes would stick to the bulb. In the morning, mom would just wipe the bulb off. Worked like a charm
That's the good news for mosquito prone areas. Thanks
Yeah, the salt is just holding the wick in position as far as I can tell.
Wow!thank you for the awesome information.
I love that tip about oil on the bulb! All natural! Thanks!
Sending regards to your mom
in the war of 1990, we used oil, but instead of salt, we poured ordinary water, and we put a shoelace through the crust of bread as a fuse and put it on the oil to float, that's what we used instead of candles
Wow very interesting! Thanks for sharing.
May I ask what you mean by putting a shoelace through a CRUST or bread?
@@sarahsincerely2.0 I would guess the the actual bread crust, soaks up less moisture than the bread, but i am only guessing here
@@MindMoulder and bread crusts float well, as anybody who has fed ducks in a pond can attest.
Clever, or a slice of a cork from a wine bottle with a hole in it would do it. With a floating device and the twig underneath, you can pour a little water in the bottom, then oil on that. This cools down the oil so the glass wont crack. Also, its safe. When the oil runs out, the cork sinks and the twig reaches the water and puts out it self.
As a wick, you may use a piece of cotton shoelace
(not synthetic) stuck in a paper clip to keep it vertical.
Won’t a paper clip burn?
@@carlosonliones202 the paper clip is made out of metal usually so my best guess is that it wont
@@carlosonliones202and possibly release gases. Use pure copper or pure aluminum metal's which don't release any gas fumes.
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I've just tried it and it works!! 😊🌟🌟🌟😍💕🙏Thank you so much!! I didn't use salt, I just coiled a wire to sit at the bottom of a glass jar and used a cotton rope around the wire soaked in sunflower oil. At first, the flame made its way down slowly and I was thinking that it would die once it touches the oil inside the jar but no! The flame is now steady and it is a big flame sitting on top of the oil. (I tried it before with margarine but the flame just died as soon as it touched the margarine!!). I'm overjoyed that I have finally got it right!! I have put it inside my iron Woodburner and ill wait to see how long it lasts!! Thank you loads!! 🙏💕🌟☃️❄️🌨️ (as gas prices are up, I appreciate having a constant burning flame around the house!!)
Just to update you... I advise everyone to use these oil candles outside for the garden, etc. I used it indoors and this morning I found black soot in my nose... So, I will not use it indoors again with my son. But great for outdoor parties! 🎂🌟🎉🎉
Haha, that was funny. But you are right it has that black soot. Also your idea on using coiled wire was brilliant! I’m glad you found this video useful.
@@HungrySciANNtist2020 I wonder which metal works best for a coil and how yo make it?
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@@TheThreeMountains same experience here. And they smell too.
The flame is restless and will smoke. The oxygen to burn collides with the hot air from the flame. Try a lower glass and let the wick stick out over its rim.Greetings
Butter burns cleaner then oil.
No black soot on wall's or ceiling's.
Used 80% water, and add 10Grams salt, turmeric powder 1taple spoon, after used, this is effective method and your house safe and remove all negative energy, every think attract positive engry .. all good successful in your life...
We have been using oil and cotton wick lamps🪔 in the Hindu & Buddhist Temples and also our homes for centuries in India and the neighbouring countries ! 😀.
The wooden stick in the wick is also an option if the lamp is so designed with a small hole to fit it in . Butter is preferred to oil as it doesn't create black soot in the ceiling or wall .
The salt is however a new concept .
Would this then be called a _butter lantern?_ 😊 When Queen Elizabeth II passed away, someone shared in a comment section that the king and queen of Bhutan had lit a number of butter lanterns in her honor.
WOW... I did not know you could use BUTTER... I love candles but the Black Soot kills me... gives me a terrible headache.
Thank you for this information...
I also know the WICK is important... Where can I buy Good Wicks?
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I totally agree with you. Salt unheard of. Its a simple diya and they made a video out of it.
Did you use butter or ghee?
I've used old cooking oil for outdoor lamps....one time my neighbor thought were eating a lot of french fries. 😅
😂😂
Which is why you'll need to put essential oil in those or else they'll just smell like olive or canola oil that you've heated 😂
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You can use marbles instead of salt too, they are pretty, infinitatly reusable, and then you aren't using up salt!
Oh yes I really like this one! They should catch the light and not only look pretty but help disperse it. I'm going to have to try this one soon!
You're telling me marbles won't crack from the flame.
Or perhaps pebbles?
Or clean dry sand?
I used to get The Fray off of my jeans and then roll it in my hands dip it in wax and then pull it out and let it dry makes wonderful wicks
This is a life saver my power just went out im useing data right now. With this oil lamp i know have light
Oh my. A perpetual candle? Wow. Thank you for sharing this, ms Ann.
Great idea,have to try it. Maybe layer different colors of sand to make it a bit more decorative.
Very good idea for emergency light Electric.tks bro
Thank you. I dicked around all day with different designs for an oil lamp before I found this. Elegant, I used cotton sash cord as a wick.
Thanks!
very useful..easy and quick to make
No need to waste salt. Just fill half jar with water. Next add oil. Oil will float on water. Insert small cotton wick and burn. 😄😄😄😄
Better still find a small round metal holder - a wick holder from a tealight works - and punch a TINY hole in it, just bit enough for the wick to come through. Then float that on the surface and it holds the wick in place. You can also use plastic, I've seen that done as well, and you can make very decorative ones with shells/flowers etc in the water [add food colouring if you want to] before putting the oil on top. They were very fashionable to buy/use about 7-10 years ago.
Good video, except don't use plastic tape to tape sticks together - it may produce toxic fumes when burning. Instead either use paper tape or use longer grill sticks.
Thanks for the idea. I’ll surely do next time.
Longer grill stick is banned by Donald Trump.
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Save your corn dog sticks!!!
@@Phjghh whaaaat! Why? Doesn't he have better things to do??
use a wooden barbecue stick, it's longer and safer compared to binding the sticks with scotch.
you can also roll all together a paper shit and a handkerchief on the outside layer: the paper will strengthen the wick and the handkerchief will absorb the oil.
know that used oil will smell a lot and your home will have a (fries or else) scent. but if it's an emergency just do as you can.
The plastic tape was a genius idea. Gotta love smell of it once the wick is half way through. lol
not good to inhale it.
The flame doesn' t have to reach the plastic tape and burn it as long as we have made sure it's inside the salt level. Of course using a long stick -if you can find one-is more convenient.
Would a wooden chopstick work?
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This is great its so much better than burning toxic scented candles.
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How extraordinary!! Loved this lamp
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A very interesting idea! Thank you for sharing and the safe method for putting the flame out. Peace and kindness with prayers. 💜💜👏👏☕👌
Thank you. Wishing the same to you.
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Wonderful idea 💡.. Thank you ❤. God bless 🙏✅
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How ingenious!
I wonder if coarse sand could replace the rock NaCl if no salt was available? Will give it a try.
Ron Brown in his book Olive Oil Lamps says dry sand works well.
Great idea👍💡 thanks for sharing
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What works really well for cheap wicks is the cotton mop replacements. I get mine from the $ store. $2 for a lot of wicks. Coconut and olive oil burn clean!
I THINK☝ A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL APPRECIATE YOUR VIDEO CAUSE OF OIL AND GAS CRISIS COMING UP..😄....I CERTAINLY LIKED IT A LOT CAUSE I LOVE TO BURN CANDLES AND SINCE CANDLES ARE ALSO BECOMING EXPENSIVE I LOVE THIS IDEA OF A SALT BOTTOM AND OIL + WICK GIVES U A NIGHT FULL OF COZINESS DURING COMING WINTER👏....😄😜...🐛🌷❤Si Netherlands
Amazing will definately try
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Very good 👍
Thank you 👍
Ah! the salt holds the wick
part up! so clever!
Thanks Linking this to a Be prepared Video!
This is such a useful idea, Thank You for sharing✌
WOW!!! Thanks keep it Simple Sweetheart
This would be ok for short use during an emergency, but too stinky and smokey for prolonged use.
Depends on the oil
so if the salt is just to keep the wick vertical, you could use any granular solid that doesn't disolve in the liquid fuel.... Coarse sand, fine pebbles...
sand would be nice
Hehehe good idea for stay in the farmhouse
Any particular reason to not just use sand instead of salt? It is just to hold the wick in place, right?
Nice idea. Yes you can use sand to make the wick stand. I used salt because its available in my kitchen.
I saw the video salt on crisco make it last longer.
I tried with sugar and it worked too
wouldn't sugar melt and get sticky and burn??😊@@ventusheart5733
Very Nice that used salt and made that. Thanks to you
Great idea! Must have a try!
How long it will last?
You can also use baby oil , as a wick you can use a rizla paper, screwed tight , soak most in the oil
Just leave alittle dry on top, you have a light and an air freshener 😉
( old prison trick )
Love and light ❤🙏❤
Why does it has air freshener? Is it because of the baby oil?
@@kathyrinuh нет,эта свеча освежитель воздуха ( если в туалете зажечь спичку, или кусок бумаги ,свечу ,то исчезает неприятный запах )
mentioning baby oil and old prison trick in the same sentence might conjure up some images that you don't wish to? Or many you do?
I tried it without using oil it still works, salt is a good fuel
Great perfect idea .....🌏🌎🌎💕💕💕🥳🥳How long it's last burn?
A brilliant video.
Excellent thank you. 👍 God bless you.
You can substitute the wood+cotton wick after it is finished after... 30 seconds.
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Um yeah. That's why I have a pack of 100's tealight candles and 2 lighters stashed in my storeroom. Vanilla scented to boot. This gets used is if my portable solar panels, powerbanks and flashlights fail to remain charged up. I have a bit of cooking oil stored up, but that's a consumable I don't intend on burning.
I wonder if you cd scent this method, like with essential oils? Any thoughts?
@@lisabeyer4712 , frankly don't know. In this age where the technology already exists to solve basic lighting and heating very cheaply in an emergency, I don't quite understand why anyone would still want to use very old tech like this. How is it in any way better? Scented tealight candles is the answer to your question. Salt should go into cooking food. Glass jars should be used for drinks and storing food. In the space it takes to make and store a dozen of these salt and oil lamps in glass jars, I could easily place 10 to 15 packs of 100's tealights, scented, unscented, whatever. Cheaper, 0 effort, other than going shopping to buy it and bringing it home.
You can also use a small cotton cloth and formed it into a string.
I think the reason why salt is being used aside from oil is because salt drives away bad spirit😮
What is the purpose or benefit of adding the salt. Would it not work just as well with just the oil and the wick? Thank you advance for your time and the video.
Hi!
I added salt to make the wick stand.
Since salt doesn’t dissolve in oil, it can help my wick stand for a longer time.
If you will be using a different kind of wick, you can decide which way you want it to stand still.
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What's the rock salt for? If you're using it to hold the wic up just use a wic and wire twisted together to make it stiff enough to stand. Also you do realize Amazon sells burners made to fit canning jars right?
So the salt purpose is to support the wick
thank you for sharing your idea
So Beautiful! Thank you very much!
Kam raraba ao are I eta ami Channel aio very nice experience
A word of caution: not all glass containers are suitable for this. Thin glass containers WILL EXPLODE when they get too hot.
TL;DR Glass shatters due to thermal shock. Heat cannot rightly be blamed, as the same can happen with cooling.
Well, I'll comment, since this is fundamentally an incorrect statement. Glass doesn't break/shatter/explode because of heat (high or otherwise). If it did, then glasiers would have been out of work about the time they figured out glass could be worked, and decided they had jobs. Glass actually breaks/shatters/explodes because of thermal shock, caused by a significant shift in temperature before the structure can acclimate properly. This actually happens in the reverse, too...which further helps point to the "cause" not being heat. Moreover, the thickness of glass does not prevent thermal shock; if anything, it may only serve to help slightly offset/delay the onset of thermal shock. Even the thickest tempered glass is subject to thermal shock, and therefore, breakage.
No... it´s a *Candle* not a furnace... What´s up with you people?
👍👌 may be addition of fragrance oils or citronella oil help in a way too
Please, be careful not to use synthetic fragrances as they could poison the air you breath, should you use the candle indoors… for example in the Northern hemisphere during winter.
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Can you use any other oil something for mosquitos maybe?
Yes, you may try it.
Can I add few drops of essential oil if I'm using recycled oil?
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@@OlaoyeSegun-qr8qg what??
Can you use lard in place of cooking oil?? Thanks
Use crisco instead! Any vegetable shortening....
Super cool and immensely useful.Thanks for this👏👏👏👏👏
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Great way to use up old oil!!😄
You can also make a pretty good candle by using an old recycled can, bacon grease, and a twisted up paper towel. It smells like bacon but burns for a while.
Muy bueno,gracias
Nice job 👍
@NeatO oh oh🥰!
We are doing that ever since, years ago....specially in typhoon times...
Fabulous ❤️ Thank You 🙏
I turned this on with head phones thinking I’d walk away and listen to the instructions 😂😂😂
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Lovely video
Hi, how long burns ist MINIMUM with this messure, 1 plus 1 cup?
Thanx for you reply.
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How long will the light last
I love it. Thank you
can you help me to know why should we put salt in the candle. what for? thank you a lot. I'm learning how to make oil lamp
Hi!
I added salt to make the wick stand.
Since salt doesn’t dissolve in oil, it can help my wick stand for a longer time.
If you will be using a different kind of wick, you can decide which way you want it to stand still.
What does the salt do to the oil other than hold the wick? Sand might be cheaper
you can use rice also
Instead of wasting salt use cotton drawstring 2 inches more then the height of the jar.
make a tight fitting hole in the lid of jar from inside in X shape and bend the four cutting outward to top side of lid to secure the cotton drawstring wick fill the jar and light the lamp
How long would this stay alight for? Thanks
I believe the whole day
depends on the size of the container and how much oil. If you use 1/2 cup of oil OVER AND ABOVE the amount used to saturate your sand or salt, it burns for hours. Don't add oil as/or after you're burning or you will be constantly battling with the wick staying lit. Just make a new oil lamp.
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New subscriber here. How is the smell po?
May I ask if this product is made up of nanomaterials? I just needed it for my school activity. thank you in advance for future responses
Why are you specifying rock salt? Why can't we use regular table salt? I really love this idea, thank you!
Hi, I used rock salt for 2 reasons: 1. I think that its rough texture can create more friction that can hold the stick to stand. 2. It is a lot cheaper here in my place than table salt. You may use whatever is available at home, you may try table salt too. Good luck!
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That makes sense to me.
Thanks!
we also use this since i was in grade school my mother do this but we use the used oil rather than trow it...
Good idea
Clever idea
Bravo !
Could you use sand instead of salt? Is the purpose of salt mainly to hold the stick? Thanks
Smart!