Lanterns, Lamps and Lights. What I use for Bushcraft, Camping and Backpacking

[@PeterEmery]

29 years ago I bought a Coleman kerosene pressure lamp which proved to be light & more compact than similar LPG lamps because it didn't need the bulk & weight of a gas bottle. I had to replace the "O"ring in the pump because it had perished, a $2 pack of 50 assorted sizes of rings provided the necessary item. Before mains electricity arrived in the 1950s in our rural area, my late father's parents had a dual-mantle shellite pressure lantern in the kitchen which apparently supplied a similar illumination level to a 120 watt incandescent bulb. Shellite burns cleaner & brighter than kerosene in a home environment.

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Those old lamps were built well and built to last! I love it when we have a power outage and I can light up kerosene lamps in the house (the only time my wife will allow it!! 😂)

[@martinoutdoors6941]

Love them old Tilly lamps, I used to work on British Rail back in the day and remember whole night shifts illuminated by rows of them all hissing away...👍

[@8080pc]

Someone who shares my passion for flashlights and lanterns subbed.

[@johnlorraine4978]

Thanks a lot. This was exactly what I needed to prepare for the eventually of a black out....

[@quentinhoover7418]

Sir, your's are the first videos I have ever commented on. Thank you for being real, engaging, entertaining, and educating.

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Thank you Quentin. 👍👍👍

[@squashum778]

Great summary, I really ‘ get ‘ the appeal of the lanterns, I’ve recently bought some and looking forward to testing them out. Cheers

[@Kenbur]

Exactly one year late in viewing - I am not very far from done watching them all☺🙂 - I too love the pressurized lamps - mine was the Coleman growing up. I just had to pump it up and then light that mantle - which when I was a kid I seem to remember watching it crumble a few times when Dad would let me light it. He never got upset but always had a couple extra to tie on. Of course, as I got older I had figured out how to do it without even thinking about it. Then I would sit and read by the lantern and swat bugs who were attracted to the light. I remember swatting June bugs out of the air as they flew toward the lantern and listening to them smack the table, ground, or trees in the surrounding darkness. Too long a comment I know - my excuse - great memories have you brought to this old man with the hissing lanterns on a night of camping. cheers - and thanks once again

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Thanks Ken - nostalgic things they are! The smell of those kerosene lamps brings back floods of memories! 👍🔥

[@raytribble8075]

I am lantern poor as they say… same as you sir, I have all types… we won’t even talk about head lamps and flashlights (torches)… I am certain we are not alone in this theme. Like many of us… I learned how to be tough by holding the flashlight for my father whilst he was working on the car.

[@carmell51]

I have always enjoyed those beautiful paintings by Thomas Kincaid and his use of light. Light conveys so much good!

[@ranjansarkar08]

I Dont Understand . . . How Can N E Body Dislike Such An Informative Educational Video . . . Great Video . . . Cheers . . .

[@lukuscarter3563]

Very nice warm light that those lanterns put out. Thank you for sharing.

[@breifne555]

Good to see you're a fellow sufferer of paraffinitis Simon. I'm a lover of lamps, stoves, Lavvus and canoes etc too. Nice video...nothing like a lamp tree. I used all this stuff as a kid so they are a great memory trigger of when the world was simpler. Brilliant channel by the way...hooked.

[@PeterEmery]

I used to work for a communications carrier, we were all issued with a pair of the wick-type kero lamps for their heating capacity. Hung beneath an opened section of lead-sheathed paper-insulated telephone cable, they would emit enough heat to keep the paper insulation dry preventing moisture buildup after the sheathes were plumbed shut with a tin/copper solder stick ot three.

[@kevinthewanderingwoodchuck2586]

I love that little Limo light! Never seen that before? At least not in my local gear shops. Your time is greatly appreciated Simon. Thanks so much for sharing friend.

[@johnpotter4750]

I like the Lumo, ideal. But coin batteries and 5hours, no !

[@teekrboo]

A man after my own heart with a light fetish. Ive got all the same ones. Nice to see them all used together. Your right about the pressure lanterns. The light, the warmth and the gentle hiss, very hypnotic, actually i think i'll go off to light one now. Cheers Simon

[@EifelWandern]

Dear Simon, thanks for showing all your different and usefull camp lights. The introducing of these Paraffin lantern made by Feuerhand (Foyer-hunt), makes me remembering times in the early 80ties. My dad had used two of them in red, standing on little pedestrials just on the wall, beside the garden bench. Stay healthy and "Good path" from the Lower Mountain Range the Eifel. Alex

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

They’re great aren’t they! Thanks for the pointer on pronouncing Feuerhand too! The German language isn’t my strong point!! 😂😁👍 cheers Alex!

[@johnlorraine4978]

Grüß aus Düren :))

[@jimbobtheimpaler8403]

Nice little pieces of history you have there good sir.

[@dilligaf7321]

Great collection, thank you for sharing ,I'm kind of old school myself ,but I have a lot of solar powered, have a blessed day🚦🖒🇺🇸

[@shiralleehaggart72]

Love this video. I enjoyed you show us all theses Lanterns and torches. I have always had a fascinating for lights. I have never camped out anywhere but would love to try it some day. Thanks for this video Simon.

[@andrewforrest8592]

Brilliant video of your Lanterns , Lamps and Lights they were all great , I like the hissing of the paraffin Lanterns when I go camp, take care Simon

[@KimberlyGreen]

This was a very illuminating video.

[@jamesellsworth9673]

Gasp!...Cough...Cough!

[@andykjohnsonjohnson7622]

LMAO

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Glad you have shown you the light and hopefully brightened your day! 😂😁

[@hermit6208]

Oh, I see what you did there. 😉

[@FfblastBlogspot]

Badum tsss

[@keithshwalbe6981]

Excellent video Simon. . and really appreciate the links. That was very helpful of you chap.

[@josephinecronin1195]

Excellent vid. I have some hurricane lamps for “just in case” at home. For camping, I’ve also used a head torch wrapped around on old 4 pint milk bottle filled with water- Head torch pointed in through the water. Nice ambient light for kids.

[@terrysouthwell2165]

Hi Simon, another great video. Whilst serving in the army years ago we relied upon the pressurised lamps a great deal (HPP lamps), but we never had access to two fuels, we would pre-heat by placing a lump of hexi-block inside and lighting it, always worked a treat!

[@mrv.9327]

If you hold down the bug light button for 20 seconds, it will reset the programming to give you high, low, and blink. You have to do it each time you change the battery. Handy little lights. I have a few. Cheers!

[@natfoote4967]

The second example of lanterns is a very old style, and it was originally made to burn K-1 kerosene, also known as white kerosene. However, you will get a cleaner burn if you use lamp oil, as it is a more refined paraffin product, and so emits less smoke and smell. Having sold and serviced kerosene heaters I can assure you this; always bring along a spare wick in a zip-tight bag. If a wick gets wet it will not work, and humidity tends to accumulate in the wick and in the tank. When storing for long periods they should be emptied, left open and have the wick removed and discarded.

[@richardcrouse5559]

Hello from the us. Nice video of the style of lamps you use. Coleman and Dietz are the ones I use. Enjoy your time in the woods 😉

[@mamatasardar3875]

My childhood imagination for night campaign tools ,, you have awesome collection

[@MrMeltedwellies]

Well Simon its great to know iam not the only one who likes lamps and cookers and knives great video ATB

[@geeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzz]

Impressed, entertained and informed by that nice little film. Great job.

[@finnbriody5387]

Thank you Simon fantastic video on different lights, top man Padraig in Tipperary

[@dwhallon21]

Excellent review, showing everything from candles to led lights ...each has there place although I lean old school but do have an led headlight that I can't seem to live with out....thanks

[@stellarhodes4162]

Very helpful comparison. That Olight is amazing! Thanks, Simon!

[@sueelphick9060]

Loved this my favourites are the hurricane lights bring back happy memories of camps in North Wales too long ago to admit !!! Love your channel keep up the excellent work ....

[@omneignotum]

Enjoyable video, thank you Simon. For car campers, having a solar light like a Luci Light is a good option too - doesn't take up much space and will shine brightly for hours once charged. BTW - received my stickers and patches and love them! All the best - Mary in Oregon

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Glad they got there okay Mary! 👍 I’ll check out the luci lights.

[@guzgrant]

I love old pressure lamps. I rarely take mine out with me bushcrafting as they are so big and fragile but I have started using an old junk shop find Tilley I fixed up which I'm not precious about. I do stuff a storm lamp in my pack as default though which I have never broken. Great video, glad to sed there are other lamp nerds out there.

[@ClintThrust-e8r]

These gear possibilities videos are so useful, for outdoor newbies such as myself. Please keep doing them, for your different kit elements.

[@johnnybushman651]

Hay Simon ! How’s it going ? Like this video, I got a Coleman lantern and stove that was bought 11 days after I was born in April 1963 and to this day I Still use both . Both still work very well and I have never had to rebuild them . Thanks for the video, glad to see ya . Have a good evening . Cheers !

[@gregoutdoors7]

Johnny Bushman Coleman lanterns here also 👍🏻

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

A quality that is hard to find these days! I have a pair of Coleman dual fuel lanterns awaiting restoration at home. 👍😁

[@Standswithabeer]

Thanks for all the effort you put into this video. Very nice. :)

[@RedswedeOutdoors]

The ol' Feuerhand is really a favourite. Makes me really nostalgic about my time with the boy scouts. We're talking back in the days... Cheers!

[@frankconley6321]

Yup, turned low a good one would last all night at the outhouse (Boy Scouts)

[@martyharless5097]

I use an empty white opaque pill bottle and put it over the end of my Mini Maglite. It fits snug over the head so it doesn't fall off and hung from the inside of a tent gives a nice light to illuminate the whole tent with a soft white light. It works well as an anchor light for a boat as well.

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Genius idea! Thank you. 👍👍

[@martyharless5097]

@@simonablokeinthewoods it may sound like a genius idea to you but it took me decades to even think about it. I've had maglites for decades now and I've been camping for decades and I just thought about it only less than a year ago. I'm a little bit slow. I think what made me think about it was an anchor light for my boat which uses an opaque white lens and then seeing my pill bottles in the cabinet and one of them happened to fit just perfectly over the head of a Maglite nice and snug. A little bit of kerosene or lamp oil or charcoal fluid will remove labels very nicely. Take a paper towel or napkin and wrap it around the bottle and squirt a little bit of the fuel on it and let it sit for a while. After maybe a couple of hours or so you can peel the label right off and then clean up all of the adhesive goo with the same paper towel. Thanks for uploading your videos. If it were not for people doing that they would be left to coming up with ideas on their own which can be few and far between.

[@natscat4752]

Nice tip

[@kevinklein4748]

Beautiful video!! Really like the vintage lamps and lanterns...

[@bajajoaquin]

Good video, thank you. I have some paraffin lamps, "hurricane lamps" or "kerosene lanterns" in the US parlance. One element of the Fuerehand lantern you omitted is that it's the only lantern being made in Germany still. There are no US manufacturers any more. Deitz is made in China. Fuerehand is also one of the few (only?) to use silicon-boron glass in the globe. The US trade name for this was Pyrex. This not only makes it tougher, but it's the only globe that can be hot from being lit, and then go out into the rain and not shatter. They're about 2x the price of the next-nicest (WT Kirkman, in the US), but if you camp in inclement weather, it may be worth while. For whatever reason, I decided one day that I needed to know what the difference was between no-name Chinese lanterns, low-level name brands, and then some of the premium brands. So I have lanterns ranging in price from a couple dollars to $45. The short version is that the really cheap ones have globes with poor clarity and quality. You get a noticeably better light from a Deitz and WT Kirkman lantern, and it's really due to the quality of the globe. The Fuerehand light isn't any better than these last two, but it is German-made, and has the shatterproof glass, if that matters. And, I prefer the silence of the kerosene lamps to the hiss. We all get our choices!

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Thank you! You’ve certainly done your research! Good to know, cheers! 👍

[@Romin.777]

Hi Simon, Love the old lanterns. :)) Kind of a nostalgic person myself. Maglite i still have for sentimental reasons (Army Nato Exercise), headlamp with a glowbulb i gave to the guy from the energycompany back in the day, i felt sorry for him.. :) Brought a stormlantern with me once, leaked af. Never again. I do however bring old gravelights with me sometimes. Get them at graveyards from dumpsters, i get my water there too. (Long distance cycling treks) Ps i do own a Coleman Powerhouse. and tried it today for the first time but i have to replace the pumpseal.

[@TrinityRidge1959]

I love all alluminating lights and the mood it creates.

[@wolf1066]

I've always had at least one old hurricane lamp kicking around. Never had the chance or inclination to mess about with the pressure lamps, but I love the old hurricane lamps. Had a mini Maglite years ago - didn't deem it good enough to be worth replacing the bulb when it blew and then I shifted to LEDs, the most *basic* of which knock any incandescent bulb, including the high-priced Maglite bulbs, into a cocked hat. I've always got a small CREE LED torch that runs on a CR123A Lithium battery in my trouser pocket (the battery has lasted nearly 4 years so far) as it's handy to be able to find something dropped into a dark recess or light your way up a dark path, find the keyhole etc. My old camping headlamp was an Eveready LED lamp that runs on 3xAAA batteries and has white and red modes. The problem is that the switch is very easy to bump into the "on" position when it's rattling around in your pack/bag/pocket so there's a good chance the batteries will be flat when you really need to use it - yes, I *have* arrived at camp to discover that it's been on for most of the hike. My current headlamp and torch both use CREE LEDs and both are powered by single 18650 Li-Ion batteries (part of my plan to standardise the batteries my gear uses and remove the need to carry 14 different types of battery as "spares"). Both are focussable and have multiple light levels and strobe, SOS etc. They've also got decent positive-action switches instead of a cheap plastic slide that moves at the least provocation! I'm tossing up whether or not it's worth getting a simple red LED torch to replace the red mode of my old headlamp. It *was* kinda handy being able to find things in my pack without destroying my night vision *but* it also means carrying _yet another_ piece of kit. I always carry a small (and cheap) squeeze-operated dynamo torch - my current one has 3 standard white LEDs. I carry this because we always "pack our fears" and its predecessor (which had an old-school filament bulb) was the only light that lasted long enough to get us safely down the trail when we had to abandon camp in a severe storm. No matter how many spare batteries you carry, no matter how energy-efficient LEDs are compared with incandescent bulbs, there's always the _possibility_ that you're going to be in a situation where you don't have enough battery power to light your way for long enough to get out of danger. The dynamo torch provides light so long as you keep squeezing the lever.

[@TNBushcrafter]

I've always kept a uco in every vehicle no matter how cold it gets a candle can help keep a truck cab warm enough to survive a blizzard. There are candle molds out there now for their candles. I've also carried a minimag for decades. Have a 2-AAA model in my headboard all the time. Have many LED lights but they just are going backwards. The advantage of LEDs was originally the power consumption. Now they keep making them brighter and brighter so now ya end up with a light with 30 minute battery life. I have a petzl headlamp that has been hardcore abused, completely underwater and sprayed down with hoses it is bullet proof and lives on my hardhat. It is about 20 yrs old has the spot and flood lens with the turbo, and uses 3 AAA lasts about 6 months. With me being an electrician and spending 8+ hrs a day in the dark that is saying something. My olight that is a EDC atm may be swapped out for one of the military type streamlights. Streamlight 10 tap was my EDC for quite awhile work and otherwise. It just plain didnt survive abuse day in and day out after about 1.5 yrs. I am starting to think though for ease of use Luci solar lanterns are the best for camping, especially the 2.0 model. I prefer the lamp oil wick type for the porch filled with citronella oil. Used the pump white gas type for years on the AT.

[@alexpage7292]

Gas lamps make a great sound when it’s silent at night, I use one for night fishing. Love it 😊

[@karlmckernan4476]

Great video mate, I’m a gear nerd and love to see your videos on different pieces of kit. Cheers from Australia.

[@cimbrerbushcraft-vikingheritag]

Thorough tutorial on lamps and lights 👍🏻😁 Very useful and interesting information you give here Atb to you 😉 Tom

[@roberts6219]

Excellent video Simon great collection of lights you have got.Thanks for sharing!!

[@soloadventures9273]

Great video again Simon!! I’m currently preparing for my first camp video and people like you have been a huge inspiration! Very informative and easy to watch. Many thanks!!

[@hammerhound168]

Their is a LED adapter bulb for minimag and maglites ! And does improve light output as well as durability. I was forever dropping the lite and breaking bulbs, Still clumsy but havent needed to fix lite since.

[@merlinch4256]

One can put the Mini Maglite rear part into its reflector (candle use), which then works as a base. Thanks, Simon... as I feel a lot less lonely about stoves and lights 😁

[@Przewalskis]

Maybe 10 years ago we were on holiday in Denmark. We stopped at a garage sale and I spotted two brand new Coleman paraffin lamps. 100 danish corner each. Say about 10 pounds a pcs. I did not really need them an decided not to buy them. A decision I regret to this day..... Very nice the review. THe paraffin lamps with a wick are very useful. I find transport to be a bit of a problem. You need to keep them upright, even weh6you empty the tank.

[@stevedarnall8556]

Thanks for the video Simon, we'll done, take care and all the best from Kentucky USA.

[@peterfenton9516]

Hi Simon great video as always very enlightening excuse the pun .... The old paraffin lights look great nice to see something so lovingly restored.. 👍👍Keep up the good work looking forward to your next one 👍👍👍

[@andykjohnsonjohnson7622]

Great video Simon 👍, I luv my lanterns. There way better than , battery power. Plus you get warmth from them, if you need it. 😜

[@leewaddell8561]

Pressure lamps are a labor of love..

[@samuelquinn6198]

Love the lanterns and the music Simon , nice to see the collection

[@thizizliz]

Ooh, the O Light is powerful! It would be perfect for setting up camp in the dark and probably other things too. Fantastic. Great video - I too enjoy those old ones but they do get hot in tent or cabin where LED's don't at all. Still, nice for playing cards or things like that.

[@garyherring2485]

My kind of video like 👍 flashlight 🔦 great options to use thank you so much 😀🎈🎈🎈🎆 bushcraft is great enjoyment to do.

[@farmingandoutdoor6880]

Good video Simon

[@jamesellsworth9673]

Coming from an old USA farming family, we still had attic stored vintage lighting. One of my father's jobs as a young boy was to wash carbon build-up from the globes of the household oil lamps each day. Those lamps were 'around' when I grew up even though my grandfather privately electrified our farm. As a young man with a young family, I loved our Coleman pump pressurized mantle lantern. We took it out and about on backpacking trips and the burnt-in mantles proved to be quite sturdy. Especially in cold weather, periodic pumping up of the pressure was vital. A big plus was that paste primers were unnecessary. I choke when I 'think' modern lighting, at my time of life (since nothing is 'modern' about me,) but I much prefer the gentler light of the paraffin wick lamp to the 'night-busting' range of light from a pressurized lantern. At the minimum, I had to go a bit farther to 'get comfortable' before bedtime. Once again, you have developed a fine 'teaching' video. Thank you.

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Thank you James! Glad to have brought back some nostalgic memories of simpler (and undoubtedly better) times! 😁👍

[@haysd2you]

Wow! This presentation was amazing. I never realized how much thought would go into so many light choices. You have given me so much to think about. I loved your demonstration. You must have been an amazing teacher. Thank you very much. :-)

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Thank you! 😁

[@johnwalker2860]

Excellent and very helpful, as always thank you Simon 👍😁

[@tomasmalmros6091]

Thank you Simon for a enlightening video. Nice collection.

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

😂😂😂

[@buzzandselunsupervised649]

Nostalgic look at kit;I love it. I still have my solitaire and mini maglite too with the the green and red filters from years ago. Great film and very chilled. If the guy doesn't claim the 3x3 DD Tarp I will buy it from you 🤗😇🤗. Cheers Sel

[@purleybelter7344]

Great vidio. Really nice collection

[@GraysOutdoors]

Great take on lighting, In London new gear is mostly limited by storage room - I Have the LED Lenser P7 very similar and they are scary powerful.

[@redsquirrelrichard8780]

Always enjoy your videos , some reel innovative lights and torches.

[@jastimbal60]

Great video Thanks for sharing! I love the old air pressure lanterns, I have several of the Coleman brand lanterns

[@MarcusHorne1]

Great video Simon, thanks for putting the effort in to making it - very enjoyable to watch

[@shaunmccaw2911]

Love the old school paraffin wick one aswell and the led lights but each to their own 👍

[@gavinhowe9762]

A great video. I really really enjoyed it. I love those old ones, they are things of beauty that should be cherished (as you do). A good old fashion game of cards beneath one of those out in the countryside would be fantastic. Have a great time with Andy in 🇸🇪

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Thanks mate! We should get together for that game of cards some time, and a paddle! 😁🛶

[@gavinhowe9762]

Simon, a bloke in the woods yes we should. The question is, what game????

[@TOAOZuur]

Thanks for this great presentation and demonstrations. Pressurised kerosene lamps are still on my whish list. After seeing this I will also dive into the candle holding lanterns. I also should try the gas mantle lamps on gas canisters. What you also might want to give a try is Coleman (white gas) pressure lamps on Aspen 4T Fuel. That's easy to ignite and burns without getting a headache when used indoors.

[@remb9614]

I’m very jealous of your collection of lanterns lol. I wish I could find the uco micro lantern, they have all but disappeared.

[@fp4man542]

I managed to pick one up on eBay, about a year ago, but haven't seen another one listed since then.

[@chiphungerford]

Great video I really like the UCO for backpacking and the larger hurricane for around camp when I am car camping

[@chuckrf1502]

Very nice review. I am shopping for oil lamps or paraffin lanterns for camping. I am also ordering the Lumo Nebo thanks to you.

[@barretopedro200]

Nice collection 👍

[@carmell51]

Great video! Love lights!

[@alwallsgrove3442]

Hi Simon yet another great video . I bet with all those lights in the woods, had all your local gamekeepers reaching for their 12 bores, lol. keep them coming please. Al.

[@jimbojet8728]

Another good vid Simon. Thank you.

[@TotemKommo-o]

After playing Red Dead Redemption 2, I like the look of the Feuerhand lanterns. I'll have to get one sometime.

[@greencraft4783]

Another great video Simon. Keep up the good work!!

[@ausoutback1162]

you are really getting good at this thanks simon gday from australia

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Thanks mate! 😁

[@wrzlgummidge7663]

Nice one Simon, an impressive collection! Definitely something reassuring and nostalgic about the hiss of a tilley lamp (night fishing). atb

[@mbrider56]

Great video Simon, I also used mag lights back in the day, still have one in my bag today 👌🏻

[@rosiecotton8343]

I love my 3 candle UCO. Makes a nice cup of hot chocolate in a metal cup when you set it on top of the lantern. Never have got a rolling boil, but it will heat things up good.

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Nice idea - I might get one just I can do that!! 😁👍

[@steveb1972]

Great vid Simon! On the back of it I’ve bought one of those tiny Lumo lights to use in my bike packing tent! Thanks as always.👍🏻

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Theyre great - you won’t be disappointed! 👍

[@mistymorning]

Hi Simon just a quick warning on the old hurricane lamps if they are knocked over in camp if left on the floor or on a table the fuel will flow out creating an unwelcome fire ball . The Tilley lantern will carry on on issue untill you right it again the mantles are much more robust than most people make out . We used Tilley lamps for floundering (spearing flounder at night) for many years as kids in New Zealand . Thanks for brightening up my day.

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Good advise! Always sensible to take precautions when using these lamps. I seem to get through lots of mantles - perhaps I’m using poor quality ones. 👍

[@ahmelmahay]

great review Simon

[@simonhopkins3867]

I know you like learning new skills and making things. I've been making and improving on a led lantern for some time now.

[@ThisRightSideUp]

Simon, Aside from it interest, this is a truly beautiful video. Your intro is dope!

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Thank you!! 👍

[@lawrencemartin6041]

Great film Simon. I have several of the same lights and lanterns you show here and love them for the same reasons. Some just great for atmosphere and a warm fuzzy feeling inside a smallish space and some for their output and practical reach. I use a Fenix high power led torch as my search or longer range torch, although the model I have doesn't have a narrow beam function. However, the excellent pure cone it gives is incredible out to 75 yards or so and it does have four brightness settings so very economical if used as a general lower powered torch as well. It came with a base charger and two excellent rechargeable batteries which means I always have a spare ready to go. (It was purchased as a gun lamp for bunny bashing so will go on a rifle scope too, which has been very useful!) I just purchased two of the German paraffin lanterns for a recent trip to Dorset and they worked so well in our Klondike tent with a wood burner......cozy and so lovely into the evenings. They replaced two much cheaper Chinese versions, which while perfectly ok, did leak a bit and were generally less well made. I highly recommend the genuine German versions. Thanks for a great film.

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Thanks Laurence - might havecto check out the Fenix torch! They’re great aren’t they, the old Feuerhand lamps - I worry about the glass on the cheap ones too. 👍

[@markevans1973]

Another great vlog .love the pressurised parafin lamps ☺️

[@earlhayes2969]

As always Great Video Simon thanks for Sharing 👍🍻 Cheers

[@jovahsangel]

Great collection of lanterns, Bro.

[@ColHatley]

WOW...I thought I had a lot of lights, you have me beat hands down. Amazing assortment of various lights. Great video Mate... ATB Von

[@NewHampshireJack]

Simon, I am very impressed for more than one reason: Like your stove collection video, you made a wonderful presentation of an excellent collection of new and high-quality old lamps. I learned about a few products I have not seen in my nearly 65 years on earth. Second, WOW 2557 views in only one day. 333 likes (plus one more now) and counting. I think your channel is about to really launch now man.

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Thank you! Massively appreciated! 😁👍