No. 117 - Oil Lamps - Alternate Fuels For EMERGENCIES

[@crazysquirrel9425]

I changed all my oil lamp wicks to carbon felt and hand sewn in copper crafting wire into it. Works perfectly. Never burns up or wears out. Copper wire transfers heat down the wick and into the fuel. It is called thermal feedback. Thinner fuel draws up the wick better. Thinner fuel also vaporizes faster and more efficiently. This is why in the hot summer time you have little problem using oil lamps but in cold weather they can sometimes give you fits of not thin enough. Saves from having to mix fuels or use expensive fuels. Cold lighting will always remain the same level of difficulty vs temperature. When using thicker oils, you may have to sew in an extra copper thread or two. Or if you expect cold weather use. You can sew in copper wire into a regular lamp wick if desired. But remember, those wicks do get used up. For a neat effect, cut a zig-zag pattern into the end of the wick looks like this: ^-^-^-^-^ on the top end. But bigger peaks. Or an arrowhead shape. Or a 'fang' shape. Or a spoon shape. Different patterns yield different flame designs. Olive oil seems to not want to draw up a wick very well on it's own. For some reason it wants the flame close to the fuel presumably to heat the fuel and thin it out. Copper wire allows heat transfer to warm the oil and allow the wick to be raised higher for more light if desired. Edited to fix a typo...

[@frikkiesmit327]

Your comment regarding olive oil you probably correct. My reason : i have built a furnace that runs on old cooking oil. And the oil needs to heat up to certain temp before it burns. I even once soaked a piece of cardboard in oil and tried to ignite it with open flame from a lighter. Didnt work. So the temp of oil plays a big part

[@HerrEngelsman]

Great info!

[@crazysquirrel9425]

@@frikkiesmit327 Are you familiar with the old Kerosene type mantle lanterns? They had an alcohol 'cup' that you put in alcohol and lit it. The heat from the alcohol heated up the kerosene in the tubing and lit the resulting gasses. Same principle should work with olive oil and similar. If you took a Ball/Mason jar, make it into an oil lamp, but along the wick you ran some copper wire down into the oil, that too should vaporize the oil more efficiently. A sort of thermal feedback if you will.

[@baranjan4172]

my oil lamps stink and it's always the wick burning, not the oil. do you mean carbon felt does not burn and a strip can serve as a wick thus burning the oil only?

[@jude7321]

@@baranjan4172 100% carbon felt does not burn. Just make sure it's 100%.

[@lisalynch629]

My #2 clean heat just went from 10 to 15$;thanks biden

[@auntbarbara5576]

A recession is when your neighbor loses his job. A depression is when you lose yours. A recovery is when Jo & The Ho lose theirs 👍🏻

[@WR3ND]

That's less than half the price of really nice clean burning lamp oil at least. My long term emergency fallback is wood. Good luck.

[@clintonsmith9931]

Used them when a child. Definitely not GREEN. Give your home minimum light unless has an element around the flame that glows. Don’t see many now day Country store sold kerosine by the gallon so you could decorate your home with beautiful black smoke. We used kerosine in big stove to heat one room in winter, shut doors to other rooms, had 3 hand made quilts to cover in bed. Wonderful life.

[@johnhealy9231]

A little trick I use to stop the lamps from smoking,soak the wick in vinegar then let it dry then install ,also regular trim the wick (black carbon bits) helps.

[@Aleisha313]

Thank you. I will try this.

[@charlenerogers8607]

Thank you.

[@glenngriffon8203]

Thanks for the advice. Will definitely try that

[@johntyjp]

Wish it might stop me from smoking?!😆

[@evaallen9728]

Sounds like a Great idea, will try it. Thank you.

[@qwq203]

I'm thankful for guys like you doing all of the leg work to help others. Great information.

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

I appreciate that!

[@kimmer6]

When you install a new wick and don't want to waste time waiting for the wick to wet itself, try this..... Take the burner out, run the new wick all the way out (up) and dip it into the fuel. Run the wick back in and install the burner back onto the base. The lamp or lantern can be lit up and used immediately.

[@tayebntamam1625]

The thicker the oil, the closer you want the flame of your wick to be as close as possible to the fuel reservoir. Olive oil will travel about an inch up ten wick and not much more. Aladdin lamps which are about 4 inches from wick top to fuel don’t really work well with olive oil, however I have managed to get it working with a mix of olive oil and lamp oil... 50/50 I’m always on the lookout for original antique lamps here in the UK ans have yet to find a cheap storm lantern. My Aladdin model 23 lamps get used regularly but the cost of lamp oil is forcing me to experiment with other ideas. I do like the fact that the lamp oil does not smoke, or smell and has a high flash point which means it won’t ignite when spilled

[@crazysquirrel9425]

Sew in some crafting copper wire into that wick. It transfers heat down the wick into the fuel thus thinning out the fuel a bit.

[@Aermotor-windmill-lover]

Thanks for the information , I have 3 oil lamp but I dont know what kind of oil to use.

[@KurtGoldston]

I'm experimenting with different oils . Corn oil seems to thick to wick. Canola oil works good with carbon fiber wicks.

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

I have found out that because of the processing of "vegetable" oils and the giving them higher "smoke point" than olive oil, they don't like to burn with regular wicks. Remember this topic is emergency use. As I tell everyone stock up on regular lamp oil so you don't have to use the emergency fuels. Stay safe and prepared

[@robgad2271]

You should see the effects of high elevation on the standard kerosene lamp, it's almost a no go at my cabin at 8m000 ft elevation. This is what I found works. Add 3 parts of proposal alcohol 91% to one part kerosene, burns faster but the little water in the alcohol helps the vapor point and stays lit without constant relighting and adjusting the wick. Vodka works at about the same strength with kerosene or olive oil. Diesel works, but soots up something terrible. Use almost anything but gasoline, even a little bit makes it into a bomb, not light or heat if it goes boom or flares all over the place. Thanks for the video.

[@harrymills2770]

The store bought propane heaters don't work at elevation, either. their safety isn't a CO detector, but an O2 detector, and if the air's too thin, it'll shut itself off. For your safety. smh

[@crazysquirrel9425]

A Coleman white gas lantern can give off a lot of heat. If you can find a Coleman catalytic heater that too can work.

[@rickyloveday5727]

Wonder 20% diesel 80% cooking oil

[@mattgiebel]

I buy “lamp oil” from the local Amish general store. It’s just high quality mineral spirits. It’s cheap doubles as a solvent and burns in my flat wick and center draught lamps clean stable and bright.

[@marymadalenem2351]

Does mineral oil smell?

[@jungleno.]

I hope you mean mineral oil and not highly volatile mineral spirits. Big difference.

[@falingo]

I buy lamp oil from a guy named morshu

[@inhumanfilth681]

What you are describing is extremely dangerous please don't do this

[@Zane-It]

@@inhumanfilth681 I bet it's a troll trying to get people killed.

[@crazysquirrel9425]

No but it was on the other day I posted. Story line was about a mountain man supposedly famous for his skills challenging Lucas to see who shoots a rifle faster. I searched and searched to find that lamp. Only place I saw it was on that kitchen table. There are somewhat similar designs that use springs and such to pressurize the remote fuel tank. Others used a manual pressure pump. But that one looked gravity fed. That design could open up more options for fuels. Maybe even olive oil. Ever seen an antique Coleman kerosene lantern? They have a priming cup on the generator. You put alcohol in that to preheat the fuel then it can be lit. I saw one years ago - an old guy had one and was using it fishing one night. Thinking if something like that could be added to a lantern or lamp, that too could open up more fuel choices. Maybe even help those at higher elevations. Until then the copper wire strands in the carbon felt is best for now.

[@Jagdtyger2A]

You should let us know how well Bio-diesel works and mention the hazards of mixing oil of turpentine in with your vegetable oil; because when heated, turpentine is as volitile as gasoline and vreates explosive vapors in the tank

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

Turpentine is a flammable liquid and I said not to use flammable liquids. Bio diesel is not available here so I won't be testing it. Bio diesel is also a bit corrosive so I wouldn't put it in any metal lamps/lanterns.

[@benjammin2L8]

Carbon felt makes a great wick for vegetable oils

[@thomasheer825]

Ever thought of using Diesel, works fine but smells, clean kerosene is outstanding. Remember a gallon of diesel is around $3.50 at present and kerosene is $4.00 a gallon.

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

That's one of the fuels I used in this video. However, it is ONLY for EMERGENCIES, because it has a bunch of additives for engines that are very bad to breath. The cheapest I can find #1 kerosene is $11 a gallon

[@thomasheer825]

They still sell kerosene around here, a bunch of farm country and there is a demand for it so it is available, not cheap, but available. For example, I run my shop heater on diesel or get some #2 home heating oil when I can get it. Most of the time we use propane, have a propane kit for small engines but never bothered to set it up.@@CamppattonFamilyCompound

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

@@thomasheer825 I have diversified my emergency light a lot since I made this video. I have 9 plug-in rechargeable flashlights that come on as soon as the power goes out. I also have 35 solar rechargeable lights, 8 propane lanterns, 3 old school Coleman multi-fuel lanterns that take diesel to gasoline, 12+ regular flashlights and battery powered lanterns with rechargeable batteries and 48 unopened lithium rechargeable batteries for them with an eight port solar powered charging station. I hate being limited to one or two types of lighting. I bought a Firman tri-fuel generator for the refrigerators and chest freezers until I get the solar panels hooked up next summer. I thought retiring meant I could take it easier. I'm working harder than I was before. 🤣🤣🤣

[@bradley200711]

if you slightly trim (cut) the wick corners at a 45 degree the globe will not blacken from smoke. this narrows the flame.

[@charlesmangum2100]

So, use battery lights until you have oil lamps and/or candles lit.

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

That's the general idea. We have nine plug-in emergency flashlights that we have placed throughout the house plus a boatload of LED flashlights. We recently got a 7 boxes of the solar powered walkway lights (35 total). We can use those for longer power outages to help the battery lights last longer. I just picked up a solar battery charger for AA & AAA batteries. We have also added several gallons of high quality lamp oil to our supplies every year since I made this video. When it comes to lighting, like savings & investments, the key word is diversify. Have multiple way to light your home.

[@squirrelcovers6340]

I use kerosene in my grandma's lamps, like she did. I soak the wicks in borax and dry completely before using. Kerosene is only $5 a gallon at the gas station but I buy in bulk for my 250 gallon tank so I pay $3.99 a gallon. I have backup kerosene heaters and a woodstove.

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

Cool. I have several Kerosene heaters as well for my backup to my backup. I have added a bunch of solar walkway lights that I can bring inside to make my lamp oil supply last longer. I'm diversifying my lighting as much as I can.

[@janisb8064]

What does the borax do ? T.y.

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

@@janisb8064 You'll use this Borax solution to treat the base wick material. Treating wicks with Borax can make the wicks burn brighter and longer. Moreover, it can also reduce the amount of ash and smoke produced by the burning process.

[@karlschulte9231]

I recall 25. Cent/gallon gas and 50 cent kerosene. 1950's.

[@wandaduckworth1357]

@@CamppattonFamilyCompound how much to how much water please ?

[@andyandrew2453]

I just love the fact that you didn't lose a lot of time and got to the point :) At first I wasn't so hoping that this video may do what I expected (because of the video quality and aspect), but I was suprised by quality of the content.

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

Thank you. If you have topics that you would to see addressed here or on my other channel, Gray Man Prepping, please let me know.

[@jimmieburleigh9549]

Cook the vegetable oil. Bring it right to smoking point and hold it for a while When you do that it thins out. Used vegetable works works in a pinch too

[@airman6822]

I use Klean Heat, doesnt smell or smoke. Its currently $15/gallon (Dec 2023). I'm going to try a couple of these alternatives.

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

Remember, these fuels are for emergency use, not daily use. For us the use of oil lamps/lanterns is light eighth in line for our backups for lighting, behind automatic emergency LED lights, battery powered lanterns, solar rechargeable lanterns, etc.

[@douglasmaccullagh7865]

In these type oil lamps, I trim the wick to match the curve of the brass. Once the lamp is lit and warming up, I bring the wick down inside the brass. The flame stays above the brass, burning the vaporized oil from the wick, but the flame is lifted off the wick. I get more light, much less smoke, and less wick char. It is a trick I learned in the Philippines burning kerosene, and it works great with commercial lamp oil. I need to try olive oil now!

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

I have heard from several old timers that trimming it with a peak, you get a sharp pointed flame. with a valley you get a wider flame. cutting a zig zag you get a square flame.

[@douglasmaccullagh7865]

@@CamppattonFamilyCompound I've read about those trim options, but I have never gotten the geometry right to get the expected flame. My trim gives an almost square flame, with good light. It is not perfect, but I am happy with the result. I wonder if those trim shapes assume the wick is above the brass? I always felt a high wick burned more fuel, made more heat, but less light than I get with the wick below the brass.

[@hijoe4257]

Nice Video! Thanks a lot for the useful information and greetings from Germany!

[@Lookinuptojesus]

Thank you for this informative video! I remember grandma lighting her old kerosene lamps when the lights went out. It was a special time in my life, a mixture of the old timey and modernish ways.

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

Thanks for sharing! I have the same memories with my grandmother and parents. Some tie we would light them just for the mood lighting.

[@Lookinuptojesus]

@@CamppattonFamilyCompound I think the world isn't ready for what's ahead of us. But first, they, we all need Jesus as our King, and also a much simpler lifestyle. And skills to learn how to take care of our own needs as far as possible. We have become the most addicted, dependant nation that probably has ever been. But we have it within ourselves to learn to be grateful and use our God given brains to do as much for ourselves as we can as long as we can. Praying for our country.

[@TPooch-qt6sf]

One thing about diesel fuel is fumes can cause eyes to burn a bit so watch the burn rate and lots of soot is a cold flame.

[@jjcbrunner]

Yes, I was thinking of getting a vintage oil light like the he showed on the right but I do not want the risk of toxic fumes.

[@phelanclanwolf5482]

Good ideas for emergency situations where you don't have the right fuel. Don't forget to have extra wicks for afterwards when you get the proper fuel again.

[@cgreene3894]

In a pinch, you can cut three thin strips of old cotton t-shirts and then braid them together for a wick, as well.

[@johnndavis7647]

You are going to have to wash your glass globes every few days. They are very delicate and break easily. I wash mine in a basin of hot soapy water but I wash them separately with nothing else in the basin to bump them against. Turn the wick down as low as possible before you light the lamp because the flame is going to jump up when you lower the globe. It will smoke a lot when the flame jumps up too high. If you keep the flame adjusted so it doesn't smoke you will have to wash the globes less often and so reduce the possibility of breaking them during washing or handling. Odorless mineral spirits is what I generally use for fuel in kerosene lamps. I get it from the paint isle at the big box stores.

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

Good points. Thank you for sharing this information

[@loganv0410]

Long-term (like several hours) #2 diesel is very sooty compared to K1 aka #1 kerosene. #2 is also smelly compared to K1.

[@randacnam7321]

The reason modern kerosene doesn't gel up in the cold like diesel does is cuz it doesn't have the lubricant waxes needed for the fuel injector pumps in diesel engines. Otherwise, it is from the same ASTM cut as diesel/nr. 2 fuel oil. Those lubricant waxes are what gum up wicks in oil lights and wick type kerosene heaters.

[@buckshot4428]

@@pouglwaw5932 I have yet to find any kerosene that is odorless. It gives off toxic fumes.

[@andrewallason4530]

Yeah. I just went with solar garden and gutter lights. I have 4 gutter lights ( one above my door, and 3 over stairs near my house and shed) and 4 large garden lights. They all last for at least 8 hours, even on cloudy days. The gutter lights put out a constant glow- plenty light to even read by, with an optional motion detector putting out an even brighter light, which I deactivate when they are used inside for power outages. The gutter lights have a small bracket that screws to the gutter, and then the light clips into the bracket, and just lifts out to remove it. The garden lights are on plastic stakes.

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

I just did a video on the walkway lights I installed from Sam's Club 2 50% off. I also have one on the automatic on emergency lights I bought. Diversify your lighting is the way to go. Thanks for watching and for your input Andrew.

[@cutesybunny3360]

Yes, me to Andrew. You can charge them during the day on your car dash. 💥💯🙏♥️ Easy not messy either!!! I bought 15 in the summer. 💥☺️👍

[@jjcbrunner]

I would love to see what these look like and what brand. Where did you purchase them from?

[@andrewallason4530]

@@jjcbrunner if you are aiming your question at me, the gutter light I use is by a company called Arlec here in Tasmania. They are available at Bunnings (a large chain hardware store similar to Home Depot in America.

[@eedom69]

Cool. What's the wick in that black lantern made of?

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

Cotton. That lantern was from Walmart so it is a cheap cotton wick. There are several websites that sell a lot higher quality wicks.

[@clairewyndham1971]

I buy kleen heat. I'm in an apartment and can't have my ceilings have soot. Kleenex Heat not only burns clean but does generate about 5° of heat, which can be a game changer here in Upper Wisconsin.

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

Cool, ah I mean nice I'll look into that. Lately I have been stocking up on Shabbos Lamp Oil, by Ner Mitzvah, in the gallon jugs. Yes I have 20 + gallons of kerosene, but I am saving that for adding to my tractor's fuel in the winter and for emergencies.

[@clairewyndham1971]

@@CamppattonFamilyCompound - Yes, please do. Msybe that few degrees won't make a difference to many people, but in an area like mine, cold weather is not something that happens " every so often". But also, for me, because its not kerosene, there is no soot build up on the ceilings, which means a LOT to me.

[@robertl4]

JP4 is a karosine , jet fuel . In refining the karosines come before the dieseles . The first diesel engine was run on vegetables oil .

[@bryansloesshillshomestead4523]

We used an oil lamp to keep our hog water tank thawed out during the winter when I was a kid. We used diesel fuel in the lamp. It was readily available ( step dad was a truck driver) the lamp was all metal. Rectangular metal box with the burner no chimney. I've tried finding them at the farm stores and on line and haven't had any luck.

[@426superbee4]

We used them lamps and Coleman stoves to help heat our tents while hunting

[@johnelliott7375]

I have a whole be ox of them and they are about half the size of the one he has.

[@marthaleone584]

Amazon has those lamps

[@jimbayler4277]

@@marthaleone584 : Under what search/keywords ?

[@jimbayler4277]

@@marthaleone584 : Under what search/keywords ?

[@After_Tech_Industries]

For testing lamps, I use a turkey syringe to move the fuel so it spills less

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

My funnels were still at my house in CA. Bought more from dollar tree.

[@generfeld]

Great video. Those look like the WALMART FLORASENSE lamp and lantern- I got both too. The FLORASENSE lamp oil works great. Be careful- the glass globe on that lantern is VERY thin and easily breaks. Also the lantern wick is much smaller (7/16") than the lamp wick (probably 7/8") so it will put out less light regardless of fuel type. The larger the wick, the worse it would work with thicker fuels. The WALMART lamp works great, and a 7/8" wick gives a lot of light. But it's delicate and not easily portable, and any wind/breeze ruins the flame- so Im buying a DIETZ lantern with a 5/8" or 7/8" wick so I can bring it to family dinners, summers outside at night, etc. Nothing compares to the comfort and beauty of fire light. I have these indoors and it makes any room look comforting and warm, etc. Put them on a hard stable flat surface away from any fabric or carpeting, and you're fine- oil only burns if its soaked into something, it does not burn on a flat hard surface. So even if it knocks over you should be fine

[@JamesWilliams-lk2eq]

Thank you so much, this video is very informative and helpful. I just bought a kerosene lamp and now I know how to have light and heat all winter long in Maine.

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

When it comes to normal use be sure to stock up on a good quality fuel so you don't have to use emergency fuels.

[@Leslie-es5ij]

Burning anything in oil lamps is not good for your air quality, although olive oil is the best, however the problem with olive oil is that normal wicks will smoulder after blown out.

[@bertjesklotepino]

I am not sure what to make of certain ideas. But i have seen this idea where they put a carbon felt wick inside a copper tube and coiled it up once or twice. Then the ends of the tube go and sit in a bath of oil (after you obviously first have filled up the tube with oil to get the wick wet) The coil stands up vertical and in the bottom half they drilled a hole, or 2, or 3, or 4. Small holes but big enough. The coil has a small diameter. And when you then fire it up by putting the flame to the holes (perhaps it needs a bit of a jump start with some alcohol or gas to heat up a little), the flames coming out of the holes heat up the coil on top which wicks the oil around etc etc.... And eventually when it all gets to a nice temperature, the burn becomes pretty clean. Not perfectly clean but it looks a lot better than the normal wick setup. What is your opinion on such oil burners where they coil a copper tube etc etc? (assuming you understand what i mean...... i am dutch so if you do not understand it is all on me)

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

I have received a lot of comments about using carbon felt by itself as well as with a thin copper wire sewn through it to get thicker fuels to work in oil lamps. (read the pinned comment thread started by crazysquirrel) I have also seen and experimented with copper tubing with holes and loose cotton twine in it for a small stove and it works okay. Once I get the new property set up and the garden going good, I'll get back to experimenting with different fuels for lamp, stoves and heaters.

[@tbren9341]

You can also make shortening candles.

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

Yup, I have a video on that and also making canned candles.

[@MindKontrolleProject]

Good job I heard that Safflower oil is the least viscous of the vegetable oils. Diesel is 1/2 the price of cheap olive oil

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

But diesel has additives that are not healthy. Idea, if you live in an area where they will grow, plant a olive tree and make your own olive oil. My neighbor in CA has two olive trees. He is getting old and lets everyone harvest from it.

[@MindKontrolleProject]

@@CamppattonFamilyCompound We all gotta go someday

[@williamzee7748]

Can you use combination of lamp oil and veggie old?

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

Yes you can! But as I have been adding to the comments, This is for emergencies! Stock up on lamp oil now while you can.

[@williamzee7748]

@@CamppattonFamilyCompound good info…thanks…keep up the programming asI think you see the inevitable coming to the energy crisis and demand where there is to be little supply….so hurricane lamps are to be a necessity.

[@bramelyne7970]

Thanks sir for the tips. My family just got a sad iron stove. It's really cosy and is able to warm a small space and heat food. I bought mineral oil in sale during the summer. It was sold in a guardening center next to real torches nobody bought. We also use it as a cosy light during the dark winterd. Very useful tool considering we got more power outages recently than in the past.

[@goodboi4939]

Change the wick or mix 50/50 lamp oil kerosene with olive, corn, or vegetable oil to make the fuel go further

[@crazysquirrel9425]

Ever try corn syrup? LOL Might make you hungry for pancakes!

[@goodboi4939]

@@crazysquirrel9425 no I can’t say I have lol I could go for pancakes now

[@victorramirez5833]

Lol you guys eat the pancakes for me. I’m diabetic, after your finish. Tell me I’m not hungry. 😂😂🙏

[@jimmieburleigh9549]

Canola oil tends to be a little thinner

[@MoonChild-yg3nw]

Thank you I am watching this in November 2023 . I live in Scandinavia and it is so blasting cold 🥶 and it will only get worse. The heat bills are outrageous so I am looking for alternative heat and light sources. Thanks again ❤

[@lesteryarbrough2403]

With lamps you get both.

[@crazysquirrel9425]

I saw an unusual and nice oil lamp on the rifleman today. It was sitting on his kitchen table ad he and his son Mark walked into the front door. Thing had a 'T' in the stalk between the burner and the base, that went to an upright cylinder. Presumably this was an external oil reservoir. Looked everywhere and cannot seem to find that particular lamp. It sure would make choosing oils (fuels) a lot easier....

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

Do you recall the name of the episode? I would like to go look at it.

[@Faithfulfamily]

Interesting. We use a parrafin oil in our lamps. Burns cleaner than kerosene. I can see definitely mixing in order to stretch the oils out because the lamp oils such as the parrafin and or kerosene are very expensive here in Canada. Even expensive olive oil is way cheaper than our lamp oil!

[@TPooch-qt6sf]

Paraffin lamp oil has a habit of freezing if stored in cold just a tidbit.

[@cutesybunny3360]

Remember, on the scriptures it talks about having the oil in the lamps? It's biblical. 💥🙏♥️

[@kensmith5694]

Yes. For them the wick was laying in a sloped trough from the pool of oil.

[@GregoryJByrne]

Jesus Parable of the 10 brides maids. 5 of the brides maids were PREPPERS and had extra oil so didn't leave and were invited to Jesus wedding whereas the 5 brides maids who weren't preppers had to leave and get more oil. WWG1WGA in Jesus holy name. Zionist wars; Crusades 1&2, WW 1&2. Balfour declaration & Transfer agreement. "you will know them by their deeds." Vast majority of "Jews" humans killed in the holocaust were what Judaism would consider half breed "Jews" humans because Judaism like Nazism believes in and practices Purity of Blood = Nazi Eugenics. Think they are the chosen people = Nazi Master race. Jesus Noah & Lot warned us about these the climate change END TIMES with the book of REVELATION & the cause with the 7 north stars of the PRECESSION of the Alpha Omega equinoxes he held in his hand. These are just the BIRTHING pains of the climate change END TIMES. Noah's floods won't get pulled around the planet by the moon until the major conjunction of the planets in 2033 & every 40 years thereafter for the millennium it takes to cross the centre of the source of all electromagnetic gravitational energy in the galaxy the galactic nucleus/Plane/Milky way. Covid like CO2 is a comfortable LIE built upon yet another inconvenient truth. The Baby Boomers who were born en mass 77 years ago are starting die en mass from the usual suspects of seasonal Flu which leads to pneumonia & old age. Abortion, LGBTQ, Euthanasia, China one child policy, Covid1984 Quackzine are all DEPOPULATION before the Great Year RESETS the planet. Creating Sodom & Gomorrah so as to blame humanity for the cliamte change END TIMES due to Sodom & Gomorrah. Hegelian dialect. CRT; Creating Racial Tension with Divide & Conquer BLM & ALM Aboriginal Lives Matter. "Let the DEAD bury their DEAD."

[@hillbilly4christ638]

The Bible is talking about faith.

[@niariadavon8737]

Eve and Adam heated up with oil

[@lorrainecouch348]

We are being drained of oil... like the birds... their feathers become fluffy as they lose oil. It is basically being leached from us... one of the main causes is all this ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION we are drowning in. How many times have you put on a cold damp T-shirt from the day before? Thinking it was hot... it's still hot.. yet this T-shirt is still damp? Yes with oil... yours!!!

[@tyfitzpatrick3606]

Biodiesel works well in wick lamps and has a more pleasant smell than diesel and usually puts off less smoke too... Thanks for informing people! God bless!

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

Good to know! I have not tried biodiesel, of course we don't have it around either, but still good information. Thank you.

[@triumphmanful]

ah, the smell of fried chicken and french fries !

[@Rachel.S674]

Got a ? Can you use biodiesel in a kerosene heator?

[@tyfitzpatrick3606]

@@Rachel.S674 yes, usually it will work the carbon chain is very similar… as with any type of heating system make sure you have adequate ventilation… which is why this system really appeals to me. You can have a fresh air intake and an exhaust to outside so the heating system air is isolated from the air inside your building…

[@jimnjele.bean-dayone3505]

Great experiment...I have a diesal heater that i dumped a quart of canola oil intoabout a gallon of diesal in the tank. Fired up the heater, and it was hot !!!...shut down and went to bed. Next day heater would not light ...the oil was heavier and not enough carbon content I think...had it been used fryer oil, I feel it would have worked....had to drail the tank of about a quart and presto, heater worked again....love doing experiments like this...thank you for sharing...

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

Another problem with cooking oils that I have found out since making this video is that they are altered to NOT burn at higher cooking temperatures and that is the reason I had problems with them and why it didn't work in your heater. I was about to try some in my Kerosun heater when I found out. Good thing I found out before I ruined a new wick.

[@chabka34]

I was about to spend my day messing around doing this so thanks for saving me a day

[@donaldsmith3048]

I has been making oil from when I cook my sausage. When it is first made it is thick and will not work. But when heated over time it becomes thiner and should work.

[@crthompson822]

Hey there! Thanks. This is a nice video. Also cost saving. A great source to use when vegetable or olive oil goes rancid and/or inedible. Olive oil. This is what the “old countries’ in the Mediterranean areas used for lamp oil. The old oil or the 'blow down’ overripe fruits were used in this way. They called it lampante. Pronounce lam pant eh. Used for lamps and early machines. (Source of my info is from a book called Extra Virginity: The Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive Oil. byTom Mueller.)

[@twelve-voltexperimental9829]

I've tested gas station diesel in the same kerosene lamp and it worked except the black smoke if the wick is turned up to high, but great for outside use.

[@createa.googleaccount713]

What's Really impressive is how you stretched a 5 minute video into a 20 min. Video. Thanks for sharing your wisdom, I appreciate you 🙏🏻

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

If I tried to do it in just five minutes most of the information would not be included. I did high speed to cut time out but still show what a lot of viewers have asked for in older videos.

[@createa.googleaccount713]

@@CamppattonFamilyCompound still I appreciate you 🙏🏻🔥 Thank you

[@briannall6232]

Witch oil will ignite slower, in case of an earth quick.? Sorry if I'm sounding morbid.

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

Not at all, it's a good question. Vegetable oils ignite harder/slower. You can look up the flashpoint of oils. the lower the flashpoint the easier they ignite and burn.

[@aboubakrnaciri7275]

Poor people in morroco used to do a1/3 part of water at the base and 2/3 of pure olive oil to keep a longer flame and a lasting cotton wick

[@HealthSupercharger]

how would that work to save the wick.

[@elliottmanning]

@@HealthSupercharger Oil floats on water, making the oil closer to the top of the wick...

[@ronaldmachado757]

But the wick should not protrude into the One third water..... .

[@triumphmanful]

water won't burn ?????????

[@crikycrocky]

Thanks for this. Might want to think twice about striking matches whilst wearing what could be fuel soaked latex gloves! could be cause for an emergency trip to the burns unit of the local hospital...

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

The fuel is combustible not flammable. Big difference. Combustible fuel needs a wick to burn, it cannot produce vapors to burn at room temperature. Thanks for your concern though.

[@bonniehatcher8198]

I think that I am a little new to this. Could you do a video of the carbon felt and hand sewing copper wire into it and then showing how it burns but never wears out? Maybe? Thank you! I will definitely learn a lot on this channel!!!

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

Squirrel does have a camera to make the video, or the bandwidth to up load it. If I can get the materials I will take a shot at it this winter.

[@leecarlson9713]

I would like that too, please. I live in an area where we lose power with some regularity, so a longer lasting wick would be great to have for my oil lamps.

[@michaelheurkens4538]

Can you trim your wicks? Use very sharp scissors or even tinsnips to avoid fraying. Fuzzy, tattered edges smoke more and do not produce as much light. High centres like a house gable seem to shed the most light, but straight across will do. Thanks.

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

That was laziness on my part. Yes a well trimmed wick give better light.

[@PalmettoPrepared]

Interest. Im always down to add new tricks to my bag and never considered using vegetable oil or olive oil as a mix with lamp oil to extend them. Im a kerosene man myself. Takin it back to the Rockefeller Standard oil days. But knowing how to make biodiesel will be extremely helpful. Thanks Gil

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

I want to make bio fuel that I can use for lamps and oil fired water heaters

[@rnupnorthbrrrsm6123]

How do you make biodiesel?

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

@@rnupnorthbrrrsm6123 There are several videos on how to do it on KZbin. I haven't tried yet, too busy getting the compound set up. I plan to try in a year or two.

[@dinky6620]

@@CamppattonFamilyCompound I couldn't find how to tag you but thank you! I knew I could use olive oil in my lamps.

[@GnomeInPlaid]

In an old "Ladies Home Book" from about 1908, the author suggested using men's flannel shirts to provide new wicks for oil lamps. Read the material content on your shirt before cutting it up, as back in that day, I think flannels were made of cotton.

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

Back then flannel shirts were two or three times as thick as today. But even then you would need to fold several times to get it thick enough to work good enough.

[@GnomeInPlaid]

Good observation, hopefully someone will write down our comments and make their own "Ladies Home Book" for future reference. @@CamppattonFamilyCompound

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

@@GnomeInPlaid Unless YT removes this video they will be here forever, just all had to follow

[@errolfoster1101]

I have been after this sort of information for awhile thank you

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

Glad it was helpful! With the way lamp oil prices are going up and rechargeable battery prices are dropping, I have been adding more rechargeable batteries and solar chargers to my supplies. I still have plenty or oil lamps and gallons for lamp oil, but I am saving that for special situations. For the price of a gallon, I get a 24 pack of batteries that I can recharge hundreds of times. I am adapting with new tech, but not abandoning old tech.

[@karlschulte9231]

I used these as a boy. Both rugged types and glass parlor lamps ( Dont let kids or dogs near them). Gpa and GGpa retired sea captains and brought their sea lamps home. Norse sea folk. When they knew hurricane coming to NJ shore out came lamps. Used kerosene (smelly) oitside and porch and some perfumed light oil for indoors. Very nice and cozy with 2 or 3 in each room. Still have a few. In Fl just north of Ian ground zero.

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

I hope you came through Ian okay

[@Suuegrl]

I mixed half tallow and diesel, it solidifies some but a thinker substance but not like butter, and it did travel the wick. I did not use in lantern and was smokey. Chicken fat burns well not so thick.........doesn't smell either. Just thinking on ways to use up stuff instead of wasting all the good ness.

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

Good ideas. How about using the fats to make "Crisco Candle" using a tiki torch wicks? That might work

[@Suuegrl]

@@CamppattonFamilyCompound I was thinking lamps as the light defuses nicely. And my elderly Mom has a nice collection of the oil lamps. I do have tallow, beeswax, soy wax, but playing around to put basic animal fats to use. The mix of tallow or any lard in diesel would work in an oil lamp though, just smokey. Have kerosine as well, now wonder if that would burn with animal fats in a lantern. Certainly would make the kerosine last much longer.

[@harleygirl22980]

What about used cooking oil

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

Used cooking oils seem to be harder to burn right. I have learned that cooking oils have been modified to not burn in higher cooking heat. This makes them less usable as a lamp oil.

[@derrickdaringer2239]

The "outdoor stye lamp" draws air different then the chimeny style so it will often be less bright but more stable in a wind, this is by design i believe. as for lamp oil, i was always told it was just refined kerosine designed to burn cleaner aka less smoke BUT often more costly. What I like though in your experiments is the variety of oils / gases as well as mixing idea for a blended thinkness.

[@user-bd5md5cm2j]

Ive used diesel as well. Its dirty, but better than darkness, especially outdoors

[@andreholder1540]

We still have kerosene here in the. Caribbean our local name for it here in is , pitch oil. Diesel fuel here in the Caribbean is something totally different and is used for motor vehicles.

[@steffybael1245]

im in my 60's and have my grandmothers lincoln drape aladin lamp with a mantel that my dad did his homework with, before electricity was available in arkansas! she gave it to me in 1985! as for number 1 diesel i have a question: how do you keep it from degrading for long term storage. i use PRI-G to store my gasoline but im warry of burning PRI-D inside the house, could be toxic! im a scrapper/hoarder so i find lots of old rancid vegi/nut oils. i use to pick up food grade buckets from caseys convience stores , they were full of used vegitable shortning. i bought food grade lye and made cold press soap with the shortning. i would make it 60 pounds at a time, in silicone cupcake molds. later i would shread the cupcake soap into an 18 gallon plastic tote with a "salad shooter" . i would make laundry soap to give away in 1 gallon water jugs. also the shreaded soap will produce lots of suds if placed in a sock to wash with in the shower! i pickup and salvage old candles. i use a taper candle as the wick and a pringles can as the mold. a thin steel wire salvaged from some furniture is pierced in the wick at the top to hold the wick in the center of the can. i melt the pieces in a tin can on top of the wood stove in winter and pour my candles. i have a huge globe that fits over these home made pillar candles that sits on a large fireproof stand (i found it in discarded trash) and i cut a broken over the door mirror in half to form a big V in wooden frame to reflect the candle light! someone once said "a penny saved is a penny earned"! things is if you saved a penny by salvaging something you got for free, you DID NOT HAVE TO PAY ANY TAXES ON THAT PENNY!!!

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

As this video is to show what you can use for emergencies. I do not recommend using #2 diesel on a regular basis. Several viewers have recommended using a char cloth with copper wire wick. I have not been able to find any around here though. I did a video on making candles. I used recycled cans. I am looking into getting some candle molds to make candle for the farmers' market next year. turning recycled candles and other wax into $$$

[@inregionecaecorum]

Here in the UK we used to use Paraffin, which is of course the proper name for Kerosene :) It was used a lot in heaters too, however it was also responsible for a lot of deaths through carbon monoxide poisoning, so if you do use these indoors a CO monitor is advisable.

[@patriciasullivan8632]

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[@patriciasmith7074]

Paraffin is wax, I melted it colored it and made candles a then whipped it and it turned white like frosting which I then painted on the outside of the cylinder of wax and it looked like snow, Some glitter sprinkled on made it look like Christmas. I also dipped beautiful fall colored leaves in it to preserve them.

[@cjd5255]

Um that's what I was thinking as u sd paraffin. We know it in wax. And when I researched making candles..it kept saying how paraffin wax is bad for health. Now I'm wondering if that is why? 🤔 Many candles have paraffin. I live in a small attic and I notice if I burn for warmth I get sleepy and feels harder to breathe. Like heavy on chest and I have to put them out. I always thought it was comfort feeling sleepy but in the last year i feel it's more the candle itself 🤔 I know soy and honey candles are best. As you can literally use the hot soy wax as a lotion on hands, multi uses.

[@metrocustomer7941]

@@cjd5255 yes! I brlieve it is linked to health problems...even heard lung cancer..?

[@THEGLASSMANSWORLD]

@@patriciasmith7074 there is paraffin wax and paraffin oil.

[@brplatten1273]

Thank you more people need to know about these things

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

And as much as I know, I am learning more from viewers who use them more than I do.

[@07blackdog]

At $3.99/gallon ,I stick with K2 pump kerosene with a little Citronella oil to cut the smell. My Rayo center draft lamps are guzzlers and I'd go broke using anything else. Great video. Keep prepping.

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

Peppermint oil and Orange oil work too. 👍

[@johnwyman6126]

I agree, my Rayo lamps also use a whole bunch of fuel too. They make better heaters than lamps, kind of stinky too. My Aladdin's though, are just purrrrfect.

[@jamesbowen5573]

That sentinela and lamp oil is not cheap either. The last one I bought was seven or eight dollars for about half a gallon.

[@Javier-xb9ll]

Can I use avocado oil?

[@07blackdog]

@Javier Avacado oil will work in a hurricane lamp. The wick on a center draft lamp has too much volume for straight vegetable oils. If your going to use something that expensive, just use Kleen Heat or Shabbots.

[@DKilnerScull-wu1gn]

Thank you for your informative video I've been trying to find the best solution to use in my oil lamps when I'm out of lamp oil God bless you and your family and bless America our military and veterans

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

Thank you, I try to share what I know to help others. My wife thanks you too, she was a Staff Sergeant

[@DKilnerScull-wu1gn]

@@CamppattonFamilyCompound thank your wife for her sacrifice and service for country may God bless you both 🙏

[@albanymtnlife]

Thanks for sharing this, learned a few useful tips beyond types of fuel to use.

[@shaunhall6834]

What about peanut oil? Would that burn too hot?

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

Too hot? I don't think so. We don't stock it in our pantry. Its smoke point is comparable to other cooking oils. Peanut oil is composed of both saturated and unsaturated fats. You can find unrefined varieties, which have a powerful scent and flavor and a smoke point of 350°, as well as refined varieties, which have more subtle flavor and a higher smoke point of 450°. So depending on how much it has been refined, that would influence how easily it would burn. I believe that unrefined with stay lit better than refined because it doesn't have to be heated as much to produce vapors to ignite. Remember, we are talking emergency use fuels, not everyday use.

[@gregpetty1472]

My grandparents used these lamps before they got electricity. I don’t miss them .

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

I like them as useful decorations, They are our second to last list light source.

[@senasmiley4185]

What about using rubbing alcohol or HEET that is put in gasoline? Would they work? Or baby oil?

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

SAFETY WARNING: Rubbing alcohol is highly flammable! Do Not put it in any oil lamp as it can explode or cause a flash over fire. Heet is allegedly 99% methanol. Methanol is highly flammable and will be easily ignited by heat, sparks, or flames. Fire will produce irritating, corrosive, and/or toxic gases. Baby oil is mineral oil with scents and other additives. Fire Hazard: Flash point: 135C (275F) CC Autoignition temperature: 260 - 370C (500 - 698F) Combustible Liquid and Vapor. Explosion Factor: Not considered to be an explosion hazard.

[@senasmiley4185]

Learned something new today. Thank you very much.

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

@@senasmiley4185 Glad to hear that. My mission for the day is complete. Stay safe & happy

[@stevecochran9078]

I've been using charcoal lighter fluid as a lamp oil in recent months. Basically, any petroleum product classified as a 'Combustible' is safe to use in an oil lamp, lantern or mason jar lamp. Vegetable oils are 'combustible' but benefit from a little help as demonstrated on the video. We use olive oil in our church lampadas. The only problem with olive oil though, is it starts to congeal at about 55* F. But, olive oil burns clean and pretty much odorless.

[@trajandeitrich]

Holy comments! 😂 I had a turbo diesel Mercedes running on Alt fuels for 5 years. Lots of experiments from veg/citronella tiki torches to waste oil melting furnace. Fun! Preheating oils thin them out. I used copper tubing coiled around the furnace before going to the burner as a preheater. Once it's going it's going! Waste oil is a resource! Give waste oil burners some experimentation. You won't regret it.

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

I have several plans for building waste oil heaters, I just have so much going on getting the properties up to the self-sufficient stage. I want to use them for heating the shops and livestock buildings.

[@VBYCHOICE]

I like how you show “how to” instead of just talking about it. I subscribed!

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

Thank you for kind words and the subscription. I am having a subscriber thank you give away on the 18th and the rule video comes out this morning at 10:30 eastern time.

[@Zach-sg5uu]

But if you heat the oil from the bottom of the lantern for a minute or two before lighting it?

[@cherylhirschdiyfun4636]

I don't have any oil lamps yet but made my own lanterns using mason jars and used vegetable oil. Still have some things to work on to improve them but they work well for emergencies. Good to know about the diesel fuel and the different oils.👍😊

[@crazysquirrel9425]

Diesel can work but a bit smelly/smoky. Olive oil about the hardest to use.

[@cjd5255]

I have seen it done with coconut oil also in Mason. And crisco in a pinch

[@Troop-1351]

I like that you have said and repeated in the comments several times that theses are EMERGENCY FUELS. Not everyday use fuels. Stock up now before the shortage hits hard. The power companies are already talking about blackouts and brownouts this fall and winter.

[@utubeu8129]

I lived in a small town in Iowa during the 2020 derecho. I had kerosene in my lanterns and used them as primary light for around two weeks. the kerosene smell grew so horribly strong in the house until I became nauseous. Luckily I also had unscented lamp oil and had to switch over to that.

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

With the increase of LED battery powered lights, I am getting more of them as my primary source of emergency lighting. Solar battery chargers have come a long way in the last couple of years too. Now I use my lanterns as backup to my backup lights or as mood lighting

[@clancambo5297]

add citronella oil to the kero to reduce the odour.

[@vancolucci5949]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Personally I believe that it is during the peaceful time that we need to be prepared for unexpected events. It applies to people who live in the city too and not for people who live out in the middle of nowhere. I have seen and have experienced what it was like to live during the Vietnamese Tet offensive in 1968 when no one was allowed to leave the house for months due to the communist attacks in the city. No food. No running water (they blew up the main water pipes that fed into the city.) No electricity for over a year!!!! Major power lines were destroyed too. Our house had only two kerosene lamps and a few candles to use. Unfortunately the majority of what we had to do had to be done in the dark. For that reason, thank you for sharing with me your knowledge so I can be prepared. May God bless you.

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

working on preparedness should be done at all times, good and bad.

[@jackfrost3560]

Nice video thanks. Never thought it would go back to when I was a kid again kerosene lamps and living life in the 1700 but done it learn all the tricks no heat in the winter that's fun but you learn fast. Yeah vegetable oils won't wick up the oil to heavy guess olive oil is good not really bright but I had a small one from Israel I think it was 1000 years old just had a wick sticking out but you get used to it. But it was better than school you learned from the ground up and know things others would never know. Anyway have fun and learn as much as you can of the old days. Funny people talking about the old days go to Cambodia or some parts of Korea or China they are still living like that.

[@wvcaver774]

have you tried used motor oil mixed 50/50 ?

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

Not even a consideration because of the pollutants in it. If you have a waste oil heater, those are designed to completely burn the pollutants found in the waste oil.

[@TheWaterbug101]

I tried canola oil in a lamp, but it is too thick to travel up the wick to provide a good rate of burn. Maybe more expensive corn oil will work better since corn is used to make alcohol and is a whole kernel fuel for corn stoves.

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

I have been experimenting with different materials for home made oil lamps and the wick make a big difference in the size of the flame. some wicks are made for thinner oils. But, the facts that you are trying out oils mean that you will be a bit more prepared if you run out of regular lamp oil. 👍 Keep prepping and learning.

[@JANETTE74576]

Can the diesel e used in a kerosene heater?

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

As an temporary emergency fuel. #2 Diesel can smoke more and over time clog the heater's wick

[@JANETTE74576]

@@CamppattonFamilyCompound What about #1 Diesel? Kerosene is costing 11 bucks a gallon at the cheapest we can find. It is one of our main heat in Winter. I'm needing to save money where I can.

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

@@JANETTE74576 #1 diesel is the same as #2 kerosene but with additives for engines. I have three kerosene heaters but have switched to portable propane heaters because it is cheaper, and cleaner burning. I have always love oil lamps, but I have diversified my lighting with propane lanterns, and in the last couple of years a lot of LED lantern with rechargeable batteries. I have also made Crisco candles and vegetable oil 'candles' for backups to my backups. One of these day I will get another 55 gallon drum from the bulk fuel depot. Cheaper there.

[@SgtJoeSmith]

I got kerosene. 4 space heaters for shop and emergency. Kerosene is a byproduct of gasoline refinement....or vice versa.

[@crazysquirrel9425]

Can you mix a little lamp oil with olive oil so it can draw up the wick higher?

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

Absolutely, Olive Oil, Palm Kernel Oil, Castor Oil and Fish Oil work good for doing that too.

[@crazysquirrel9425]

@@CamppattonFamilyCompound What would be the mix rate lamp oil to olive oil? I read that olive oil will only wick travel up to 1 inch. Lantern tanks generally are about 2 inches deep, some more.

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

@@crazysquirrel9425 An article I looked this up in said about one inch, and a bit farther if to have metal wire in the wick. I'm thinking that if you use your carbon felt with several wires, you might get 3 or four inches maybe. If the house if warm a little more as the oil would also be warm.

[@crazysquirrel9425]

@@CamppattonFamilyCompound I tried taller flames but got a lot more soot, even with the wire. I only have two strands in the carbon felt though. Tested on a V&O hurricane lantern. Also tests on a chepo walmart hurricane lantern too. Both have I think 1/2" wicks. Been a year roughly sine I made the conversion. Still have a table lamp to figure out how to unstick the wick holder from the tank...

[@crazysquirrel9425]

@@CamppattonFamilyCompound Mixing did not help draw the fuel up for some reason...

[@itsnobodyg]

Very good tutorial you taught me a lot now I know if I ran out of oil lamp with to use thank you for sharing

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

You have no idea how good your comment made me feel. You nailed the purpose, "If You Run Out". Hopefully everyone will stock up while they can. Have a great evening and Halloween tomorrow.

[@sixpackbinky]

Great video thanks!

[@funfun9360]

Use Goeche fodri oil for the Lamp, works great.

[@allenejackson-milton3318]

Can you mix olive & vegetable oil

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

Yes you can mix organic oils, but some may separate after a while. Remember that I am talking about using these as emergency fuel for your lanterns. I always recommend trying to have a good supply of commercial lamp oil.

[@MurderHornet2020]

Now I can justify storing that quart of diesel fuel I have to drain out when changing the fuel filters on my truck. This also gives me an excuse to buy another lantern.

[@oldstudbuck3583]

I like the diesel fuel option since I keep on average 30 gallons on hand for my tractor. Curious about the toxicity of the fumes.

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

Diesel fuel has additives to help with combustion in engines that are not good to breath. Inside the house is not the best use of it. Outside in a drafty barn or leanto or walking around is where I would use it. I would light the lantern up inside and immediately go outside with it.

[@jimgee2676]

can i use olive oil in my zippo ?

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

Not a good idea. Zippo lighter fuel is highly volatile. Technically it is flammable. It readily evaporates. At room temperature, vapors are always present that can be ignited with a flame or even a spark. Olive oil, vegetable oils, diesel fuel, kerosene and charcoal lighter fluid are combustibles. They do not evaporate at room temperature. Vapors are too few and far between to catch fire. Like candle wax, it must be preheated to the point of forming a vapor before ignition can take place. A match performs the preheating function as well as the ignition-of-vapors function. As fuel in a Zippo, olive oil, vegetable oils, diesel fuel, kerosene and charcoal lighter fluid, like motor oil, will not work. Spinning the striker wheel will create a shower of sparks but the sparks won’t produce enough heat to vaporize the fuel to the point where it can ignite. Thus the lighter will not light.

[@jimgee2676]

@@CamppattonFamilyCompound thank you for the well explained answer

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

@@plebeian6106 And your caveat of those without intelligence make anything dangerous 😵

[@gregpeterman1102]

Nope

[@brittany16950]

NO.

[@auntbarbara5576]

Thank you!