SHTF Kerosene Lamps - Cheap - Bright - Long Burning

Winter in Michigan is a time of snowball fights, sledding, skiing, and other winter sports.
Not that long ago it was a much more dangerous time. Heavy snow and ice has caused power outages and curtailed the delivery of heating fuel.
When the lights are out and the furnace won’t light that is a definite SHTF moment.
There are things that we used to get through these situations that use to be common in Michigan households. Two of the easiest, least expensive, and simplest to use items that will overcome both power and fuel shortages are in this video.
Kerosene lamps were a great improvement over oil lamps that had been around since 70,000 BC. They provide both light and heat.
“First modern kerosene lamps are invented by Ignacy Łukasiewicz, inventor from Poland and Robert Edwin Dietz from USA, at the same time, independent of each other in the year 1853. Their main characteristics were great portability which widened their use and strong light. All kerosene lamps have container for kerosene and a wick or mantle for a light source protected with a glass globe or a tube. There are three kinds of kerosene lamps: lamp with a flat wick, lamp that uses central draught and has tubular wick, and mantle lamp.” www.historyoflamps.com/
Similar to the lamp shown in the video and available at Amazon.
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Lamplight Chamber Oil Lamp
• Household necessity during power outages
• Burns for up to 25 hours
• Holds 12 -ounce of fuel
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“Available at a lower price from other sellers that may not offer free Prime shipping.
• Burn time of 27 hours
• Holds 31 ounces of oil
• Burns kerosene, lamp oil, citronella, and liquid paraffin
• Perfect for camping, emergency lighting or even repelling bugs
• Replacement glass globe from 21st: L00889 and wick: L04
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[@gatorsworld]

Makes me think that we forget to appreciate the fact that the lightbulb and hydro really made our life a lot brighter.....CHEERS

[@OldSneelock]

I wanted to show the contrast. No camera tricks just that candles are dim! 1 candle power = Not Much Light. 😁😎

[@gbltheolechurch5acrehomestead]

Kool! I have over 300 Kerosene Lanterns in my collection….all with a story!

[@OldSneelock]

I have just a few. They are handy.

[@tree_carcass_mangler]

Nice tutorial, taught me a few things. Thumbs up and thanks for posting.

[@OldSneelock]

It is great to share what we know. 😁😎

[@josephg.3370]

Thank you for the demonstration. It's very helpful.

[@OldSneelock]

You are welcome! We get lost in the deluge of gadgets that flood our inboxes every day. Kerosene lamps have been working for centuries. No latest and greatest batteries that cost a ton and last a few hours. 😁😎

[@ScoutCrafter]

Great stuff Dave! Nice comparison. 😃👍

[@OldSneelock]

You did a great vid on lamps for New Years. This time of year it is good to dust them off and get ready for March wind storms. As soon as the thaw hits and the ground gets wet just a little wind knocks down the pines. 😁😎

[@oldtimerlee8820]

Good advice on kerosene lamps and lanterns. Good to have several of each along with a bunch of candles. All are useful and each has their pros & cons. Learning how to trim the wicks and having a few extra wicks on hand may be useful, as well. BTW, The blue one with a handle is called a lantern. The one with the red colored fuel is an oil lamp. A lantern is considered to be portable and is usually used outdoors. The oil lamp is not considered to be portable and is usually used indoors. Thanks for sharing.

[@OldSneelock]

A few others have asked for operating tips. That would make another vid. 😁😎

[@DarkMetaOFFICIAL]

one day i made some d.i.y. wicks. buy they weren't big enough. so i combined them all together and now i call it my John Wick

[@mikecurtis2585]

I have a few of those there nice when the power goes out. Thanks 😀!!

[@OldSneelock]

We only used them twice in the last 10 years. When you need them they are the best for occupied spaces. 😁😎

[@rustyshackelford6834]

The tubes on the side of the dietz lantern also pull air down to the bottom along with the holes that pull air. Another type of lantern that is similar to the dietz is sealed on top.

[@motor1395]

I was waiting to see if you mentioned a hurricane lamp. I think that is what they were called. Slender chimney and very bright light. Thanks for the demonstration. All the best to you and your family. Norm in Arizona

[@OldSneelock]

Different locations give them different names.

[@lewiemcneely9143]

We've got some of those but the kerosene fumes are bad news here. The Aladdin style is better with the mantle that acts as a re-burner and the benefit of a lot more light too Bu also more trouble with the wick and all. Even with lamp oil we can still smell it BUT if push comes to shove I've got 10 or 15 gallons of K-1 in the shed awaiting a good emergency and the small kerosene heater to boot. Folks ought to have a lamp for atmosphere if mothing else. We use candles mostly and keep plenty. So THANKS, Unc! Good ideas floating around. Looks like another snow coming your way. 60+ here today. Out in the shed and gearing up for mower time instead of firewood even though I got the smaller saw ready to go. And it's READY now. Son-in-law will get big eyed this time. So happy evening for yall and GBWYall!

[@OldSneelock]

The scented lantern oil is much nicer. Polishing dies we used lamp oil and smelled of cinnamon and bayberry

[@lewiemcneely9143]

@@OldSneelock Seems like we tried them and still have them but Toots can smell out a drop of petroleum a mile off. If we need them I'm sure she'll back up and say yes. I hate for all my kerosene to go flat!!

[@wesleymcnamer1666]

Wife collects the vintage lanterns. She has several displayed throughout the house

[@OldSneelock]

I have 3 lanterns and the one oil lamp. They are handy during the occasional power outages. 😁😎

[@Plasmacore_V]

You can put the lamp out by just cupping your hand behind and above the chimney and blowing. No need to lower the wick, which lets you keep it adjusted where you like it. Also the paraffin lamp oil is so much nicer than regular kerosene since its more refined (and why it's more expensive) but it beats the smell and headaches from breathing kerosene fumes.

[@OldSneelock]

Great tip!

[@mrmicro22]

Recommend sterno for the car. Very stable with heat and a decent burn time. Appreciate the video.

[@OldSneelock]

I have never used it. Does it need a shield to burn well? I have used the carboard and wax in a tuna can heaters but they tend to put out a big flame without a shield. 😁😎

[@Bret4207]

Dietz lanterns lanterns are great for area lighting in the house and shop. There are several different designs and sizes. I haven't paid more than $14.00 for a new in the box one yet.

[@OldSneelock]

Thanks for the tips!

[@no_peace]

At thrift stores?

[@GrampiesWorkshop]

How's she goin'? Thanks for enlightening us on lanterns!!! Take care!!

[@OldSneelock]

Keeps me occupied and off the streets. 😁😎

[@Everythings_Adjustable]

Can you please give some tips on how to light, run and maintain a lantern, I have a couple of old ones that I've picked up and never lit so some tips would be helpful, Thank you 👍👍 😊

[@OldSneelock]

Yes I can. Oldtimer Lee is interested too. 😁😎

[@Everythings_Adjustable]

@@OldSneelock Great, Thanks 🥃 👍 😊

[@BrianDaleNeeley]

I got a couple of bottles of lamp oil after the last time the power was out. I still had just enough to get the wick wet enough to use. But definitely not enough for two oil lamps if I had to run them for heat as well as light. I also bought a gallon of white gas for my stoves and Coleman lanterns. THOSE probably haven't seen use in decades. The Coleman lanterns at least one decade, and the stoves could be over three... I *REALLY* should see if I can get any of them to light before I actually need to use them...

[@OldSneelock]

It is a good idea to check them. If nothing else mud dauber wasps love to nest in the air manifolds of Coleman lanterns. PS, Watch for spiders too. I had a funnel spider set up housekeeping in some of my lanterns. 🕷

[@patjohnson3100]

Oil lamps are very handy in case of a power outage in rural areas. We have several. Dont know much about the Dietz company, but I have seen the name stamped on the shells of headlights of brass era cars. Are they still around?

[@OldSneelock]

Don't know if they are the same company but I have seen the name elsewhere.

[@mrmicro22]

If you do a follow up, get a new wick and try current diesel in an oil lamp. Then new formulation is supposed to be very close to kerosene. I'm going to try it in the spring.

[@OldSneelock]

I have been using lamp oil to avid the smell. 😁😖😎

[@no_peace]

I read that b99 or b100 works great which I thought was cool, but I would like to read about safety data of any fuel before burning it in a house

[@danielabbey7726]

Both would be useful in searching for an honest man (LOL). Fun fact: my late Grandfather and late Uncle on my Mom's side were both named Robert Dietz! (Robert Oscar and Robert Earl).

[@OldSneelock]

So you have a Dietz collection. 😁

[@danielabbey7726]

@@OldSneelock Only have one of those lamps. Might be third or fourth cousins to the inventor, so don't know.

[@lewiemcneely9143]

10/4 on the honest man. Unc is one but it's a useless case to take one to d.c. Waste of time. That's why they did away with the holiday pageants there. Not a wise man or a virgin in the whole outfit.

[@OldSneelock]

@@danielabbey7726 Cousins or lamps Having one is a sample. Having two makes for a spare. Three is a collection. That's why I don't count my tools. If I were asked I could say, "I really don't know Dear." with a straight face. 😁😎

[@anio6865]

On the blue lantern, does the glass get nice and hot and the top also ? I hope...

[@OldSneelock]

Yes it does. There is a wire bale that lifts the chimney so it can be lit.

[@davidchadwick1626]

Howdy unc . And all my friends of the CCP/USA . Hope you are all well. I’m here in hope I’ve still a job in the great BLO utopia golden elixir plc co.. just about court up on the vids I’ve missed and looking at the jerks in the snow trying to drive I hope Lewie wasn’t spinning to hard his BLO soaked peg leg would have dried up rock solid seeing that 🤠. Them lights old as they are still have a place as the the little heater in your garage has . As I was always told it’s better to have something that you might need than need something you haven’t got . Chow for now god bless

[@lewiemcneely9143]

HI you silly Barnacle Loving scamp! Hope all is well with you, Julie and the kitty. The resident insane acylium is muttering right along and NOBODY can take your place. Don't EVEN worry. There is always a chair to be yanked out from under you. And if there isn't one we'll steal one. GOOD to hear from you and hope all is getting more better as a pal of mine always said. Come see us if you ever get the pontoons on the Chariot and GBWYall!

[@davidchadwick1626]

@@lewiemcneely9143 yes buddy things are still there like only three fingers on each hand work but I’ve sort of got used to it . Had my first of the covid jabs yesterday and Julie was last week so we’ve got 6 to 9 weeks to wait now for the next one then hopefully we might be able to get sort of back to normal not holding my breath but we have to hope . Just after crimbo the hospital put me on some tablets that have found to help nerve damage and they wanted me to try for a month and I’m sort of walking again only slow but it’s really great so now I’m on them full time they aren’t sure it will last but I don’t care for now it’s great 👍

[@lewiemcneely9143]

@@davidchadwick1626 Take what you can get and be thankful for it, one day at a time. WALKING! That is WILD! I'm recovering slowly from fear of drinking too much with taking the coagulation reducer for my afib and getting very badly dehydrated. Now I'm recycling a lot of water and feeling better than I have in months. And my hands are shot and have been. The neighbor says I ought to try again about the neuropathy from the Orange garbage but I don't think there's any use. I may email the guy that'll know. As for the Plandemic we're not holding breaths either. The ball is in their court and is growing and rolling. I say they'll run it right into the ground but that's Bible too. So HI to the rest of the household and you know where I am 99% of the time and the rest I/we're coming back home! GBWYou!

[@davidchadwick1626]

@@lewiemcneely9143 yes mate I know and I thank you your a true friend. GB W hall! To you and yours

[@lewiemcneely9143]

@@davidchadwick1626 LIKEWISE and CHEERS to U 2!!

[@grayman4232]

I walked a half a mile to buy two packs of AA batteries back in the N.Y.C. blackout 2094. I had three candles to my name. Never again I now have eight Dietz lamps and about five gallon of oil. JIC

[@OldSneelock]

Watching TV by candle light. The good old days. I wonder was there a population increase? 😁😎

[@jesseslater728]

Kept flipping your terminology; portable one is the Lantern, and the table top model the lamp.

[@OldSneelock]

Thanks for the. insight.

[@travismoore7849]

Kerosene is about 2 dollars and 35 cents per gallon. A pair of D duracell batteries are about five to six dollars for a pair. So kerosene is cheap. Mineral oil I mix in it at about 20 to 15% to cut the smell a bit. But I was thinking about using a fine mesh spark arrestor for a mantle?

[@OldSneelock]

Interesting idea to put a mantle on the flame. If it heats up to incandescent that would add some lumens to the lamp. Where would you find a spark arrestor like that?

[@travismoore7849]

@@OldSneelock I guess you can buy them off ebay, walmart. you can get 100 to 400 mesh screen. Something fine might work if it is stainless steel?

[@douglasmcfatridge7366]

Are fumes in a stranded car a concern ?

[@OldSneelock]

Yes. You don't want to have a flame in an enclosed area. It will consume the oxygen. I wouldn't have a kerosene lantern burning in an enclosed vehicle. At least open a window to let the smoke out and bring in fresh air. My other concern would be having the lantern away from flammable material. Car interiors are mostly plastic. They burn very rapidly and emit toxic smoke.

[@DarkMetaOFFICIAL]

i kero-seen your face 😂

[@OldSneelock]

That is interesting. Weird, but interesting.

[@devildogsbushcraft7898]

I have a question? I have on occasion with different lantern's had the lantern flame out of control. High flame, and can't be controlled with the wick knob. Any clue what I'm doing wrong?

[@OldSneelock]

Perhaps the wick is too small. Maybe the kerosene is mixed incorrectly with a more flammable fuel? Final guess. The advance mechanism is broken.

[@devildogsbushcraft7898]

Have you ever had this problem?

[@OldSneelock]

No. I was surprised by your question.

[@devildogsbushcraft7898]

@@OldSneelock oh,ok.

[@no_peace]

Did you overfill it? My wick fell in once while I was experimenting with it and I didn't notice. I held a lighter to the lamp and the vapors caught on fire, similar thing happened. The vapors should be lower and cut off somewhat by the wick blocking the throat if that makes sense. So only the fuel on the wick is burning

[@rawbacon]

Déjà vu

[@OldSneelock]

It got published early. I hadn't finished the editing. Long black spots in the middle. Sorry for the confusion. 🙄😏😎

[@lewiemcneely9143]

All over again!

[@sergesmith2863]

CHEAP MY ASS!!! $25.00 + PER GAL!

[@OldSneelock]

Where are you getting your kerosene? That is crazy money. Must be at the Biden station.

[@sergesmith2863]

@@OldSneelock Tractor supply, I have even went on line and looked. I did find it at $10 bucks a gal in bulk at 50 gal or more. and yes Biden is a puke!!

[@OldSneelock]

@@sergesmith2863 The last time I filled the Jerry can it was $4.00 at the Citgo across town. That was a year ago so who knows what it is now. The 5 gallons will last me a long long time.