Nurseandy wrote: ↑Wed Dec 01, 2021 9:23 pm
Thanks all for the positive responses.
UCO candle lanterns are (in my opinion) excellent. I've three single ones and the triple candle lantern. I go camping every week year round and always take at least one with me. The candles are expensive ~£6 for three but they do burn for the nine hours as advertised and are pretty windproof (in the lantern obviously). Incredibly I've never broken the glass yet!
Famous last words on the glass front
I've 2 of their tea light versions the collapsible one seems very well made
diamond lil wrote: ↑Thu Dec 02, 2021 8:55 amNurseandy or anybody else - where do you get the 9 hour tealights for the lanterns?
Lil, Uco are 3.5” candles and are pretty expensive at around £2 a candle. I have some molds that I’m going to use one day to make some!
Cheapest tea lights I’ve seen are on eBay at £7.99 per 100 with free postage.
I just buy them off amazon, as mentioned pretty expensive but do last.
With regards to making them at home *allegedly* there's a magic ingredient in them to make sure they don't stick as the spring pushes them up as they burn. I suspect its a lie though. However, I do know the beeswax ones are rubbish.
Nurseandy wrote: ↑Thu Dec 02, 2021 7:42 pm
I just buy them off amazon, as mentioned pretty expensive but do last.
With regards to making them at home *allegedly* there's a magic ingredient in them to make sure they don't stick as the spring pushes them up as they burn. I suspect its a lie though. However, I do know the beeswax ones are rubbish.
Has the power stayed on Andy?
Is there anything your going to stock up on more / upgrade
I'm glad I've got this beast sat gathering dust on the shelf.
If your roughing it, Your doing it wrong
Lack of planning on your part doesn't make it an emergency on mine
Yes, powers stayed on thanks. Im actually away camping now (with a UCO lantern )
I'll be getting more headtorches and in the fullness of time swapping out battery torches USB torches for ease of recharging.
Interestingly, I had been pondering buying an msk multifuel stove but have gone off that idea now as using a petroleum stove indoors is not wise and the weather was so bad cooking outside wasn't feasible. I'll be sticking with the trangias.
Some uht milk would be good too but we probably wouldn't use it in everyday life so there's a risk of it going off.