Josh wrote: "Can anyone with more experience state the relative pros and cons of butane vs. candle lanterns? We cannot get propane here, so that type is out. I'm looking for a big lantern, for family camping. REI has a 3-candle Uco Candleliern which looks pretty good..." I just bought myself a lantarn that vaporizes and burns Gasoline. Made by Coleman. It gives the same amount of light as a Butane lantern, but using a kind of fuel you can buy anywhere in the world. It is easy to operate. I used to have a lantarn burning "petroleum" in dutch (is that nafta, or kerosine? Working in the oil business, I should know). This lantarn was great: It took at least five minutes to light it up. You had to pump it well above its maximum pressure, then open up a nozzle that sprayed petroleum with the sound of an airplane trying to take off. After a few minutes you could try to open the valve to the light itself. If you did it too soon, the lantarn could produce a ball of fire that rose two meters in the air. Fantastic! I had to abandon it because I couldn't get spare parts anymore. So I bought that Coleman, mostly because it reminds me of that old lantarn. Otherwise, I'd probably use a flashlight. Still, the Coleman is a lantarn I can recommend. Niels. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Apr 18 2001 - 05:35:25 PDT
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