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    Quote Originally Posted by jamesneuen View Post
    The only thing with the aladdin lamps is the mantles. I wish there was a version of those mantels that didn't break. I absolutely hate replacing them on my coleman lamp. Seems like every time I pull it out to use it I have to put new ones on it.

    best you can do about keeping the mantles from breaking is to keep the shake - rattle - vibrate from the entire lantern - have a factory case with extra cushioning or DIY one .... when I was a kid family camping we went from replacing mantles every weekend to all summer long mantles by cushioning the lantern in a 5 gallon bucket ....

    in any case you should be stockpiling mantles - they'll be worth an absolute fortune $$$$$ come SHTF time - think about the hundreds of Coleman lanterns sitting around unprepared & supplyless .... here's a US factory outlet for mantles wholesale: http://www.americanmantle.us/america...-lanterns.aspx

    in regard to kerosene and everything related - read about it from the Guru - Miles Stair - he's a fellow prepper ..... http://www.milesstair.com/

    Miles has a SHTF supply site also - good info included - worth the visit .... http://www.endtimesreport.com/survival_shop.html

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brownwater Riverrat 13 View Post
    Or better yet, fill them all with gas add a ..............OK I'm not supposed to talk about that stuff. Maybe I'll just stick with the wooden holder/base Idea............

    for any of the "flame" type alternative lighting - extra especially if you have kids - I'd hot glue melt the candle holders, lamps ect ect to a bigger base like a kitchen cutting board - maybe glue them down to the bathroom vanity/nitestand/kitchen table for the duration to keep the kids from trying to move them ....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sniper-T View Post
    came across this on that Lehman's site and thought "Hmmmm, that might be worth having a few of"



    first of all:

    http://www.lehmans.com/p-83-adapter-...-oil-lamp.aspx

    add this:

    http://www.lehmans.com/p-306-better-...oil-lamps.aspx

    plop one of these on, and good to go:

    http://www.lehmans.com/p-2113-clear-...ey-3-base.aspx

    Just add kerosene/lamp oil.


    one last response - don't forget the bulk roll lamp wicking - fabulous SHTF stockpiling & barter item - http://www.milesstair.com/flat_lamp_wicks.html

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    Yes, but can you now find me bulk rolls of kevlar lamp wicks? lol

    I had a gas stove once that ran off of a gigantic kevlar wick that I had to change out every year. (michigan so it was run almost nonstop)
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    Quote Originally Posted by jamesneuen View Post
    Yes, but can you now find me bulk rolls of kevlar lamp wicks? lol

    I had a gas stove once that ran off of a gigantic kevlar wick that I had to change out every year. (michigan so it was run almost nonstop)

    not that unusual - some of the kerosene heater circular wicks are kevlar wove - guess those suckers are REALLY $$$$$

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    I got rolls and rolls of regular lamp wick. Up here it also doubles as strapping to hold your snowshoes on.
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    ElevenBravo: "Least we forget, a decent deep cycle/gel cell battery, panel and charger and small inverter... running strings of LED Christmas lights works really well, lower cost investment, etc.."

    Might also use, for point light source, the short LED strips used for car trim. I've seen them complete with their own powerstrip for stepping down from the cig lighter, so I imagine the inverter could be omitted from the circuit. (Keep them things around, though, as they are, $ 4 $, the best electrical investment a prepper ever had).

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