Posted: 7/4/2011 12:23:08 PM EDT
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Anyone know if these lanterns from Academy are any good, and is there a fuel source where you can get the fuel by the Gal.?
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Its decent. Price is about right.
It'll burn normal kerosene or lamp oil with no issue. It appears to be one of the Deitz #30 style and may be even made by them for Academy. link Might not be as bright as some of the bigger ones, but plenty to get you through a few hours of dark. As always, buy two. One is never enough. (and spare wicks) |
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I know that these lanterns are cheap.... But I tell you buy a lantern or lanterns, that is a bit more in price ( $50,00) and you won't be sorry.
Get a lantern that is rechargeable and or runs on D cells. You will be more happy. If you think (and its all a guess) that the SHTF will last less than a few months, Get a kero lamp and many gallons to make your way thru the bad times. I have a battery lantern light and a generator to recharge it. I also have a kero and about 5 gallons of white kero for a backup for light. (This is my plan). You need to have a light backup plan ( for night) and another for backup incase one fails. This is a cheap ( $50) thing that will pay off in spades if needed. If you are here in this fourm then you are a concerned person (for your family)) and want the best for you and your family, get a kero and a battery lantern (IMHO). Its a cheap piece of mind. |
| In a SHTF situation kerosene or any other fuel would be best used for cooking or heating or running a genny, not for lighting. For lighting you can use batteries, which nowadays have a long shelf life. An LED lantern can run for 100 or more hours on 4 D cells. It wouldn't be hard to get 100 hours of battery life to last a month of use. If SHTF outlasts your battery supply you can bet your kerosene supply is gone too. |
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I was thinking something cheap that will work for now. I know the saying pay once cry once, but I'm trying to cover all the basis, or at least as many as I can in a small part now. This way if something was to go and happen now or in the near future, at least we would a few of the main areas covered.
I'm trying to stretch my funds out to cover all the areas as much as possible now, so that later I can add to or make adjustments as needed. ( and still keep the wife somewhat onboard ) I thought at this price, ( if they worked halfway decent ) because we don't have a gen. we would at least have a few lanterns for lighting. As far as fuel for cooking, I have a Metric 100 Ton's of Mesquite for fuel on my place and access to more if need be. I have a couple of bottle propane lanterns and a few extra fuel bottles on hand, just added 4 more today, but I know these wouldn't last long at all, so that's why I was wondering about these lanterns. And thanks for all the input, even if it's advice I can't use now, I save the idea for future use, so it's all appreciated. |
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