Hello, I have been normally fiddling with classic camp stoves and lurk normally over there, but now, these curious beasts called pressure lamps have certainly caught my eye. (and tried to blind it) Since I started camping this summer I decided that I needed a good lantern to light up my camp site wherever that may be. Having stopped by here a couple times I saw how well received Petromax lanterns were and went for one. Much like stoves, it was all down hill from there. First a Petromax 829 N.O.S. in the box, then a Work Horse which wasnt quite as suave but still ok after some fettling, and now I have caught the Tilly bug. I know they are certainly different from a Coleman or Petromax but they seem very well put together and just need a little TLC to make them sing (or hiss as it were) again. This promises to be an interesting hobby.
Hi an Wellcome Cigarman. In this forum everybody will understand why you got bitten by the lampbug To my oppinion the Petromax is a excellent choice for everyday use. The benefits of the Petromax is just so many. You get smaller and cheaper spareparts for the stuff you have to shift often, ex. the jet, needle and mantle. These 3 Things is also exchangeable with most other lamps in the World of the stormlamp-type and it is even possible to adjust your way out of small differences, while the most petromax'es allows you that. That is not the case with the Tilleys, though they are very very nice lamps. And I wrote that exstra very not to get the Tilley-gang on my neck Lets see a Photo of your fine lamps one day Claus C
Wait till you play with a Bialaddin/Vapalux Just kidding This forum has common ground, we all love lamps and lanterns regardless of nationality Welcome Cigarman Cheers
Vapalux eh? Well I have seen some for sale on the bay...Just got to find one with the sweetest price I can get! Sure there are plenty of surplus ones from the military but they are a bit spendy. Guess I will keep my eyes open.
For a workhorse, I always preferred my Coleman 214 Kerosene (paraffin) lantern. It gave terrific light, and the mantles, accessories and other parts were common to so many others, they were easily obtainable at the local department store. They haven't been made for a few years now, but if you are using kerosene already, and have the time and means to clean one up, they can still be found at the odd tag sale. Hope it helps, Eric
