@pete sav Oh Pete, that’s grim news indeed. You’ve told me just a fraction of the lamp collecting adventures you and Mick shared as long-time...
Exactly, yes. The catalogue I mentioned carries this collage. [ATTACH] Just visible in the railway crane illustration is a gantry listed in the...
@gkpllantern The propane floodlamp’s brightness is determined by the efficiency of the reflector and the light output of the mantle, which is no...
[ATTACH] … ok, it’s a propane one [ATTACH] One of my Tilley FL6’s may well end up on that hefty steel tripod though, extending to 7 feet....
I equipped the Mini-flood, Handilight and No.1700 floodlamp with regulators, hoses and mantles and they work very well. Here’s the large...
@gkpllantern Thank you for your insights into those PL53 design elements and for your testimonial to Neil. Very well said. John
Sorry for the delay in replying. Yes, a 0.18mm diameter acupuncture needle only just passes through it. [ATTACH]
@pete sav Yes Pete, double weave, tough as a wool hiking sock. Even so, instructions for the Miniflood (available on the Bullfinch website,...
@pete sav Regarding a comparison, Pete, on operating pressures of paraffin and propane lamps alone, paraffin lamps should romp away, you’d think....
Further to THIS post, I’ve made some progress, having acquired a full 6kg Calor propane cylinder and a 1983 Bullfinch catalogue in which their...
@JEFF JOHNSON Very enjoyable Jeff, thanks for posting. I’ve not seen so many Rippingilles cookers in one spot. I own just the one, and it’s very...
Thanks Ian. One for Newark, though I’ll have to be careful where I point it, ‘cos with its unmarked reflector and a hefty output it’s certainly...
@pete sav Just the reassurance I needed Pete, thank you. 6kg is the size I’m after, big enough to give enough duration for occasional and brief...
I recently acquired this … [ATTACH] … and need to get a Calor gas cylinder for it. New outright it’ll cost £80-£100 but a refill on exchange...
I’ve not heard that proposition before and it’s not stated in the patent for the lantern. I’m more inclined to see the too-rapid depressurisation...
Having written this … … and subsequently established on removing the end cap and taking a closer look at the inner tube’s top fixing that I was...
@Camp numao Yes, you’ve understood. The primary failing with the 226 design is that the tank loses pressure far too quickly and that was what...
@Camp numao I don’t expect kerosene to lead to problems with the 226, but I speculate some might worry that the O-ring seals it relies on for the...
@gkpllantern A stupendous restoration and presentation! Very well done.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] I included the query (?) in the title against the lantern’s backpacking credentials because of the likelihood of mantle...
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