Does anyone know anything about this ALG lantern? (Right) I have put it next to a Dietz Little Wizard no.30, which it seems very similar to, but...
Yes, the fit is awful. I find I have to get it as square on to the filler threads as possible then press down hard until I feel a click. Then it...
I think it is the fact that they leave more of your night vision intact because they are not a s blindingly white. ( Rhodopsin is quickly...
Indeed. While I can still admire the power and brightness of a pressure lantern, for atmosphere we find tubular lanterns far easier on the eye.
This was a winter camp in Arctic Finland last year. You will note the generic candle lantern hung in the tree top right. [ATTACH] 2023...
I do go lightweight camping occasionally too, the Steamtent camps are very different to the bushcraft camping I grew up with. The idea rose out...
I have plenty of rope for barriers but experience has taught me that they are not much of a deterrent if there is no one on the pitch. Had things...
Thank you for that information Jörg. That certainly explains the similarities I had observed. I just wish they had not changed the filler...
As you say. Very similar. Same cap thread as the early ( Metal Cap ) Tempest on the left so earlier than the newer plastic capped version on the...
It’s held up so far. got the idea from an American book. Thank you, I was pleased with the result. It was my first experiment with high...
Spent a couple of weeks camping at the Bushmoot with about 90 or so tubular lanterns. Posted the full report on the groups web site here if you...
I am looking at it but it’s a matter of whether I can get someone else to go in with me. Don’t fancy having a stall that I cannot step away from...
Thank you. I have to admit when I heard what it was called I couldn’t resist it really.
A bit of a rescue job on this poor thing. A Veritas “Odin” that has seen better days and was sold for spares. Lots of surface rust so into the...
Thank you, it’s not a new idea but it is useful. Thank you. I kept stumbling across the site while looking for information about tubular...
[ATTACH] Yes that is me John. Nice pair of Vestas there. Steve and myself are founding members of the Steam Tent Co-operative and we very much...
I collect wick fed tubular lanterns rather than pressure lamps but I hope you won’t hold that against me. I put them to ise use in the camps we...
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