Possibly better to think about opportunity cost rather than the actual cost - You can buy some very nice lanterns for $400USD! So if you already...
I also concur. some of the leading lights (pun intended!) in the pressure lamp world have written about this and a few google searches will...
I bought a Tilley x246 - I had one already but this 'new' one is in better condition (although I'm yet to remove all the grime). Something...
Happy New Year! (And I've already bought my first lantern for this year - so starting well it seems!)
Three things not to discuss at a dinner party: politics, religion and climate change. Or is that two things?
Agreed. And the indoor air pollution from kerosene use mentioned in the article is a serious health problem in a number of countries. Perhaps...
Hi Mathy, It's a valid topic for discussion, esp. considering the existence of the CSS and ccf sites. interesting that Wikipedia has not been...
I also wasn't drawn to coleman at first. However the more I experimented with lamps the more I came to respect them. And now I own a 'number''...
Many of us appreciate the work of those who keep this site up and running. thanks again. Kero-Scene
Hi Cogsworth, That's also what got me started on this hobby, memories of fishing and prawning with my father, with what I learned decades later...
Amazing!
I've sometimes dreamed of a lantern with a electric fuel pump and a fuel injector into a combined vapouriser/burner, an O2 sensor in the hood with...
Sounds like your son was also within a km of my place! I suspected a regular on this site was plundering the local stoves, now someone else is...
Hi Matty - the buyers market comment relates to only the sites I follow (UK ebay isn't one of these, although ebay in general is) and seemed to be...
Personally I'd be very happy with that. That's one of the early ones which many of us prefer, and you got the pre-heater, etc. My semi-informed...
Looks great!
Hmm...is it to use as you build your own house? I own more than one of these in operating condition, however I would still think about a propane...
classic gives more scope to collect than 'antique' does, for example. And most importantly I don't have to wear twead to qualify as a collector...
I've seen these offered occasionally by Aussie ebay sellers, but not for a while. So there are at least a few around.
Hi Tony, There may be gov records if they ever got industry assistance funding. Also, I hear that there are Melbourne phone directories going...
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