Shopping for good kerosene lamp/ lantern for in-home use

[Bearman202]

Be careful when you order them. I bought two, they both look like the old railroad lanterns, (which is what I wanted) and when I got them, they were about half the size of a railroad lantern, and put out about half the light. They do NOT produce enough light to read by. (Tried it, it didn't work.) Check into the Aladin type lamps, with the little cloth mesh mantles like most Coleman lanterns use. I don't know how long they last, but they put out a lot more light. I'm keeping the two I bought, because something is better than nothing, but in this case, they would keep me from running into the furniture, but that's about it.

[crossbow]

Dose anyone have anything they can burn in a lamp besides Kero, or Lamp Oil? I was hopeing to find something I could grow on a farm.

you might try corn liquor

[CLT46910]

Corn liquor is alcohol. Not something you want to put in a oil lamp.

[Matt In Oklahoma]

Corn liquor is alcohol. Not something you want to put in a oil lamp.

Noooooooo , I mean thats for er uh medicnal purposes only :)

[Rascal]

Be careful when you order them. I bought two, they both look like the old railroad lanterns, (which is what I wanted) and when I got them, they were about half the size of a railroad lantern, and put out about half the light. They do NOT produce enough light to read by. (Tried it, it didn't work.) Check into the Aladin type lamps, with the little cloth mesh mantles like most Coleman lanterns use. I don't know how long they last, but they put out a lot more light. I'm keeping the two I bought, because something is better than nothing, but in this case, they would keep me from running into the furniture, but that's about it.

I've been looking at their's also. What models did you buy? I also noticed they list the candle power for the lamps, the highest "railroad" type seems to be about 10 CP.

[Bearman202]

It says "Lamplight Farms" on it, and there is no model number. The sticker on the bottom simply says, "Made in China." Now there is a surprise, eh? They were cheap, so I guess you get what you pay for. I wouldn't recommend this thing. Like I said, it would keep you from running into the furniture, but that's about it.