I found a place on-line that sells keosene lamps. Apparently the "Aladdin" line is the big name in the keosene lamp business. THis place carries quite a variety of them. I picked the aluminum-base model that cost $70.

http://www.olesmoky.com/p_lamps.htm

-- Mark (y2k@guy.org), August 10, 1998

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See also:

http://www2.viaweb.com/gardeners/hurricanelantern.html

for the 10" black and gold Dietz lamp I ordered for my kitchen, $14.95 (colour photo). This is Gardener's Supply site, innovative and useful garden items, have been ordering from them about 8-10 years, reliable, reasonable, summer sale on right now.

-- Aitch (jimp7@mindspring.com), August 11, 1998.

You can get a catalog full of non-electric just-about-everything at Lehmans.com site K S ( This is a pretty neat catalog!)

-- Karen Shirer (kgshire@aol.com), August 11, 1998.

Aladdin lamps are different because they light with a mantle, not a wick. They produce a lot more light, purportedly. We ordered the "Watchman" from Walton feeds, but we haven't received it yet.

It definitely pays to shop around though. A "watchman" from Walton's was about $48, and I've seen it in Cumberland General Store for $60-something, and Lehman's for $50-something. If you search on Aladdin Lamps with your search engine, you'll see many sources.

Also, there are a number of sites that sell solar lamps. We have purchased a couple of these, one especially for our 10 year old who still likes a night light. It's kept on the windowsill for charging all day, and burns all night. Safer than something with a flame!

-- Debbie (lavoierd@gisco.net), August 11, 1998.

The Alladin lamps have a few features that are useful. First, with good clean fuel they put out NO odor or soot. Second, they DO put out a huge amount of heat.

It's true they cost a bit, but not much considering what you get for the money. It is also true the mantles are a pain and you have to be careful how you handle them, AND the chimneys will break if bumped so you must have extra of THEM as well!. All of these problems are shared by other liquid fuel lanterns in various ways.

For the money, the Alladin lamp is a great bargain for what you get. I can easily forsee having two of them heating most of our first floor this coming Winter. One in the kitchen and one in the living room.

I chose the aluminum table lamp. Why that over glass? I have three boys. Any other questions?

We also have our bases covered with other lighting and heating methods. Backup upon backup. But the Alladin is what I haul out and light up while guests are in the house.

I plan on buying one more , as well as a half dozen mantles and chimneys.

For sturdiness and rough handling, a standard wick kerosene lantern is the answer. For cheapness and lots of light, a propane mantle lantern is the way to go. For ease of fuel supply and cheapness of fuel with lots of light the coleman multifuel mantle lanterns are tough and dependable. For clean bright light and lots of heat inside the home the Alladin mantle lantern is it.

It takes a mantle to get a bright light, but mantles are delicate once used. Buy MANY spares. Handfuls of them.

-- Art Welling (artw@lancnews.infi.net), August 11, 1998.

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