Bright Outdoor Candle Lanterns

DIY Submarine Candle Lantern

karateman — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 21:01:16 +0000

An easy to build DIY Submarine Candle Lantern for the ultralight backpacker. This is a water-cooled lantern. The water prevents the plastic bottles from melting, and also magnifies the light. Due credits to mrbilltroop73 and tinny for the designs. I incorporated both designs to come up with something like this.

Homemade Candle Lantern

karateman — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:28:27 +0000

Homemade Candle Lantern Light Here, reflective tinfoil or aluminum foil replaces the mirror. It will keep the light of the flame out of your eyes and direct extra light forward in a more brighter or focused beam. The jar protects the candle flame from the wind blowing it out, and also serves as a holder so you can carry it around. Don’t use a jar any smaller than a 2.5 inch diameter, this way the glass will stay reasonably cool to the touch, and try to keep the candle flame away from the sides of the glass itself. Maby you can put a drop of hot wax in the middle and press the bottom of the tea candle into it. A stainless steel or some metal screen can be used for a cover on top. Try to fasten it if you could so that it does not fall off easy, but is easy to remove to light the wick or to replace the candle. To make it practically rainproof, you can afix some larger metal lid/metal raised above the safety screen/rim area. Maby it can be raised with some wood pieces or metal nails hot-glued onto the sides of the jar. Some people say that bee-wax and like soy wax and other non petroleum (oil) wax is better to burn, especially indoors. But the oil ones are cheap and will serve you well in times of power-outages or camping. Get some before you actually need them, because safety first. This lantern might be considered low technology or “old fashioned” to some older folks, but look how useful a little technology is. In place of aluminum foil, it is possible to use the …

Atlantern – The Troop 73 Ultralight Candle Lantern Project

karateman — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 20:19:26 +0000

A Submarine Candle Lantern for Ultra Light Backpacking using a modular design for easy replaement of parts, and cooled by a water jacket that also magnifies the light. I call it Atlantern.

Solar Hot Water Rebate Environmentally Friendly Solar Garden Lighting

karateman — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 20:19:26 +0000

www.solarhotwaterrebate.net Of the wide variety of outdoor lantern lights that are available the easiest to set up and the most economical are solar garden lights. They come in a wide variety of designs and styles including globe lights, lantern lights, lights designed to be placed along paths and hanging lights. There are also solar lights that are designed to look like butterflies, flowers and other objects and wildlife. As they are wireless, they do not need any complicated installation. They are automatic, and will turn themselves on when the sun goes down. Advantages of Solar Lighting Solar garden lighting does not require any wiring so there are no trailing wires that can be a hazard to family and animals or that necessitate extensive burying underneath the ground. They are incredibly easy to install, just fix the post in the earth, or suspend them from an appropriate post or tree. You can set them to switch on automatically at twilight, and they do not use any electricity so they are really economical to run once purchased.

Ultralight Candle Lantern: The Glo-Toob

karateman — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 20:07:52 +0000

Here’s a UL alternative to a candle lantern. Check out my blog for more specs and info.

Indoor & Outdoor Lighting | Floodlights, Spotlights and Luminaires and Lamps

karateman — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 20:07:52 +0000

“Neweys Online – Indoor and Outdoor Lighting supplies including bathroom, ceiling and external luminaires, flourescent lamps, low energy floodlights, spotlights, halogen lamps from brands such as Newlec. www.neweysonline.co.uk Newlec products shown in the video include: * Opal glass bathroom luminaire globe light * White round Ceiling luminaire * Compact fluorescent lamp twin-turn * Decorative stainless steel outdoor lantern * External residential Die cast lantern * Low energy floodlight with PIR * Outdoor brick light * Surface Spotlight Osram products shown in the video include: * Halogen lamp * Fluorescent lamp”

UCO Candle Lantern

karateman — Mon, 17 May 2010 20:08:29 +0000

This American-made telescoping candle lantern can be used as a table or hanging light to provide 360 degree illumination. A spring-loaded candle cartridge is included. When closed, the entire lantern body is protected by surrounding glass. The new EZ Slide feature allows this globe to slide down for easy candle lighting.

led98

karateman — Mon, 17 May 2010 20:08:29 +0000

The Sentina LED-98 Outback Safety Lamp with built-in power bank and crank generator. The Outback LED Lamp is an outdoor/patio light that is also emergency ready 24 hours per-day. It automatically adjusts by its built-in motion sensor and photo sensor to provide light as needed, when needed most. Fully charged, it will provide up to ten hours of motion sensitive lighting. It will also support a cell phone for up to ten hours of talk time. The Outback also features a powerful built-in 5V NiMH rechargeable battery and charger, as well as a built-in crank generator. More cell phone connection tips, car charger,iPod, PDS,Game connection tips can be purchased from www.datexx.com Comes With Blackberry Power Tip

Outdoor Lantern Snow Cave

karateman — Mon, 17 May 2010 20:07:18 +0000

Wow.