Classic paraffin stoves and lamps

[n brown]

oh Jim , you didn't need to tidy up just for me !

 

[maingate]

oh Jim , you didn't need to tidy up just for me !

I'm waiting until I can get a round tuit.

 

[trevskoda]

Blue or pink?

Not opened as yet.

 

[HurricaneSmith]

Our boys' memory is of going to sleep in the frame tent, listening to the hiss of our Tilley Lamp as Yvonne and I played cards or Scrabble.

(I've still got the Primus from our mountain tent days).

 

[guerdeval]

Our boys' memory is of going to sleep in the frame tent, listening to the hiss of our Tilley Lamp as Yvonne and I played cards or Scrabble.

(I've still got the Primus from our mountain tent days).

With your name you must own a ‘hurricane lamp’?

 

[mistericeman]

Our boys' memory is of going to sleep in the frame tent, listening to the hiss of our Tilley Lamp as Yvonne and I played cards or Scrabble.

(I've still got the Primus from our mountain tent days).

Same here though we swapped over to Coleman pressure Petrol lamps and cookers a long while back ...
Much less pfaff lighting wise than the parrafin powered stuff ...
And same lovely hiss

 

[Outdoors Dad]

These are two of the usual stalwarts

Classic Camp Stoves

The online resource for the stove collector & enthusiast

classiccampstoves.com

Classic Pressure Lamps & Heaters

The online resource for the collector & enthusiast

classicpressurelamps.com

Spent a fair amount of time on there with the military side of things ...including British petrol stoves etc and American Coleman petrol cookers .

Yes the first one you mentioned classic stoves and lamps

 

[Nabsim]

I gave away our Coleman petrol stove when we were moving from Buxton. Not sure if it would have still been safe to use or not as hadn't been used for an awful long time

 

[mistericeman]

I gave away our Coleman petrol stove when we were moving from Buxton. Not sure if it would have still been safe to use or not as hadn't been used for an awful long time

They are incredibly simple and safe when used correctly ...

Worst usually happens is carbon build up in the vaporiser assembly from using unleaded rather than colemans ridiculously priced unicorn tears based fluid ....

Gentle annual clean/service and all is good ....

Belting bomb proof heating/cooking/lighting gear .

 

[n brown]

we likedgaslights b est - nice gentle hiss , b it of warmth and a pleasant orangey loght . sadly got through too many fragile mantles.

 

[trevskoda]

we likedgaslights b est - nice gentle hiss , b it of warmth and a pleasant orangey loght . sadly got through too many fragile mantles.

Not forgetting the good sleep due to carbon manoxide.

 

[n brown]

better than the taste of paraffin in thr back of the throat in candle lit vans

 

[n brown]

in Portugal they probably still sell oil lights in a kit comprising a50p sized cork float and a load of wax impregnated wicks about an inch long . you put a wick in the float ,then placed that in a small glass of oil - any oil . whale , rapeseed , car oil, fish oil etc. light the float and it would burn for hours . you could even gt special smelly oils

 

[Nabsim]

in Portugal they probably still sell oil lights in a kit comprising a50p sized cork float and a load of wax impregnated wicks about an inch long . you put a wick in the float ,then placed that in a small glass of oil - any oil . whale , rapeseed , car oil, fish oil etc. light the float and it would burn for hours . you could even gt special smelly oils

Think you already listed the special smelly oils lol

The smell when a candle goes out still gets me now lol

 

[maingate]

Anybody remember the tins of Marvel dried milk powder? Poke a hole in the lid, stick a piece of string through as a wick and fill the tin with Paraffin or similar. Hey presto, your outside toilet cistern did not freeze overnight.

Happy days? .......... I think not.

 

[trevskoda]

Anybody remember the tins of Marvel dried milk powder? Poke a hole in the lid, stick a piece of string through as a wick and fill the tin with Paraffin or similar. Hey presto, your outside toilet cistern did not freeze overnight.

Happy days? .......... I think not.

Outside toilet with a cistern, rich barstewart.

 

[Robmac]

I gave away our Coleman petrol stove when we were moving from Buxton. Not sure if it would have still been safe to use or not as hadn't been used for an awful long time

Mine still worked after about 15 years in the garage Neil, maybe more.

It still had the old petrol in it. I still have it.

 

[trevskoda]

Mine still worked after about 15 years in the garage Neil, maybe more.

It still had the old petrol in it. I still have it.

Watch it dont fall on you as classed as having your head stoved in.

 

[mistericeman]

Mine still worked after about 15 years in the garage Neil, maybe more.

It still had the old petrol in it. I still have it.

Still got 2 x 2 burner suitcases and a big 3 burner suitcase that we used to use at Landrover events with a metal ammo box that we used as an oven .

I'm unlikely to ever use them again BUT just can't bear to get rid lol

 

[mistericeman]