Thread: Camp lighting

Originally Posted by B92 8NW

Yes you can. What type of Aladdin? A pressure lantern or mantle wick lantern?

Wick are cheap to replace, I think,and mantle have great light but expensive to replace.
Do you know from where I can get them?

Originally Posted by Chucaro

Wick are cheap to replace, I think,and mantle have great light but expensive to replace.
Do you know from where I can get them?

T W Sands & Co: citysearch

great for colman parts too!!

Hi utemad,
I don't want to influence your decision in any way, but I think it only fair to mention that 4x4 equip do online orders (and very efficiently too).

Best Wishes,
Peter

Originally Posted by Utemad

Just looked up the 4x4 Equip website and they sell the Versalite 12v fluoro for $120.
They also sell 11w fluoro bulbs for $14 but they are not the same as the Nelson ones. They look to be a push in fitting.

They seem to only have a store in Melbourne though.

With kids around, we weren't keen on a fuel lantern so went for 12V. We have two of these 8W single flouros from BCF ($22). They are also available as a twin tube version.



The are sold as a marine light but they were cheaper than camp lights. I just had to fit a cig lighter plug on the end. We use one inside the main camper tent and one one in the annex. For the one inside, I used some good quality adhesive velcro to attach it to one of the hoops of the tent.

We also have a rechargeable Coleman flouro lantern. Lasts for around 4 nights on one charge and it is very bright.

Just picked up an Aldi LED rechargeable work light. No idea how long it will run on a charge but it is a good size, has a strong magnet so would easily sit on a tent ridge pole has 3 light settings. If I am going past I will get a second. Dirt cheap. Will recharge on 240v or 12v.

This looks like a simple interesting project if you've got some spare full sized fluoros around. I'll give it a go if an appropriate fluoro comes my way.
Fluorescent Inverter

I also discovered today my brother has an ARB adventure light and has done for a few years. So I'm going to borrow it to see what its like next time I go camping and then I'll see where that takes me.

Hi,
for years we used gas lanterns, but have recently gone for a Dual Fuel Coleman North Star Lantern.
Gives us light and warmth.
No Kiddie Winks around our camp any more though.
cheers

Dual fuel is no hotter than gas. And it only gets touched once.