Brass Lamp for less than $30 I'm in!

[dgreen1991]

I was gonna spend around a 100 for a new lamp. I ended up with a brass version of what I already had. Requirement: 1/2 inch wick minimum for OK light and heat. I looked at several different one's and nixed them because of poor design, small wicks. These lamps are hard to beat. I like the 10 inch compact models, better for the C22. If you mount it you break it. Some have the glass globe that you lift off. It would be broke soon. This design is just better. Push down handle, glass lifts, light lamp and go. No disassembling required. Need to adjust wick? Turn knob. I've had the other one in black for 2 years. Store it between the potty in an open large ziplock. Works for me. Buy the clear ultra pure lamp oil. No odor or soot. I found a large bottle at our local Ace hardware.

 

[Snowman80]

That looks nice, where did you find that?

 

[DannyS]

Be careful with that one, I bought a black one at a local hardware store and it works fine if it doesn't move around much. Where you'll have trouble is if you have it hanging down below and the sea state gets a bit rough and it gets swinging, the fill port does not seal 100% so I had lamp oil dribbling down the sides and onto the floor.
Perhaps yours id of better quality but just an FYI. You may be able to add an O-ring to seal better.

 

[dgreen1991]

Be careful with that one, I bought a black one at a local hardware store and it works fine if it doesn't move around much. Where you'll have trouble is if you have it hanging down below and the sea state gets a bit rough and it gets swinging, the fill port does not seal 100% so I had lamp oil dribbling down the sides and onto the floor.
Perhaps yours id of better quality but just an FYI. You may be able to add an O-ring to seal better.

You are correct on that. It has a fill line which is about 3/4 inches up. This one has an oring on the fill cap. I only use it occasionally. It is made in China and it is made of brass. It seems to be well made however. My other one would leak a little if filled to the top. Try not to overfill. If knocked over it would leak. I would have a bulkhead model on an across the ocean boat. Build your own gimble to set this in and you would have a descent lamp. For a C22, bulkhead mount equals, in the way. This works great in calm condition. I may add a tab on the recessed bottom and use a clip on the bottom to stop swing. The blue carabiner in the background is where I plan to place it in worse condition. I just ran a tiewrap around it and did not cinch it tight and clipped on a carabiner. I will add a short line from the bottom to an eye on the back of the bulkhead. Not added yet. My fishing gear has those tiny clips with a short piece of fishing line between them. I have a flat aluminum tab to hot glue to the center bottom. This is where I will attach the clip to on the lamp. I can remove the clip and the recess on the bottom will enable me to still place it on a flat table. Look at the expensive marine one's. Crappy wick/extremely low light, outside searing hot, no wick adjustment while lit, fragile and overpriced. This is not perfect, but works well and in my opinion, better.

http://www.amazon.com/610-26114-10-Inch-Centennial-Solid-Lantern/dp/B00002N8DL

 

[dgreen1991]

I am primarily a fair weather sailor

You are correct on that. It has a fill line which is about 3/4 inches up. This one has an oring on the fill cap. I only use it occasionally. It is made in China and it is made of brass. It seems to be well made however. My other one would leak a little if filled to the top. Try not to overfill. If knocked over it would leak. I would have a bulkhead model on an across the ocean boat. Build your own gimble to set this in and you would have a descent lamp. For a C22, bulkhead mount equals, in the way. This works great in calm condition. I may add a tab on the recessed bottom and use a clip on the bottom to stop swing. The blue carabiner in the background is where I plan to place it in worse condition. I just ran a tiewrap around it and did not cinch it tight and clipped on a carabiner. I will add a short line from the bottom to an eye on the back of the bulkhead. Not added yet. My fishing gear has those tiny clips with a short piece of fishing line between them. I have a flat aluminum tab to hot glue to the center bottom. This is where I will attach the clip to on the lamp. I can remove the clip and the recess on the bottom will enable me to still place it on a flat table. Look at the expensive marine one's. Crappy wick/extremely low light, outside searing hot, no wick adjustment while lit, fragile and overpriced. This is not perfect, but works well and in my opinion, better.

http://www.amazon.com/610-26114-10-Inch-Centennial-Solid-Lantern/dp/B00002N8DL

I plan most of my trips around fair weather. I also don't use it much. If it is a little chilly out and I want a relaxing light, this fits the bill. It really is a nice lamp. Unfortunately, not made in America. Leakage is possible but minimized with proper handling. I have nice LED lighting and 2amp solar charging, I just like the natural ambiance of a lantern, relaxing. The reflection of the flame on the brass is pleasant. I like this little lamp.

 

[Jackdaw]

Maybe it's just me, but anything that glows, burns or heats on my boat is going to be name brand marine rated gear designed for a particular purpose. Seen too many boat fires. Costs more but often for good reason.

 

[centerline]

I dont mean to rain on your parade, but im with Jackdaw on this.... those lanterns were never meant to be used indoors, they are meant to be used outdoors, and designed so that they can be used in high winds, hence the term "hurricane lantern"....
in the past 30 years with all the knock offs from the good original models, the quality has been lost along with some of the actual features of the lamp that made it what it was in its day...
and sometimes ive seen the thing hung by the ring on the top of the "chimney", which is not meant as an attachment point and is not acceptable for hanging it from.... it shows the person who is attempting to use it knows nothing about the lantern itself, or the safety required while using it.

and even in china they cannot produce a true brass lantern for 30 dollars, but they can produce a brass colored or electroplated lantern for that amount... so if I were to say there is a difference between a brass lantern and a brass colored lantern, it would be an understatement... they are as different from one another as is your signature and a fax copy of your signature... one means everything,... and the other looks similar, it can be produced by anyone and means nothing... although it may get you by in a pinch til it causes you distress because you or someone else used it....

im not suggesting you should have spent 2-300 dollars on a brass lantern/lamp, but there are other better, cheaper, cleaner and safer options available....
BUT it IS your boat, and you can do it how you want to... and thats part of the enjoyment of boat ownership

when we want a low level light such as you get from a lantern, we pull out the UCO candle lantern... its safe, does not leak, is cheap, very small and compact so it stows well, and is meant for indoor use with a minimum of ventilation.
there is no filling or spilling, no soot and they are wind proof... owning two UCO candle lanterns will supply any lighting need that any other non pressurized kerosene/paraffin style lantern will.... and safer than a lot of the liquid fuel ones that are actually being used.

 

[Snowman80]

i mean if your down below and have proper fire response gear one would think its ok. Obviously responsibility is key. I like the look of it for sure

 

[dgreen1991]

To each his own

i mean if your down below and have proper fire response gear one would think its ok. Obviously responsibility is key. I like the look of it for sure

Look at some of those so-called safe marine lanterns. Read some reviews before you judge. Mine will work indoors as well as out. Yes I know it is designed for out door use. Have you ever noticed the breeze that runs through your cabin with the front hatch open? Advantage me. I think outside the box. where did you read you can't use it inside? Have used these for years on my boat, how's that for safety. I'm still here. I also use a Coleman gas stove for cooking for more than 10 years. When I was a kid I never wore a helmet and I'm still here. I've rode a motorcycle since 1983 never injured. You don't have to baby proof it for me. I can use an object and find it's limitations, then use it in those limitations. For indoor use pick the RIGHT fuel. There are always naysayers out there. I have used mine for years with no issues. I researched several lanterns before deciding on this one. Use a candle if you want. I like lanterns. Safety always depends on the user. I also scuba dive, sometimes by myself, within my personal limits. Just saying, has worked and will work for me.

 

[dgreen1991]

Re: To each his own

Must be electroplated aluminum. A magnet won't stick to it.

 

[dgreen1991]

just Shows

Must be electroplated aluminum. A magnet won't stick to it.

Opinions are like A holes and yours stinks! Mine it seems!

 

[Snowman80]

hey hey same team,i like the lamp and was looking for myself to purchase one....lol

 

[centerline]

i mean if your down below and have proper fire response gear one would think its ok. Obviously responsibility is key. I like the look of it for sure

having the proper fire response gear is not a reason or an excuse for choosing an appliance that has a higher than normal risk for use in an area that it was not intended for....

thats like saying, "we know its not right for inside use, but when it catches on fire, we will just put it out and start over".....

some people have a brighter outlook for their option of "second chances", than I plan for...

and, I sincerely want to say... Im glad your happy with the choice you made, cus regrets arent fun....

 

[dgreen1991]

O yea, as to not hanging it with the right handle. If you look at the picture you will notice that it is lower with the shower curtain hook. The flame was low and I monitored the heat by touching the ceiling. I wanted it a little higher than it was at the time. The ceiling did not get hot. That is what I mean by using it safely and thinking OUTSIDE THE BOX. USE YOUR BRAIN when you do things, it can keep you out of trouble.

 

[dgreen1991]

Nay sayers, Send me a link to the BETTER SAFER LANTERN!

 

[centerline]

O yea, as to not hanging it with the right handle. If you look at the picture you will notice that it is lower with the shower curtain hook. The flame was low and I monitored the heat by touching the ceiling. I wanted it a little higher than it was at the time. The ceiling did not get hot. That is what I mean by using it safely and thinking OUTSIDE THE BOX. USE YOUR BRAIN when you do things, it can keep you out of trouble.

argue your choices all you want.... im here and your not moored next to me so I dont care too much how you do it, im only giving my opinion.
if all you wanted was approval by posting what you did, you may have posted on the wrong site. most of us here are heavy into the idea of safety first.... and it was only a opinion, not a request... we should all welcome and accept a comment about safety, even if we privately decide to reject it as total rubbish, and do our own thing...

the D-ring at the top of the chimney is for lifting the spring loaded chimney so you can swing out the globe so you can clean it...
and like I said earlier, some knock off lanterns dont have all the options, so maybe yours doesnt do this....
if it does, then the thing can swing during a wave and pull on the chimney hard enough to unhinge the hot globe.... but yea, it is your choice.

as for "using your brain" as you suggested, I can only comment on all the things you have gotten away with in the past IS to your credit, I will agree, but the law of averages have a way of catching up to all of us.... so be careful

 

[allen-deckard]

looks really good. As a decorative item I really like it.

However I guess I just don't see the real function of it unless your just trying to be nostalgic with it.

I have 2 batteries and a solar panel. I replaced all my lights with led that use virtually zero electric and I don't even have a motor with an alternator and have never even come close to running out of power and that's running a laptop to watch a flick while camping and using the boats stereo for the sound.

Again if your doing it for nostalgic feel or you just don't want anything to do with electricity or something more power to ya but for practical purpose people moved away from oil light what near a hundred years ago give or take? And they did for good reason.

Glad you like it but I'll stick with my reliable, safe, bright, zero cost to run, no black smoke staining the ceiling, led lights.

Good luck to ya.

 

[Snowman80]

http://www.weems-plath.com/products/atlantic-gimbal-lamp-w-smoke-bell/

that one i snice but HOLY CRAP thats some dough..lol..Chip(chipford.com) has that one and it looks fantastic. Some people like newwer tech, sometimes old school is the way for some...depends on ur likes i suppose

 

[Doug4bass]

Nay sayers, Send me a link to the BETTER SAFER LANTERN!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Weems-And-Plath-Yacht-Lamp-700-/291100803248

 

[Jackdaw]

If someone were to ask me what kind of oil lamp I would use in my boat, it would be the Weem & Plath yacht lamp, available in two sizes. If can be hung from a hanger or a 2 axis gimbal shown for security. It is very reliable and reasonably safe. It has no moving parts. The tank is gasketed, and cannot be filled while the lamp is lit.

The downside is that the heat and light output is modest.

It's expensive, but we are talking about open flame on a boat.

EDIT : Doug found an ebay example of the same.