Brass Lamp for less than $30 I'm in!
- Thread starter dgreen1991
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The problem is, you assume I am doing something unsafe
That is why I ended my post with show me the lantern you consider safe. Wheems and plath 7 inch lantern is unsafe for 3 reasons: You can't adjust the wick, it gets too hot and try to extinguish it if the wick is too high. Not only that it is useless for real light output. NEXT!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
Also, Qualify how it is unsafe
How many boats were destroyed by fire because of this lamp? Show me. Used improperly the marine approved, if there is such a thing, lamp can be unsafe also. I have used mine for years and I never felt I was on the verge of disaster. I use common sense. Never leave a fire unattended. Don't light it if the boat is rocking like crazy. Again it is NOT primary lighting. I use it in calm conditions when awake and in my view. To say it is unsafe with no proof is in my opinion foolish. The only reason I replied was because of people saying it was unsafe and implying I have just been lucky. Wow, maybe since I'm so lucky for not burning myself up for the last decade maybe I should go out and get a lottery ticket. REALLY! I'm just joking. I will continue to use what I feel is safe on my boat. I am the captain, Ha! Ha! Really I appreciate the comments negative included. I was just trying to get you all to research and find me a safer one! I am waiting for that safer lantern. Wheems and Plath is not it. Read the reviews by owners on Amazon.
I have several of those cheapo style oil lamps that I bought for emergency use after hurricane sandy wiped out my first floor and killed the electric for several weeks. I have have used them since for two blackouts that lasted several hours each.
They work great as far as giving good light and a bit of heat to boot. And they are kinda quaint. But they get very HOT to the touch. They drip when being moved. The glass is thin and easily breakable.
On a large dinner plate sitting on a dresser in a bedroom...great.
On a boat rolling back and forth...hells no.
They are about $8.00 at walmart. $15 for the slightly larger ones.
They work great as far as giving good light and a bit of heat to boot. And they are kinda quaint. But they get very HOT to the touch. They drip when being moved. The glass is thin and easily breakable.
On a large dinner plate sitting on a dresser in a bedroom...great.
On a boat rolling back and forth...hells no.
They are about $8.00 at walmart. $15 for the slightly larger ones.
All Weems and Plath lamps have adjustable wicks, thicker chimneys. You said you just wanted the lantern for ambience.