@@fp4man542 yes it's best as a virgin. I have been playing with my 00 primus stove and the plunger had dried out. I put some vaseline and oil on the leather. It's about 40 to 70 years old. Still works fine. I have been using diesel because I don't have any parrafin. Just a keepsake. Nice to know it will work in an emergency
Thank you. I believe that Tornado (a modern steam locomotive) had been originally scheduled for this service, but it needed some major repairs to its boiler.
As Carstairs is undergoing some work, the train was going via Edinburgh - quite a significant diversion. As the journey was scheduled to take 15 hours, it was probably easier to have a diesel hauling them all the way to Fort William, rather than arrange stops for coal and water at multiple locations.
Very nice catch. I must admit I'd have had to be on Carlisle station at 4am to see them, and then no guaratee beforehand what time they'd have appeared. The 5MTs do look good though.
Thank you. They were pretty much on time when they passed through Edinburgh. I wonder if they will take the same route, back down to Carnforth, at the end of October...
@@LeslieGilpinRailways Ah yes, I'd forgotten about the work going on at Carstairs. I had wondered why they were taking such a long route to Fort William. It all makes sense now.
I certainly didn't notice it at the time. The audio interference makes it a bit hard to pick out the sound from the wheels. There is at least one other video, from the same location. I'll take a listen to that one to see if I can pick it up.
The Edinburgh - Glasgow line was electrified a few years ago, so old diesel locomotives are a rare sight these days. I must admit that Locomotive Services Group have done a great job of restoring this set.
Yes, I think that it might be hot enough to cause some damage. There is an unbranded candle lantern (see one of my other videos) which is very similar but has a raised base. It doesn't get hot at all. ru-vid.comju-mFcpIwzs?feature=share
Yes, considering that it was probably designed for summer evenings in the garden, and not for Scottish winters, it did surprisingly well. It certainly outperformed any of my UCO lanterns.
Hello! Enjoyed today's vids. With the Feuerhand, finally a lantern I can say I own instead of hoping to, Feel apart of the big boys club. A great lantern. Thanks
I like the Feuerhand. It's a bit more expensive than the cheap Chinese lanterns, but doesn't leak. I'd like to add a Feuerhand 175 to my collection one day. I've heard the the quality of the modern Dietz lanterns can be a bit variable.
@@fp4man542 I agree. The hole at the top lets a lot of heat out, so if times get really hard you can cook food on top of this lantern. Then watch it perform! Hehe
@@fp4man542 How long did the tealight last in the lantern? I have the traditional UCO lantern, but that micro lantern would be really great to have, especially sice tealights are cheap and you could just refill the cups and add new wicks! I want a few for the bathroom so I can have a bubblebath by lanters! lol
@@TarotLadyLissa The Micro lanterns are quite hard to find now. People seem to ask for a lot of money for them, on the rare occasions when they appear on eBay. Most tea lights seem to last about three to four hours. I've just bought a pack of eight hour tea lights, but haven't used one yet.
It's quite a decent wee lantern for the money. There is also a generic version, which sits on a small base. They can be found on eBay. Shipping is from China, so can take a couple of weeks.
Happy New Year! What a fantastic way to celebrate. Hope it is annual. Could not pull the trigger on the UCO micro for $50 USD for a tea lite candle lantern. On the positive means can spend on a nicer lantern.
And a Happy New Year to you too. Yes, the Loony Dook is an annual event in Scotland, and it seems to be growing in popularity. I don't blame you for being reluctant to spend that sort of money on a Micro. My ones cost about 20 GBP each, that's about 22 USD, I think.
Yes, as far as I know, production ended in about 2018. They are certainly very rare, in the UK. I picked up the one in the video on eBay, but had to wait almost two years for a second one to appear.
Epigas used to be based in England, but production moved to Japan in the late 1980s. They were one of the first companies to use the, screw on, butane canisters that became standard. I hadn't really thought about the lack of hiss, but you are quite right, it is almost silent.
Don't know why, but I get jazzed about lanterns. Good stuff. Here in the US, Coleman was the big brand when I was young. Not the Rolls Royce of gear, but dependable and affordable.
Campingaz was probably the market leader, in the UK, when I was a boy. The big Coleman lanterns weren't a common sight. White Gas wasn't easily available, and was quite expensive over here - and it still is. We usually opted for paraffin (kerosene) when it came to liquid fuelled lanterns and stoves. Best known was the Tilley Lamp, which is still in production.
I have ordered one of these from AliExpress and am looking forward to trying it out. I have a gold coloured version which has been on several camping trips here in the UK and has proved very suitable. I’m hoping the silver version will be a little more stable with the wider base. Regards Broadlander
@@broadlander1398 I would happily choose the silver one, with the base, over the gold version. No need to worry about the heat damaging the surface that the lantern is sitting on. The extra stability is worth having too. I might well order a few more.
They do show up on eBay occasionally, but they are quite rare. After I bought my first one, it took almost 18 months before I was able to find another one. I should make a video of that one too.
