A look at the Dietz Millennium 2000 cooking lantern

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Useful prep or gimmick? Like most things it's somewhere in the middle. Today we take a look at one of the most unique wick lantern designs on the market and give it a very unscientific test of it's abilities. Also featuring the Feuerhand "Baby Special #276" lantern for comparison. Dietz and Feuerhand are probably the two best names in the wick lantern business at the moment and you can't go wrong with either of them.
Dietz has been around for a long time. Originally they were made in the US and now they're made in China. Normally that means that quality is significantly lessened, but in this case most people agree that the quality is the same as it's always been. the only difference seems to be that the globes were thicker on the old American made lanterns.
They advertise that the cooker/lantern has a light output of 9 candle power... I'm not sure how they came up with that because if you compare it to similar lanterns in it's class with larger wicks (7/8" wicks that should be brighter than this one that has a 5/8" wick) they only have about a 4.4 candle power output. Perhaps it's maximum vs. average output? I don't know, but it does give you just barely enough light to read with, similar to a night light.
Even if the thing isn't the best at "cooking", being more of a "warmer", it's still a great lantern. I suppose the next test would have to be comparing lamp oil to kerosene. In this video I was burning lamp oil, maybe the kerosene would burn hotter? We'll have to see some other time!

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@clusterguard 5 лет назад

Universal & Eternal. I used them with my grandpa for 50 years ago, to fish by night at the rivers. Today, I have three, brand new, which I do't use but just to remember. Best from Greenland.

@-Pol- 5 лет назад

I would never expect this to substitute for a dedicated cooking stove however it makes a fine supplement and effectively conserves fuel by harvesting heat that would otherwise be lost whilst performing its principle function of illumination. A kettle or tin of soup will come to the boil much quicker and use considerably less fuel on a proper stove if it's been pre-heated over this lantern as a secondary/background task - The stove-lantern would be a pointless waste of time and fuel in daylight however.

@jcb0249 6 лет назад

I bought one in 2006, And the most I was able to get was a decent "pot" (I have a 1qt steel cup with lid I use) of coffee. Good review!

@martyharless5097 5 лет назад

I think they would have been better off to make the Millennium cooker from a blizzard or Delight or air pilot with a 7/8 burner instead of the 5/8 burner of the little wizard. Obviously you would get a lot more heat from the larger burner. I made a homemade Lantern using a 7/8 in burner and set up the top of the lantern so I could place a saucepan on top and have a windscreen to allow for more heat transfer to the saucepan and tested to see if it would boil water. It got the water really really hot with tiny bubbles forming inside the saucepan but just not quite enough Heat to make it boil. I'm sure it would be fine to cook some vegetables or with a small frying pan to cook some eggs and sausage or bacon

@Cathytown222 5 лет назад

I never realized the function of the burner tubes you mentioned. That's so interesting, and it makes sense.

@Panbaneesha 2 года назад

Technology Connections has made an interesting video on hurricane lanterns, if you're interested in more detail.

@bcb2585 5 лет назад

It gets plenty hot to brew coffee or tea, cook and egg, or melt snow for a drink. It has its uses; but won't be your main cooking method of cooking all your meals. It's a lantern... a lantern that can do a few more things than produce light. It's a cool product.

@weatherstorms 7 лет назад

You can also put a wire computer guard that is like a mini version of a round cake cooler as a pot or pan grate so you won't have to worry about soot on the pot or pan. A lid from a can will mimic a hot plate. I do have that with a couple of my alcohol stoves because my pot is sensitive to direct flame contact and will have soot with flames.

@williamlane9140 5 лет назад

Hot enough for soup....or ramen noodles!!!

@therealhawkeyeii7888 Год назад

This was very helpful. Thanks.

@MrSIXGUNZ 7 лет назад

thanks for sharing all these great videos brother!!!! always looking forward to the next one !!

@WiggysWilderness 7 лет назад

Thanks for watching! I'm going to take a little time off from hunting so I can get some more videos out. Things are looking good for muzzleloader season, but bow season looks like it might be a bust over here.

@MrSIXGUNZ 7 лет назад

:-( sorry to hear. I hope to site in my bow and give it a try.

@troystallard6895 Год назад

The lanterns in the video are called hurricane lanterns, because they were designed to not e blown out by wind. I tried using olive oil in a small one yesterday, and it didn't wick up the oil as fast as it burned it. After about five minutes, the presoaked wick started charring....

@BluegrassBushcraft 7 лет назад

Very cool. Never seen this one before.

@Rayo_Rob_No.17 5 лет назад

Nice bid, I'm glad you mentioned how to adjust the wick and what setting it should be for a proper burn. I've seen people turn those things up so they smoke like trains and they think that's how they're supposed to operate. It's not a Tiki Torch, it's a wick lantern! LOL Yeah, they're not really ideal for boiling and if you're at any kind of altitude, you'll wait even longer! So, warming up a can of soup or making some hot chocolate is totally fine, maybe warming up some coffee. Wasn't in intended to really cook with. Love tubular lanterns. I collect them, have since the late 80s. :-) Nice that Dietz is still in business.

@SacredDirt 5 лет назад

Fair review. Thanks. Good enough for coffee orntea or soup. Better than a lantern that Doesnt make tea :-)

@alefbet3918 5 лет назад

We had a major power outage in the state during winter, power lines down across entire area, 3 weeks no power freezing temps outside even schools and many stores closed. We cooked over candle after taking a metal shower corner shelf of wire bought years ago. Meat requires 160 f min sure candles darkened bottom of stainless steal pot . Used pillar candles 3" round type cut to fit between shelves. The dietz shown would be best IMO with grid down. I'm curious if olive oil would work .

@mikesmith1550 Год назад

Good video!! Dietz is off my list. I can boil 2 cups of water in 6 minutes with a Sterno type heater from my local discount store @ $1.29+tax. No need to fix what ain't broke!

@fmtelevison 7 лет назад

Fine job as always

@WiggysWilderness 7 лет назад

Thank you! I might do a follow up on this one soon.

@richardkosiba8490 5 лет назад

have to find one of those deets lanterns .love it bud

@christophermaggard9917 5 лет назад

They are making these with 3/4 inch wicks, I wonder if you could visit this again...yet again. Great video!

@HamsterLife_EnglishLearning 7 лет назад

Yes the condensation build up on the glass can break the glass if the flame is too hot before it dries.

@spencerclem95 7 лет назад

Great video like always

@WiggysWilderness 7 лет назад

Thank you, I'm going to do a follow up on this one soon. I'll try kerosene and see if I get any hotter temperatures with that rather than the lamp oil that I was using here. Thanks for watching!

@sackett68 7 лет назад

I have four of the Dietz lanterns and they work pretty well really. I dont know about heating water with them but i know if you have two or three of these going in an average size room it can heat it up fairly well.

@WiggysWilderness 7 лет назад

When I burn these two in my living room it raises the temperature noticeably. Speaking of temperature, I'm going to have to redo this test using kerosene as fuel rather than lamp oil. There's a chance the kerosene will burn hotter. Since I almost always use these indoors, I've always run lamp oil in them because it has less odor and smoke.Thanks for watching!

@MindKontrolleAmerica 2 года назад

Big tub of Crisco in a hobo stove with 3 oil lamp wicks ½". That's the ticket. 🔥

@christophermaggard9917 5 лет назад

I just bought one of these from Lehman's, they were on sale. I plan on upgrading to a 3/4" wick which will provide one more cp . I have boiled the wick to remove any sizing agents and will presoak the wick in kerosene for best performance .

@jeffwang6460 5 лет назад

Heat up a cup of tea, read a few pages. That's the life.

@Raykenn1 6 лет назад

Very interesting. I have never seen one of these.

@sjefhendrickx2257 3 года назад

🥺

@madczechoutdoors1088 3 года назад

Since we had a crippling ice storm back in October I bought one of these for all family members. I figured we could at least heat up soup with it

@sjefhendrickx2257 3 года назад

Yes, ,lets listen to some soup.😅

@mikekendall5932 6 лет назад

I think you were smart to use the Jupiter 2500 with it's 7/8 inch wick. However, what elevation are you at? If you are near sea level I believe the Dietz #90 d-lite is a far better choice as it has also a 7/8 inch wick but a shorter globe. Comparing super cheap Chinese short vs long globe on the top with an IR thermometer (at an elevation of 500ft) I found the short globe to be much hotter. I took my cheap lanterns then sealed all seams in the tubes and tank with grey 2 part marine epoxy then after smoothing and drying painted. This sealed the air leaks to allow it to be used as a true cold blast. I also use butyl rubber (non hardening) tape around the wick feed to ensure even better air sealant. Please let me know your thoughts of using the #90 d-lite for cooking at lower elevations. I believe it would be a huge difference. I also have a 500cp petromax that I made a cooker for. It uses 6 inch aluminum pipe cut to length and turned on a lathe. Pipe is 1/2 inch thick. I have an inverted 6 inch diameter aluminum heatsink round. I can boil a 1.9 liter pot of water in 12-14 minutes to hard boil on it depending on hot or cold start on lantern. I also can take a full size percolator for making coffee on it. The petromax stamped sheet metal cooker is pure junk! Please let me know your thoughts. michael.kendall@ymail.com

@morayjames92 3 года назад

How would you compare the Millennium as a lantern to a Dietz Junior or a Dietz No.30 Little Wizard (both 5/8" burners like the Millennium) so far as light output, is it any brighter burning? I ask as the Millennium has extra vent holes to pressurize the air tubes with fresh air. Thanks.

@darring.9161 6 лет назад

For Boiling Point it needs to reach 212 Fahrenheit/100 Celcius. But I suppose its okay for heating soup or making oatmeal.

@weatherstorms 7 лет назад

This lantern would do well with baking with its simmer cooking. :)

@kelsd0506001 5 лет назад

Lantern videos are tough. If you have normal camera light, you can't see the flame and can barely tell the lantern is lit. If it's too dark, you can't see anything but the flame. Just a shame you can't see the detail on the lanterns themselves. I know the best thing to get that water boiling would be to have a tight fitting lid, but honestly I don't use anything for "cooking" that can't boil water with an open pot... or cup in this case. I guess that's why not many companies have made cooking lanterns. It's not a new idea, Coleman tried it too. Still neat though!

@AryDontSurf 5 лет назад

Man, people are snarky. Cool gadget brother.

@sjefhendrickx2257 3 года назад

Thats not a gadet!

@leodanryan966 5 лет назад

It might work if you just close the lid and wait. I did enjoy the video in any case.

@redsorgum 7 лет назад

I think it's better suited for general purpose cooking, eggs, hot dogs, pancakes, and so on.

@DonCarlos590 2 года назад

dont worry at 190 or even 120 you could cook a nice chunk of beef in about 45 minutes. i made a little cooker out of my charcoal starter. works pretty good.

@jimorsheryl Год назад

145 Degrees F is hot enough for a can of soup or cup of tea. 165 Degrees F is considered the safe holding temperature of foods to be considered food 'safe'. You would only need to reach the boil if you were trying to sterilize water from a questionable source. If you are using that lantern for light using it to warm something up seems to make sense. You will definitely want to blow on your soup if it hits 165 Degrees F.

@rubybriard6371 6 лет назад

could this be used as a sort of heat to help heat a small room (with ventilation) in a power outtage, after taking the top off but not putting a pot on top ?

@WiggysWilderness 6 лет назад

Even with the top on they give off a fair amount of BTUs for their size, I would guess somewhere equal to about 10 candles or so. It would take several of them to make a noticeable difference in the room temperature. It would probably at least keep a small room above freezing, depending on how much insulation you have and how cold it is outside.

@mandolinman2006 5 лет назад

I remember watching a video of someone using candles and terra cotta pots for heat a while back. Not sure if it'll work, though I think you might try something like that.

@thepurdychannel8866 6 лет назад

I have never heard of the one on the right i never knew you could have a lamp and a stove i usualy thought the only kerosene stoves are the ones that you pump up e.g coleman stoves

@glocktalk227 6 лет назад

Is it suited for cooking tri tip and steak?

@project5783 3 года назад

This is good

@badbob8394 5 лет назад

Grill top will it do grill cheese? Yuck smoky sandwich?

@guessguess2641 6 лет назад

Jak wleje 50ml nafty do lampy to ile czasu bedzie się palić ?

@WiggysWilderness 6 лет назад

Around 3.5 hours. I tested it with 2 ounces of kerosene and it burned for almost 4 hours.

@graywolf3456 Год назад

🐺 Brother I know this video is six years old but I was wondering where did you get the cooking lantern at and what is the price on them ? I didn't know these type of lantern exists untill I came across your video . Good video brother I'm looking forward to watching more of your videos. 🇺🇲🦅

@WiggysWilderness Год назад

Looks like the price has gone up, it's $70 on Amazon now

@Friedrich-Wilhelm-1980 5 лет назад

so not really cooking but more coffee/canned soup heating

@WiggysWilderness 5 лет назад

Right, it would do well enough with a small amount of soup. Really, the cookware these things come with only hold a single cup of liquid, so not much to begin with. I hear they're making them with a larger wick now, so that'll do a much better job of heating than this model.

@Friedrich-Wilhelm-1980 5 лет назад

@@WiggysWilderness that's probably cool I mean it's hot enough for a cup of coffee and it's hot enough to heat a can of Campbell's Soup can't really ask much more of it it's already giving you your light that you bought it for the Heaton up some food is just a bonus

@hereismyusername007 4 года назад

Thanks for the video. 👍

@Camrographer 4 года назад

I wonder if I could do that with a coleman lantern.

@RS4393 2 года назад

190°F is more than sufficient to rehydrate freeze dried foods or heating soup.

@12kabubi 6 лет назад

To boil water with the least amount of heat, you need to have a tightly fitting lid on the pot. You ruined the test by having a thermometer under the pot lid. When the water reaches a rollling boil, you will know, you will hear it.

@rc412scaler 5 лет назад

I had the same thoughts. However, if you would have finished the video (or continued to pay attention after assuming this dude is a moron), you would know that he addresses that toward the end of the video.

@YukonManYukonman 7 лет назад

I didn't think you could use that inside. What kind of fuel would you use to use that inside?

@WiggysWilderness 7 лет назад

You can use them inside with ventilation. Traditionally cold blast lanterns (like this one) were used outside and hot blast lanterns were used indoors because they had more complete combustion, but with the fuels they have out these days you can use either one indoors with ventilation. Lamp oil is the preferred fuel for indoor use, although the Amish in these parts use regular kerosene. Many people say the kerosene has an offensive odor, but if you've grown up around it, you probably won't notice it.

@YukonManYukonman 7 лет назад

Wiggy's Wilderness Well Thanks for that. So regular lamp oil can burn inside with out making people sick? Thanks man.

@WiggysWilderness 7 лет назад

As long as you have some fresh air in your home you should be just fine as long as no one in the house has a sensitivity to the fuel. It used to be common for families to have a couple kerosene or oil lamps in every house in case of power outages. They even sold colored lamp oil so it would look nice while sitting on the shelf (in fact I think you can still buy that stuff). Tubular lanterns like these are probably safer than having the old oil lamps since they rely on a draft to keep going. If they tip over, the draft created by the tubes gets unbalanced and the flame is normally extinguished.

@YukonManYukonman 7 лет назад

Wiggy's Wilderness That seems to be a good looking lantern. Do you think it's well built?

@WiggysWilderness 7 лет назад

They aren't as good as they used to be when they were made in the USA, they're made in China now. But they're still one of the best as compared to the other wick lanterns on the market.

@Airel17 4 года назад

If that lid was all the way sealed I’d bet it would boil you would be able to hear it. Awesome lantern

@WiggysWilderness 4 года назад

I ran it last night with the lid on it. After an hour it still was just under 212 degrees. It only boils if you turn the flame height up higher than you usually would for your lantern. As a lantern, it's great, but as a heater it's a gimmick. It's still cool, but there's a lot better ways to heat a single cup of water that don't take forever.

@WeAreNotAlone69 6 лет назад

Appreciate the vid, but was hoping to see in DETAIL closeups of the Dietz 2000 as I was wanting to convert a regular Dietz. Can't see much detail as you have light BEHIND the items being filmed. #1 Rule of filming... Don't have light-source coming from BEHIND subject, it causes vid to be TOO dark.

@Formulabruce 5 лет назад

I put a whole can of Dinty Moore Beef stew on top. Flip the can over at 15 min. Eat the stew at 30 min, its very hot .

@bestforlastchar 6 лет назад

Anyone who cooks know that if you add a dash of salt, your water will boil faster number 1. Number 2 the lid must be on tight until you get the bubbles. I would love for you to do another one with better lighting, and the lid tightly on for at least 15-20 minutes. Then, when the lid starts to rattle, at THAT point you can use the thermometer to see if it has reached boil temp.

@Yourmomma568 3 года назад

the slight difference in temps could be due to altitude. but i doubt you live 1500m above sea level.

@savage_beast_sp4768 7 лет назад

When does hunting season open up for you? I'm waiting on some hunting videos lol

@WiggysWilderness 7 лет назад

It's been open since the last week of September, that's why I haven't posted anything lately, lol. I've been spending all my free time in the woods with my crossbow trying to get a hunting video made, but so far the deer haven't cooperated. It's been the worst start to any bow season that I can remember. The deer completely changed their pattern after opening day and stopped using both of the areas where my trail cameras were. The main problem is that right after the season opened, people started running dogs and driving ATVs and tractors through those spots. So, right now I'm taking a break from hunting, at least one day a week or so, that way I can put out some more videos.

@savage_beast_sp4768 7 лет назад

Wiggy's Wilderness hmm i see lol i passed up a few small doe that got 10 yards away. Going back out tonight!

@kc3259 7 лет назад

I purchased a millennium from www.hilltopsurvival.com and we love it , the power was out for 2 days last week and we had light and a way to heat food in the same unit.

@WiggysWilderness 7 лет назад

These lanterns are super handy, I'll probably get another one at some point. I'm glad you got some use out of yours although I'm sure the two days without power wasn't great!

@rickharms1 7 лет назад

Kim C a

@scrap1874 7 лет назад

that's sweet I want one lol

@WiggysWilderness 7 лет назад

They're pretty neat, I might get another wick lantern soon. They have crazy long burn times.

@thepurdychannel8866 6 лет назад

I got the one on the left

@airborneshodan 2 года назад

A watched pot never boils.

@sjefhendrickx2257 3 года назад

I own one an i CAN boil water in aprox 15 min! Yes BOIL 100’ c. Keep the lit on and a high flame, no smoke.

@YukonManYukonman 7 лет назад

Your vid is really dark. I can't hardly see what you are doing.

@Thewizzardof9 6 лет назад

Good thing you are at sea level where water boils at 212

@WiggysWilderness 6 лет назад

Not exactly at sea level, but close. The corrected boiling temperature at our elevation is 211.4 degrees.

@Thewizzardof9 6 лет назад

I am at 5000 feet, I liked your presentation, Thank You

@seniletravel7171 5 лет назад

Would love to see your review under real SHTF circumstances. Bet you'd be more forgiving and more appreciative of such an awesome product.

@WiggysWilderness 5 лет назад

I never said I didn't like the lantern, but it's ability to be a heat source is dubious at best. In a SHTF scenario, I wouldn't waste a limited resource like kerosene or lamp oil on something that struggles to heat a single cup of water. It's neat, and I'm glad I have one, but it's a gimmick.