Welcome to the lamp appreciation society. I started getting into them last year after a friend asked me to restore one. I now try and find them at clearance sales, (for you in the US, yard sales or thrift stores). Only advice is to buy the wicks matches and lighters. all the best from the UK,
I have a few LED flashlights and headlamps that I bought about 5 years ago. 2/3rds of the batteries that I bought at the time have died. I'm going to have to replace them but who knows how old those replacements will be when I really need them, and electronics tend to fail when you need them most. Thanks for the reminder to fix that problem.
I remember seeing Chinese knockoff lanterns (hurricane lanterns) at the dollar and 99 cent stores, now you can't find them anywhere. I know you can get them in the camping section but they want an arm & a leg. Besides kerosene oil what are some alternative fuels you can put in them I'm assuming diesel fuel, or canola oil or peanut oil?
Yes but the vegetable oils don't wick as well, so I would choose a particularly thin plant oil. You can also mix something like lamp oil or diesel with plant oil to extend the fuel
