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Alan de Enfield Veteran II

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I believe that any appliance that uses / contains a 'portable' gas csrtridge is very much frowned upon.

When you change a cartridge there is a 'Psssst' of gas which will settle in the bottom of your boat, this will build up over time until one day it goes BOOOOOM

 

Lamps & Lanterns can get knocked over

 

All sorts of issues.

 

Use 'lectricity, 1000's of boaters cannot be wrong.

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MtB Veteran II

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Hey all just need some advice.........

 

Which type lantern would you go for Multi fuel or a gas one?

 

Ive been looking at Coleman and Campingaz.

 

Cheers

 

 

 

Never heard of a multifuel lantern. Got a link to one?

 

Campinggaz appliances are Bad News. Get a Tilley lamp, they are wonderful!

 

MtB

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P.S. I have several, the only drawback is the paraffin seems to be about ten quid for two litres. Anyone know where to buy paraffin at a sensible price these days??


 

Hmmm ...... I dunno about that - there must be quite a few who have got cassette bogs.......rolleyes.gif

 

I agree. Lectricity is for people with no soul....

 

Gas lamps, oil lamps and Tilley lamps ROOL ok!

 

 

MtB

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mark99 Veteran II

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Tilleys? nah get a Bialadin or Vapolux parafin lamp.

 

Look here

 

http://www.classicpressurelamps.com/forum/showforum.php?fid/6/

 

Mike - try B+Q they do a parafin for greenhouse heaters - it seemed cheaper than you say and seems to burn clean.

 

My 1940's Bialadin.

 

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Never heard of a multifuel lantern. Got a link to one?

 

Campinggaz appliances are Bad News. Get a Tilley lamp, they are wonderful!

 

MtB

Sorry my fault it was duel fuel. (unleaded-coleman multifuel)

I will have a look at Tilley Lamps :D

 

Cheers

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Sorry my fault it was duel fuel. (unleaded-coleman multifuel)

I will have a look at Tilley Lamps biggrin.png

 

Cheers

 

Having googled "unleaded-coleman multifuel" I think we need to sort out if we are talking cooking appliances or contraptions for the purposes of illumination....

 

MtB

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Having googled "unleaded-coleman multifuel" I think we need to sort out if we are talking cooking appliances or contraptions for the purposes of illumination....

 

MtB

Like one of these

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0016GDA5E/ref=s9_simh_gw_p200_d0_i4?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=0GNY2VPW6YTF3F3CFW9B&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=455344027&pf_rd_i=468294

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Alan de Enfield Veteran II

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Or - Army Surplus shops such as this one :

 

http://www.anchorsupplies.com/camping-equipment/http-www-anchorsupplies-com-camping-equipment-torches-html/vapalux-lamp-unissued-1.html

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Wheres the best place to find these Tilley Lamps?

 

Cheers

How many would you like?

 

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Dual fuel lanterns mostly use petrol or coleman fuel - the characteristics of which are similar to errr... petrol. So if you're concerned about the safety aspects of storing the fuel Tilley or Bialaddin is better. But, as others have said, electricity is much safer in use.

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