IN THIS VIDEO I WILL TALK ON WAYS TO LIGHT THE BUSHCRAFT CAMP USING LANTERS AND OTHER MEANS. THANKS FOR WATCHING
OIL LANTERS COMMON CALLED STORM LANTERS HAVE BEEN USED FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS AND AS A WAY TO LIGHT A CAMP ARE PRETTY AWESOM TO LOOK AT. BUT THE HOLD A DANGER YOU NEED TO BE AWARE OF AND THAT DANGER IS BURNING OIL IN CASE OF A LANTERING BEING TURNED OVER BY ACCIDENT. THE GREAT CHICAGO FIRE WAS CAUSE BY JUST SUCH A ACCIDENT . FIRST THE OIL LAMPS ARE NOT SEALED THAT MEANS THE OIL TANK IS REALLY JUST A OPEN POT WITH A TIN HAT ON TOP THAT HOLDS THE WICK. IF THE WICK IS LIT AND THE LANTERN FALLS OVER THE OIL WILL FLOW OUT AND A GOOD CHANCE IT WILL CATCH A FLAME FROM THE LIT WICK JUST ABOVE.
CANDLE LANTERS ARE ALSO A FIRE HAZZARD BUT IN DEFENCE THEY ARE FAR SAFER WHEN UNLIT . THE WAX OF THE CANDLE IS SLOW TO FLOW AND CAUSE A NEW FIRE PLUS OFTEN A CANDLE LANTERN TURNED OVER WILL CASE THE CANDLE TO GO OUT DUE TO THE FLAME NO LONGER BEING VETICAL.