On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 10:32 PM, Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@gmail.com>wrote:

> dear this little light of mine
> i love oil lamps ... but they do hiss ...and loudly
> the light is just under 25 watts according to some source i cant recall to
> verify
> ...grew up with oil lamps as regular source of light  when the power went
> out ..
> and one winter when i shut most of the house up to conserve heat .. be less
> lonely and use less of the house
> have not had a need to use coal oil lamps for 20 years ..
> but do use coal oil almost every other week ... T-Gel is 2% coal oil :)
> ... i would imagine coal oil lamps let you have suitable darkness to search
> the skys
> yours
>
> On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 4:18 PM, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >  Hey Roger, you been hanging out around my rig? I started using an oil
> lamp
> > at night in camp, love it.  Provides a nice, warm light for either the
> > stereo or while playing a DVD or 'Surfin the Net' via satellite.....
> >
>
>

  Loren may be talking of a kerosene lantern.  An excellent source of light
and some heat in VW campers.  I used one in my old Hippy splittie as my main
souce of light.  They do provide a nice warm-toned light and are silent. I
like "lamp-oil" rather than kerosene which can be a bit stinky.  Only real
downside it they must be stored upright or they'll leak oil all over.

  Don Hanson