New hobby/addiction

[ErnieG]

Anyone know what type of fuel this thing uses? Same as a lantern I'm assuming but not sure. I believe it's a very old type of road flare out of an 18 wheeler. Not 100% on that though.

I'm fairly certain you can burn citronella in those ..it's nice outside evenings to keep the bugs away .
Ernie

 

[FergusonTO35]

Anyone know what type of fuel this thing uses? Same as a lantern I'm assuming but not sure. I believe it's a very old type of road flare out of an 18 wheeler. Not 100% on that though.

That is a small smudge pot. They were used to produce a thick soot that attaches to fruit trees to protect from frost, and also used as road flares. Citronella would be a good choice, but you can burn just about any type of fuel oil in it. I think a mixture of diesel and used motor oil is what was used for smudge.

 

[Yukon Stihl]

Yesterday my GF and I were in the big city and scored a brown lantern for free from a pawn shop.
Today my GF comes home with these.
Two brown ones in two days.
Can’t remember when I saw a brown one last.

 

[ErnieG]

Yesterday my GF and I were in the big city and scored a brown lantern for free from a pawn shop.
Today my GF comes home with these.
Two brown ones in two days.
Can’t remember when I saw a brown one last. View attachment 460933

Those easi-lites are great lanterns !
Old Coleman parts sells the o-ring rebuild kits for those lanterns just fyi

Ernie