The warm ambience lighting from hurricane lanterns is the best.

@remb9614

3 жыл бұрын

We use them in the evenings on the coffee table or on the deck. Those little candle lanterns are really neat too

Theyre really technical pieces of equipment. I remember buying a bunch from a gentleman in outback autstralia and when they arrived half og them didnt work. They had desert dust all over them and when i inspected the airtubes i found they had wasp nests in them some time ago blocking the airtubes, and once that were cleared they were amazing to watch burn.....

I concur! Really like the shape of the #8 and the power and quality of the T.W. Kirkman #2. I’m going out purchase both of these. Thanks for sharing!

Mine is a Meva 864 built in Czech Republic and looks like the blue one. Great lantern 🤙

Had no idea the stems were actually air flow tubes. Thank you

Great job, I love those lanterns. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Amazing! I have two very old and very beautiful usa built airpilots, never knew about this venturi effect.

I am just so happy I have a pre-China model 80 Dietz.

That’s a lot of words to remember! Even harder to say! 😊👍👍 LOL!!!

Nice, enjoyed the cold blast facts :)

great info///// thankyou///// never knew all the ways the lamp worked great video thanks

Thanks, very good information. Take care.

A big lantern like a Dietz #80 can take the chill out of your tent on a fall or spring night. Just make sure to give it some air. :)

Cool. Love American made products should have added a link. 😄

The light is quite white. Awesome.

both of these lanterns use 7/8" wicks, which one burns brighter? The WTK No.262 burner is claimed to be a better burner with a brass wick tube. Do you find very much difference in overall brightness when compared to the standard Dietz No. 262 burner?

Good review. Should have had a link though.

I want one like this

I wanted a kirkman lantern but they are completely out of stock and have been since supply chain issues. Btw, they are currently made made in China. According to their website they are working on building it in the US again. Fingers crossed.

I so love kerosenen lampen. I saw one in a dream when I was 12 and then made my dad buy me one the same day. I collect them since.

How much heat do you get from them? Do you think they'd have any warming effect on an enclosed 3 season porch?

I have the smaller versions of both of these. Mine are both dietz. The quality of dietz has gone down but it’s so simple it would definitely last a lifetime. It’s just small things like welds and seams that don’t line up. I’d be willing to buy a better version with thicker glass although I do like the name brand. Where do you buy the firefly oil?

Muy bueno

Have you seen the prices on these lamps now OMG there 4 X higher now I can't even fine the glass ones like i got ~ i made a wooden lamp holder for them on the walls THERE NICE LOOKING AND THEY WORK TO 1 thing i like is the alterative oils and fuels > Paraffin and Mineral oil is the highest. I use #2 diesel fuels and cooking oils ect.

What fuel are you using

The WT Kirkman are better made for sure. They may be used on the same tooling but the material especially the globe is so much better. I hope they bring back the bigger version of the champion

I have a Dietz 80 and a Dietz 2500. Great lanterns. I burn #2 diesel in mine.

That Kirkman on the right was made in China in the Dietz factory. It's a Dietz #80 Blizzard. Kirkman is not outright lying but they are deceiving people that these lanterns are made in the US.

@dickwendell7642

2 жыл бұрын

Kirkman says the lantern is made in China, the reflector is made in the US

@w.t.kirkmanlanternssaleste3971

2 жыл бұрын

Please let me know when or where we have ever stated the Champion is American Made. We do state it is produced on American Tooling, which it is. The Blizzard lantern has never stopped production since 1899 and the tooling used to produce the Champion is the non-streamlined tooling from America that was taken to Hong Kong in 1956.

@kevinstruke1031

2 жыл бұрын

@@w.t.kirkmanlanternssaleste3971 I didn't say you stated it lawyer...I said you implied it. There is a big difference there. And yes it is a Dietz #80 and thank-you for acknowledging that. I can buy a better lantern than the Kirkman Blizzard #80 copy for a lot less.

@kevinstruke1031

2 жыл бұрын

My Blizzard #80 says Dietz on it and is double-dipped in forest green with brass wire and cost $32.50 CAD delivered.

@w.t.kirkmanlanternssaleste3971

2 жыл бұрын

@@kevinstruke1031 The Previous generation Champion (we have not tooled up to produce the next generation yet) was produced on the same tooling as the Blizzard. The Champion is the exact same lantern as the Blizzard, with 3 major changes, Galvanized construction through out (All raw steel on the Dietz which is then painted, only on the outside,) The Champion burner has a brass wick tube which heats the oil that is about to burn to create a cleaner and brighter flame (Dietz Lantern has an all steel burner,) and the Globe on the Champion is far heavier than a modern Dietz Globe. Our Globes for the Champion weight between 8 and 16 ozs.

I would like the link for the kosher firefly oil

@edwardweiss7145

2 жыл бұрын

Firefly Kosher Clean Fuel Lamp Oil - Smokeless/Virtually Odorless - Longer Burning - 1 Gallon www.amazon.com/dp/B00M5F9VU8/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_i_G66EAQ098SRNW1BSEXP5?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 Hope that helps ❤

Tune in later for more W.D. Kirkman commercials.

W.T. KIRKMAN LOL

What fuel do you use in them? Would it be bad if one used olive oil in them? The kerosene seems to soot way to much and it smells like I'm going to get cancer breathing the fumes. I have a deitz lantern.

@LawlissLanterns

3 жыл бұрын

Use Medallion Lantern fuel, Olive oil will clog the wick and doesn't flow quickly enough. ANY burning oil can/will release 'chemicals' that might not be the best.

@jungleno.

3 жыл бұрын

There’s a brand of lamp oil named “Florasense” sold in Walmart for use indoors or outdoors. It’s made for hurricane lamps and burns odorless. You may see something labeled “ultra pure paraffin lamp oil”(sold in Hobby Lobby and elsewhere ) but paraffin oil is made for lamps with flat wicks of 1/2” or less and small round wicks. It’s basically liquid candle wax and only burns half as bright as kerosene.

@silentseawolf

3 жыл бұрын

I spend many hours looking into this years ago. These lamps were built to run on kerosene. anything else is iffy, smoke, clog wicks, ect. The more pure the kerosene, and a trim wick, less odor. Lamplight Medallion Lamp Oil is common enough and is pure kerosene. anything that says paraffin is going to eventually clog your wick and is not kerosene. 2 cheap"ish" kerosene, K-1 kerosene for heaters. BBQ lighting fluid for charcoal briquettes is also kerosene that is highly refined. Farm grade kerosene or dyed kerosene will stink or clog your wick cause its cheaper.

@richardelliott9511

2 жыл бұрын

Olive oil will not work. If your lantern is smokey and smelly you aren't adjusting things propperly. If you have used a low grade fuel you should replace the wick before upgrading the fuel. Those high end fuels are way too expensive. I only use 1K kerosene and have no smoke, except for a few seconds after extinguishing, and almost zero smells.

@jerradgindle

2 жыл бұрын

@@richardelliott9511 thank you!!

Theyre charging 4-5 times the price for that american lantern lol

I see you are a "Dietz Nut" too. I know one from this other channel, he likes talking about toasters and stuff. xD

Actually China could make any grade of goods do you want based on the price demand😅.. Fuerhand storm lantern still the best for me

@American-Plague

4 ай бұрын

Great! Can you please direct me where I can buy a GOOD, SOLID 7/8" flat wick? As opposed to a FLATTENED HOLLOW TUBE of an excuse for a wick that only burns at half of the brightness of what I should be able to and CAN get with a good wick?

Those Are nothing like the originals! The real Antique American lanterns are not only superior. But are historically cool🇺🇸

Kirkman Is Also Made In China....With Maybe A Few USA Components At Best...

Not sure I follow you as Hong Kong has been part of China since 1997. They are inferior to the vintage ‘made in the USA’ Dietz lanterns. I have the vintage ones and Hong Kong ones. The biggest failure point on the Hong Kongs are the tank seams. Highly recommend anyone purchasing them apply a good tank sealer before adding fuel. And don’t be shy from using diesel fuel or least having that as an emergency reliable fuel supply.

W.T. Kirkman, not W.D. Kirkman...you used a "D" early on the video. Currently their house brand is also made in China. I really like the Air Pilot, Blizzard, and the Dietz Original #76 Galvanized is truly an outstanding smaller lantern. Citronella oil indoors is a very unpleasant experience. My preferred fuel is good old undyed Kerosene.

Walmart has them 8 dollars

Looking at Kirkman's own site, they seem to have moved production back to China

@w.t.kirkmanlanternssaleste3971

2 жыл бұрын

Production of Dietz lanterns has primarily been out of the US since 1956. Hong Kong at first then later mainland china.

Good story but says made in China on amazon. So I am a little confused.

@edwardweiss7145

3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately the new ones are. 😕 The old Air Pilots are the way to go (without the hologram sticker on it)

@yourboringfriend

3 жыл бұрын

I saw the same thing on the Kirkman web sight. Very disappointing especially with a reputation of being American made.

fuel tip, paraffin based oils will clog your wick eventually. your looking for highly refined kerosene, pure and white. Lamplight Medallion Lamp Oil, K-1 heater fuel, Charcoal briquette lighter fluid are all very suitable kerosene products, whatever you can find at a cheaper price. Steer clear of dyed kerosene or "farm" grade kerosene that has that yellow tinge. Dyed clogs wicks and farm kero stinks.

@morayjames92

3 жыл бұрын

I would have thought that charcoal lighter fluid was actually Naphtha fuel and far too volatile to run in a wick lantern. I took a look at some various brands of BBQ starter fluid they all only said that they were petroleum distillates on the container. Can you suggest some starter fluids by brand name which you have used and that were suitable (thanks). Baby oil is scented mineral oil which will work well in wick lamps I prefer mineral the light variety. Drug stores usually sell both light weight and heavy weight mineral oil, this is what most lamp oils are, Mineral oil is food grade (baby oil is not so not as highly refined/pure). The desired goal is a fuel with a flash point temperature of 150 degrees F that is what wick lamps are actually designed for. A lower flash point temperature is a more volatile fuel which is less stable and more explosive and burns with more intensity and is more dangerous to store. 1K kerosene is very pure and clean burning with very little to no scent at all this should have a flash point of 150 degrees or very close to that.