Cooking Oil Candle Attempt

[starlordish]

very nice...great idea

[chippy2758]

So did it smell like fried chicken while burning?

[LowBuckPrepper]

@chippy2758 not that I noticed and I let it burn for several hours

[tblbaby]

That's cool. I don't know if you got the string saturated in oil? On oil lamps they have a thing that turns to catch the string & push it up. Guess you'd have to open it & push up if the string is all ashed up

I love you're not afraid to show it not working, learn a lot from that

just for info purposes Water on an oil fire will steam up & take oil droplets with it & carry flame with that, so water on an oil fire isn't cool, lol, unless you've got a huge amount of water to smash out any flame.

[nchiker1971]

Some fiberglass wicking of the type used by folks to wrap a hiney pot should work. Tinney @ MiniBull designs sells it by the foot

[jimbozjulz]

ill be damned...no more wasted oil...lol

[rampaginghamster]

You can use PTFE or kevlar cord/string, it's more expensive than cotton ones but lasts much much longer

[SuperB776]

Nice...Really like how to vids...TY...b

[colemilla14]

ive seen this used other places, its very cool, a neat little trick someone thought up. great vid!

[Jaygoodpatriot]

One more comment, what about using a regular Oil Lamp with the mix you just used???

[Jaygoodpatriot]

Great vid. I guess the best thing would be to keep a needle nose pliers handy and never let it burn down past a certain point. Yeah, could be a pain, but everything in a survival situation is hard work. I also think stocking up on the same size lamp wicks would be best. But what about a piece of canvas? Canvas curtains, clothing, tarps, etc.. Some are fire retardant, but combine that with oil and it may result in a slow burn. I too will now make one, or have the kids come up with their own.

[SydbarF]

Your dog was warning you to not burn down the house LOL.....I would go with something comparable to a ZIPPO lighter wick...not sure where to get that..but my wife and I are interested..so we will do some research...Let you know...

[vtpaladin]

You can pick up lantern and candle wicks in a roll at craft stores like Ben Franklin, Michael's, Hobby Lobby for a reasonable price.

[BespokeGroupUK]

@vtpaladin and also lamp wicks from hardware shops

[pmarie2003]

8:27 Paracord? I think some of it is synthetic, and it would melt. I think kerosene wicks are made out of fiberglass. Is there a fiberglass string? I need to try this.

[markdufour666]

Hell yeah! I just made one of those today too. I used brown twine, a coat hangar, and olive oil. Works great and the twine burns a lot slower.

[JUSTANOTHERDAY333333]

i never ignore a dog when it barks i always look when i hear a dog barking you never know found a couple coyotes on my front porch that way .... now in the garden but the gf thinks its her great fertilizer

[JUSTANOTHERDAY333333]

can you guy see this? were you expecting a response lol great vid man keep it up

[MobyDave1583]

DOncha know dog language?? Harley is saying Hey LowBuck the zombies just jumped the fence!!

[MrTerry428]

try 3/16 candle wicks they last along time

[trailkeeper]

Mirrors or tinfoil can be used as a good reflector to increase the light intensity in a direction. I wonder if cotton clothesline can be used as a wick. Also you can proabably put that in a larger jar so that you can carry it around when its windy out.

[2turtlesdo]

hi lobuk, i really like the cooking oil candle.. doe it work with fried fish oil to? we fry more fish that chicken. i'm learning a lot! thankm you very much. the best to the best. 2turtles

[FixedByDoc]

cool. i have several actual oil lanterns but nice to know i can use the cooking oil in them. i have one that can be attached to the small gaterade size bottle spouts.

[higoten1993]

the charcoal sticks have a catch you have to have alot of them in the oil... all of these i said are based on my wax light.

[higoten1993]

you could use charcoal sticks, jute twine, or anything natural.

[Nightl3lade]

i believe yours burned up really fast because you put the string in the jar after the oil was already on top, try putting the string in with the water, then add oil

[louisianaprepper]

Recycling at its finest! Mrs. LP LOL my dog is going crazy listening to Harley...

[PrepperAZ]

that is something I did not think of when dumping old oil. Sweet.

[PrepperAZ]

I want a candle made of oil from McDonald's that they used to make French Fries. hehehe

[LowBuckPrepper]

@PrepperAZ believe it or not, the thing is still burning right now

[TheStig000]

@PrepperAZ Some people take that french fry oil and filter it then run it in their Diesel vehicles.