I love the smell of beeswax candles, but the couple packs of UCO beeswax candle lantern candles I bought last winter are the ones with a drilled out hole for the wick. They burn fine, but every couple hours I have to mess around with the wick because the wick keeps falling over, reducing the light/heat output.
I read the older UCO beeswax candles are poured with the wick in place, insted of drilling a hole for the wick. The poured ones are supposed to burn better, but I have not tried them.
@WisconsinEric I bought my beeswax candles from a cottage industry outfit called "Tweedlebee", out of Tweed Ontario. They make them to fit the UCO candle lantern. Never had a problem with the wicks. On their website they talk about their wicks, and that they are lead-free. So far I have been impressed with their product.
@Wintertrekker Thanks for the "Tweedbee" tip. There prices are $2 less than I can get the UCO beeswax candles for, and I bet they have the better wick as you mentioned. So far they are the only place I have seen making "aftermarket" UCO candles.
@Foxr6 No, not for the size of the winter tent. Its just for light. But I have heard that for little back packing tents, you can capture some heat. But really, without a wood stove, it is your clothing system and sleeping bag system that keeps you warm.
I love the smell of beeswax candles, but the couple packs of UCO beeswax candle lantern candles I bought last winter are the ones with a drilled out hole for the wick. They burn fine, but every couple hours I have to mess around with the wick because the wick keeps falling over, reducing the light/heat output.
I read the older UCO beeswax candles are poured with the wick in place, insted of drilling a hole for the wick. The poured ones are supposed to burn better, but I have not tried them.
WisconsinEric 1 month ago
@WisconsinEric I bought my beeswax candles from a cottage industry outfit called "Tweedlebee", out of Tweed Ontario. They make them to fit the UCO candle lantern. Never had a problem with the wicks. On their website they talk about their wicks, and that they are lead-free. So far I have been impressed with their product.
Wintertrekker 1 month ago
@Wintertrekker Thanks for the "Tweedbee" tip. There prices are $2 less than I can get the UCO beeswax candles for, and I bet they have the better wick as you mentioned. So far they are the only place I have seen making "aftermarket" UCO candles.
Thanks again for the tip.
WisconsinEric 1 month ago
bees wax candles are known for a long, even, hot, and expensive burn.
DreamSeekerOne 2 months ago
I just got one. Does it put out much heat?
Foxr6 7 months ago
@Foxr6 No, not for the size of the winter tent. Its just for light. But I have heard that for little back packing tents, you can capture some heat. But really, without a wood stove, it is your clothing system and sleeping bag system that keeps you warm.
Wintertrekker 6 months ago
I make my own from 1 oz. bars, and and a little eucalyptus oil to keep bugs away.
matt4270 11 months ago
.. beeswax - great smell. Must be great in the hot tent! Tim
steintanz 11 months ago