Beeswax Candle Lantern For the Hot Tent

I tried out beeswax candles for my candle lantern on several winter hot tent camps this winter. I was impressed with the way they burn. They burn clean and bright, and with a pleasant smell. As usual in a hot tent with a wood stove burning, I keep the candle at a low level so that it does not melt in the heat at higher levels. I still need my headlamp, but the yellow glow of the candle counter-acts the hard white light of LED's.

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• winter
• camping
• hot
• tent
• beeswax
• candle
• lantern
• woodstove
• Snowtrekker
• bushcraft
• trekking

[WisconsinEric]

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.

[Wintertrekker]

@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.

[Foxr6]

I just got one. Does it put out much heat?

[Wintertrekker]

@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.

[WisconsinEric]

@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.

[DreamSeekerOne]

bees wax candles are known for a long, even, hot, and expensive burn.

[matt4270]

I make my own from 1 oz. bars, and and a little eucalyptus oil to keep bugs away.

[steintanz]

.. beeswax - great smell. Must be great in the hot tent! Tim