Gear Review: Mini Lantern (DIY)

I was looking for a mini lantern for bushcraft, hiking, trekking and mountaineering. I tried some products but was not really happy with what was available to me. So I decided to build my own one (running on petroleum) and here comes the review.
This mini lantern responds to my needs well and is part of my extended backpack kit:
- small and also easy to operate (even with cold fingers)
- long burn time
- reliable & rugged
- NOT MESSY
It is a small piece of kit that makes outdoor living (especially in bad weather) more comfortable. Let me know what you think.

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[BCkayakcamper]

Very nice - do you sell these?

[SwissGearLabs]

@BCkayakcamper I was asked that a few times and I decided to build a bunch. Please send me a PM if you are interested too.

[beaker126]

Very cool, what did you make the fuel resevoir from? The way the plastic top locks on looks kind of like some medicine bottles over here.

[SwissGearLabs]

@beaker126 yup, it is a laboratory bottle made of aluminium

[TheMultiPyromane]

sehr gute Arbeit!!! Wür ich sofort kaufen ;-)

Gruß

~Felix

[Sprechblase123]

Coole Funzel, das gefällt mir. Wenn Du solche Lampen verkaufst, hätte ich auch Interesse.

[JohnC2009Edin]

very nice



[uddoss]

this looks like good german engineering :) okay swiss is right around the corner :) thank u 4 sharing..i am a big fan of making good working gear with the own hands..

[SwissGearLabs]

@douro20 thanks for the clarification! 

[SwissGearLabs]

@Alloutdoor1 Cool!

The lamp oil i am using is called "Paraffin Oil" in the UK, i think. We call it "Petrol" or "Petroleum" over here (which is not the stuff you drive your car around with).