UCO Original Candle Lantern

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The candle burns slowly and efficiently as it sits in a spring loaded tube that gently pushes the candle upwards as it burns. I felt that it did take the chill off the inside of the tent a little, but in all honestly the warmth that was felt was probably more psychological than physical. Keep collections to yourself or inspire other shoppers! Keep in mind that anyone can view public collections - they may also appear in recommendations and other places. UCO makes many private label versions of our Candle Lantern including REI, L.L.Bean, E.M.S. among others. You can identify the UCO Candle Lantern by its unique spring loaded candle tube and housing. UCO’s name appears on the base of all Candle Lanterns made by UCO. ARE CANDLE LANTERNS SAFE? The UCO candle lantern is designed to be safe for use inside tents, offering a warm glowing light, reducing damp/condensation and acting as an insect repellent too (when using citronella candles). The UCO candle lantern was used by us for 2 nights and we didn’t experience any safety problems with it. Clearly you have to act appropriately around it and not bash into it, but from our perspective it was safe. The lantern hangs on a metal chain so that it is away from the ceiling of the tent and there wasn’t any hot liquid wax pouring out of the bottom, it was all rather uneventful (despite my initial concerns).

I am considering to make a couple leather bags, one to wrap only the lantern for overnighters, and one to bring the lantern plus one set of three refills for outings lasting a few days. The UCO candle lantern also claims that it will reduce damp and condensation in your tent. I can’t really comment on this as I haven’t used it for long enough yet. I have experienced condensation inside a tent, even ice but the temperatures we experienced in Scotland did not cause us any condensation problems. I don’t want to get into an argument about whether you feel it is safe or not to use one of these candle lanterns inside a tent, I just want to report our experience and findings when using it. The small lantern is very compact. It looks great, very vintage. The window to see the level left on the candle is well thought out. The glass is a bit difficult to slide to light the lantern. I wonder if this will smooth out over time.The candles are said to last for 9 hours, we can vouch for this as we did sleep one night with it still lit (not recommended) and when we awoke early the next morning it was still burning. I was a bit dubious as having a flame inside the tent was not something I would have ever considered doing before. But having got my hands on one and doing a bit of research online, I thought we would give it a try. A bit weird at first coming from a safety perspective, but it didn’t take long to become comfortable around it and more confident that nothing dangerous was likely to occur. In terms of lighting, it provides a relaxing ambient lighting, however you will need to plan to have other light sources if you work on a project by night.

I’m looking forward to using the UCO candle lantern in the tent again as soon as I can. I’m actually quite looking forward to using it wild camping over the winter months during those early long dark evenings, I’m sure it will make us feel really cosy, warm and maybe even damp free. Excess or spilled wax can be removed from the lantern by chipping or scraping it off with a blunt object. This is easier if you first place the part with the wax on it in a freezer for 10-20 minutes until the wax becomes brittle. You can also remove wax by heating until just hot enough to cause melting and blotting with absorbent material.