Comments on: Homemade Lamps from Everyday Objects

By: Nine Great Emergency Light Sources Other Than Flashlights « Food Storage and Survival

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:46:37 +0000

[...] 7. Oil lamps. You can use these with lamp oil, cooking oil, or kerosene. Oil lamps can be purchased at camping type stores or online, or if you’re crafty you can make your own. [...]

By: Tactical Intelligence

Tactical Intelligence — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:39:12 +0000

Great comment Richard, thanks. Nice to hear people using these skills in all sorts of scenarios.

By: Richard

Richard — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:53:11 +0000

I am a midi-evil reenactor and have made unfired clay “dishes” with raised edges and a pinched “lip” to lay the wick into. Once dried, you can easily pour in any vegetable oil ( I use olive oil but any will do ) and a length of candle wick.

Light up and depending on how much oil you have in the lamp, good for several hours.

( and also historically accurate, many documented finds of this type of oil lamp in many cultures and many centuries, all the way back to BCE times )

By: Tactical Intelligence

Tactical Intelligence — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:00:52 +0000

Great tip, thanks Lee!

By: Lee

Lee — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 13:06:52 +0000

An alternative to using cotton as the wick is using all the lint from your dryer’s filter. You just roll it around a toothpick. Good for the candle your making. Also speaking of toothpick, I think it would be a better alternative to the Q-tip because some q-tips are made from plastic and you dont wanna burn plastic.

By: TacticalIntelligence

TacticalIntelligence — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:09:01 +0000

Lilly,

Thanks for the great comments and tips!

By: Lilly

Lilly — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:03:55 +0000

You can use bacon grease that has been strained to make sure those small bits are gone. The recipe you use will give you different fats and lye ratios. Too much fat will cause a soap not to set and too much lye will cause it to be flaky, which is fine for laundry. After the soap has had time to go through the ” cooking ” process it won’t have a bacon odor or any real scent unless you add essential oils during the process. I made approx. 100 bars this last year and LOVE home made Lye soap. Good job to those who want to enjoy learning to be self sufficient! And thanks for the info. on the lamps!

By: Tactical Intelligence

Tactical Intelligence — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:08:45 +0000

That’s a perfect use for old oil. Good job Shawn.

By: Shawn

Shawn — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 06:08:39 +0000

I say recycle/reuse. I know we have a lot of used oil from our french fryer. I strained the used oil with chees cloth and used that. Worked great! I am now making an effort to save a few gallons in case the SHTF.

By: Tactical Intelligence

Tactical Intelligence — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:30:39 +0000

Great tip Cliff.