**Caution: Lanterns consume good air and exhaust bad air, so use only when well ventilated.**
There is a difference in lighting quantity and quality, as the kerosene lantern is quite dim when compared to the two-mantle gas lantern. The light output of a kerosene lantern is comparable to a 40W-60W light bulb.
As a rule of thumb, the typical kerosene lantern burns approximately 1 ounce of fuel per hour. Burning at the rate of 5 hours each day, the following approximate amounts of kerosene would be used:
Kerosene Lantern Fuel Consumption:
- Day 1/2 pint of fuel
- Week 2 quarts of fuel
- Month 2 gallons of fuel
- Year 25 gallons of fuel
Republished with permission from: Making the Best of Basics. Chapter 17: Energy and Fuels Storage. By James Stevens. If this information was of value to you, please visit our sponsor.
1 comment:
Why not learn how to make your own ethanol fuel so you could have the means to make clean renewable fuel.
I found some very interesting videos on using ethanol for all types of heating, cooking and fuel on this website. http://alcoholcanbeagas.com/
There are even a lot of free waste food sources that you could use to make your own ethanol fuel for less than $1/gal.
There's also a prepper group in Middle Tennessee that have already developed a cattail pond to use to make ethanol from. By the way, cattails produce the highest volume of alcohol per acre than any other crop.
I think being able to make your own ethanol fuel could make a big difference in surviving the next petroleum crisis.
Mark in Tennessee
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