China vs German Oil Lamps! Not even fair

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China Oil Lamp

Feuerhand German Oil Lamp

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[fortetudine]

German proverb: "Buy cheap, buy twice."

[vwejibc]

I'm 75 years old, and we used to milk cows with lanterns like this, they were called Deits

[xtwxtw]

My Feuerhand (= Firehand) lantern here in Germany only cost 20 euros. A replacement glass was 4 euros.
I probably won’t need the replacement glass. It’s made by Schott, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of chemical and optical glass. And it is hardened and extremely temperature resistant.

[kevinburk]

Lehmans deals in high quality goods, they serve the Amish community

[matthoward]

WT Kirkman sells these Feuerhands, Dietz, and their own brand out of California. These are much better quality then any of the other new lanterns available, and as good or better than the old Dietz lanterns. Thicker gauge metal, better glass, and better fit and finish.

[Xynudu]

My cheap Chinese lantern is at least 40 years old and still going well. A little bit of rust on the cadmium coating. Original glass. I used it for many years night time salmon fishing on the beach. One good trick with all these kerosene lanterns is to put a piece of aluminium foil between the glass and the wire cage on one side. This acts as a reflector and doubles the brightness on the side you want to use. They make good hand warmers as well, which a battery light can't do ;) cheers Rob

[korkuiper]

Dont turn it up so high, just a good flame. You get the same amount of light but a better runtime and less soot.

[Chingatchgook]

You are not supposed to run the wick high creating a huge flame. That’s why your lamps are black with soot. Plus the soot will accumulate in the no room and discolour your ceiling and walls over time. You start out with the wick turned down so that it barely has a flame then slowly raise it to the sweet spot where you have the brightest light and no smoke. Dietz is a premier brand as well and they are made in the good ol USA.

[MichaelRobertson-if]

Being a 74 year old Male and having inherited a couple of glass oil lamps from my German Grandmother I had stored them in my garage. Following a rather destructive earthquake and being without power for a few weeks, they became so valuable and useful.

[tipsovr]

LED lights are wonderful but there is just something pleasant about the light given off from an oil lamp.

[MrDiveDave]

Notice the different colour of flame? The German one is more white, while the cheap one is orange. The flame is burning much more efficiently on the German one. I would imagine its engineered to get more oxygen to the flame.

[johnshinn]

Those sides are actually AIR tubes that help supply draft. You have to let these warm up a few minutes before you can turn them up. The extra air makes the flame brighter with no smoke .

[tomballard]

The problem with the $12 lamp is the base will leak or the wheel for the wick won’t work.

[johnnorman]

Dietz is Chinese. The quality is pretty decent. The el cheapo Chinese lanterns don't even make tha grade compared to Dietz made in China. The Feuerhand of Germany is the Mercedes of Lanterns.

[jkirschy]

While lanterns can run on kerosene, you can (and probably should) buy lamp oil (which is usually marketed as some sort of refined paraffin oil) instead if you're going to use them inside (such as during a power outage). Lamp oil burns cleaner (less soot) and produces much less smell than kerosene. Kerosene's smell and fumes might not be a deal-breaker outside, but inside a building the smell of kerosene builds up very quickly.

[Enjoyrving]

$12 for a piece of Chinese junk versus high quality engineering and product mfg for $60. Don’t be afraid to drop your hard earned money on a good product. Stop buying Chinese junk folks! Great video as always.

[larryb]

I live in Ohio and have been to Lehman's Hardware in Kidron. It's run by Amish and sells many things Amish need. There is a whole room of just lanterns and replacement parts.

[mattjanzen]

Technology Connections did a video about Hurricane lamps (these ones). The name refers to the intended function of the shape: they're meant to work in high winds.

TL;DR: the big coloured-metal frame arms on the outside aren't for aesthetics, they're meant to be draft tubes controlling the air inside the lamp. Hard to do that when you have holes in said pipes for the flimsy wire handle ($12 version).

[csr]

I’ve always liked these style of lanterns. Had one growing up. Used it all the time.

[jtc]

Yes! LEHMAN'S is in Ohio and a lot of their stuff is AMERICAN or QUALITY stuff from Germany etc. You buy china and it might be cheap but USUALLY the quality is lacking!