How to Make a 300 Hour Candle! A Simple DIY Guide

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[deborahhustad]

I have several of the chime candles for an emergency but I think this is a great idea. I am going to try it out. Thanks for all of the time and effort you put into your videos. They are a great service to the community.

[therange]

Putting salt around a candle! You learn something new every day!

[bc]

Love this fundamental content that focuses on DIY and self sufficiency. Those old school skills that have been lost with time need to be brushed off.

[secoura]

The Crisco candle is a great idea! I've made several small ones using baby food jars and birthday candles and they last 5-6 hours depending on conditions. My power tends to go out in the summer so the hotter temperatures mean the shortening doesn't stay as hard and it burns faster.

[NickFrom]

Finally a use for crisco that doesn't involve killing your heart.

[MsSlangston]

Made the laundry detergent today.( if you cut to soap into cubes and pulse it in a food processor along with baking soda it works perfectly 1 bar of soap to 1 pound of baking soda at a time) Thank you so much for all that you share. I will definitely make this candle.

[katwilliams]

A tip for putting hot stuff in glass without using hot water.... just in case the water is more of a precious resource: put a metal spoon, knife, or fork into the container and slowly pour in the glass. It won't shatter. I guess the heat transfer into metal before the glass and allows enough time for the glass to acclimate.


Something I thought about. If you're worried about the candle falling over just melt the bottom of it before putting it in and let it harden to the bottom.

[durgan]

I would put a cork or other material coaster under the jar full of hot oil, to keep it from possibly cracking the glass shelf in the fridge. It's cold, the jar is not, might crack from the temp. difference.

[Jarvis]

I also make emergency candles 🕯 by putting 3 tea lights in a clean washed out tuna can. Just a little shaving down required. Then I heat my jar of scrap wax by heating in a pot of water on the stove and fill in the voids around the 3 tea lights. With the 3 flames I got 2 cups of water to 203 degrees in my foldup camp stove but it wouldn't boil.

while you're scrap wax is melted, have a couple rolls of Jute Twine handy that are small enough to fit in the jar and dip them into the hot liquid wax. The twine will wick up the wax and you will have a good multi-purpose cordage you can use for fire starting, and it's disposable in the and very cheap.

[jessiferri]

I think I could use orange oil for the smell and bug repellant and it would not taste bad if I had to use it to cook. Good video, the camping candles look useful.

[BLAM]

You can use used cooking oil and salt. Fill a jar with salt then pour in the oil, then put a cotton ball on the head of the match and push it into the salt and oil mixture and light the cotton ball after it soaks up a little oil. This is something my wife's family used to do in the Philippines when she lived there. When the oil goes down just add more to the salt.

[ohliza]

We have a box preassembled to make these not realizing they are 300 hr candles. Excellent info. Thank you.

[alanrhs]

One of the most practical videos I've seen in a long time

[billthecook]

Chris, I really appreciate your channel. This is what I need. Information and knowledge that will help me prepare for any emergency. Not clickbait, panic peddling or "be scared, buy stuff from me"tactics.

With that said, WTF happened over at Canadian prepper?

[bryancondrey]

An empty 1 quart new metal paint can and lid works as an alternative to glass and is less prone to breakage. If you plan it right you can use the can both as a protective cover and extinguishing cover. This is important for those with long hair leaning over a candle when you try to blow it out.

[KittyMama]

We were lucky to find an entire case of those touch lights at the thrift shop. I put one in every room and every closet, and I bought some rechargeable batteries, along with a solar charger.

[Bluepeacocks]

I made these (used old Oui yogurt jars) but also have tealight wicks to reuse my regular tealights this way. Have crisco stored for the refills

[nannygranny]

I love your DIY videos. I made the laundry detergent and it works great. I did add a 3 lb. Tub of OxiClean. The one for stain and order control. Even takes care of barnyard orders and really clean. Than you

[katzdancing]

Personally, I’m omitting the essential oils for possible bug out detection.
Great idea, thanks so much!

[christopherp.]

If you put a Terra cotta planter over the top and keep the hole at the bottom free to get air to the flame. The planter can act as a radiant heater as well.