emergency candles

[wareagle69]

what kind of candles have any of ya'll used i have lots of tealight candles and a couple of lanterns that are mande for them for a nice way to hang the light in safety kind of nice atmospere but does not throw much light out seems the wax chockes most of the wick so i would not recomend them if you need bright light i don't mind them for throwing a minimal amout of soft light..

always be prepared-prepare all ways

[Canadian-guerilla]

the first thing i look at is price
i went to Canadian Tire and looked in the camping section

Coghlan's Emergency Candles - what a rip

then i went to the dollar store and picked up 10 five inch candles for a buck

[MCBushbaby]

I took an old tealight candle and carved it down so it would fit in a corner of my altoid's tin. Works really well just to get wet tinder burning, ya'know

[Rick]

For home emergencies we have all kinds of candles. She used to get those crappy fruity smelling things. I said, "They gotta go." If they don't smell like diesel exhaust or fresh sawed lumber I don't need to smell them.

For my pack, I carry tea candles. Those little goobers about two inches across and 1/2 inch high.

[nell67]

I have tons of candles,from tea lights on up to the very large scented ones with 3 or 4 wicks in them.I even have pine scented ones that I burn almost daily.

[canid]

they make those scents in an aroma therapy oil rick? i think i know what to get you for christmas.

[Rick]

I've always thought the smelly candle industry was missing half their customer base. They make those candles smell like passion fruit and tooty fruity or guava (whatever that is). The guys would buy it if it smelled like a locker room, used motor oil, diesel exhaust or a boiled egg fa*t. ...... Don't give me that. You'd buy the boiled egg fa*t scent and you know you would. You'd burn it in the bedroom while your better half was taking a bath just to pi** her off and get a good laugh. The whole house would have that candle burning if the guys were coming over for card night.

Guys walking through back door.

"Oh, man. What is that?"
"Candle."
All laugh.
"Is that the new boiled egg fa*t?"
"Yeah, what do you think?"
"Rank, lacks sensitivity, cool. I like it."
all agree in background

[crashdive123]

I have lots of different types of candles. I have a bunch like the coghlin's in your link. I think I got them at Wal Mart - 3 packs for about 2 bucks.

[nell67]

Well Rick,there's a new business venture for you,but I'm guessing its gonna get pretty lonely in the bedroom if you do that often.

[crashdive123]

Egg fa*t candles? Maybe not so much. Bacon scented candles? Now we're talking!

[Rick]

Oooh. Bacon candles. I wrote that one down!!

[JRJ]

I prefer oil lamps at the home.


-JRJ

[Sourdough]

Got about 15 Coleman gas lanterns left from the Guide business. And now they burn regular gas.

[Tony uk]

In the summer i take large Citronella (Sp ?) candels to keep the bugs away, Works nicely and no damm spray is needed

A store called Poundland (Everything sells for £1) has large bags of tealights (The small ones in the little silver holder) and some large ones with are good value.

[dilligaf2u2]

Each of the cars have 120 hour candles in a can. I have either an 85 or 120 hour candle in a can in each room of the house. There are 12 oil lamps and at least a hundred candles laying around the house.

I have a 12 to 20 flashlights in the house.

Light is not a problem when the electricity go's out. As for cooking when the lights go out. The Coleman 502's are ready, willing and able to cover what we need.

[BraggSurvivor]

I've always thought the smelly candle industry was missing half their customer base. They make those candles smell like passion fruit and tooty fruity or guava (whatever that is). The guys would buy it if it smelled like a locker room, used motor oil, diesel exhaust or a boiled egg fa*t. ...... Don't give me that. You'd buy the boiled egg fa*t scent and you know you would. You'd burn it in the bedroom while your better half was taking a bath just to pi** her off and get a good laugh. The whole house would have that candle burning if the guys were coming over for card night.

Guys walking through back door.

"Oh, man. What is that?"
"Candle."
All laugh.
"Is that the new boiled egg fa*t?"
"Yeah, what do you think?"
"Rank, lacks sensitivity, cool. I like it."
all agree in background

They have got it covered here Rick:

http://www.manterns.com/

[Rick]

My idea has been pilfered!!!!!! Now I'm upset. You heard it here first. Why I outta.....Hey, they have cheeseburger. Mmmmm.

[Tony uk]

My idea has been pilfered!!!!!! Now I'm upset. You heard it here first. Why I outta.....Hey, they have cheeseburger. Mmmmm.

*Steals all the cheeseburgers* Muahahahahaaha !!!!!

[crashdive123]

In the summer i take large Citronella (Sp ?) candels to keep the bugs away, Works nicely and no damm spray is needed

A store called Poundland (Everything sells for £1) has large bags of tealights (The small ones in the little silver holder) and some large ones with are good value.

Was in Walmart today. Thought I'd check candles since I read this thread this morning. The little 9 hr candles (regular of citronilla) were $1.98 for a two pack. Smaller tealight candles were about $1.50 for a bag of 50.

[Sarge47]

I have "Pink Lady" candles in with my Emergency Gear. I also have some of those Thick "Emergency candles that Coleman puts out and a candle lantern I got from Wal-Mart along with some of the spare candles for it that are over an inch thick and about 5" long.