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Erunkiswldernssurvival has done such a great job with oil lamps and stoves I had to try one out. So, after frying up some bacon (MMMmmmmm) I poured the grease into a pint jar. I attached a coffee filter to a second jar and filtered the grease through the coffee filter. Just be careful as the wick and grease are hot. Don't ask how I know that just trust that's it's true.

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Once I had the grease filtered, I poured it into a little bucket to be used as my lamp (ain't it cute?).

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Then I used a fiberglass wick and supported it with a small stick until the grease firmed up.

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And here it is ready for the wick to be trimmed.

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Finally, a flame. I was quite surprised that there was no smell at all. I thought it would smell like bacon but it didn't. Like any other lamp, if the wick is too long it will smoke and too short (which it is here) you won't have much flame. But, since it's grease, it's pretty easy to adjust the wick.

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Hmmmmm bacon....it's one of natures delicious wonders with so many uses.

nice job! i love to use those , you made an exelent choice on your wick. ive grown to trust in them, even on a wet day.

with the lard you can pack them in your bag without fear of an oil mess and its a compact fuel so Ricks candle will burn for many hours.thats white gold in the wilderness and also notice Rick doubled over his wick for an ample flame:perfect

Yeah, well, I try. Thanks. (running back to check why the wick is doubled over). Oh yea. Either that or the danged thing burned me when I pushed it back down. Let's go with "ample flame" though.

some wicks are way too thin, they dont hold a flame very good. a good thick wick(not going overboard) is better, the light is brighter. however you got it in there you did a good job.

if you think about it, the pig really is an amazing animal. you give it an apple, essentially garbage, and it makes bacon. that's magic; or at least the most successful recycling program ever
- jim gaffigan.

Hmmmmm - grease is hot - who would've thunk it. Nice job.

your baby bucket appears to be galvinized,
if so, watch the fumes
they are deadly....

Actually, I think it's tin. I'm told it's one of those buckets that Texas Roadhouse serves desserts in. I don't burn galvinized anything. And thank you for thinking of my health. A tad more than some of the old timers around here would do.

"Go ahead, Rick. You can burn it. Go on."

"Aaaargggghhhh!!!!!!!!"

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA! Oh oh! Lookout! He turn into a Pink Fluffy Bunny!!! Run for you life!!!!"

Great job Rick. Don't forget if you get tired of it as a candle you can melt the grease and spread it on a hamburger for the taste of a bacon burger.LOL

Grease candle.....grease plus flame,gggrrrrr,don't leave that thing unattended Rick,could get ugly.

Nice job, Does it smell like bacon when its burning?

Actually no. There is no smell. I was really surprised but it burns clean.

Finding it hard to believe that doesn't smell like bacon. Have to try it.
Hmm.. Women like lavender and apple-cinnamon candles. I think we, as manly-men need bacon scented candles!!

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Grease candle.....grease plus flame,gggrrrrr,don't leave that thing unattended Rick,could get ugly.

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...or at least don't let it splatter onto a hot burner.

I've always said the candle industry was missing half their audience. If they are interested in appealing to manly men then aromas like "Diesel Exhaust", "Armpit" or "Sweaty Gym Socks" need to be offered.

"Holly cow, Jim, what's that smell?"

"Oh, that? I have a candle burning. It's a new one from Manly Wax called "Road Kill". You like it?"

"That thing smells terrible! Yeah! I do. Where'd you get it?"

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Nice job, Does it smell like bacon when its burning?

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Actually no. There is no smell. I was really surprised but it burns clean.

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I was going to ask the same thing, that could cause an invasion of other campers and backpackers from miles away.:drool:

ive detected the smell of french fries with a few of my oil lamps. but like Rick said they produce very little smoke or soot(trim the wicks) and they dont smell bad, olive oils smell very good when burned in a lamp, there's a lot to appeal to almost anybody with an oil lamp. and its a long burning very compact fuel.

I never filter mine. They do smell like bacon that way