I got my new gas light.

[specta]

It arrived the day before yesterday.



I'm going to mount it right here above the dinette.
I can't wait. :B

[Kayteg1]

So it is nostalgia thing?
Years ago, I had gasoline powered lamp.
It was original cool-miners light, what was cool as it had self-igniter (rare 40 years ago) and flame had double steel mesh around, so any methane presence would be indicated by internal blows, but without igniting gas around.
It was cool as hell, but over the years its practicality diminished and finally it ended in the garbage.
So back to my question. Why not slap couple of LED panels inside the old fixture and have it all without maintenance hassle and without endangering your life?

[specta]

sd1209 wrote:
The older I get the more I like old stuff......I understand your motivation Specta......Turn it up on a cold morning and enjoy.....

Thanks Steve and me too liking the "older stuff". 😉

[specta]

StirCrazy wrote:
I would like it more on the outside but I imaging it would get broke pretty quick. I remember having them when I was young, hope you bought a lot of the filiment bags 😉 we were replacing them pretty often as they get brittle then the bumps break them. they worked a lot better in cabins.

Steve

I got extras and an extra globe.

[sd1209]

The older I get the more I like old stuff......I understand your motivation Specta......Turn it up on a cold morning and enjoy.....

[StirCrazy]

I would like it more on the outside but I imaging it would get broke pretty quick. I remember having them when I was young, hope you bought a lot of the filiment bags 😉 we were replacing them pretty often as they get brittle then the bumps break them. they worked a lot better in cabins.

Steve

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Tvov wrote:

Fresh air should always be allowed into your camper, cabin, or home. Always allow for ventilation!

I always cracked open the closest window to the light open for it to draw air from.

I've heard they are used inside lots of cabins out in the woods.

They don't replace a furnace but they do produce quite a bit of heat.

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rlw999 wrote:

This lamp is rated to burn around 2000 BTU/hour, or around 2 pounds of propane for 24 hours, which is around a half gallon, so a bit more than a dollar's worth of propane to run it for 24 hours.

Interesting, thank you.

I put some LED lights in my newer TT and to me they produce a weird light and I don't care for it.

The single biggest reason I bought this gas light is because of the ambiance that it produces while camping.

They're not for everyone but if you've ever had one then you certainly understand why I wanted one in my TC.

[Tvov]

I think every cabin in the woods in Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine has those gas lights.

My friend's cabin in Vermont has them - on a cold morning (similar to previously posted) you turn on all the gas lights and in just a few minutes the cabin warms up.

Fresh air should always be allowed into your camper, cabin, or home. Always allow for ventilation!

[JRscooby]

jaycocreek wrote:
Those were in almost every camper made years ago...Can't tell you how many of the glass domes I have broke because I forgot to secure them for washbordy roads..lol..Nobody died that I know of from using them for many many years...I wish they were an option as well as the old hand water pump by the sink and the forced air furnace without a blower...

Nice Specta...

I thought blower was involved in the definition of forced air furnace?
One thing that is missing from my brother's TT is the factory installed wood burning stove.

[rlw999]

I was curious how these compare to LED's. I've never seen one of these in use before, I've only seen the coleman propane camping lanterns (and haven't seen one of those in use in years).

I found product page for the lamp that says it's equivalent to a 70W light bulb, in comparison, 12W LED bulb is roughly equivalent to a 75W light bulb. My RV recessed ceiling lights are rated 3W and the main lights are wired so 4 are on at the same time, so I guess this propane light would give around the same amount of illumination.

So it'd take around 1A of battery current to run equivalent LED lighting (i.e. 24 hours = 24 amp-hours of battery drain).

This lamp is rated to burn around 2000 BTU/hour, or around 2 pounds of propane for 24 hours, which is around a half gallon, so a bit more than a dollar's worth of propane to run it for 24 hours.


Not really something I'd be interested in, but it's an interesting product, I didn't know they still sold them.

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time2roll wrote:
Yup I love the nostalgia part. I think I would make it the main light vs just over the dinette.
Something about that warm glow gives a certain comfort in the world.
All good either way. 😉

It will be perfect in the camper.

I should look to see if there's a place for another one over the sink. 😉

I boondock 99% of the time and these gas lights provide an atmosphere more like camping than a light bulb does.

At least for me it does.

[specta]

d3500ram wrote:
Old school cool!

Look forward to the follow-up mounting location pictures and long term feedback.

I'll update the progress for sure.

[specta]

jaycocreek wrote:
Those were in almost every camper made years ago...Can't tell you how many of the glass domes I have broke because I forgot to secure them for washbordy roads..lol..Nobody died that I know of from using them for many many years...I wish they were an option as well as the old hand water pump by the sink and the forced air furnace without a blower...

Nice Specta...

Thanks

I'm looking forward to lighting it up. They are awesome.

Roughly the same light as a 70w bulb.

I bought an extra globe too. LOL

[time2roll]

Yup I love the nostalgia part. I think I would make it the main light vs just over the dinette.
Something about that warm glow gives a certain comfort in the world.
All good either way. 😉

[d3500ram]

Old school cool!

Look forward to the follow-up mounting location pictures and long term feedback.