Has anyone ever tried these? My local Wally World has them on clearance for $7 and I was curious if they are any good. Thanks in advance for any input

I have several of the small UCO lanterns that take tea light candles and love them. The larger lanterns are very nice too and I know plenty of folks that like them.

For my own use I just don't care for the extra size and weight of the larger models for 8 hours of burn time instead of 5.

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They are better than an open flame. Just remember that they get hot and keep them away from anything you don't want to melt or burn. If you are going to hang them use wire instead of string. Heat rises so follow the same rule as with any other lamp and leave plenty of space over them as well as beside them.

Don't expect them to turn the night into day. It is still only one candlepower.

Do either of the optional reflectors helps the heat from rising? Saw some pics on their site of a guy using it in his tent.

I don't think the reflectors reduce heat or protect anything that is above the candle.
UCO claims their handle gives enough clearance above the flame for safety. Their chimney design is supposed to spread the heat out too.
Maybe it does and maybe I am just being overly cautious, but I think having a little bit of soft copper, brass or steel wire to give more space is a good idea, especially since I carry the wire already.

Even with reflectors, I think any candle with a flame needs at least 12" clearance from anything flammable, especially above.

I don't know if I'd go to sleep (or sleep very well) with a live candle in a nylon tent -- too many variables for my comfort. If it was in a big tin can, sand on the bottom, some arrangement to ensure it couldn't touch the tent or my sleeping bag, and very reliable ventilation, then okay. But that's more for a bit of heat (forced convection = moisture movement outwards = sleep dry and warm).

Frankly, when LEDs came out, I lost all interest in candle lanterns.

Oh there would be no sleeping while its lit. I'm all about LED as well. Just wanted some opinions since it seems like a good discount. I was already anxiously awaiting a heavy snow so I can try my hand at making a Quincee in the yard, so should be fun to see how much heat it puts out (I know, don't melt the ceiling and cause a collapse

Just in case I am not the only one who had to google Quincee to figure out what it was. ;-)

i have a few candle lamps and the large UCO is the best i have found.the tea lamp not so much as what you have once it's burning is a aluminum cup full of hot wax with a wick in it.a bad move and it spills out.i would carry a LED light of some sort in a survival kit but the tea lamp is fine for the sort camping where you want to have a few on a table at nite.the big UCO with the push-up candle works great and as you can see in the photo with a shade/reflector it will cast enough light to read by.but these are camp items and in a BOB or real survival kit i would want a LED that was only used when needed.

I should have been more specific in my first post. They are the UCO originals like in CaANOEDOGS pic.

A good point! I love the little lanterns but I typically use them in camp or during power outages. Either way I'm not moving them around much.

They're great for camping and work well even in strong winds. I'd get 2 of 'em at that price. Also, the candles last a long while. They make nice little area lights.

I have a couple and like them a lot. In the winter, one will provide enough heat to remove frozen condensationn in the morning. But as others have said, you want to keep at least 12 inches of clearance between the candle and the top of the tent. I wouldn't advocate burning one all night while you are sleeping.

Also, pack carefully or you end up with broken glass in your pack.

Grabbed 2 UCO originals (only color was red) and also picked up an all black Lansky quick fix while I was out.

Oh and luckily despite what the pictures online show, the sharpener does have a lanyard hole in it

I have been thinking about getting the lantern portion, since I already have a 3-pack of their candles that fit it.

I know a lot of people think heat and tents are taboo, but I run a propane 9000 BTU heater in my tent when I go camping and it's cold outside. It's made to be used in a tent (Mr. Heater Portable Buddy, and I keep it plenty far away from the sides of the tent.

I bought an adapter to hook it to a 20 pound propane tank which sits just outside the tent. It will keep a tent toasty warm in any weather conditions, and run for days even on high.

Cavalry tent? How big is this monster?

Mine? It's a 5 or 6 person I bought at Academy. Nothing fancy, but I bring a lot of stuff with me when camping at the offroad park. I just don't believe in being cold when you have a choice.

I have one in my hurricane crate, been thinking of getting another. They work well, and are, well, as bright as a candle goes . I figure if we are powerless, one in the bathroom, one in the living room should cover the basics. Maybe I should pick up two...that way there one for the bedrom as well.

One thing I have always done, is go to party stores and buy recently past holiday candles for dimes on the dollar. Sure they don't last as long as some candles but I am going off quantity not an extra hour of quality for a couple dollars more per candle.

You provide your own wine bottle for base.

For inside a home thats fine. But if I was going to carry them for lighting less would be more and worth the money for the 9 hours. Although I think I would just get the 5 hour replacement 3 pack from walmart to save on shipping and wait time.

Ahhhh yes. Quite right, my response was not in line with the question. I was speaking of home lightening.

Hmmm, I wonder how may homes actually have candles with wicks now that those candle warmers have come out. I just opened a cupboard with candles in the glass holders and only 1 out of the 11 has a wick.

Cheap from the party supply store would not run into this problem as much though like Comms gets, as they are less likely to be scented and in glass.

Kinda sad that some candles have lost their original purpose...LIGHT

it's 1:30AM and i was just running over this and a few other threads and it struck me that you can't warm you hands or take the chill out of a shelter with a LED,you could hold that bulb under a tin of beans all nite all it would do would be to help you read the label.i was over at the Antique Radio site a bit ago and a guy posted a thread about finding a very old shortwave radio under the floor of a old shack wrapped in a seal skin.he assumed it was part of a survival stash because along with it he found ship biscuits,matches in a bottle and..candles-

The very best technology to provide both heat and light is the cavers' favorite, the carbide lamp, unfortunately becoming obsolete. Designed to be worn on the head, but often carried in the hand to provide welcome warmth, it was a "sure fire" way to ignite your campfire. The hassles of shipping and storing the fuel source, calcium carbide, are forcing carbide lamps into oblivion.

I've had one for over 10 years and keep it in my truck kit. Used it a couple of times at outdoor summer picnics, somehow I've never managed to break it. It does get fairly hot so metal hangers are the way to go. I have two dogs and a really bad cat so no open flames in my house. With the small led lanterns available now that run on recharge AA batts, I doubt that I'd get another.