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.