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★★★ Reader Feedback: Best in the series. Rare and stellar information. - John Decatur ● Alcohol Mantle Lamps is Book 8 of our Non-Electric Lighting Series. Unfortunately, when we get to "alcohol lamps," the term conjures up a vision of a lab-type lamp with a small wick and almost invisible flame. Alcohol MANTLE lamps, the subject of this book, are a different animal altogether. Lanterns that use mantles produce light on par with electric light bulbs. ● In France, Tito-Landi (brand) alcohol-burning mantle lamps (producing 100+ watts-worth of light) were produced from before World War One until the 1970's. There was nothing comparable in the USA. We lived in the shadow of Standard Oil and General Motors. ● As a lamp fuel, alcohol has some advantages over petroleum-based fuels. ● For one thing, alcohol does not degrade in storage. For another, alcohol produces less carbon monoxide than ANY petroleum-based fuel making it a better choice for indoor use. Third, in an emergency situation, alcohol (as lamp fuel) can supply a solution that most people are not aware even exists. You can pick up some 91% rubbing alcohol while others are searching for propane cylinders. (Although you do need the appropriate lantern. You cannot just dump alcohol in your Coleman and burn it.) ● Lastly, alcohol is perhaps the ultimate survival fuel. In Europe, World War Two saw many restrictions on petroleum products. So farmers made what was essentially high-proof moonshine and burned it in their lanterns. Primus (a Swedish brand of lantern similar to Coleman) even introduced a lineup of alcohol-burning models. ● Unfortunately, Primus alcohol-burning lanterns are expensive collectibles today. On the upside, this book shows how to convert three relatively common gas-burning mantle lanterns to alcohol. ● This is hard info to come by in the USA. I was in contact with several European collectors while writing this book. It's info that, at the very least, you should have tucked away for future reference. Are you interested in prepping? This is prepping. ● Alcohol Mantle Lamps contains 11,000 words, 85 B&W illustrations, and is 87 pages long. It's available in Kindle eBook format as well as paper. ● This is an 8-book series. The quickest way to see the other titles is [1] to click on the Follow the Author link elsewhere on this page. Or [2] if you're not in Amazon as you read this, copy-and-paste "the non-electric lighting series" (including the quote marks) into the Google search bar.

★★★ Reader Feedback: I learned more about kerosene pressure lanterns in 30 minutes with this book than anyone ever told me and more than I'd learned in hours of watching YouTube . . . I highly recommend this book and the other books in the series. - totallyfrozen ● Kerosene Pressure Lanterns is Book 6 of our Non-Electric Lighting Series. Lanterns that use mantles produce light on par with electric lights. And KEROSENE mantle lanterns have an advantage over Coleman-fuel lamps in that kerosene is more generic, more widely available. ● The book has four main sections - (1) It describes six different Coleman models, old and new, made specifically for kerosene. Collector items (expensive) and orphans (no spare parts) are ignored. The emphasis is on practical, day-to-day lighting. (2) It gives the specifics on converting nine different Coleman gas lanterns to kerosene (what generator to use, etc.). (3) It explains Petromax lanterns, a pre-World War II German design. Today, world-wide, there are actually more Petromax lanterns (and Petromax clones) in existence than Coleman. (4) And it explains Aladdin lamps, kerosene lamps that use a mantle but are not pressurized. Aladdins are over a hundred years old and a new model was recently introduced - the first new model in 50 years! ● Kerosene Pressure Lanterns contains 25,000 words, 168 B7W illustrations, and is 155 pages long. It's available in Kindle eBook format as well as paper. ● AND - oh yes! - this book identifies eleven different lantern models that, given the right generator-mantle combo, will operate on diesel fuel. That alone is worth the price of admission! ● If you picture yourself being forced to live off-grid for an extended period of time, then THIS is the book you need. You don't have to cook supper or fix the car or deliver a baby by the light of a candle. You can have light equivalent to a 50 or 100 or 200 or 300-watt electric bulb. Pressurized kerosene lanterns come from another day and age but are known, established, reliable technology. This book is not artsy-fartsy. It's nitty-gritty. ★★★ Reader Feedback: I have owned several kerosene mantle lamps over the last 40 years . . . if you are interested [in kerosene mantle lamps], then I don't know of a better source of information. - PLM ● This is an 8-book series. The quickest way to see the other titles is [1] to click on the Follow the Author link elsewhere on this page. Or [2] if you're not in Amazon as you read this, copy-and-paste "the non-electric lighting series" (include the quote marks) into the Google search bar.

★★★ Reader Feedback: Outstanding article! One of the BEST, I've ever read or seen on any preparedness website. Well Done! (and thank you!!) - TPS ● Propane for Preppers is Book 7 of our Non-Electric Lighting Series. Much of the material in Book 7 came from a 5-part series of articles in the blog Backdoor Survival. Hence the reader's above-quoted mention of "article." ● Lanterns that use mantles produce light on par with electric light bulbs. And PROPANE mantle lanterns have advantages over liquid-fueled lanterns. ● For one thing, propane does not degrade in storage. You can store it for fifty years. It's still the same stuff. Hook it up and it works. What other petroleum-based fuel can you say that about? ● And propane is convenient compared to liquid fuels. No messy spills. No stinky rags. Certainly that's worth something. ● This book covers safety (from crystal meth to carbon monoxide); step-by-step refilling of one-pounders from 20-pound BBQ tanks (with the emphasis on SAFETY); long-term storage of one-pounders; and many real-life comments & words of advice from readers who saw the original article series. ● Propane for Preppers contains 23,000 words, 45 B&W illustrations, and is 116 pages long. It's available in Kindle eBook format as well as paper. ● This is an 8-book series. The quickest way to see the other titles is [1] to click on the Follow the Author link elsewhere on this page. Or [2] if you're not in Amazon as you read this, copy-and-paste "the non-electric lighting series" (including the quote marks) into the Google search bar.

★★★ Reader Feedback: Yabadabadoo! Read it from cover to cover upon receipt. Great info, perspective, and writing style. - Brian Swift ● Coleman Gas Lanterns is Book 5 of our Non-Electric Lighting Series. At this point, we've gone through candles and olive oil lamps and kerosene wick-type lamps and we've arrived at Book 5 - Coleman Gas Lanterns. Translation: It's time to hop off the porch and hitch up your big-boy pants. ★★★ Reader Feedback: If you collect or use semi-vintage Coleman lanterns you want this book. So much of the information was new to me even after 40 years of using them. The information on fuels other than Coleman-brand naphtha (white gas) is worth many times the price. - Reasonable Rascal ● Coleman Gas Lanterns contains 11,500 words, 67 B&W illustrations, and is 70 pages long. It's available in Kindle eBook format as well as paper. ★★★ Reader Feedback: A very good, informative book . . . I'm glad I bought it. - Todd Benson ● Pressure lanterns, though not as convenient as throwing a wall switch, will produce light on par with electric. ● Do you know the difference between Coleman Quick-Lite and Coleman Instant-Lite? You probably should if you're into prepping. It's nice to speak the language. It's nice to go to a flea market and know what you're looking at. ● Do the newer Coleman Dual Fuel lanterns really burn automobile gas like the ads say? This book has some first-hand test results. Plus recommendations about what to buy and what to avoid. ● And this book has an excellent section on carbon monoxide. YouTube has both good info and bad on carbon monoxide. But do you know which is which? Wouldn't it be nice to REALLY understand it? Well, the opportunity is at hand. ★★★ Reader Feedback: Best book I've read on gasoline pressure lanterns . . . I think you'll be pleasantly surprised by all the good information in it. - totallyfrozen ★★★ Reader Feedback: Great . . . Gave as gift and they loved it. - Amazon Customer ● This is an 8-book series. The quickest way to see the other titles is [1] to click on the Follow the Author link elsewhere on this page. Or [2] if you're not in Amazon as you read this, copy-and-paste "the non-electric lighting series" (include the quote marks) into the Google search bar.

★★★ Reader Feedback: Absolutely a MUST-READ for anyone using non-electric lighting . . . I have a college degree in fire protection and worked for years in the petroleum industry . . . I still learned things from this book . . . I can testify that he's correct in the information he shares . . . Enough talk. Just GET THIS BOOK! - totallyfrozen ● Lamp Fuels is Book 3 of The Non-Electric Lighting Series. As soon as we graduate from candles and olive oil to kerosene, the door opens onto the crazy world of bad Internet information about lamp and lantern fuels. We really need to understand this stuff. And that's the purpose of Book 3. ● From the FOREWORD to Book 3: >"I want to assure the reader that the information presented in this book is accurate. The topics, written from a lamp-fuel and lantern-fuel point of view, have been simplified but with full confidence I can state that what is presented is correct. "Please don't burn your house down. Please don't place your family at risk. Please take the time to read these few pages. Please, please, please. READ THE BOOK." - Ester S. Adkisson ★★★ Reader Feedback: A must-have for your library. - shadow ★★★ Reader Feedback: Finally I know what kerosene and mineral spirits are . . . I am so pleased to actually get real honest answers . . . Mr. Brown thank you. - rock hound grandma ● Lamp Fuels contains 12,000 words, 23 B&W illustrations, and is 70 pages long. ● This is an 8-book series. The quickest way to see the other titles is [1] to click on the Follow the Author link elsewhere on this page. Or [2] if you're not in Amazon as you read this, copy-and-paste "the non-electric lighting series" (including the quote marks) into the Google search bar.

★★★ Reader Feedback: Five Stars. Everything I expected and more! - NE ● Kerosene Lamps is Book 4 of our Non-Electric Lighting Series. It covers wick-type kerosene lamps and lanterns and is intended for users, not antique dealers. How can we generate LIGHT? That is the question. ● Fuel substitutes, safety, operating procedures, maintenance, repair, and various lamp styles are the topics. Things to look for when buying used. Cost effectiveness. Homemade lamps. Candlepower. Those are the topics discussed. Collector value? Never mentioned. ★★★ Reader Feedback: Everyone should read this. - R.L. Ake ● This book covers the simple flat-wick lamps sold today in every Walmart and Family Dollar. But there's quite a bit more to it than that. ● As an adult, I happened to be at my parent's home one evening when a blackout occurred. My mother sent me to check on an elderly woman, a 90-year-old family friend, who lived alone. When she came to the door, I was stunned by the kerosene lamp she had burning in the living room. Whereas the kerosene lamp my parents kept tucked away for emergencies gave off light on par with a 71/2-watt nightlight, this woman's lamp was more like a 40-watt light bulb. It was not a Coleman lantern that hissed or needed pumping up. It was merely a wick-fed table lamp that ran on kerosene. The brand name was Rayo. Check 'em out on eBay. ● I later discovered that Rayos were on the market 20 years before Colemans. The Rayo wick, instead of being flat, was tubular, like a sock. The fire at the top of the wick formed a ring. Light output was striking. ● When I got home and told my mother about it, she smiled. "Oh yes. And in England they used to have Duplex lamps. They had two wicks instead of one. That's what they used during the War." Turns out Duplexes were introduced 30 years before Rayos. And gave off almost as much light as a Rayo. ● What?! How could I have grown up so ignorant? This is technology from Grandpa's day. Surely, I MUST be a step ahead of Grandpa, no? ● Then again, maybe not. Maybe it's time to just back up a step and see what we've forgotten. I think most folks will be surprised. ★★★ Reader Feedback: I used to collect kerosene lamps and lanterns and have used them for decades. I still learned a lot from this book that I'd never known. In my opinion, this whole series is a must-have for every prepper or off-grid dweller. - totallyfrozen ★★★ Reader Feedback: Great source of general information on kerosene lanterns, parts, fuel, and technical information. A welcome addition to my library. - Charles T. Eilenstein ● Kerosene Lamps contains 10,000 words, 85 B&W illustrations, and is 61 pages long. It's available in Kindle eBook format as well as paper. ● This is an 8-book series. The quickest way to see the other titles is [1] to click on the Follow the Author link elsewhere on this page. Or [2] if you're not in Amazon as you read this, copy-and-paste "the non-electric lighting series" (including quote marks) into the Google search bar.