Thread: Hut lighting ideas

Originally Posted by doinit

Tilley lamp?......what's that?

Ha! Tillys are high tech compared to my two kero lanterns

One I purchased with my first pocket money for 1 pound at the age of 6. I used to cook toast on the top of it while 'camping' in our pup tent on the front lawn. Can still remember the aroma of kero infused toast!

The other one I recovered from a derelict hut off the Akatarawas. Has 'NZFS' bead blasted into the glass chimney.

Still in working condition. Thought they were outdated a long time ago, then when I lived overseas found that most households in Maputo had them, as the electrical supply was so erratic. So I bought a couple of them back for keepsakes.

But LEDS certainly are the way to go. Just trying to find warm whites can be a challenge. Cold whites can be a tad harsh when you get back in the evening and turn on the lights.

Originally Posted by XR500

Ha! Tillys are high tech compared to my two kero lanterns

One I purchased with my first pocket money for 1 pound at the age of 6. I used to cook toast on the top of it while 'camping' in our pup tent on the front lawn. Can still remember the aroma of kero infused toast!

The other one I recovered from a derelict hut off the Akatarawas. Has 'NZFS' bead blasted into the glass chimney.

Still in working condition. Thought they were outdated a long time ago, then when I lived overseas found that most households in Maputo had them, as the electrical supply was so erratic. So I bought a couple of them back for keepsakes.

But LEDS certainly are the way to go. Just trying to find warm whites can be a challenge. Cold whites can be a tad harsh when you get back in the evening and turn on the lights.

Worth hanging on to that NZFS lamp for sure,,out dated now of course just like the crew who used em eh.
If yi wanted them to last over time then you treated them with a bit of tlc,many were over pumped,,split seams etc
I still have an old goody swingin off the roof,,helps the dreaming I reckon