If you want a lamp that works .....
Just buy a Coleman Northstar ....END of !!!!!
Runs on peccy so about the cheapest to run AND if you buy the Northstar it's got push button ignition AND No fannying about preheating it with meths .
Yep they are more expensive BUT they do last (ive had mine for about 10 years now along with 2 burner and a 3 burner petrol cookers )
After researching the coleman northstar- the petrolmax is brighter and from the fishing forums the Coleman is susceptible to ignitor failure and corrosion/regular spares with lots of use.
Rapid start no meths needed and less of a fire risk on paraffin.
Petromax design is 100 years old
Petromax - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Is it worth buying an old tilley/aladdin/vapourex(?) lamp and refurbishing it? They all run on paraffin and all the parts seem to be still available.
VAPALUX M320 LAMP can be picked up cheaply
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