5 Homemade Candles For Emergencies

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  • @Pamela-B
    @Pamela-B 2 роки тому +419

    Stick a birthday candle inside the butter, oil, crisco or whatever you’re using. Much easier.
    Also you can pick up a cotton mop head from the dollar store to use for wicks.

    • @DTA-me3kv
      @DTA-me3kv Рік тому +29

      Great idea about the mop

    • @veritasjustus8543
      @veritasjustus8543 Рік тому +22

      I agree...but dont burn a food source!

    • @Pamela-B
      @Pamela-B Рік тому +12

      @@veritasjustus8543 I agree. Only if no other option.

    • @mattwht8232
      @mattwht8232 Рік тому +10

      Actually that's one of the best ideas is the Cotton mop it's already twisted and wound and that's what I use in my olive oil lamps and lighters excuse me and four lighters when I don't have a lighter to go to simply cut piece of the mop stick it in a half can feel the half can with olive oil boom light source lamp heat whatever

    • @VenturiLife
      @VenturiLife Рік тому +7

      You have to treat the cotton by first soaking it in borax and drying it so it doesn't burn too easily.

  • @NobodyOwesYouAnythin
    @NobodyOwesYouAnythin 3 роки тому +1137

    When I lived in The Philippines for eight years, I saw how tough life was for the people there. They did the same thing there but with baby food jars. They would use Used oil used to cook their food (except for oil used to fry fish) for their oil lamps. They either used a rolled up piece of aluminum foil or the handle of an Acid Brush, cut it in half and could pull the wick through that and that would sit secure in the hole in the lid. I’d look up on the hills and see so many of these lamps it looked like a starry night. I learned a lot from these people about surviving tough times and never giving up.

    • @Observer82AB
      @Observer82AB 3 роки тому +24

      They have regular rolling brown outs.

    • @goosecouple
      @goosecouple 3 роки тому +8

      How did the Philippines become poor ?

    • @mgd6087
      @mgd6087 3 роки тому +25

      @@goosecouple The MacArthurs? Followed by Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos? Later by Duterte?

    • @Marcus-yn7wc
      @Marcus-yn7wc 3 роки тому +17

      I live in the Philippines my one grandma uses the jar candles

    • @bortsimpson4536
      @bortsimpson4536 3 роки тому +43

      I spent a month in the Philippines. The nicest people I have ever met.

  • @lauriedye6727
    @lauriedye6727 2 роки тому +270

    Folks, just a heads up to maintain heat in your home:
    Cover your window with a shower curtain liner and painters tape. Economical way for those on a fixed income and a lot cheaper than commercial grade plastic.

    • @miabehrens5229
      @miabehrens5229 2 роки тому +3

      What to keep heat out?

    • @lauriedye6727
      @lauriedye6727 2 роки тому +19

      You’ve obviously never experienced an ice storm.

    • @doriswhite1348
      @doriswhite1348 2 роки тому +3

      @@lauriedye6727 Ditto'

    • @billewilde1
      @billewilde1 2 роки тому +14

      Most constructions sites have "house wrap" plastic(Tyvek) that they throw away, sometimes already that cut out for their windows.

    • @bethdoherty5515
      @bethdoherty5515 2 роки тому +16

      @@billewilde1 But that blocks out daylight which you need for light and heat. clear plastic sheeting or layers of bubble wrap over windows insulate and allow light to come in.

  • @angelasandlin7058
    @angelasandlin7058 3 роки тому +195

    You can take a box, cut off a piece with one “bend”, so it makes a “V”, cover with aluminum foil, and place it standing nearest to your homemade candle to reflect the light, (thus making the light from candle stronger).

  • @NobodyOwesYouAnythin
    @NobodyOwesYouAnythin 4 роки тому +765

    One thing to tell people is, if they’re going to be burning their candles in any type of enclosed area to make sure you’ve got adequate ventilation. Also, which may go hand in hand is to make sure your wick(s) aren’t too long, as too long of a wick tends to smoke, whether it be a wax candle or any other type of candle such as your oil or even your butter candle. I lived in the Philippines and learned how to make candles using a small baby food jar, with a hole in the lid just big enough for an all cotton wick and coconut oil. They would thread the wick up through a rolled up piece of thin aluminum and make it extend about an inch above the cap, keeping the jar cool to the touch. It’s actually pretty bright and lasts for hours. They would also glue the jar in the middle of a small square of wood about 5-8” square to make it harder to fall or knock over. Hope this helps someone somewhere.

    • @MarcoSkate1
      @MarcoSkate1 3 роки тому +4

      Yea

    • @bonniekirker3739
      @bonniekirker3739 3 роки тому +28

      That Crisco ones gonna need a deep dish under it !( she will have a MEGA mess if not

    • @mgd6087
      @mgd6087 3 роки тому +5

      So, could we use a paper or stripped plastic twist tie?

    • @MarcoSkate1
      @MarcoSkate1 3 роки тому +6

      @@mgd6087 yes toilet paper works great

    • @My_Secret_ArtSketchbook
      @My_Secret_ArtSketchbook 3 роки тому +32

      Be v careful as from lighting lots of candles in a small room it may lead to carbon monoxide poisoning so if u feel dizzy/ headaches then it's time to get air and open the windows

  • @shadowtheimpure
    @shadowtheimpure 5 років тому +103

    For the crisco jar candle, it works better if you melt the shortening and simply pour it into the jar. Upon cooling, you will have a perfect jar with no air gaps.

    • @thomasgordon9955
      @thomasgordon9955 Рік тому

      if she actually compressed it down properly there would not have been air gaps hope she dont make them like that in a real emergency

    • @user-tp5yb4hr4w
      @user-tp5yb4hr4w Рік тому +2

      kind of hard to do this if your power is already out. but it makes sense to do something like this before hand of said power outage.

    • @shadowtheimpure
      @shadowtheimpure Рік тому +3

      @@user-tp5yb4hr4w Sorry, perhaps I should have been more specific and stated that my method is one for preparing ahead of time.

  • @asamphao9247
    @asamphao9247 3 роки тому +100

    I heard when making candles it really matters the diameter of the candle vs the amount or thickness of wick. If the diameter is big, you'll flood the wick. That's why some candles have more than one wick.

  • @deborahjohnson5168
    @deborahjohnson5168 2 роки тому +12

    I've been saving old vegetable oil , (a little
    rancid) but one can put a few drops of essential oil to scent the oil but will be worth saving for heating
    And light .. save your bacon grease too! ,I keep a large jar in the fridge, best
    For non stick cooking and
    Flavoring for potatoes , fried rice , beans ,biscuits..
    Eggs ..hope this helps !
    Peace and love to all !!

    • @onegurl9
      @onegurl9 Рік тому +4

      I haven't been able to afford bacon for a while now. ☹️

  • @biddibee3526
    @biddibee3526 4 роки тому +1372

    I would’ve just left the crisco in the can, put a wick in it and called it a day.

    • @robertmiller5735
      @robertmiller5735 4 роки тому +155

      if you double boil the can till the grease melts you can put in up to 6 wicks, then let it cool and harden.

    • @michellegreen2994
      @michellegreen2994 4 роки тому +17

      True😁

    • @nicholashodges201
      @nicholashodges201 4 роки тому +134

      Also you can cut the bottom off of the candle when you size it. That way you don't have to worry about cutting the wick...

    • @em.varner2832
      @em.varner2832 4 роки тому +51

      Agreed but cardboard burns.

    • @hfortenberry
      @hfortenberry 4 роки тому +6

      @@nicholashodges201 I thought the same thing.

  • @bojackson3073
    @bojackson3073 5 років тому +480

    TKOR 2015: Make your own Metal Foundry
    TKOR 2019: Giant LARD Candle

    • @firefish111
      @firefish111 5 років тому +20

      TKOR 2013: LARD Soap

    • @justincarawan-carawanco.pu1639
      @justincarawan-carawanco.pu1639 5 років тому +9

      @@firefish111 Sounds counter-productive.

    • @JeffDeLamater
      @JeffDeLamater 5 років тому +18

      @@justincarawan-carawanco.pu1639 lard is a very common base used in soap making.

    • @catherinewashere1
      @catherinewashere1 5 років тому +7

      I meaaaaan it was vegetable oil though, not lard ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ;p

    • @get6149
      @get6149 4 роки тому +3

      @@justincarawan-carawanco.pu1639 look into homemade soap

  • @Raven96784
    @Raven96784 2 роки тому +28

    @TKOR If you cut off the bottom end of a too long candle, you won't have to worry about cutting through the wick. ❤

    • @Alex-Zone
      @Alex-Zone 6 місяців тому

      Wicks are for climbing, ropes are for burning!

  • @sandywieringa4434
    @sandywieringa4434 3 роки тому +72

    Instead of ruining a dish towel, I use jute twine. Works fine!

    • @leahrowe847
      @leahrowe847 Рік тому

      Does that really work?
      I'm looking for a reasonable source of wicks for my Cisco candles... got all my jars & Cisco now just need some cheap wicks!

    • @jimlcher8201
      @jimlcher8201 19 днів тому

      Or buy a cotton mop head

  • @richardordonez8331
    @richardordonez8331 4 роки тому +2422

    Butter is way too valuable to use as a candle.

    • @talldave1000
      @talldave1000 4 роки тому +124

      Not in a survival situation

    • @TheAttacker732
      @TheAttacker732 4 роки тому +201

      @@talldave1000 There's hard pros & cons to it.
      If you have enough water to digest it, the calories could very well be much more valuable.

    • @talldave1000
      @talldave1000 4 роки тому +51

      @@TheAttacker732 - GREAT point.

    • @mattburns7182
      @mattburns7182 4 роки тому +41

      Ya it works better to lube up fat broads.....or so I hear 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @cfaz6763
      @cfaz6763 4 роки тому +30

      @@mattburns7182 I'm down to run butter on any size woman.

  • @sarge27271
    @sarge27271 4 роки тому +609

    OK, I'm very happy your "Chisel" didn't explode when being hammered. For that is a File, not a Chisel. Files are brittle. DO NOT HAMMER A FILE!

    • @jeep4ron
      @jeep4ron 4 роки тому +20

      sarge27271 I was thinking the same thing..

    • @DrengrMike
      @DrengrMike 4 роки тому +26

      They don't explode, I'm a blacksmith and I do it all the time

    • @sarge27271
      @sarge27271 4 роки тому +24

      @@DrengrMike Lucky you. Mine did.

    • @rolls_8798
      @rolls_8798 4 роки тому +3

      sarge27271 you get me

    • @rolls_8798
      @rolls_8798 4 роки тому +11

      Michael Keenan could it perhaps be because they’ve just been in a forge? or maybe they’ve been annealed?

  • @RossL1946
    @RossL1946 2 роки тому +40

    Tip: Make whatever type of candles, heaters, whatever you want BEFORE you need it.

  • @jeffreyMagnum460
    @jeffreyMagnum460 2 роки тому +26

    Jute twine or cotton kite string works great also. You can braid the string if you need a larger size wick.

  • @kaiserant7320
    @kaiserant7320 5 років тому +798

    10:03 "we used a chisel"... I'm not too sure that's a chisel... looks like a file to me

    • @demetriusthompson2362
      @demetriusthompson2362 5 років тому +20

      They used the file as a chisel, so technically they chiseled it

    • @kiwibird8441
      @kiwibird8441 5 років тому +46

      @@demetriusthompson2362 that was the action, not the tool used. It's still a file

    • @Naerah
      @Naerah 5 років тому +8

      beat me to it

    • @codyhomann1225
      @codyhomann1225 5 років тому +59

      She got lucky it didn't shatter

    • @swampswagmilitia
      @swampswagmilitia 5 років тому +38

      Not gonna lie I cringed a little rip file lol

  • @erustownsend9790
    @erustownsend9790 4 роки тому +71

    Straight vegetable oil and strands from your mop. use a close hanger made in a shape to hold them. It lasts hours for a cup.

    • @AbbaJoy1
      @AbbaJoy1 3 роки тому +2

      How would you use the hanger?

    • @milliethemog
      @milliethemog 3 роки тому

      Gotta be brand new one's tho, old one's probably wouldn't burn very well.

    • @ImehSmith
      @ImehSmith 3 роки тому +1

      😮😮😮

    • @marymdavis3189
      @marymdavis3189 3 роки тому

      @@AbbaJoy1 exactly, mine are metal with plastic coating.

  • @rogerfoster3997
    @rogerfoster3997 3 роки тому +7

    in the 70's they used to sell floating candle kits that had 2" clear plastic discs with some small holes around it & a 1/2" wick pushed into the center.
    the disc was placed into a 3" container of different colored translucent glass, you filled the glass container 2/3 water & 1/3 cooking oil then placed the disc with the wick into the container so it floated on the oil to feed the floating candle.

  • @garysmith9818
    @garysmith9818 3 роки тому +15

    I have a feeling you could use the vegetable oil in place of kerosene in a wick style lamp, but I have found over the years that fuel can only be wicked up so far and a tall reservoir, such as a tall mason jar can actually go out with a lot of oil left in it simply because the wick can't lift it high enough. You should probably do a full burn test on your oil filled candle before calling it done and giving it an hour rating. If there is a problem then consider going with a shorter jar, even if it has to be refilled every few hours.

  • @4chopchop
    @4chopchop 4 роки тому +300

    "What kind of emergency are you expecting?"
    2020 clearly

  • @goatfather027
    @goatfather027 4 роки тому +20

    Half an hour later I watched the video the power went out so.... Thanks for the ideas the oil + salt + cotton combo worked well
    Greetings from Hungary!

  • @notinvogue4287
    @notinvogue4287 3 роки тому +47

    For the Crisco candles 🕯 I recommend melting in the microwave a few seconds at a time until fully melted so you can pour it nice and neat.

    • @txjellybean3772
      @txjellybean3772 2 роки тому +5

      No electricity 😒

    • @rottenrhino816
      @rottenrhino816 Рік тому +2

      @@txjellybean3772 try preparing in advance?

    • @leahrowe847
      @leahrowe847 Рік тому

      The only disadvantage of melting is then the Cisco will go rancid faster...

  • @teenecore
    @teenecore 3 роки тому +23

    could keep some toast while reading and when the melted butter almost puts the candle out you can dip the toast in the butter 🤣

  • @yerrr2406
    @yerrr2406 5 років тому +1227

    Repair things with noodles and see how they hold up😄😄😄

    • @iamkimseokjin4206
      @iamkimseokjin4206 5 років тому +55

      Omg I saw that video where they repaired a sink with ramen

    • @tashabrinkworth3995
      @tashabrinkworth3995 5 років тому +4

      Raph done that hehe x

    • @JavierFernandez01
      @JavierFernandez01 5 років тому +3

      Noodles in the screw holes harden into a stable base that can hold the screw into the wood.

    • @joey1_
      @joey1_ 5 років тому +3

      No

    • @RaymondLo84
      @RaymondLo84 5 років тому +2

      This is an 100% cotton commercial

  • @oneangrygoy
    @oneangrygoy 4 роки тому +70

    We have tried lots of ways of doing this. ( including all of these) Seems soybean oil works best. In one of the Aladdin lamps (they seem to be more efficient) we have one tablespoon that last for four hours.

  • @oreocookies7831
    @oreocookies7831 2 роки тому +15

    Thanks for these candle suggestions as my daughter has an severe allergy to wax. Salt n oil that'll most likely be go to as we're not salt eaters and stopped frying foods, it'll always be available. Lol thought Crisco would be messy. Thanks for extra info in comments about Philippines candles and lanterns.

  • @emilyfogerty6438
    @emilyfogerty6438 3 роки тому +291

    Calli: I made a 1000 hour emergency candle!🕯
    Nate: What kind of emergency are you expecting??
    Me: How about a year-long global pandemic? 🌏🦠🧫🧼😷

    • @no_peace
      @no_peace 3 роки тому +27

      A year
      That's optimistic 😢

    • @emilyfogerty6438
      @emilyfogerty6438 3 роки тому +5

      @@no_peace Lol, touché.

    • @judasromo9407
      @judasromo9407 3 роки тому +8

      Well if your texas you prepare for right now

    • @jeffreymoffitt4070
      @jeffreymoffitt4070 3 роки тому +1

      @@judasromo9407 i was looking for the texas comment lmao

    • @sixpackbinky
      @sixpackbinky 3 роки тому +1

      Or February 2021 winter in Texas.

  • @davereevs3397
    @davereevs3397 5 років тому +330

    Video idea: How strong is a rope made from VHS videotape like on the movie Castaway.

    • @angiefrancis8633
      @angiefrancis8633 5 років тому +9

      Dave Reevs great idea! Deserves more
      Likes!

    • @lucasg9526
      @lucasg9526 5 років тому +3

      Just pick a bad movie lmao

    • @lucasg9526
      @lucasg9526 5 років тому +1

      Also cast away is my all time favorite movie

    • @kencarter9721
      @kencarter9721 5 років тому +5

      Yes. Just yes.

    • @cjwhite7801
      @cjwhite7801 5 років тому +1

      gunnar mccallister LMAO 😂😂😂

  • @sarahsills1485
    @sarahsills1485 5 років тому +328

    I need to see how long the crisco candle lasted!! Also did the 100 hour candle actually last 100 hrs??? So many questions with no answers!!!

  • @billwilson3609
    @billwilson3609 3 роки тому +2

    One can make a solution of borax, salt and water to soak cotton string, rope, gym shoe laces or twisted rags in to make slow burning candle wicks. I made some years ago using broken gym shoe laces for oil candles made from metal topped jelly jars, using real cheap vegetable oil that was sold by the gallon.

  • @mikebritton8798
    @mikebritton8798 2 роки тому +12

    This was fun and informative. Definitely could help in a pinch and that was the whole point. I have a large collection of oil lamps and this gave me the idea to take one and see if cooking oil will work in it as lamp oil has become so expensive. Thanx for the lesson.

    • @leahrowe847
      @leahrowe847 Рік тому

      Did it work?

    • @pattiannepascual
      @pattiannepascual Рік тому

      it won't work with a kerosene wick. it's too thick for the oil to travel up and the distance of the wick in an oil lamp at the top is too far from the oil. You will only have a ruined wick if you try this.

  • @jamesclayton8942
    @jamesclayton8942 4 роки тому +12

    Nice video. I love your gigantic Crisco candle! For wicks, I use 1/4 inch strips of paper from the shredder. Twist 3 strands together and stick it into your wax or makeshift candle. No need for a toothpick or wire and the flame is nice and bright.

  • @coondogtheman
    @coondogtheman 4 роки тому +29

    Orange candle, one hollow orange half with the inner stalk intact, fill with olive oil, getting some on the stalk then and light.

    • @themrs.547
      @themrs.547 2 роки тому +2

      I Gotta try that!

    • @louisewhittingtin2031
      @louisewhittingtin2031 2 роки тому +1

      I have actually done this one before. But I used grapefruit half. It does work & it will work with regular vegetable oil too.

    • @coondogtheman
      @coondogtheman 2 роки тому +1

      @@louisewhittingtin2031 That will work too.

  • @cwbattaglia
    @cwbattaglia 3 роки тому +3

    Chapstick (twisted up) and cotton shirt stuffed in the hole. Learned that in winter survival

  • @krissyrandolph9376
    @krissyrandolph9376 3 роки тому +21

    For emergency, a flash light with a lot of extra batteries would be safer to use. With candles, you need a sturdy candle holder, but it's best to stick the holder inside a deep cooking fan. Never leave the house when you lit the candle.

    • @michelledax4083
      @michelledax4083 Рік тому +3

      Except you can't heat/cook over a flashlight.

    • @michelledax4083
      @michelledax4083 Рік тому +1

      Tin/aluminum cans or cookie/popcorn containers will not break.
      Lids keep candles contained.

    • @michelledax4083
      @michelledax4083 Рік тому +4

      And, when no batteries/batteries die???

  • @lillianburns5335
    @lillianburns5335 5 років тому +24

    Thankfully I spend my entire Christmas bonus on Bath & Bodyworks candles every year😂 I’m a candle hoarder. But this is really neat!😍👏🏻

  • @DarkDreams948
    @DarkDreams948 5 років тому +201

    "Using items you should be able to find in your home." Yeah ive got actual candles in my closet 😂😂

    • @kevinrehberg8758
      @kevinrehberg8758 3 роки тому +15

      What???? you mean you don't???..I buy a couple of packages of tea lights every year..... will actually buy candles in yard sales.. and re-make "votive" candles from the drippings.......No candles aren't considered fashionable.. but you can boil water with them when the power goes out.. and if you can boil.. you can cook..Let me know how that raw steak tastes...

    • @tthomestead2763
      @tthomestead2763 3 роки тому +13

      I get the small emergency candles and when we lose power (sometimes for days at a time) they last more than three times longer stuffed in Crisco than they do by themselves. One winter we used them and clay flower pots as heat when my kerosene heater ran out and there wasn't any around to buy. I never would have thought that I'd need to do that some day.

    • @dougdevine5294
      @dougdevine5294 3 роки тому

      @@kevinrehberg8758 then burn those

    • @beebob1279
      @beebob1279 3 роки тому +2

      @@kevinrehberg8758 Simple rocket stove made from cinder blocks works better for cooking. A block may crack now and then but how long do you expect to be without power?

    • @-Reagan
      @-Reagan 3 роки тому +10

      Yeah? Guess you’ve never been in Florida with a hurricane coming, you used up all your candles in the last hurricane and absolutely everything you need for survival sold out in less than a day...

  • @deanhenthorn1890
    @deanhenthorn1890 3 роки тому +7

    Using the mason jar, two lids. One has the wick and is placed on the glass jar first. The second lid remains intact and covers the wick. Screw the band down tightly and it can be transported in camping bags. To use, remove that top lid thus exposing the wick lid. Adjust wick height and light it up!

  • @noreengarcia
    @noreengarcia 3 роки тому +15

    Love the oil lamp, canning jar idea!💕

  • @justinphillips2975
    @justinphillips2975 4 роки тому +51

    "We're gonna use a chisel and hammer.." ..proceeds to drive a fine file, blunt end first, with finishing hammer

  • @audreydoyle5268
    @audreydoyle5268 4 роки тому +43

    I love the oil candle! 😍
    It's perfect because oil is in everyone's pantry, whereas loads of salt, Crisco and butter are better used for other things (also, Crisco isn't readily available in Australia)(butter is food, not fuel)(use the salt for curing and preserving meat, not candlemaking)

  • @TheJewelnok
    @TheJewelnok 3 роки тому +42

    The thousand hour candle looks like a great way to burn your house to the ground.

    • @dyscea
      @dyscea 3 роки тому +6

      For 1000 hours.

  • @texasoutlook60
    @texasoutlook60 3 роки тому +13

    I open up the Crisco and put the candle in it that way it stays contained! Thanks for the other tips!! ~Sidney

  • @apocalypsemvp
    @apocalypsemvp 5 років тому +204

    Legend has it that candle is still burning to this day...

    • @simsim1953
      @simsim1953 5 років тому +11

      it probably is to be honest..

    • @viktor9250
      @viktor9250 5 років тому +5

      Yeah

    • @lukez9721
      @lukez9721 5 років тому +4

      Maybe

    • @chrisclokey
      @chrisclokey 4 роки тому +5

      Who lit the black flame candle 😂

  • @blackhatter011
    @blackhatter011 4 роки тому +121

    I think you should "file" that 'chisel" under mistake.

    • @mrs210
      @mrs210 3 роки тому +5

      She is a girl!!!? File,chisel j,jackhammer same thing

    • @katieandkevinsears7724
      @katieandkevinsears7724 3 роки тому +2

      A nail or drill would work on that lid too.

  • @PDTLuke2238
    @PDTLuke2238 3 роки тому +13

    Crisco was originally made to burn as a candle. My grandmother lived thru the depression, You can put a wik right in the can, just a cotton rope. Quick easy, long lasting

  • @THEmaggspie
    @THEmaggspie 2 роки тому +4

    String from a string mop works well too. i have had the problem with the w2ick collapsing but found a thin filament of copper wire stuck into the string then saturate all with the wax or whatever your using and it works great!

  • @4WorldPeace2
    @4WorldPeace2 4 роки тому +44

    I enjoyed watching your candle making video and was surprised to learn that salt and vegetable oil does the job.
    FYI:
    A chisel is usually beveled on one side for removing wood and could take the shape of a wood chisel used to install door butts or door hinges or a wood plane that shaves wood into thin curls by reducing the thickness of the board. Another type of chisel that is beveled on both sides is called a cold chisel and it is used primarily for rock and masonry. The triangular thing with the pointy end being hammered against is actually a triangular file and the pointy end is called the tang which can be fitted with either a wood or a plastic handle to prevent the tang from injuring your hand. Files like chisels and planes are used for material substrate removal and to provide a desired shaped surface.

    • @brianray8484
      @brianray8484 2 роки тому +4

      Files are heat treated in a very specific manner, and can be very brittle. They shouldn't be hammered on. They may shatter sending out shrapnel. It probably won't damage your skin, but you wouldn't want that in your eye.

    • @AdventureAwaits1111
      @AdventureAwaits1111 2 роки тому +2

      Thank you. You were nicer than I was.
      When she used a file and called it a chisel, i knew I wouldnt learn much in this video. And I didnt.
      Why didnt she make an alcohol burner? Makes a great stove too.

    • @kendalpowell43
      @kendalpowell43 4 місяці тому

      Oooooèlodd9œ​@@brianray8484

  • @saturnthesquid6756
    @saturnthesquid6756 5 років тому +150

    So Calli predicted her candle would burn for 41 days... Sounds abt right for the Queen of Fire herself.

    • @orisit1570
      @orisit1570 5 років тому +2

      SaturnTheSquid 112 likes and 0 comments

    • @orisit1570
      @orisit1570 5 років тому +1

      1 comment*

    • @orisit1570
      @orisit1570 5 років тому +1

      2 comments*

    • @orisit1570
      @orisit1570 5 років тому +1

      3 comments*

    • @orisit1570
      @orisit1570 5 років тому +1

      No wait wait I can fix this

  • @sallyintucson
    @sallyintucson 3 роки тому +15

    Olive oil burns cleaner with a brighter light. You can buy the wire wick holders that go into a pint jar from Lehman’s.

  • @alianzaconlanaturaleza5623
    @alianzaconlanaturaleza5623 2 роки тому +2

    I love it!!! Thank you. From Pto. Rico, many blessings always.

  • @MeleeTiger
    @MeleeTiger 4 роки тому +107

    "I'm going to use a chisel and hammer" ... Unless I've gone blind a the ripe age of 30, that's a freaking file.

    • @prycewilkins
      @prycewilkins 3 роки тому +3

      Rennis Tora they/she knows BUT it got comments lol . Production Trickery.

    • @bradleyweiss1089
      @bradleyweiss1089 3 роки тому +6

      If you use a chisel of wide screwdriver and make an X
      You can push from the bottom of the lid and make triangular tangs that you can be bent to hold the wick.

    • @timwhite4432
      @timwhite4432 3 роки тому +3

      Its when you find out don't hit a 'chisel', in other words a file with a hammer as they can shatter and possibly blind you or someone else!

  • @colleenbuvala1901
    @colleenbuvala1901 5 років тому +43

    You guys should build a SPINNING WHEEL, and make some YARN! :)

    • @drippingwax
      @drippingwax 5 років тому +3

      Nice try Rumpelstiltskin!

  • @sarahholland2914
    @sarahholland2914 2 роки тому +2

    love the improvements to the method previously use... learned from the first run ... made adjustments ♥️

  • @juliebaker6969
    @juliebaker6969 2 роки тому +4

    Why does everyone always cut the TOP off of the candle? Wouldn't it make more sense to cut off the BOTTOM instead? I have seen about half a dozen channels do the candle in Crisco thing, and every ONE has cut the TOP off. If you cut off the BOTTOM, you don't have to whittle the wax down to light the wick.

  • @knightshift7296
    @knightshift7296 4 роки тому +83

    After many homes burned to the ground - Fire marshal report "Looks like another tuber tried to make a 1000 hr candle".

    • @josephferreira4917
      @josephferreira4917 3 роки тому +3

      Cha ching why the Darwin awards exist .

    • @Sublime_1
      @Sublime_1 2 роки тому

      That giant crisco candle without anything containing it almost certainly would end up starting a fire if left unsupervised.

  • @queensalmon4905
    @queensalmon4905 5 років тому +65

    It's not the candles that's the problem in my house it's the lighter! 😂

    • @Thicbladi
      @Thicbladi 3 роки тому +4

      Get a zippo or make a trench lighter very reliable I accidentally dropped my zippo on a mortar like the firework ones and it still worked afterwards

    • @NeonCicada
      @NeonCicada 3 роки тому +2

      (a box of matches)

    • @MrThorMNFinest
      @MrThorMNFinest 3 роки тому +5

      Put rubbing alcohol in the bottom of a cut open or tipped upside down soda can, use the flicker of your lighter up close to the alcohol the spark will ignite it 🐿

    • @marymdavis3189
      @marymdavis3189 3 роки тому +1

      Get the wind resistant, fireplace or BBQ lighters. I have them all over my house and by our grill outside. I also have battery operated tea candles (I use in jack-o-lanterns for Halloween for grandkids) all over the house, if your not next to light when power goes out.

    • @shawnmay8073
      @shawnmay8073 3 роки тому +1

      Ziploc bag filled with water. Use the sun and baggy as a magnifying glass. When you have done that lighters dont matter. I bet my nephew 20 dollars he couldnt. I lost lol.
      I taught him some when he was young and spent 10 years in the woods. It took all day to get the sun just right

  • @Joe-xh8io
    @Joe-xh8io Рік тому +1

    I like the glow of candles and their relaxing effect. Also if you live in an off the grid concrete hut , then you don't have to worry about burning down your cabin on accident.

  • @anthonylutz118
    @anthonylutz118 3 роки тому +11

    One of the most fascinating things in this video was the realization that out in my shop I have a file that looks identical to your chisel. What are the odds of that happening twice?

    • @richosthoff7212
      @richosthoff7212 2 роки тому +1

      Probably not a great idea to be smacking a hardened steel file with a hammer!

  • @PuppyLuvU2
    @PuppyLuvU2 4 роки тому +46

    Nate: What kind of emergancy are you expecting?
    Me in the future: she is a prophet!

    • @bradleyweiss1089
      @bradleyweiss1089 3 роки тому +2

      Covid 21

    • @countrylife8853
      @countrylife8853 3 роки тому +1

      That's kinda silly . We here in Canada have extreme cold weather sometimes n have had experience a week of electricity outages so.....wouldn't it be handy to have some candles around that u don't need to worry about if they will run out soon

    • @JR-zm2yu
      @JR-zm2yu 3 роки тому +1

      @Country Life Granted if for a wk or so, but here in the US there is a bit of fear that the entire grid may go down. That would also affect Canada and would likely be down up to 2 yrs.😒💜🙏

    • @CoolKoon
      @CoolKoon 3 роки тому +1

      @@JR-zm2yu Perks of a non-unified grid I guess....

    • @Bearwoman2024
      @Bearwoman2024 3 роки тому +1

      Power outage

  • @MrGazzw
    @MrGazzw 5 років тому +34

    That's so cool, you guys are so enthusiastically, enjoyably, wonderfully crazy, and I love you for it, keep em coming.

    • @agresivemartinformerlyagre1850
      @agresivemartinformerlyagre1850 5 років тому +1

      Garry Walker I’ve deemed this comment worthy of a reply

    • @MrGazzw
      @MrGazzw 5 років тому

      @@agresivemartinformerlyagre1850 Thank you, I do try bud.

  • @keitharoo1962
    @keitharoo1962 Рік тому +6

    Be aware that with the mason jar cooking oil lamp, generally the cooking oil is too heavy to go up the wick very far and the lamp burns out long before the fuel is used up. You might be surprised how short of a burn time you actually get on it.

    • @mycharmedunicorn8715
      @mycharmedunicorn8715 Рік тому +3

      Is that why some people said to put water in first then the oil on top?

  • @kierstynhinkle4792
    @kierstynhinkle4792 3 роки тому +3

    A birthday candle would be perfect to put down the center of the butter, if you have one. I use candles in my crisco.

  • @backyardarcher9471
    @backyardarcher9471 5 років тому +6

    When I have had candles burn down and there was still quite a bit of wax but no wick I used a birthday candle as my wick. I bet that would work in most of your emergency candles.

  • @niqqim_3426
    @niqqim_3426 5 років тому +103

    freeze melted cheese! idk but anything with cheese.. I'm in love with cheese so much😂

    • @christianheichel
      @christianheichel 5 років тому +8

      Ok Wallace, where's Gromit?

    • @hinatanaki9120
      @hinatanaki9120 5 років тому +1

      MizerNiqqim sure

    • @justink1800
      @justink1800 5 років тому

      MizerNiqqim that’s a GREAT idea

    • @runes5407
      @runes5407 5 років тому +1

      I did that, it just makes puddle shaped cheese. I want to try freeze *drying* cheese

    • @amybritt9547
      @amybritt9547 5 років тому

      I have a new boyfriend. He is swiss😏

  • @georgeroehl5885
    @georgeroehl5885 2 роки тому +1

    Nice. Keep putting it out there.
    In the campground I use a beer can, about 6" cotton clothesline and charcoal lighter fluid. (Or kerosene at home).
    A soda can and veggie oil will work.
    Turn the tab over the hole. The hole in the tab holds the wick. Bend that bit up a little. Thicker fuels (veggie oil) require more air.

  • @ernielara1553
    @ernielara1553 3 роки тому +4

    Instead of using those glass jars for your emergency candles, use tin cans of tuna or those Campbell soup can, no worries about breaking those glass jars because if the heat generated by the candles.

    • @shaggydog563
      @shaggydog563 2 роки тому +1

      Canning jars are made to take the heat. Glass is really best because the light continues to show as the candle burns down.

    • @Turrican60
      @Turrican60 Рік тому

      Glass is typically manufactured at temperatures around 900 degrees C, or 1500 F, so I really wouldn't worry about a tiddly little candle flame damaging it....😉

  • @BlueNEXUSGaming
    @BlueNEXUSGaming 5 років тому +74

    For sure keep us posted on the status of the massive candle at the end! I wanna know how long it actually lasts!

  • @aidan8999
    @aidan8999 5 років тому +311

    Let us know how long the 'thousand hour candle' actually burns!

    • @mysilentprayersalways1913
      @mysilentprayersalways1913 4 роки тому +18

      The really tall one is a Zillion hour candle.

    • @joeytroutman9506
      @joeytroutman9506 4 роки тому +12

      I would like to know myself

    • @nairbvel
      @nairbvel 4 роки тому +37

      All I could think of was what that massive stack of Crisco would do if the house got a little warmer... Uggh...

    • @x0thorn0x
      @x0thorn0x 4 роки тому +49

      I’d like to know what it smelled like along the way because... uhm... burning fat isn’t the greatest.
      Unless it’s bacon fat. Then it smells AMAZING.

    • @radiganews9221
      @radiganews9221 4 роки тому +8

      3-4 hours i think. The candle will bury the light itself because the heat will not reach the longest side of candle

  • @elizabethwilkes9078
    @elizabethwilkes9078 Рік тому +3

    For the lantern type candle in the tool section at walmart they have a grommet kit that has like a quarter inch hole for the wick.

  • @brigittescott2438
    @brigittescott2438 3 роки тому +2

    In Africa they get a jam jar with a tin lid poke a hole in the lid. Push cotton string through it and fill the jar with cooking oil the string soaks up the oil then they light the wick which is the string sitting on the lid. If the flame is too large they douse it with a pinch of salt.

  • @zenaendrias3992
    @zenaendrias3992 5 років тому +20

    Using candles to make candles😂😂 that’s definitely not cheating😂

    • @MstrNolf
      @MstrNolf 5 років тому +6

      Mister Sir well it is to make longer lasting candle... candle 2.0

  • @rhubarbpie2027
    @rhubarbpie2027 4 роки тому +27

    Thank you for carrying on Grant's legacy with fun, informative videos.

    • @bonniejoyce4782
      @bonniejoyce4782 2 роки тому

      Thank you and yes been doing this also .. great job girl . 💗☺️🤗🙏

  • @suoppsdn9751
    @suoppsdn9751 3 роки тому +2

    Enjoyed watching it. I think I would go with the cooking oil in a pinch and an all cotton string

  • @PeterWest70
    @PeterWest70 2 роки тому +2

    Just a suggestion on The 1,000 hours candle 🕯..
    Wouldn’t be more practical to melt the Crisco, pour it into the jar, insert a wick or an entire candle and let the crisco hardened (maybe in the fridge) again?
    Great tips! I’m sure that sooner or later, it will come in handy!
    Thanks

  • @SmoKeYJoE024
    @SmoKeYJoE024 5 років тому +11

    Yay! Calli on a Saturday to brighten up my day! ☺

    • @skullcrusher_1
      @skullcrusher_1 5 років тому +2

      I get it!! Because.... Candles!!!! 😆

    • @oxiac6006
      @oxiac6006 5 років тому

      I thought it was cantaloupe day

    • @lucasg9526
      @lucasg9526 5 років тому

      @@oxiac6006 candleope, no ignore that, that was horrible

  • @Keshlynne
    @Keshlynne 5 років тому +14

    The prepper in me has been satisfied for the moment.

  • @miiigoreng
    @miiigoreng Рік тому +1

    Cotton ropes from a mop works well. Without a jar, any oil receptacle can be improvised with wicks cut & teased from facial cotton.
    Canola oil has been effective

  • @timmack2415
    @timmack2415 3 роки тому +1

    Some of those are downright DANGEROUS!!
    My house now smells like Crisco and fear!

  • @maddieshoopgardner
    @maddieshoopgardner 5 років тому +38

    Can you please put fluffy slime in a vacuum chamber? I got the new tee, and it's AWESOME!

  • @DanielDuhon
    @DanielDuhon 4 роки тому +59

    “Here’s the really difficult part”
    *Puts candle in jar with no problem*

  • @barbaracullen1542
    @barbaracullen1542 2 роки тому +3

    thank you for showing me how to make these kind of emergency kind of Candle's and giving me so very much idea's ok. 💯💖

  • @heatherdeladurantaye3121
    @heatherdeladurantaye3121 3 роки тому +1

    Cotton yarn is great too. I make melting pot dipped candles with cotton yarn and scraps of old wax from old candles.

  • @PulseOfDivinity
    @PulseOfDivinity 5 років тому +30

    Looks fun!

  • @TimSpaw1leg
    @TimSpaw1leg 4 роки тому +95

    Crisco was originally made to be a candle hence the flame on the "I" in the name.. theres a whole history behind it.. read up..

    • @kevingrove4379
      @kevingrove4379 4 роки тому +10

      Tim Spaw yeah crisco is not even edible,

    • @TimSpaw1leg
      @TimSpaw1leg 4 роки тому +13

      Yea.. i
      We dont use crisco for food at all.. we still fry everything with lard haha. Does work great for candles though..

    • @TimSpaw1leg
      @TimSpaw1leg 3 роки тому +8

      @@blueeyeswhitedragon9839 lard is still made from pig fat.. i still use lard to this day...
      Crisco has always been veggie stuff but when it was first made it was made for candles not cooking.. thats why theres a flame in the name..

    • @ifinicle
      @ifinicle 3 роки тому +14

      @@TimSpaw1leg Yup, it's hydrogenated. Pretty much Sugar + Crisco = Oreos (GROSS...I mean, they are delicious, but SOOOOO bad for you). Your body tries to digest hydrogenated ANYTHING and it can't figure out how to metabolize that non-soluble junk ;-)

    • @lucassmith2504
      @lucassmith2504 3 роки тому +6

      @@blueeyeswhitedragon9839 lard is pig fat and yes you can still buy it. Like when I camp has tons of uses.

  • @bryanepp5340
    @bryanepp5340 2 роки тому

    I've never heard of the butter candle before. What a great idea!

  • @kyststudio-epicartadventure
    @kyststudio-epicartadventure 3 роки тому +12

    We make a salt-glaze in a kiln by throwing in salt, which then releases chlorine gas. Why not use pebbles instead of salt?

    • @no_peace
      @no_peace 3 роки тому

      That is horrifying

    • @no_peace
      @no_peace 3 роки тому

      Sand would be similar right? Alcohol stove engineers use carbon welding felt

    • @wendyg8536
      @wendyg8536 2 роки тому +1

      ...it makes acid rain..I know this as a friend does anagama kiln firing

  • @whisperingeaglelanders2339
    @whisperingeaglelanders2339 4 роки тому +3

    Awesome, can't wait to try the homemade oil lamp!! Thank you! 😀

  • @biv_ky
    @biv_ky 5 років тому +35

    Quick question. Why do you rename your videos after posting them, every time?

    • @scottyhaines4226
      @scottyhaines4226 5 років тому +2

      To take advantage of the algorithm

    • @joelellks4063
      @joelellks4063 5 років тому +2

      So you've noticed it too?? I thought I was going crazy...

    • @jjohnston94
      @jjohnston94 5 років тому +1

      @@scottyhaines4226 What algorithm? I thought it was just to increase views, by tricking people into thinking there was one they hadn't seen.

    • @scottyhaines4226
      @scottyhaines4226 5 років тому +1

      @@jjohnston94 UA-cam has an algorithm that puts certain videos on people's recommended lists. If you don't know about the UA-cam algorithm then you need to look it up. Most of the bigger channels know how to take advantage of it.

    • @sinisterthoughts2896
      @sinisterthoughts2896 4 роки тому +1

      Algorithm. When they change the name the algorithm thinks its new, and features it again. That way they trick youtube into pushing their video for days instead of a day.

  • @justaddlivingwater
    @justaddlivingwater Рік тому

    Ty.. for the 💡 Actually Flannel Wool, burn great too as well, Also Any Infused herbs, Botanicals..don't throw away & use, lint is great for firestarter too..

  • @elroy8272
    @elroy8272 3 роки тому

    Ice storms are expected tonight I several states..these are amazing. I had can of generic Cisco and birthday candles to put in it.

  • @BrazilianBikini38
    @BrazilianBikini38 4 роки тому +23

    I have tried some of these on my own long before this video. It was my experience that all of those oils (and lards melted into oils by the flame) were way too thick to travel up the wick. With no fuel the wick burns and then goes out, just like the wicks in the video. None of these methods will burn for very long at all, minutes at most, which is what happened in the video. That huge monstrosity at the end would need a wick fix and a relight every 5 minutes for its 1000 hours. Real candles use wax, that wax becomes very thin when heated, or lamp oil (a mixture that includes kerosene), which is also a very thin liquid. Those fuels can travel up the wick to be burned. But the fuel must be very thin for wicking action to happen, and no vegetable oil, or vegetable oil product, is thin enough. Animal fats were traditional candles/lamps used by eskimos, and many others, for thousands of years, so the butter might work. But the stuff they used in this video didnt--some artificial thing to make it "firmer" butter must be preventing its proper action.

    • @larrytischler570
      @larrytischler570 2 роки тому +4

      Watch David West burn lard with various wicks. Others have shown that wick material is critical. Cotton and jute work well, as do some other harvested fibers growing locally.

    • @leahrowe847
      @leahrowe847 Рік тому +1

      @@larrytischler570 I've seen the Cisco candle done with 3-5 wicks & burn almost to the bottom without being relit. People forget Cisco was first made as fuel & that's why it has the little flame in it's name to show it's flammable.

  • @nobodyinparticular968
    @nobodyinparticular968 5 років тому +9

    14:14 "I too, am extraordinarily humble."

  • @jaixc
    @jaixc Рік тому +3

    I've found this to be easier that punching a hole through the mason jar lid. You get one of those tall aluminum cans (monster cans) and you cut the top off, Punch a few holes through the sides of the can to allow oil to level out inside the can and soak your wick after you've put the can into your mason jar. This way you can use the mason jar lid to safely store the oil candle when it's not in use.

    • @futuresuperstar4life
      @futuresuperstar4life Рік тому +2

      I'm having trouble visualizing what ur explaining.
      You should totally post a tutorial

  • @hammersmith1653
    @hammersmith1653 Рік тому +1

    Little hint on the oil lamp, find yourself some quality fiberglass fabric(for cars, boats, aircraft) and make a wick. Never need to trim.😉

  • @1Darr
    @1Darr 5 років тому +23

    Can you make rock candy in the freeze dryer

    • @lastplace199
      @lastplace199 5 років тому

      There's no step in making rock candy that would ever require a freeze dryer.

    • @libbywilson7038
      @libbywilson7038 5 років тому

      He'll no

    • @1Darr
      @1Darr 5 років тому

      @@lastplace199 you have to wait a long while for the water to evaporate on its own. So I just want to know if it would work in a freeze dryer

  • @codystevens1233
    @codystevens1233 4 роки тому +15

    "and now we use a chisel"... as she mashes a triangle file with a hammer through the jar lid...lol

  • @theresakelly1915
    @theresakelly1915 3 роки тому +1

    Great video! I never knew how to make candles. Thanks for the tip!

  • @yvonnelewis4888
    @yvonnelewis4888 2 роки тому +1

    Ice picks make quick & easy holes in a lid. Ans simple twine is a quick oil candle wick. 😉