This design hasn't changed in 100 years | Feuerhand 725 Hurricane Lamp | Why I love this thing
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- Опубліковано 29 тра 2024
- The Feuerhand baby special hurricane lamp. A product so well designed that it hasn't changed for nearly a century.
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I love Fuerehand lanterns. I have several, ranging from a tiny little 'Superbaby 175' pre WW2, a 1930's 323, and a couple of 276 'Sturmkappe' lanterns with the large tanks that will give you up to 72 hours burn time. and lastly I have 275 Baby as well. they're all well made and work perfectly, as you would expect form a German company.
Bought one today.. So cozy and nice
This is like Dietz, which is an American company that actually invented Hurricane Lanterns. It has occasionally shipped its original dies to lower labor cost countries but still makes them in the original way to the original standards.
China doesn't make the Dietz to American standards. Have a great holiday season.
Have Feuerhand lanterns for over 50years for all purposes, boat,garden sometimes indoors with a power cut. Only use petroleum or kerosine folks because all kind of oil lamp oils will causes leaking.
I’ve got 2 of those and I like them both. I also have others and the fuererhand is noticeably better built and just more quality
I just ordered one (Green). 🕯
It's not a 725, nor is it a 275. t's a 276 & you can see it at 1:33 It would be also advisable to re-fuel outdoors using a funnel to avoid spillage on the very table where it is to be lit, let's be careful out there. I have 2 & yes, they are great lanterns. Thanks.
I’ve been wanting a lantern like this for a while but I have a few concerns about the it. I currently have a lantern that has a similar design from Walmart. Now obviously this one is made in China and feuerhand is made in Germany but how bright is the feuerhand lantern? The Chinese made lantern isn’t as bright as I thought it was and in the videos feuerhand usually looks brighter.
Also does fuel matter or not?
@@moistexistence3090 Modern expectations are based on electric lighting or perhaps modern LED torches. Used outdoors, this lantern is bright enough for use after dark as the human eyes adjust pretty well to lower light levels given time. Cameras do a good job of giving a false impression at times for the video. We don't generally need high powered lighting at all, but can manage just fine with this lantern. I used mine for 5 days during winter storm power outages. Always use the correct size wick at the correct height to avoid smoking & good quality fuel will reduce smell too. Never swap from Kerosene to gasoline either.
The best way to get much higher levels of lighting using kerosene is to get a pressure lantern, such as tilley, vapalux, petromax, etc. ( gasoline powered Coleman in USA). Anything with a mantle will generally outperform something with a simple wick.
Feuerhand make only the 276 nowadays, but I did pick up a much smaller 175 recently & it is similar brightness from a smaller wick, again lasting several evenings on a tank of fuel. Brands such a Dietz make larger brighter lanterns with wider wicks, but the quality isn't German. Kerosene is wonderful stuff, don't forget it powers jet aircraft the world over. On the other hand, not only is heat a by-product of combustion, but water vapour too, so condensation can be an issue in a confined space, such as a shed. During storm laden power outages, a tilley lamp will give off approx 1Kw of heat energy, helping to keep a room warm as well as lit, enough to boil a kettle in my workshop !
Here in UK, we still have some very good companies supplying parts & advice. www.base-camp.co.uk/
a removable mirrored screen to shine in different directions
Great video and great information
I just bought one of these, love it. Simple and robust. I did buy a Chinese version (by Elemental) as a trial. It works but damn, its tacky. Will go straight for FueurHand or find other reputable ones if I can in future
Interesting! Very interesting.
If you want a new lamp of this style this is the only brand to buy. Dietz is now made in China and not the same quality.
I have a Feuerhand Baby myself. Great lamp. It's brighter on kerosene.
I coiled a 12 inch length of wick, so I won't need to change it as often. I use it for a patio light. Last night my strings of XMAS lights were rain soaked and wouldn't light, but the Baby came thru as I smoked a 6 pound ribeye on my char-griller.
I love that lamp.
Thank u
I'm planning to get one of the pastel ones. Just a question, did the paint on the top bubble, darken, or melt? Otherwise I would just go with the plain galvanized one.
My example seems bomb proof, the finish still looks great after several months of intermittent use.
I have the silver/galvanized one & the top has discolored or turned a dull/dirty silver. The rest of the lantern is bright silver. Love it though,..such a warm charming light & feel to it. This is a good brand to support, since they're made in Germany. The other ones are Chinese made.
I have two Feuerhand lanterns, one in Hunter Green, the other Sparkling iron color. THE Hunter green model did bubble slightly in a very small area on the very top edge near the lift ring but has never got bigger. I finally dabbed a little Hunter green paint on it, I dont even notice it now. The Sparkling Iron no issues. Both lanterns are excellent though they are impeccably built otherwise and are very bright for thier size.
The galvanized Feuerhand is superior.
Good heat source too.
great video! cool new format. the other guy seems lazy and you are making him look bad by comparison.
SarahlabyrinthLHC
I have three Feuerhand lamps and love them. My problem is, that although two of them work beautifully, the third one does not. I have it full of approved fuel, a Feuerhand wick, I light it, leave it for a couple of minutes, then wind the wick up so the flame is around an inch high. It stays that way for a few seconds, then the flame grows smaller and smaller, and if I leave it like that it goes out altogether. If I wind the wick up further to increase the flame again, it just once again become smaller and then goes out. It's brand new, have only had it a couple of days, and don't know what I can do to fix this problem. Any suggestions? I would assume it's not wicking the fuel properly?
I've got the same problem. Bought two of these lamps, did everything according to the instructions. Put I had to turn the wick up way too fast just to keep a small flame and by doing so I ended up burning both wicks in two hours. I've bought new wicks, a different brand of lamp oil and also a flask of petroleum fuel to try next time. Bid did you work the problem out? Thanks
@@marijnfly I did work it out. I assumed that the wick was perhaps too wide and fitting too tightly so that it wasn't allowing enough fuel to wick up to the burning area. I bought narrower wick and now have no problems, I can use the lamp daily and don't have to wind the wick up at all. In fact I have it burning as I type this.
@@SarahlabyrinthLHC Ok thanks. Besides the offical size (0.5inch = 12mm) I halse have a meter of 10mm wicks. I'll try that one first!
Contact the company. Have them send you a replacement, if they don’t have a quick fix for it.
I've only ever seen these by Deitz, and Deitz still has a patient on them. Which company made them first?
From what I know, Fuerehand was the first to make them.
Quality stands out from nowadays mass rubbish.
Have the same one plus Coleman Northstar.
BTW - it's 275 ;)
I have several Fuerehand lanterns, 2 of them dating back before WW2, and they are all solid, well built lanterns that work as good as the day they were made. I have a couple newer Feurehands that date from late 50's- early 60's that are just as good as well.
Turn the wick down! Way too high.
What is the ideal wick height? I've been looking all over for an answer but can't find one. I got one but idk what is the best fuel usage/light/wick usage ratio. Sure I know more wick=brighter but I also don't want to be buying extra wicks for my Deitz considering I'm not using it nightly.
Just got one of these in white, cost me a hundred bucks tho
if I can find one for decent price I'd get this brand, until then I'll stick with other more affordable brands, here in Canada I haven't found one for less than a hundred
Thanks much for the review. I intend to use mine indoors. I’m given to understand that olive oil is a healthier choice. I know it’s expensive, but if you’re using your lantern frequently, you may want to consider it…
Have 50 years of experience; NEVER use lamp oil or olive oil or whatever oils, just petroleum or kerosine. Oil based stuff makes them leaking. Otherwise they are the best there is in all situations.
Also olive oil will not " wick" correctly and you will just find the flame eating up the wick and going out. It's just too thick to work
its ok to use paraffin oil?@@johannakamstra-schickendan7380
Does the fumes from it not smell indoors.
There’s a warning not to use indoors.
Modern indoor lamp oil is fine, old style paraffin/kerosene will have a strong smell and give off carbon monoxide. Just check the oil you buy is safe to use indoors, some lamp oil is for outdoor use only
@@christopholies5617 The combustion of any fuel will create carbon monoxide, lamp oil is only a refined version of paraffin or kerosene which has less odour. A well maintained lamp and trimmed wick will give less odour than a poorly maintained lamp. When burning any lamp always ensure adequate ventilation to remove carbon monoxide.
Pro tip; it is not needed to expose the wick to blow it out. Just turn the wick way down. Wait a couple of seconds. Turn it up again. If you waited long enough it is out.
It's easier to just blow it out. Turning the wick down too low you can easily drop it into the tank.
You should be smoking a nice pipe while describing your nice feuerhand lantern
I got one from wallet world for 12 dollars
It’s cheap
Bro think he chuck
Its not brighter than a candle 😂