Winter in Michigan is a time of snowball fights, sledding, skiing, and other winter sports.
Not that long ago it was a much more dangerous time. Heavy snow and ice has caused power outages and curtailed the delivery of heating fuel.
When the lights are out and the furnace won’t light that is a definite SHTF moment.
There are things that we used to get through these situations that use to be common in Michigan households. Two of the easiest, least expensive, and simplest to use items that will overcome both power and fuel shortages are in this video.
Kerosene lamps were a great improvement over oil lamps that had been around since 70,000 BC. They provide both light and heat.
“First modern kerosene lamps are invented by Ignacy Łukasiewicz, inventor from Poland and Robert Edwin Dietz from USA, at the same time, independent of each other in the year 1853. Their main characteristics were great portability which widened their use and strong light. All kerosene lamps have container for kerosene and a wick or mantle for a light source protected with a glass globe or a tube. There are three kinds of kerosene lamps: lamp with a flat wick, lamp that uses central draught and has tubular wick, and mantle lamp.” http://www.historyoflamps.com/
Similar to the lamp shown in the video and available at Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/Lamplight-110-...
Lamplight Chamber Oil Lamp
• Household necessity during power outages
• Burns for up to 25 hours
• Holds 12 -ounce of fuel


https://www.amazon.com/Dietz-Pilot-Bu...
“Available at a lower price from other sellers that may not offer free Prime shipping.
• Burn time of 27 hours
• Holds 31 ounces of oil
• Burns kerosene, lamp oil, citronella, and liquid paraffin
• Perfect for camping, emergency lighting or even repelling bugs
• Replacement glass globe from 21st: L00889 and wick: L04
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