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Have you thought about which camping lantern would be the best one lantern for your camping trip? Sure it's nice to be out by the fire at night but when you need to rummage through your tent then the fire doesn't help you out like a lantern will.
I can remember camping with my family when I was just a young boy. We had a camping lantern that required a liquid fuel and my father would be constantly warning me to stay away from it for fear of knocking it over and spreading fire everywhere. Fortunately there is a multitude for you to choose from these days so we don't need to have those specific fears.
All the same, most lanterns on the market these days still have flame whether they use candles or propane fuel or LPG gas. With that in mind you still need to be aware that even though they may not be the spilling hazard they were years ago, they can still become very hot and still cause fires if not used correctly.
I've seen some lanterns that are battery operated and have fluorescent type lights. This type of lantern is perfect for the true urbanite that is just trying to get away with their family for the weekend. A lantern like this is obviously far more kid friendly and you would have no worries at all using one. The only problem with this type of lantern is the battery life and the fact that battery disposal is somewhat harsh on the environment. If you're opting for a battery operated lantern then it would be a good idea to look into some sort of LED technology. These little lights last for an incredible number of hours from their battery source. You could even consider using rechargable batteries and a solar charger to keep them usable every night.
For the outright good lighting type of camping lantern I would opt for some sort of gas lantern. Coleman is the obvious first choice for many campers but if you're hiking or canoe tripping then you may want to consider something compatible with LPG fuel. Not because they really give a better light but because they're smaller and easier to carry. The Coleman lantern would barely fit into a backpack. The Coleman ones work very well though and like the LPG models have adjustable flame heights so you can ensure it lasts' longer.
My personal favorite camping lantern is the candle lantern. These guys are small and light and in my opinion the greatest camping gadget ever. They're a telescoping tube that takes a specially formulated candle that burns for up to nine hours. The candle burns all night long and the flame height is regulated by the spring that pushes the candle upward as it melts away. The candles are designed to be essentially dripless and smokeless which is a plus because when they're burned up you don't have to worry about lugging around empty fuel cans out of your campsite. All that will be left is a half inch of wax and because it's designed to burn you can pretty much throw it in your fire to let it melt away. These offer enough light to read by but not so much that it hurts your eyes if you wake up in the night (I use one in my tent overnight). I don't recommend fire in your tent but if you do decide to use them you'll find that on top of giving you some light they'll help dry out the condensated air from your breathing which helps get rid of that "wet sleeping bag in the morning" feeling. Also they may give a few degrees of temperature to the inside of your tent which is a bonus if you're camping in the spring or in the fall.
No matter what type of camping lantern you choose,you need to be aware that if you bring batteries or fuel cans to a campsite, you need to take them with you when you leave. Our parks and forests won't stay beautiful with people leaving their junk all over them. Be responsible.
Ian Kurz is an enthusiastic camper and the owner of the website www.everything-about-camping.com where you can get camping tips and gear and whatever else you may need for your camping trip. Be sure to visit his camping lantern page for more info on lanterns.
How to make a passive cooler using layers of blackened foil and evaporative cooling.?
I'm trying to develop an inexpensive solar cooler for camping.
I've made a solar box COOKER before, using nested cardboard boxes painted black, with aluminum foil glued on the inside. The black surface absorbs heat from the sun's rays, while when the heat is re-emitted inside, the reflective foil tends to keep it in. It is a slow cooker which can develop about 325 degrees F.
Now I am thinking about trying the same idea inverted. I know I won't be able to freeze things. but if I start with something frozen, could I keep it frozen this way without having to use those pre-frozen plastic containers of blue chemical?
Anybody ever make a cooler like this? anybody know how? Any sites for plans? (not the cooker sites, I already have those.)
Please include ideas for evaporative cooling using wet towels, if that has worked for you in the past. I'm trying to do this no-electricity, no chemicals, no bottle of gas. I want to travel light.
Thanks!
Every Gram of Water that evaporates will absorb approx 560 calories of heat, depending on environmental factors.
By carefull design there is no violation of any thermodynamics. These principles are what coolss the refigerator, in your house..
In fact there are kerosine burning refigerators.
The change of state of matter .
Water is going from a liquid , to a vapor and it is taking in energy.
Water vapor is therefore less stable than liquid water, .
Water vapor is produced by liquid and heat .
Conversly
As the Vapor cools to a liquid the reverse occurs and heat is released .
The change of state pf matter is the principle involved
The trick of course is to vaporize water efficiently.
A large surface area where the water, can come in contact with the air, is what is needed.
Passive cooling is the problem, since you can not use an electric fan, but you can use solar power.
You might use a wind driven water pump, to bring the water to the top of tower , where a container is located to distribute the water through numerous holes and run down a series of strips,
The more strips the more surface area, available to expose the water to air, for evaporatve cooling.
The strips can be aluminum foil, cloth, or almost anything, as long as it permits air flow, and enhances evaporation.
It may also be possible to use direct solar energy in your solar cooker, to heat the water, to a steam.
The steam pressure can then be used to force water and steam out of a mist nozzel .
The finer the mist the more surface area of water droplets are exposed to exaporation .
Making evapoation more efficient .
If the humidity is low enough and
if the temperature warm enough and
if there is a breeze
then the fine mist will change from water droplets to water vapor . and cool the air.
Strategically placed mist nozels, You can achieve a 20 degrees drop in air temperature
For a warming effect approx 50 calories of heat are released for every gram of water that changes from a liquid to a solid .
So by spraying water into the air when the temperature is below freezing , you will produce a solid (snow), releasing heat and warming the air nearby.
This is why it seems to warm up as a result of a snow storm, major amounts of heat are released.,
Theoretically 560 calories of heat are absorbed per gram of water, turned to vapor.
What about a gram of water vapor becoming liquid.
560 calories of energy will be released instead of being absorbed.
However ,not all the energy is heat energy.
If you watch a rain storm as it moves you notice the lightning in front of the rain.
There must be something generating the electricity, and what better source than the change of state of matter,
The vapor is becoming a liquid, releasing 560 colories of energy.
Some of it as heat, some of it as electricity.
In addition, as the liquid rain evavorates , it is reversing the energy flow again, with all this energy exchange, it is easy to see that a storm has a lot of energy, and can do considerable damage.
Solar cooker project - Iridimi refugee camp, Chad (Oct 2007)
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