bobhenry. how do you convert a red walmart lantern to12volt

[Alfred]

Hey SlowCowboy,

Here's one of the threads where we discussed this. Eatatjoz and BobHenry post on their lights, and I posted how I did mine.
http://tnttt.com/viewto ... ht=lantern

Here's the video I put on the Radio Shack page:
http://www.radioshackdiy.com/project-ga ... t-lanterns

The little 12v red lanterns are one of my favorite things about my camper!

AL

[Alfred]

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[Alfred]

think they would look just as good with a 12 volt bulb as a real kerson flame?

just looking for more winter bored projects.

slow.

Hey Slowcowboy,

I think the little electric lights look really neat - nice warm glow. Perhaps not quite the same as oil, but still nice, nonetheless.

One of the main differences to me is I sort of miss the smell of a burning oil lantern (no huffing jokes here, please). And of course the electric lights don't flicker like a flame. So its not quite the same, but I didn't want to put oil lanterns inside the camper, either. So the 12volts work really well. Nice effect, overall.

AL

[Alfred]

you know I just got to thinking theres a lot of nice guys on here and ladies. and its great to have such great people to talk to and pass ideas around with.

I hope someday to have a wyoming teardrop gathering and meet some of you folks.

slowcowboy.

Hey Slowcowboy,

I've never been out West, would be really great to come camp in that part of the country sometime. I agree, I've met some really great folks here on the T&TTT list, learned a lot, feel like I have friends all over the country, all over the world.

AL

[Shadow Catcher]

Toledo Museum of Art has replaced many of their chandelier bulbs with a flickering LED bulb.
Or a kerosene lantern with LED's http://www.ubergizmo.com/2010/04/led-kerosene-lantern/ or for you Coleman fans http://inhabitat.com/hand-cranked-led-k ... t-no-fumes