Candles & candle burners

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Where do I find these slow burning (50hrs.) candles people have been talking about? Also, I read we should have a candle burner? Where would I find that? I am trying to prepare for my family as well as I can ahead of time.

-- Mary Howe (toga@madbbs.com), September 29, 1998

Answers

Mary,...if you are in an area that has 99 Cent Stores I have seen shelves and shelves of them...tall clear or colored glass,...used, at least out here by ethnic Catholics..some have designs on them. I've also seen them in grocery stores. Are these the ones you are wondering about?

Great candles, by the way. I love filling the living room with them even without power outtage. I suppose I could feel fortunate that I've always been a candle and lamp light kinda woman. You can find me many a night with a load of pillows on the floor, a book in one hand, wine glass in the other, surrounded by candles. Life is good.

-- Donna Barthuley (moment@pacbell.net), September 29, 1998.


I think I've seen what you're looking for in camping gear catalogs; the little lanterns sometimes take candles specifically made for them however...

I've used some glass mugs around the house for candles; I've purchased 50 tea light candles (the itty bitty ones you put under a pot to keep it warm at a party) for $5 at a place that had a lot of linens and things. They're very refillable.

If you want to broadcast the light around the room more efficiently, you're right if you think that hanging a lantern up toward the ceiling will help. So will a mirror to reflect the light into the room.

If you have time enough, try making your own candles; it's not hard, and you can put a lot of stearic acid in them to keep them burning for a long time. Try www.pourette.com for supplies (very nice people). They have wax (which you'd probably want to buy closer to home because of the cost of shipping it, colors and scents and wicking.

If you plan on using candles, make double-darn sure that you never ever leave them burning when you go to sleep. One of the downstair's neighbors kids did that when we lived in an apartment before moving to our house and almost burned the place down.

-- Karen Cook (browsercat@hotmail.com), September 29, 1998.


Mary try the following sites:

100 hour candle - http://www.baproducts.com/rr-nf30.htm

50 hour candle - http://www.sonlightcandle.com/order_what.htm

-- Mitch Callis (mcallis@waymark.net), October 04, 1998.


Thanks for the tip. I went to a dollar store and got some of those big candles for $1 each! (Comparable to the ones for $8.99 at other stores). I burned one for 3 hours and it hardly looks used. I'd like to see how long one will actually burn.

-- Kay P. (Y2Kay@usa.net), October 05, 1998.

Just don't forget the matches!

-- Paul Davis (davisp1953@yahoo.com), October 06, 1998.


Long term- quality magnifying glass. Maybe some for barter too.

-- Uncle DEedah (oncebitten@twiceshy.com), October 06, 1998.

Yankee Candles although costly have some which burn up to 150 hours. being a candle freak, i know. They are scented to. for 2000 you can get one that burns 125 hrs, TRUE TO FORM. I know personally. But, being conservative, the dollar stores is a good option, just steer clear of 3 wicks, as these usally dont burn right.

-- carrie (private@aol.com), October 06, 1998.

There is a 120 hour burn candle with 6 movable wicks( in a can)that I think is the most ideal. A lot of tall candles if burn too long will leave a deep hole, which then can't be used to boil water. As a Y2K survival lecturer, I have a new site at http://www.geocities.com/hotsprings/villa/3388 with a finished, comprehensive shopping & resource list & many useful articles & links. It is expanded to 7 topics in one site! Health, Money, politicles, forecasts...Many have e-mailed me requesting info, but my time is limited.

-- Raymond Kwong (rayk19@juno.com), October 06, 1998.

I've also had candles that burned themselves a hole, leaving high walls on either side. I just trim them off, a bit at a time, and drop the wax into the hole next to the flame.

If you don't let the hole get too deep to begin with, you can just push the wax down & in with your fingers (it gets fairly soft).

-- Larry Kollar (lekollar@nyx.net), October 06, 1998.


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