Much ado about nothing. All camping lantern mantles were coated with thorium up
until the '90s when Coleman switched to yittrium. Don't fear the atom, thorium
isn't particularly dangerous as long as you use some basic precautions like not
eating it...
I burn off mantles outside and try not to inhale the smoke, I wash my hands
after handling, basic safety procedures...
-Curt
From: Randy Bennell <rbenn...@bennell.ca>
To: Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com>; Mercedes Discussion List
<mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 4:30 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Self sufficiency (long)
Any concerns about the mantle on the Aladdin?
My recollection is that it has a warning lable advising of radioactive
material.
RB who has had one sitting in the family room for 25 years but has never
lit the thing
On 18/01/2017 3:23 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
> I also have a pair of Aladdin lamps, I'll see you that and raise a Coleman
> table lamp, way more light. More effort to light and higher fuel consumption
> as negatives.Everything has its place...
> -Curt
>
> From: Jim Cathey <jim.cathey...@gmail.com>
> To: Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com>; Mercedes Discussion List
><mercedes@okiebenz.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 4:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Self sufficiency (long)
>
> For lighting it's hard to beat the Aladdin kerosene lamps. Various other
> lamps and flashlights are good to have, but as a primary backup light source
> our two Aladdins are it. Considering how ill-designed our house is for
> off-grid living, we've still got it pretty good when the juice stops flowing.
> Water's the worst problem, because of the well. But even then in the worst
> case we can open the cistern and use a bucket.
> -- Jim
>
>
>
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