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Good idea, I don't know how well baby oil burns. Olive oil works well, even cheaper alternative is to find lampante oil, a type of olive oil bottled only for burning rather than for consumption. Citronella is good for lamps and gives you some insect control. You can also use mineral oil mixed with coconut oil.
 
I've been collecting oil lamps a few years now.by buying 1 or 2 here n there.in which i managed to find one at a resale shop today..i still need to buy some clean fuel for oil lamps thoe.might have to wait untill i make my next primary shopping trip to do that.


I also collect oil lamps....i buy them at thrift stores, antique shops, yard sale etc. some think im a bit weird, but when Hurricane Micheal hit NC we lost power for sometime and we flooded on the bottom floor. But me being the person i am..friends and family ate, we had light and heat and people were grateful. I found during that time that what im doing is not crazy or bizarre. it helps people and if something really bad comes my way, i can deal with it. I dont think anyone is fully prepped as things are always changing, but you can have one heck of a good plan.
 
I’ve used baby oil in my lamps when I ran out of kerosene. I’ve restocked now on both items. Olive oil works too.

Baby oil is mineral oil + additives: $0.25 per ounce.
Olive oil is more expensive.

Pure mineral oil is cheaper, has no additives, and you can buy it pretty much anywhere you can buy baby oil.

Buy pure mineral oil instead of baby oil.
 
where do you get kerosene after SHTF?? I thought about getting some storm lanterns but post SHTF there wont be any kerosene(paraffin over here).
okay if you only want it for the here and now to look pretty but that's not why I prep.
Rendered animal fat will work in an oil lamp.

There will be a lot of soot, and an unpleasant odor, but it will work.

Post SHTF and/or TEOTWAWKI, I plan on killing wild pigs for their fat to dress hides, burn in oil lamps, and making soap.

Also, there is an invasive plant in the South called the chinese tallow tree (Triadica sebifera), which produces huge amounts of an extremely useful oil that can be used for soap, lubricant, and lamp fuel.

This tree is an introduced invasive species, and grows all over the place. It is actually the most common tree around Houston Texas, for example. The oil from this plant can be used for diesel fuel with a minimum of preparation.

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And kerosene stores forever


unless it's absolutely necessary - don't burn regular kerosene in your indoor oil lamps - lamp oil is the best 1st choice - refined kerosene for the catalytic heaters are OK >>> regular kerosene is just going to cause a soot mess besides being a heath hazard ...

save the regular kerosene for the barn lanterns (Dietz) outdoors with plenty of ventilation - another usage is to dilute other salvaged petro products like diesel fuel - crankcase oil - heating fuel oil - transmission fluid - brake fluid - hydraulic fluids - mineral oil - ect ect >>> your patio/tiki torches with a 1/2" or 1" rat tail type wicks handle the mixed fuels well ...
 
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