thorpey
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16 years ago
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not sure of the lumens out put by a premier lamp, had a bit of a retro tour.
Thorpey
Nut deep in water!
Vanoord
16 years ago
What on earth is that?!! ๐Ÿ˜ฎ


That said... I have seen the webmaster with a one candlepower headlamp. One candlepower exactly. Well, one candle exactly, as happens...
Hello again darkness, my old friend...
thorpey
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16 years ago
this one small flame lasted two hours on two lumps of carbide in his grandfarthers old caplamp. You can also keep your hands warm and may be toast a marshmallow.
Thorpey
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Roy Morton
16 years ago
"thorpey" wrote:

this one small flame lasted two hours on two lumps of carbide in his grandfarthers old caplamp. You can also keep your hands warm and may be toast a marshmallow.
Thorpey



And leave a strong garlicy odour everywhere... :angel: :lol:
"You Chinese think of everything!"
"But I''m not Chinese!"
"Then you must have forgotten something!"
ICLOK
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16 years ago
I've got 4 of these and did some long trips on them.... happy days down Long Tor, Cumberland, Jugholes..... Sigh ::)

Replaced them with a Nuclear reactor equivelent which had a Piezo igniter and an Acetylene generator from hell that fitted on your belt!. Once it was on you looked like a Cyber man!!! :lol:

Still got em down the shed and a huge tin of Carbide... :blink:
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh Creeper!!!!!
PeteHall
16 years ago
"ICLOK" wrote:


Still got em down the shed and a huge tin of Carbide... :blink:



I have a few good recipes involving carbide ๐Ÿ˜‰

Not sure my neighbours would agree though...
The distance between stupidity and genius is measured only by success.
ICLOK
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16 years ago
Pray tell..... Please? ๐Ÿ˜‰
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh Creeper!!!!!
minerat
16 years ago
does it include bottles and water ???? I did some mad things when I was a kid with carbide too, :devil:
be afraid.....very afraid !!!!
PeteHall
16 years ago
Bottles of water? Don't know what you're talking about ๐Ÿ˜‰ :angel:

:devil: :devil: :devil:
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thorpey
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16 years ago
how about pieces of bread :guns: :thumbsup:
Nut deep in water!

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