Blackspur Large Paraffin Oil Hurricane/Storm Camping Lantern (Colours May Vary)

I’m happy from quality and service.

It works well & even looks quite nice, until you pick it up & look more closely. It is incredibly light, a result of being made of the thinnest metal possible. It is also held together by crimped joints. Amazingly it feels pretty solid which means it's a pretty cunning design. Treated carefully it may last, but a bit of abuse or neglect might result in a very short life. The low cost suggests it is only painted on the outside so a bit of rust inside might kill it quickly. To be honest for just over £5 delivered you can't complain as a genuine one would be many times this!

The parts don’t articulate with each other very smoothly. It took a long time to figure out how to adjust the glass case without running the risk of breaking it. And I needed to do this first, so I could access the very basic instructions that were contained inside it. Also - comparisons between the lamp I received and the one in the picture have been interesting. It’s a slightly different shape and actually looks a lot cheaper. But the worst thing was the lock. My best guess is that it was meant to be childproof. Well, it makes sense for it to be difficult for children to access, but there was no clue about how to remove it. I was reduced to trying - without success - to press and twist, or to see if there were any alternative options. It didn’t help that the cap was incredibly stiff, because it was the first use. It took me twenty minutes to get the cap off, and when I finally did so, a spring fell out of it and there was a secondary cap underneath it. I still can't tell whether this was meant to be part of the main cap and had somehow become disconnected, or was a safety feature - part of the “childproof lock”. Perhaps even some packing feature that needs to be removed before first use. It has been impossible, since then, to reattach the main cap or to remove this subsidiary cap. It’s firmly wedged into the hole and in my attempts to work it out, I actually sliced my thumb on the exposed sharp edges. I made repeated attempts to contact the sellers, but didn't get an actual response until a month later. And even that was just an automated cut-and-paste offer of a refund with no apologies or acknowledgement of any inconvenience.

I bought these for emergencies and a backup in case of an electricity cut. They're lightweight and easy to use but won't stand up to the rigors of camping for long. They provide low levels of light compared to electric lanterns but will burn much, much longer and the fuel won't degrade over months or years the way batteries do. As an aside I would mention they are far superior to candles with a higher level of light, the ability to dim or turn up the light and less vulnerable to drafts and easy to carry around. As for romantic dinners ? The lamp wins over candles every time and evokes a feeling of yesteryear. Overall they're fantastic to have set aside for emergencies but if you want something rugged to take in the great outdoors you'll need to look elsewhere.

Was hoping it would throw out a bit more light but for the money it’s pretty good.

Hope to test out this weekend

Mr Smith below is right in every way. Badly / cheaply manufactured, my filling cap also broke off and the spring came out. I now just use the inner cap. Lifting lever is very poor. Once it is lit it looks fine. But yeah I wouldn’t waste your money.

I recently bought 4 of these lanterns and all of them arrived in perfect condition. The picture indicates that these lanterns are bare metal but all 4 of the ones I received were painted. As such they appear to be fairly weather proof as mine have been outside for the last two weeks in the wind and rain and are completely unaltered from their experience. The build quality is good for such a cheap item and I'm sure they will last for many years. There are instructions on how to use the lanterns printed on the plastic they are wrapped in. I filled mine with citronella oil to keep bugs away as well as provide light and they work excellently.

Verarbeitung sehr schlicht. Der Preis ist zwar sehr günstig und die Lieferung lief problemlos ab, aber eine etwas bessere Produktqualität hätte ich schon erwartet. Die ganze Lampe ist schief zusammen gebaut und man hat den Eindruck, dass einfach Blech zusammen gepresst wurde. Meine Empfehlung: Lieber ein paar Euro mehr ausgeben und ein vernünftiges Produkt kaufen.

Très sympa cette lampe-tempête, la flamme reste très bien en place, on y voit bien, bel effet le soir sur la terrasse. Avec de l'huile anti moustique pour l'été c'est parfait