Hurricane lanterns?
 

Was playing around with a German version. Nobody in the store spoke English so I was just on my own.

The brand was Feuerhand, from Germany. Super cool and felt pretty robust. I think a couple of themselves would be nice, since I live in earthquake-ville.

They seem indoor safe. I don't know squat about them. Some guy on YouTube ran olive oil in one. It burns any oil? What is the shelf life of lantern oil?

Good idea to have a few of these around for power outages. Get the paraffin fuel = less odor. They don't burn olive oil so well. I have Feuerhands and they don't seem to be any better than the ones I got at Walmart for $5 each.

I have this -
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Amazon.com : Coleman Northstar Duel Fuel Lantern : Patio, Lawn & Garden
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Bought it 4 yrs. ago when it was $140.
Hard to image that it's now $225. :eek:
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$120 - new.
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New Unfired Coleman Dual Fuel Northstar Lantern with Box Free Priority Shipping | eBay

Dunno about the safety factor of burning oil indoors... I fooled around with oil burning lamps as a kid... huge PITA to keep going.

They do make nice decoration... I should check my mom's garage to see if we still have grandpa's.

But for real emergency use I think you would be better off with a LED lantern (IMHO).

I have a couple dual fuels. I can't run them indoors.

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I don't think there is a fundamental difference in the combustion process that makes an oil lantern safer to operate indoors than a white gas or dual fuel lantern. The only thing is that the oil lantern is dim, so it is burning less fuel, and generating less CO. I imagine you could run the Coleman at lowest brightness and crack a window. Heck you live in CA, you're not going to freeze.

Oil has a higher vaporization temperature. Less likely to fill up your house with explosive vapors than gas. But this also makes them harder to get going, since you have to preheat the fuel. Just like the old white gas camp stoves.

Batteries are nice, but can't be refueled in a power outage. Liquid fuel is cheaper and much more power dence. Hence easier to store.

Small lp bottles are a nice compromise. Three small camp stove bottles Kept us in hot food for a week in 2012. Propane Lantern outlasted the batteries too.

Honda generator.