I indulged in a super-duper rechargeable lantern for this season. With the new puppy, I figure it will get plenty of use for those late night outings. Apparently, it has enough battery juice for 48 hours between charges.
My sister Suzy lost her home in Ivan. I went through hell in Fay, now my brother Bill just sent divorce papers to his wife in Jupiter. I have a very bad feeling about tropical storm Bill...(btw Bill looks like a young Dean Martin, if Dean were 6’4 and were a buff firefighter captain— it’s a cliche- far right) http://www.margatefl.com/press/021406%20Fire%20Dept%20Training%20at%205750%20Margate%20Blvd.pdf
My tomatoes are rotting from a super-abundance of afternoon rain in Jacksonville, FL. Listening to B.B. King “Nobody loves me but my mother and she could be jiving too...”
How about an old fashioned hand pumped mantle lantern. Coleman makes a dual mantle hand pumped lantern that runs on white gas (naphtha).