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30/4/2015 at 9:30pm
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I think I need one of these.
Bonkers, noisy and ridiculously high maintenance, but very, very pretty. Does anyone have one?
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01/5/2015 at 12:53am
Location: Preston. Lancashire.
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Hi Tim,
I have two Hipolito 500 CP ( candle power ) versions of the Petromax.
Noisy?, not really.
High maintenance?, fill with paraffin, pump up pressure, follow procedures and light.
Gives off plenty of light and heat, so much heat you can cook off the top of the lamp with an adaptor.
Used every time I'm away, wouldn't be without one.
Norman.
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01/5/2015 at 10:54am
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Thanks Norman. Do you cook on yours?
I'm sure there are more practical lights on the market, but nothing so beautiful. I'd be interested to know how it compares with other pressurised fuel lamps - the Coleman Northstar, for example.
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02/5/2015 at 12:34am
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Hi Tim,
I've owned the two lamps for over twenty odd years. Originally purchased for beach fishing, then when I went back to camping after a few years gap they were the first thing to be packed.
Bought a cooking adaptor on E Bay, new, for around five pounds. Used three or four times with no problems, except for keeping the lamp with adaptor and pan stable.
Fellow camper saw my set up and offered me a price for the adaptor which I could not refuse. I do see them from time to time.
Lamps now used with my ex army 9 x 9 and 12 x 12, extremely good source of light, also plenty of heat.
Hipolito, Portugese made or Petromax, German made are the ones to get. Stay well away from the Chinese copies, unsafe, tanks split causing a fireball.
Spares are readily available on the Internet.
Regards, Norman.
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02/5/2015 at 8:26pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Flandersfields on 02/5/2015Hi Tim,
I've owned the two lamps for over twenty odd years. Originally purchased for beach fishing, then when I went back to camping after a few years gap they were the first thing to be packed.
Bought a cooking adaptor on E Bay, new, for around five pounds. Used three or four times with no problems, except for keeping the lamp with adaptor and pan stable.
Fellow camper saw my set up and offered me a price for the adaptor which I could not refuse. I do see them from time to time.
Lamps now used with my ex army 9 x 9 and 12 x 12, extremely good source of light, also plenty of heat.
Hipolito, Portugese made or Petromax, German made are the ones to get. Stay well away from the Chinese copies, unsafe, tanks split causing a fireball.
Spares are readily available on the Internet.
Regards, Norman.
I too had a hippo for beach fishing back in the day and we used to wrap pies in foil and just balance them on top.
They could be a bit temperamental so switched to a Coleman dual mantle, there was something comforting about the roar of a pressure lamp, but to be honest I can't be bothered with the hassle nowadays as there are plenty of good battery lamps around. My beach fishing revolves around tip lights and head torches now and you hardly see a pressure lamp on the beach anymore and for camping I can't be bothered carrying the fuel, nor the lighting palaver.
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02/5/2015 at 9:24pm
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Thanks Norman and Chappers. The wonderful Mrs TimCESmith is going to give me this for my birthday. I'm a very happy camper.
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03/5/2015 at 11:48am
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Hi Tim,
It is my birthday soon............................
Norman.
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