Uploaded March 2011 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
I tried out beeswax candles for my candle lantern on several winter hot tent camps this winter. I was impressed with the way they burn. They burn clean and bright, and with a pleasant smell. As usual in a hot tent with a wood stove burning, I keep the candle at a low level so that it does not melt in the heat at higher levels. I still need my headlamp, but the yellow glow of the candle counter-acts the hard white light of LED's.
I tried out beeswax candles for my candle lantern on several winter hot tent camps this winter. I was impressed with the way they burn. They burn clean and bright, and with a pleasant smell. As usual in a hot tent with a wood stove burning, I keep the candle at a low level so that it does not melt in the heat at higher levels. I still need my headlamp, but the yellow glow of the candle counter-acts the hard white light of LED's.
