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5 (More) Easy DIY Candle Ideas To Try If The Lights Go Out
By Sara Tipton

The power could go out at any time, especially during cooler months when winter storms can knock out power lines. If the power does go out, and you realize you have no candles, here are 5 do-it-yourself ways to get some light in your home.

*Candle Safety: Never leave a burning candle unattended. Never burn a candle on or near anything that might catch on fire. Keep candles out of the reach of children and pets. Never put a candle where a kid or pet could knock it over. Take care when extinguishing candles. The jars or containers are likely to be very hot and can burn you.

Now that we have safety out of the way, here are a few simple ways to create some light.

1. Use Bacon Grease – If you store all of your excess bacon grease, use it as a candle. This grease makes the perfect improvised survival candle. Put some bacon grease in a natural fiber wick and light that wick. It’ll burn as long as any comparably-sized candle. If the electricity does go out, then the bacon in the fridge is going to go bad anyway. If you don’t plan to cook it, you can use it as a candle. Tear off the fatty pieces and press them in a jar around a natural fiber wick, and this will burn like a candle as well. The fatty bacon pieces will melt just like a wax and it will smell like bacon. TIP: Smear the wick with bacon fat first!

2. Use Crisco – This won’t smell as good as the bacon; however, it can be used to make a candle in a pinch. Press a natural fiber wick ( you can improvise this too by using something like a cotton t-shirt shred or a mop strand) and shove it in a tub of Crisco using a forked stick. This is one of the longest burning emergency candles on the planet. Smear the top of the wick with Crisco to get it to burn better. When the tubs of Crisco go on sale, especially if you don’t cook with it, they may be good to stock up on and use as a long burning candle.


Read on: https://www.naturalblaze.com/2021/04/5-more-easy-diy-candle-ideas-to-try-if-the-lights-go-out.html?fbclid=IwAR3e-qiObU3I5alpoAbVkt0bGK6_KuYC3a9xNzZSd8ZjrM0pRD5UXA4BztY

WaterLight is a portable lantern that can be charged with salt water or urine

https://www.google.es/amp/s/www.dezeen.com/2021/04/23/waterlight-edina-wunderman-thompson-colombia/amp/?fbclid=IwAR3eSztD3CDFud6EGBIQoimBkHh0RKtIQpWNNvJHtqn9Sjce8u7m18xbWKw



Colombian renewable energy start-up E-Dina has developed a cordless light that converts salt water into electricity as a more reliable alternative to solar lamps in off-grid communities.

The portable device, called WaterLight, needs to be filled with 500 millilitres of seawater – or urine in emergency situations – to emit up to 45 days of light.

Acting as a mini power generator, the device can also be used to charge a mobile phone or another small device via its integrated USB port.

Created in collaboration with the Colombian division of creative agency Wunderman Thompson, the project was designed as a stand-in for solar energy, which is often used to supply remote locations but which is weather-dependant.

"WaterLight can be more efficient than solar energy lanterns because it regenerates instantly," said Pipe Ruiz Pineda, executive creative director of Wunderman Thompson Colombia.

"Once filled with water, the energy delivery is immediate while solar lanterns need to transform solar energy to alternative energy to charge batteries and they only work if there is sun."

Thanks Carol awesome 🧡

mudra wrote:How did medieval peasants light their homes

https://youtu.be/IxBsbzUKnAs

Very informative video mudra. And a lot of work. It would be a problem if living where there are no rushed or animal fat to use. We have a stock of different types of candles, battery operated candles and my favorite, oil lamps.

Thank you for posting this.