FARMS LF60001 Lamp Oil, 100-Ounce, Multicolor

Lamplight Farms has gone through a lot of logos and bottle designs over the years, but despite their confusion the actual product is a consistently good performer. On price, there are other brands out there and a wide variety of quantities, but do the math and the best deal is somewhere around 24¢/oz. We use this in antique barn lanterns as well as in oil candles we have on the fireplace mantle. The barn lanterns, ordinarily to be used with kerosene, stay cleaner with this both on the wick and on the globe. Since the lanterns are old, it is good that we don't have to take them apart as often to service the wick and scrub the inside of the glass. For the oil candles, using the "ultra pure" variety = smokeless and odorless, and by sticking with clear, we avoid colored dye that can foul the glass and the wicks. Note: being wax, this liquid freezes pretty easily, turning solid. We use the barn lanterns outdoors, in the summer while grilling on the back deck, so no risk of frozen fuel. But be advised for winter use to store this above freezing or you could be surprised come time to use it. Thaws fine so it's not ruined. Lamplight for years had a type of bottle on which you could use an aerator nozzle that the glassmaker Wolford sold as an accessory. The item screws on top, in place of the cap, and allows you to pour directly into the lantern or oil lamp from the bottle without a mess. By tipping the bottle upside down, a bubble would start the flow and you can easily control when you're done by simply tipping back. Remainder of oil goes back down the nozzle, no cleanup nor messy funnels. For some reason Lamplight has been varying the cap size so that this cool little fillup nozzle no longer fits. We are refilling an older bottle from the newest ones. Otherwise, it looks like a real fire hazard to try to pour from a big bottle like this into a little bitty oil candle. I hope their lawyers are aware of their problem. Shipping note: the vendor ("Great Household") took the time to add a strip of packing tape over the cap and down the sides of the bottle. That keeps it from working loose and leaking, thank you.

Nice oil

I use this to fuel my indoor oil lamp. No smoke. This was suggested by the manufacturer of the lamp. Just as advertised.

Tried this for my oil lanterns. On the positive side, it is clean-burning, with very little or no odor that I've ever noticed. In that sense, it is a good product for those who might not want to burn kerosene. On the other hand, I find that this paraffin oil has a few major drawbacks. First of all, it freezes very quickly! I transported the jug of oil in the bed of a truck for a 2-hour drive on a mild (maybe 35 degrees and sunny) day, and it was frozen solid by the time I reached my friend's cabin. Took several hours to thaw out! Also, it is much more expensive than kerosene, and burns much faster, too. While at my friend's cabin, we both filled a lamp... his with 1K kerosene, mine with the Lamplight Ultra Pure oil. My lamp burned through an entire "tank" of the paraffin oil in a few nights, and his lamp was still half-full when mine needed refilled. Admittedly, I did not go out of my way or use scientific methods to make sure both lanterns were burning at precisely the same wick height and flame rate, but I know that they were reasonably similar... and I'm CERTAIN that my lantern was NOT burning at a high enough rate (compared to his) to justify using an entire "tank" in half the time that the 1K oil did! I did not notice any stronger odor from his lamp versus mine, so the smell factor is not an issue for either type (in my opinion). I also didn't notice any difference in the level of soot that either type of oil produced, either. Both lanterns burned cleanly with no soot or smoke. However, since I can get a full gallon (8 more ounces than the Lamplight Farms paraffin oil) for half the price at my local "home improvement" store, I don't think I'll be buying the Lamplight Farms oil again. Having said that, if you have a preference towards paraffin oil over kerosene, and don't mind paying the higher price, then I would absolutely recommend this lamp oil. Just be sure to store it where it'll stay warm. It's no fun trying to fill a lamp from a container of frozen oil!

I bought this to stock up on lamp oil after Hurricane Sandy. For weeks after the hurricane it was hard to find supplies like lamp fuel in local hardware stores. There is a difference between pure lamp oil like this and the tiki torch stuff you can get at many outdoor and home improvement stores. This is clean burning oil which can be used indoors without generating fumes or smoke. Oil lamps are a great emergency lighting option because the fuel and materials are non-perishable and will outlast you if you never use them. Plus, you can get them in all varieties to suit your tastes. They make for very romantic lighting when the power is out, and it is nice to be able to adjust the strength of the flame by turning a knob. This is a big jug of lamp oil. Unless you use oil lamps every day for ambiance, you will not go through this very quickly. If you plan on keeping it on a shelf for emergencies, I would recommend transferring the contents into a glass jug. I have read reports of lamp oil and plastic containers interacting over long periods of time to make the plastic brittle. No issues of any kind with the fuel itself -- burns as expected, no fumes or soot.