The feuerhand is going to last 100 years with regular use. The cheap one is going to leak fuel in no time and drive you nuts.

$12 for a piece of Chinese junk versus high quality engineering and product mfg for $60. Don’t be afraid to drop your hard earned money on a good product. Stop buying Chinese junk folks! Great video as always.

Living in a hurricane zone here in Savannah GA, I have been wanting a GOOD one of these for years as part of our survival prep. Ordering this one today. MANY THANKS for this !

Dont turn it up so high, just a good flame. You get the same amount of light but a better runtime and less soot.

WT Kirkman sells these Feuerhands, Dietz, and their own brand out of California. These are much better quality then any of the other new lanterns available, and as good or better than the old Dietz lanterns. Thicker gauge metal, better glass, and better fit and finish.

Just bought a large galvanized feurhand nier $5. at the yard sale..it's brand new! Come on, people, get out and light your lanterns...lol..thanks for making the video.

Nice video! I' am from the Netherlands, I have a 11 Oillamps and I used them a lot, in winter and on camping. i really like the warm light they give. In autumn they give also enouth heat. Feuerhand...prounouced as Foyerhand, feuer means fire. They are really well knowed oillamps, If you take good care of them, they last a life time and you can order spare parts. We called these types of laterns een stormlantaarn.

Now I want a Feuerhand.

Dietz is Chinese. The quality is pretty decent. The el cheapo Chinese lanterns don't even make tha grade compared to Dietz made in China. The Feuerhand of Germany is the Mercedes of Lanterns.

With repetitive use, you’re probably better off with the better quality one. I have a couple of oil lamps but no lanterns. I have a few gallons of lamp oil and some extra wicks should SHTF.

Chinese lanterns can be salvaged. The main issue will be leaks. Line the interior with a tank sealant like POR 15 and they will work well enough. I do that to any lantern I buy regardless of origin.

I’ve always liked these style of lanterns. Had one growing up. Used it all the time.

I absolutely love my Feuerhand (mine is in plain galvanized finish) and nothing beats these lanterns! Well worth the money!! Two suggestions: To remove the globe, lift the bail handle straight up. Note the pointy part at the top of the handle- place that into the fleshy part of your open palm. Now take your middle finger and grab the small metal loop on top of the chimney. You can now easily lift the chimney, to tilt the globe. Replacing the globe is tge reverse process and you maintain control of it vs having the chimney possibly slam down on the glass. Another pointer:: your red lantern's globe appears a bit sooty. After you remove and clean it with dish detergent, replace it and in the future, as for all lanterns, look at the chimney for black smoke which means the flame is too high and unburned kerosene or lamp oil is sticking to the globe. Keep an eye on the flame, especially when it first starts to warm up- as it warms, the flame size might grow enough to start sooting up the globe. I start mine low for 5 minutes before settling in on a stable flame size. Another manufacturer to consider besides the Feuerhand, is the WT Kirkman line- higher quality than most Walmart grade lanterns. But nothing beats the Feuerhand! And if you have money to blow, try finding a vintage Feuerhand Atom. Right now they only make the 276, which is small, yet nearly perfect. Enjoy the peaceful experience of your lantern!! --Ed--

The German lanterns don’t soot up like the Dietz lanterns. I burn Kleen Heat in mine.

Dont be ashamed for spending the extra $ on the Fuerehand lantern, theyr'e worth every cent. the build quality of them is far superior, and the materials used in their construction will leave the cheap chinesium ones in the dark every time. I collect Hurricane lanterns, and have a few Fuerehand lanterns. one of them dates to the late 1930's ( a 323, hot blast model , and the other is a little 175 Superbaby, cold blast style like yours, made in the war years ) both of them are in excellent condition and work as good as the day they were made. give your chinesium one away to somebody, and get another couple of Fuerehands, you wont be disapppointed. P.S., its pronounced foyer-hand, as I discovered recently. greetings from Australia.

You may want to play around with your wick adjustment more. There's a sweet spot in the height where you get a slightly brighter, whiter light with less fuel consumption.

Air tubes are not welded nor tinned but pressed in place, precise fitting is necessary to avoid air leakage at the joints and seams. The last remaining hurricane lantern manufacturing in Japan is Winged Wheel which offers top notch quality products made one at a time with old equipment by the same family who started the company in 1924. The Czech made Meva brand is as good or close to the Feuerhand and can be found on eBay but I don't know whether they still are in business. Dietz has been outsoucing their lamps from China for decades now but vintage American made ones can be found online or at flea markets all over the place.

Love the oil lamps. Light is so much better

Furhand 😂😂😂 Just say firehand its close enough 😂😂 The baby versions cost 20€/$ btw

the flicker of these lamps are relaxeing

Excellent video and explanation. Hovever I don't agree with you say that the Chinese USD12.00 is much better quality than the luxurious German version. I think both are very good enough and will give excellent performance. Sometimes more money does not necesarily mean better quality. Both are excellent.

Although not an oil lamp, I am impressed with the Olight Olantern Mini LED Lantern. It has a nice warm glow like an oil lamp at lower brightness levels.

In INDIA these both lamps were used even at my home we were using that ४०years back but German was better than Chinese

Quality wise, the German lamp will last longer, while theChinese will rust in less than a year and will peel the paint.

Yes! LEHMAN'S is in Ohio and a lot of their stuff is AMERICAN or QUALITY stuff from Germany etc. You buy china and it might be cheap but USUALLY the quality is lacking!

Aplogies for all the comments! Is Kerosene the BEST for the lantern? Or is something BETTER??? BTW? What colors available besides the BLUE on the Lamp from GERMANY? How about the lamp from china? ONLY "RED" ? (DUH!)

Man...I am spending way too much money watching this channel. Gotta have the orange one. Brian made me do it. 😆 🤣 😂

I have a cheap Chinese one. Only leaks if I overfill it. Wish I could afford the good ones. And even the good ones usually are nor galvanized, SOLID brass, or Stainless Steel, which can last lifetimes. Every single lanterns and oil lamp has really BAD wick adjusters - REALLY BAD. Absolutely NONE of them come with reflectors that have wooden carry handles. Few offer colored globes. Table lamps usually do not offer very tall chimneys (makes flame brighter). Dang HARD to find the Hot Blast ones (those use the least amount of fuel and work better in very cold weather). Almost none have very big fuel tanks. Would be nice to have at least a 2 quart tank. Wider base, more stable, longer times between refuels.

Your video inspired me. Mine gets here on Sunday 😂.

My Korean friend always uses German made

I like the fact that you stare at the german made most of the time instead of the chinese one... that alone is all I need to justify not to get chinese STUFF! Cheers from Buenos Aires.

A LITTLE off subject, but: do all 1 gallon kerosene cans have tiny pour spouts that fit very easily into the fuel port, making refueling oil lanterns super easy, or is it just the old, metal one that I have?

I bought the feuerhand a couple years ago and I don’t buy into the hype. It’s mediocre in my opinion. I’m sure the tin material used is nicer but I don’t believe they are worth $60 when so many antique larger lanterns can be had at or below that price point

Chinese lantern would give a job done, no doubt. but that german made will give a pride feeling those who own it.

Dietz Millenium Cooker is my favorite oil lamp….

The german lamp dont easy get rusty

I have the Olive Green version, love it when camping.

so it's all about budget, get the german make if your bank account can handle $60, but i have the red one and it functions as a lamp, just be confident in your finesse and time to pay only $12 to operate a hurricane lantern

I’ve had my feurerhand for a few years now , just brilliant , also have the blue one 👍🙂

"QUALITY ENDURES!" BTW? What was on the chin-chin lantern that POPPED when You lifted the GLOBE? I heard "something and saw SOMETHING move?? Pls Clarify

Now you need the reflector screen (top cover) for the lantern.

I have two of these German brands, and I really like them.

Would be nice to get the old chinese one cleaned and do a light output comparison.

Orange should be next!

At least a red and a green. I have a few Dietz, and my wife has a few oil lights.

Now you need to buy an Aladdin lamp from Lehmans.

"Foyer hond' try that for pronunciation.

No short cuts

Love it.

never compare " made in china " to made in germany " ...... german quality will always win ....

Hi I would get a green one if they have one👍🐝🌞☘️

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