The Ultimate Guide to Petromax Lanterns

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Introduction
In a world increasingly dominated by LED and rechargeable lights, the Petromax lantern stands out as a beacon of tradition, durability, and charm. Revered by camping aficionados, vintage collectors, and anyone who appreciates the warm, ambient glow of a real flame, Petromax lanterns offer more than just light; they offer an experience. In this article, we'll dive deep into what makes these lanterns special, covering everything from their history to how to use them, and answering some of the most frequently asked questions.
Petromax Lanterns
The History and Evolution
Petromax lanterns have illuminated the way for over a century, dating back to their invention in the early 1900s by German inventor Max Graetz. Graetz, who was seeking a reliable and bright outdoor lighting solution, named his invention after himself, combining "Petroleum" and "Max." Over the years, these lanterns have evolved but always maintained their iconic design and functionality. Originally used by the German military, Petromax lanterns have since become a symbol of quality and resilience in over 100 countries worldwide.
How They Work
Petromax lanterns operate on a simple yet fascinating principle. They use kerosene or paraffin oil as fuel, which is pressurized by a hand pump built into the lantern's base. This pressurized fuel is then vaporized and burns in a mantle, producing a bright and steady light. The brilliance of a Petromax lantern can reach up to 400 watts, making it an excellent source of light for any outdoor or off-grid situation.
Why Choose a Petromax Lantern
Durability: Made with high-quality metal and glass, these lanterns are built to last.
Brightness: Offering an impressive light output, they can easily illuminate a large area.
Ambiance: The warm glow of a Petromax lantern creates a cozy and inviting atmosphere.
Versatility: Ideal for camping, emergency situations, or as a decorative piece in your home.

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@ANO-123 4 ай бұрын

As a 90 's kid we were really lucky to see those see and these kind of things.

@ShahbazAli-hc6vo 3 ай бұрын

😢 .. we used gas petromax in 2002 & 3 .

@sumuduranathunga 3 ай бұрын

Yep. After 2000 kids don't know this. We have to use petromax lamp on great power cut on 2001-2002. (Sri Lanka) Have several hours no electricity. 2nd great power cut on 2020 - 2023 used LED rechargeable lights. So after 2000 generation don't know about this.

@sumuduranathunga 3 ай бұрын

@dv9239 3 ай бұрын

I've seen this too Born in 2002 Kids nowadays can't see old stuff like us because none of the products are built to last long

@junaidhamid5854 3 ай бұрын

We used this till 2007

@nirmamelati7995 4 ай бұрын

We used to have this lantern light or was called ' gaslin' 50 yrs ago as there was no electr.icity in the neighbourhood. Your docu. brings back the memories those days.

@Sustain_Life 3 ай бұрын

I still have one in working condition

@kingkiller5325 3 ай бұрын

My Grandfather had these lanterns from the time he built his house in the 70s.(We're a 3rd World Country) But instead of running on Petroleum they ran on Natural gas. They were fixed into the walls and connected to pipes with Natural Gas. He would turn them on whenever the electricity went out. I still remember their yellow glow. There was something so warm about it.

@induraj8558 3 ай бұрын

Petromax lanterns are very nice

@playerjack2566 3 ай бұрын

We still had it now it doesn't work :(

@sumanchandralai3543 4 ай бұрын

We used to call it "hachak" in West Bengal, India some 20-30years ago... It had so much light that it was used in occassions

@asfaquekhalid 4 ай бұрын

Yess হ্যাঁচাক ,,, choto belay dekhechilam halka halka mone ache

@dipbanerjee9466 3 ай бұрын

Feeling nostalgic

@vickyjadaun7299 3 ай бұрын

In Rajasthan we only used it on important occasions like marriage or other major gatherings otherwise always lamps\Deeya.

@naptune6279 3 ай бұрын

Yes yes you are right. In my childhood I saw those small cylinders.

@Phoenix.219 3 ай бұрын

@@vickyjadaun7299in Bihar too, if you ever see a video or photo of Matkor of Bihari wedding from old days you will always see that lamp as matkor used to happen late in the evening when it started getting dark , we called it gas wala batti (I was a kid so maybe it had a proper name but that's how we called it).

@zameershaik6565 3 ай бұрын

My father used repair petromax lights for 45 years in Andhra Pradesh India. This video took me into the past

@IAmGonnaPutSomeDirtInYourEye1 3 ай бұрын

Tum kya karte ho bhai?

@zameershaik6565 3 ай бұрын

@@pakoochavo8696 Lecturer

@deepakkumar0801 3 ай бұрын

ఓహ్ చాలా సంతోషం సోదరా. ఆంధ్రా లో యే జిల్లా మీద్?

@thequantum-plator 3 ай бұрын

@@deepakkumar0801kurnool

@kanesmith8271 3 ай бұрын

@@pakoochavo8696repairs LEDs😂

@sumanthkris777 4 ай бұрын

Wow! I remember these lanterns as a child.

@redmi9834 3 ай бұрын

My grandmother had gas lighting in her house. The gas mantle was bought from the corner shop who kept them in stock. This was in the 1960's.

@pesmaster6675 3 ай бұрын

Those who stay in villages have witnessed these lights specially during Durgapuja...these lights were used even 7-8 years ago....I have seen these lamps so many times during Vasan in the village Durgapuja.......so nostalgic ❤

@kpkdhar3674 4 ай бұрын

Invention that lighted up so many homes and businesses to run at night and who knows how many become scientists engineers and businessmen studying under this light. Even in early 90s too they are used in street markets and villages.

@redmi9834 3 ай бұрын

We still had gas street lighting in my village up to the 1960's. My mother remembers the lamp lighter would would do his rounds at dusk with a long pole to turn them on or off.

@timir282 3 ай бұрын

Remind me of my childhood 80s .It was must for light marriage ceremony .The operators were given much respect then like today's pilots😊

@sivaswaroop2 4 ай бұрын

Though nostalgic....for most of the Tamilians...the first thing tht comes to the mind is.... "Ithula yeppadi ne yeriyum"... 😂😂🤣🤣 A different emotion...

@1-2-3-4-5 3 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@LiveAndLetLiv 3 ай бұрын

😊

@shishirsks 3 ай бұрын

So true!! 😂😂

@nullvoid769 3 ай бұрын

❤

@MohamedAnsari_H 3 ай бұрын

😂

@JustAnotherRandomGuy-_- 3 ай бұрын

In the Philippines 🇵🇭 we call this also Petromax. 😅 Brings back the good old memories. I was born in 1990.

@palakmaniar8771 3 ай бұрын

So nostalgic. My grandpa used to have this and everytime I visited him, I was so excited when we had blackout. Because that's the only time when he would ignite it...and also a homemade kerosene lamp. Ohhhh...I can still smell it in my head while typing this😇

@homar8049 4 ай бұрын

Seen petromax in childhood in village stores. I was always fascinated by its bright light and busssing sound.

@stephendeepu 4 ай бұрын

One of the best inventions .

@mrmohan0 4 ай бұрын

Touching the filament was very satisfying😂😂

@thewarminister7435 3 ай бұрын

😶

@Dr-Zed 3 ай бұрын

Thorium, yummy. I love radiation poisoning.

@mimimi9170 3 ай бұрын

radioactive

@Dr-Zed 3 ай бұрын

Tasty thorium

@LogicalNiko 3 ай бұрын

The mantles used to be Thorium, now they use Yttrium. The Yttrium ones are slightly less efficient. The Thorium ones did emit mild amounts of Alpha radiation; which is mostly harmless unless ingested in quantities or in low concentrations over long periods of time.

@potatoe_hooman 4 ай бұрын

Have been 15+ years since I used it. Brings nostalgia back. 🥰

@georgemathew8681 3 ай бұрын

My childhood memory on Petromax is Christmas Carols and Wedding Evenings. Anyway, it’s all become antiques now.

@kingkiller5325 3 ай бұрын

We had these in our Grandfather's House. It was built in the 70s. The lanterns were fixed into the walls and ran on Natural Gas instead of Petroleum. The Lanterns were connected through pipes to gas connections. I live in a 3rd World country so we used to have a lot of Load Shedding.(Scheduled turning off of electricity in different Areas). It was especially bad in those days and happened every night. So we use to light up these lanterns. They had a beautiful yellow glow. Best time of my life I spent in that house.

@hs43a 3 ай бұрын

Petromax makes my grandpa blind on the left eye! THANKS!!

@noorulfayaz7261 4 ай бұрын

பெட்ரோமாக்ஸ் லைட்டே தான் வேணுமா?

@i-5581 3 ай бұрын

Was looking for this comment!

@thileebanray 3 ай бұрын

இந்த பந்தம் கிந்தம் கொழுதிக்க மாட்டீங்களா !!

@nikel219 3 ай бұрын

Ithu epdinae yeriyum

@padduRam94 3 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@johnspencer1887 3 ай бұрын

கூட வெச்சிருக்கிறவெங்களுக்கெல்லாம் பெட்ரோமாக்ஸ் லைட் குடுக்கறது இல்லை 😂

@bobsi2813 3 ай бұрын

I remember using these in school, on camping trips. That was in the 1970s! Havent seen one in a long, long time!

@JusaKiki 3 ай бұрын

still remember when my uncles pumped the lamp every evening at my granny's house... the lamp would warm the whole room. The lamp also popular to bring at night walk through the dark roads.

@samarjitdas6378 3 ай бұрын

That matchstick box is so antique looking 😮❤

@nishanthkumar9777 4 ай бұрын

Betrmax lightae tha venumangala?

@chetannag3493 4 ай бұрын

Kooda vechirkangalukku ellam kedayadhu...!! Ada poma

@ashnstrings1054 4 ай бұрын

Idhukku per dhaa Mandle idhula dhaa paleer nu light eriyum.....💡

@bhjb2127 4 ай бұрын

Idhule epdhi na yeriyum...😮.@@ashnstrings1054

@madhaans5966 3 ай бұрын

Idhula yepdinae yerium ponganae 😂

@Panda-gw8ot 3 ай бұрын

Apdi keluda kommiti thalaya 😅

@Blowoffbilla 4 ай бұрын

Man, that was one ancient match box

@aminsaid4379 3 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@dineshsivasankaran6157 3 ай бұрын

Remembering the past. Most of the temples in South India had this all the night long time lit for some act of play like Kathakali or even drama in rural side where is not power supply. A great invention indeed. 👍

@balsonnaoshekpam6240 4 ай бұрын

Our childhood light best 80s to 90s

@risingson7773 3 ай бұрын

Had one in grandparents backyard, so nice at night. Brings back great memories. An entire neighborhood would be outside, having an awesome time.

@NilanjanSaha 3 ай бұрын

We used to call them 'hajack' in West Bengal, India. They bade us farewell about a quarter of a century ago. They were a staple instrument of lighting in all outdoor activities, like cultural functions or ceremonies like weddings etc. Cherished old memories.

@nazeerahamedvungalavedathe7128 3 ай бұрын

Petromax light very simple work process really my favourite my starting life thankyou

@Wi8had0w 4 ай бұрын

This is called bettermax light .. a mechanic called aal in all azhaguraja used to fix that light in all of tamilnadu … hello to all Tamilians ;)

@chetannag3493 4 ай бұрын

Yes, and his sidekick komati Thalaiya were legends..

@SharkFishSF 3 ай бұрын

Petromax thaan better max nu சொல்றான். I think in subramanyapuram film they depict this lights well for festivals.

@JesterPinkman 3 ай бұрын

I remember, my mother used to light this up when there was a power cut from 6 pm to 9:30 pm to ensure that our studies weren't interrupted. It was around 15-20 years ago, and I'm 23 now.

@Uncle-Kokai-Taka 3 ай бұрын

One of the greatest inventions, in remote areas where there's no electricity it still gives a good service

@Radoblenc 4 ай бұрын

The used mantle had thorium which when inhaled let to lung fibrosis.

@ayanjit9196 3 ай бұрын

I saw them as a kid. We used to have lots of powercuts so my family used to light these up at night. It was so beautiful.

@Sooryavamshai687 2 ай бұрын

In Kerala most of the tea shops used this light many years , it gives light more than bulbs, unavailibility of Kerosine & the entry of bulbs which giving more light ,slowly this lamp out

@sharatchandra1130 4 ай бұрын

I remember this it has been used in our village around 25 years ago.

@toryal7510 3 ай бұрын

You take me back to my childhood memories 😢😢 those nights 😢😢🙏

@RituRaj-eg3zf 4 ай бұрын

Before In wedding ceremony people used to rent this Gas lamp

@winterwarwolf4193 3 ай бұрын

Petromax were amazing, and for the time the tech was insane! I love the sound they used to make

@ashdew0108 3 ай бұрын

I have used that in the early 2000s. It is a great invention and I was fascinated about how a small cloth would hold such a bright light and how fragile it became when already lit

@demon.slayer20 3 ай бұрын

When I was little my father used to light this whenever there was power issue. I have it in store room. Golden memories 😊

@RuleNo2NoNames 3 ай бұрын

We were just discussing lanterns randomly an hour ago and here I am. Thanks Google for listening to my private discussions 😂

@georgecarlinn6288 3 ай бұрын

😂😂 AI is listening to thoughts too

@vidiesel 3 ай бұрын

i remember this being used when we went camping when i was a little kid. never seen one since then and it's now cool to find out how it really works.

@DesignbyBK 3 ай бұрын

My nana abu had this in his house. Those were the best memories of my life.

@I_LOVE-BTS.OT7 3 ай бұрын

it's my first time to see a lantern like this one , it's really amazing.

@user-yu6wg5rq1p 3 ай бұрын

Beautiful and greatest technology ❤❤❤❤

@JrBraxy473 Ай бұрын

This lantern recall me my childhood Puja when this lovely lantern was used for lighting ❤❤❤❤❤❤

@Handler7530 3 ай бұрын

This is mostly used by fishermans in the past. So nostalgic when I was a kid i always love pumping this to maintain pressure.

@bramhagyani5018 3 ай бұрын

Yeah, my uncle was in rental & repair business of these lamps! These were mainly used in "Baaraat" (procession) which is ceremony performed during marriage .

@sabaaslam8161 3 ай бұрын

We had these in methane gas lamps 30 years back all around our home. These are Good things

@ngairangbamphalgunisingh1751 3 ай бұрын

Love this lantern , how we were so happy

@suniljoseph5888 3 ай бұрын

❤Such things make life so beautifull❤

@sunil27786 2 ай бұрын

फ़ार्गो कंपनी का मेंटल खरीद के लाते थे इसके लिए!😂

@mahtabansari12 2 ай бұрын

Best quality

@shirishvasave8002 3 ай бұрын

We used these petromax lanterns way back in 80's and early 90's... Though these are now almost obsolete... But one thing is sure that even today's LED lamps cannot give the warmth and magical glow of these good old petromaxes... 👍

@CredenceRicci 3 ай бұрын

Oh man this one is called as "Lampu Petromax" in Indonesia, I saw it on my grandparents' warehouse. Wow splendid the name it was indeed Petromax

@subhamax 3 ай бұрын

saw it in market places and also in our home. Amazing thing...

@tarnaka504 3 ай бұрын

sweet memories ! thank you 🙂

@miel1074 3 ай бұрын

He named it after himself. So he was very humble too!

@gabesegun7966 2 ай бұрын

I'm crying because it brings back memories of me and my dad trying to set this thing up every evening.

@saddabsuhel2758 4 ай бұрын

I still remember in our village night party amd function was performed by lighting this petromax

@kjamison5951 3 ай бұрын

We had a different lantern that used a wick and a large kerosene tank under the wick. We also had a GAZ lamp and stove for light and cooking. During the 1970’s, there were running power cuts and they were essential.

@ScubaDude_Sg 3 ай бұрын

Used this lantern for fishing when I was a teenager!!

@gauravkashyap6163 3 ай бұрын

Old is gold forever😊

@ayush_pandey_17948 3 ай бұрын

Born in 2003, I have seen these lanterns, they feels nostalgic to me😢❤

@bidsvon6379 Ай бұрын

We use to call it menthalight.. And yes in the 90s it was used in my village often when we needed brighter source of light..

@SAX_SUX 3 ай бұрын

Childhood memories ❤️

@vijaysaravanan3633 3 ай бұрын

Reminding us the OG Gowndamani Senthil ♥️

@josephjermias7854 3 ай бұрын

I miss those old days ❤

@ritatyagi4887 3 ай бұрын

Nostalgic. I remember this

@upputhanni1026 3 ай бұрын

Old memories. We had one and rented it❤

@sheelaamarandi2727 3 ай бұрын

Oh.... so very nostalgic 😢 😍 💖

@ruturajpatil3081 3 ай бұрын

We had these lanterns in our home when we were small.

@randikalakshan8025 3 ай бұрын

I restored one. it working pretty good.

@user-fd4oc1ec4w 3 ай бұрын

❤Indian Festival's use great moments in 90's (specially for village) ❤

@sunitabhosale4558 3 ай бұрын

Bachpan yaad aa gaya😊😊

@khubaibmuzammal7191 3 ай бұрын

I remember this too from my childhood days 😢

@NishantBaghel-vm4gv 3 ай бұрын

Pure Nostalgia ❤

@deliciousdelights-os8jy 3 ай бұрын

Old is gold ❤

@Kingsman-1981 Ай бұрын

Lantern lights are the Greatest invention 🎉

@fufutakorua5888 3 ай бұрын

Yes we've got several of them at home in the village🇫🇯🇫🇯🇫🇯...great job Germany

@ashwinpatel7410 3 ай бұрын

In anciant India, in county side, in merriage processings, (few) men, people used to carry them on their head to lightup, brighten up the sorroundings.

@aaronsingh6496 4 ай бұрын

That brought back lots of memories. Used it when i was a kid. Am 48 now.

@induraj8558 3 ай бұрын

My grandfather had 20 numbers of PETROMAX lanterns that which was used in his cruise boats

@user-wv4rz7tf3m 2 ай бұрын

We called them a hurricane lamp, they would roar when being used. We still had one up until the late 90's for emergency lighting

@roronoazorro8822 3 ай бұрын

Bengalis call it Hajak Light. And it was heavily used during pujas, marriage and other functions at our village. Those good old days of 90s. ❤️

@iamthe1whowillbringpeace316 3 ай бұрын

N they smell amazing too. My grandad used to have one and i would sit near it for ages

@Thinkyafunnyhuh 3 ай бұрын

This is so nostalgic

@uma8581 3 ай бұрын

I use to go vegetable market with my father and loved the wooshing sound and smell of kerosene and always wondered as kid how does fire turn in to bulb .😂😂