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There was a post a few weeks ago about Dietz lanterns. I just got mine in, as I wanted to compare them to the other China models from Wally World and OSH I have already. I wanted some decent quality lanterns for inside use, as the wife gets nervous if we use the antique lanterns that her grandmother gave us during power outages. Fair enough, I get to buy more stuff, so it's win win.
I purchased them from lanternnet.com. I won't waste the space posting photos, but I got the #80 Blizzard Cold Blast Lantern($15.95), the #2500 Jupiter Cold Blast Lantern($24.95), and the #2000 Millennium Cooker Lantern($29.95).
Granted, Dietz is now made in China, but the quality on these is night and day to the others I own. These are very solid. The fill hole covers screw on tight, and do not slip like the cheap units. The globe lift is much more solid, and does not feel like it's going to break every time I use it. They also hold a lot more oil. Almost a quart in the #80, 17oz in the #2000, and a whopping 84 oz in the #2500. They burn bright for an oil lantern. Now my Coleman propane and gas lanterns are much brighter, but I don't like using pressurized fuel in the house, and these don't make the hiss either.
The #2000 is touted as an emergency cooker as well, and comes with a heating rack that replaces the top of the lantern, and an 12oz cup(barely, the site states 12oz, but it's filled to the brim to do so) for heating water for emergency food. I tested it boiling water cold from the tap after letting the lantern warm up for 5 minutes, and it took 24 minutes. Granted my jetboil is far better for boiling water quickly, but it makes a lousy lantern. If you are using the lantern for light anyway, it would come in handy. The main problem I see is 12oz of water is not much; but it's enough for most of the Mountain House type meals.
All in all, I'm impressed. Time will tell if the will last like the Dietz lanterns of old, but they're all keepers thus far. Thumbs up from me...
I purchased them from lanternnet.com. I won't waste the space posting photos, but I got the #80 Blizzard Cold Blast Lantern($15.95), the #2500 Jupiter Cold Blast Lantern($24.95), and the #2000 Millennium Cooker Lantern($29.95).
Granted, Dietz is now made in China, but the quality on these is night and day to the others I own. These are very solid. The fill hole covers screw on tight, and do not slip like the cheap units. The globe lift is much more solid, and does not feel like it's going to break every time I use it. They also hold a lot more oil. Almost a quart in the #80, 17oz in the #2000, and a whopping 84 oz in the #2500. They burn bright for an oil lantern. Now my Coleman propane and gas lanterns are much brighter, but I don't like using pressurized fuel in the house, and these don't make the hiss either.
The #2000 is touted as an emergency cooker as well, and comes with a heating rack that replaces the top of the lantern, and an 12oz cup(barely, the site states 12oz, but it's filled to the brim to do so) for heating water for emergency food. I tested it boiling water cold from the tap after letting the lantern warm up for 5 minutes, and it took 24 minutes. Granted my jetboil is far better for boiling water quickly, but it makes a lousy lantern. If you are using the lantern for light anyway, it would come in handy. The main problem I see is 12oz of water is not much; but it's enough for most of the Mountain House type meals.
All in all, I'm impressed. Time will tell if the will last like the Dietz lanterns of old, but they're all keepers thus far. Thumbs up from me...
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