Home Made Lights & Lanterns

[Readymom]

Some of the idea that are in separate threads are included in this article that has a number of ideas to make your own quick lights or candles, but it's got great photos for them!



Power’s Out and in a Pinch? How to Create 5 Makeshift Urban Survival Lights
https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/powers-out-and-in-a-pinch-how-to-create-5-makeshift-urban-survival-lights/

It’s impossible to be perfectly prepared for an imperfect world. Sometimes you just have to go MacGyver and solve common problems by using the resources you have on hand and a little ingenuity. I’ve always said that the ability to improvise is one of the most important survival skills.

This article is a collection (not all my own I’ll admit) of a few creative, makeshift lighting solutions you may have to deploy as a last resort if the grid goes down. You just never know when one of these innovative ideas might shed some light into your darkness. ---CONTINUED at LINK, above---

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Make an Ambient Lamp Out of a Milk Jug
http://slcfoothillnet.blogspot.com/2012/09/milk-jug-emergency-light.html

This portable lamp is just a gallon milk jug filled with water, with a headlamp pointing into it. It's a clever repurposing trick that creates a great soft light perfect for reading, writing or illuminating indoors or out. ---CONTINUED---

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Make a Lantern Out of Your Flashlight and a Milk Jug
https://www.instructables.com/Make-a-Lantern-out-of-your-flashlight-and-a-milk-j/

My son and I were going to tent camp in the backyard this weekend. My other battery powered lanterns used D and C cell batteries and the batteries were dead. I didn't feel like going out and spending money on new batteries. But, I had this bright LED flashlight, and a under sink cabinet full of empty milk jugs, so... ---CONTINUED---