Candles-Make Your Own

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Home-Made: Emergency 50 Hour Candles



DIY Survival Candles
http://teotwawkiblog.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/diy-survival-candles.html

Candles are an easy-to-use source of emergency lighting and a little bit of heat. I'm shocked to see some of the prices that are charged for long burning candles sold for survival or emergency preparedness - if you want to buy a dozen or so candles, the cost really starts to add up.

Never fear! You can make your own survival candles at home for cheap, using high-quality, long burning soy wax. It's an easy project - the materials are easy to buy and you won't need any specialized tools.

The materials you will need are: --- Continued at LINK, above ---

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Candles-Home Made-Dipping Your Own



Dipping Candles the Old-Fashioned Way
http://www.askaprepper.com/dipping-candles-the-old-fashioned-way/

Candles were a common source of light in many colonial and pioneering era homes. While oil burning lamps burned cleaner and with less odor, oil was expensive and could be hard to get. Candles, on the other hand were made at home, usually setting aside one day per year, in the autumn, for making the year’s supply of about 400 candles.

Today, candles are mostly molded and made out of paraffin, which comes from petroleum or coal. However, paraffin didn’t become commercially available until the early 1800s. When it did, it revolutionized candle-making for its availability and low cost. --- CONTINUED at LINK, above ---

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Candles-Make Your Own-Jars



DIY Chandlery: How to Make Your Own Candles
https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/diy-chandlery-how-to-make-your-own-candles/

(Snip) ... While there a few different types of candles you can make, we’re going to focus on container candles. Rather than free-standing wax, these are the candles that you find housed in jars or other containers (hence the name). These are the simplest to make, as they don’t requires molds or any other specialized tools. You simply find an old mug, or buy some cheap mason jars, and you’re set. ---CONTINUED at LINK, above---

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How To Make 30 Hours Survival Candles with Soy Wax
http://www.askaprepper.com/make-cheap-30-hours-survival-candles-soy-wax/

Soy wax burns cleaner and a lot longer than most paraffin waxes. This is what makes it the best option for survival candles.

But an emergency soy wax candle can cost up to $20.

I made mine’s with only $1.67 / candle: ---CONTINUED---

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How To Make Candles With Essential Oils
https://www.backdoorsurvival.com/how-to-make-candles-with-essential-oils/

How hard is it to make candles with essential oils? It’s fairly easy, and even a super novice level DIY-er can do it. It’s not expensive either, so it’s a great way for anyone to bring essential oils into their home. We’ll walk through the steps, and you’ll be making your own essential oil candles in a snap. ---CONTINUED---

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Hat Tip: to 'Rick', over on the EHP Discussion site:

Make your own lantern with a soda can and a candle, can also be used as a heater too. There are other options on making them in this link. Depending on the size of the can and the size of the candle results in more or less light/heat.

I've made one out of a 1 gallon paint can, which you can use a larger candle and get more light/heat. Here's a youtube video:



DIY Candle Lantern Using Soda Can
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfyi4F1Aihs&feature=emb_title

DIY Candle Lantern Using Soda Can MrWire

Easy to make Candle Lamp using waste Soda Can. ---CONTINUED---

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How To Make A Candle That Lasts 100 Hours
https://urbansurvivalsite.com/how-to-make-candle-100-hours/

(SNIP) ... In this video, UK Here We Grow explains how to quickly make a candle that will last over 100 hours. Here’s what you need:

A typical tall white candle like one of these.
A glass jar that’s about an inch taller than the candle (so about 7.5″ in this case).
The glass jar’s screw-on lid (so you can cover the candle when not using it).
Some kind of vegetable fat (not lard).

Now here’s how to make it: ---CONTINUED---

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How to Make Emergency Candles for Heat and Light
https://urbansurvivalsite.com/make-emergency-candles-heat-light/

(SNIP) ... If you want a bright candle that can also keep you warm and even cook food, it’s better to just make your own. It just takes a few ingredients, some time, and a bit of experimentation. Plus, you can customize them for producing either high heat, high light, or both! ---CONTINUED---

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DIY Tallow Emergency Candles
https://www.askaprepper.com/diy-tallow-emergency-candles/

(SNIP) ... While these waxes do have their advantages—they will likely become expensive and hard to find in the event of a widespread long-term blackout. For this reason, it’s wise to know how to make candles using readily available materials and tried-and-true methods.

By following the same methods that were practiced by our ancestors for thousands of years, we can be more than prepared for when the lights go out. ---CONtiNUED---