[High Kapacity]

which is the better choice?

A - Basic survival candle

B - Newer multi wicked candles

C - Liquid candles

D- Stick candles

looking for candle ideas not "buy a flashlight!" or "install solar panels that cost 14K bucks, i did!" or "remember opsec! dont use any that will give your position away to the mexican/china army invaders!"

 

[ToeCutter]

It depends. If it's for a BoB then a long burning survival candle is the answer. For around the house, tea lights are hard to beat for cheapness.

 

[Wombat]

If you are thinking Liquid candles ya might as well get an oil lamp. I am gonna go with the stick.

 

[Kipper]

I have about 300 or so tealight candles.

Thinking of buying a few more.

-Tealight candles can be put into oil burners which then turn into "little stoves"

-They are very cheap

-In the right lantern holder thing they create a nice funnel of heat that can be used to warm your hands, dry cloths, stick in your shirt to warm up and cook marshmallows

-Infinite shelf life (I believe)

-If you shut yourself in a small room and light about 10 of them it will warm the room up, but its probably not the best/cheapest/safest way of doing such a thing.

 

[webfarmer]

Candlewise - this is what I bought.

http://www.batterysavers.com/7daycandles.html

Don't know if it is a good price but I have candles just in case. Hope this helps.

 

[rover]

I like the nuwick44 candle.

 

[kev]

I prefer candles in mason jars.

My wife and I make our own candles. We buy the wax and wics off the internet, and then spend a few hours making them.

 

[Pangea]

I'm partial to beeswax candles myself. They burn about one inch per minute with no wind and there's no drip.

 

[Kipper]

I have about 300 or so tealight candles.

Thinking of buying a few more.

And I did, now I have about 1000.

That ought to hold me over...

My 700 extra candles cost me AU$35, not sure really how cheap that is/is not but it seemed ok to me.