The Limited Edition 40th anniversary leather sleeve is sadly no longer available If carrying the UCO lantern while backpacking, I almost always include the beeswax candles as, despite the extra cost, there is an increased burn time for no weight penalty. These 100% beeswax candles also give off a pleasant aroma. While the white and blue are pricey candles when compared to most alternatives, they are cheap when compared to the third official UCO candle- their Beeswax candles that will burn for (up to) 12 hours. These supposedly deter mozzies, midges and other insects. There are also blue (up to) 9-hour candles, again made of wax, but with added citronella. The three UCO candles are- white (up to) 9-hour candles made of what UCO call a “ special wax formula” but are almost certainly standard paraffin wax. In addition to these three, small and large tealights are used in UCO Mini and Micro lanterns. There are three types of ‘official’ UCO candle. While not strictly an accessory, there are three different types of ‘official’ candle available for the UCO candle lantern. Limited Edition 40th anniversary Original Lantern from UCO – featured a hand-stitched leather sleeve around its base, They add little in the way of practicality beyond a decent protective covering to the majority of the collapsed lantern Aesthetically pleasing, the sleeve accessories do nothing to make a lantern more efficient. UCO are missing a trick in not producing their own sleeves. I doubt many owners of the original ‘official’ UCO leather sleeves will be selling them. So much so that similar hand-stitched offerings are also made by third parties and sold on the likes of eBay and Etsy. These were hand-stitched in the US and were especially appreciated by the bushcrafting fraternity. To celebrate their 40th anniversary, UCO produced a run of 2000 Original Candle Lanterns with custom leather surround. This is another product that UCO appear to have abandoned. These are cheaply available, and Three Points of the Compass looks at one of these in another post. In the meantime, those people wanting an oil burner are either making their own, or buying a cheaply made metal oil burner, probably made in China. Both of my UCO neoprene cocoon sleeves are black, but I have also seen red or blue cocoons supplied with older lanterns and there may have been other colours. It is likely that UCO altered the dimensions so that the now discontinued and slightly longer Original+LED lantern could fit it better. Despite their weights being the same, one cocoon is longer/taller than the other. I have two cocoons for my two Original lanterns. There isn’t much to go wrong with this product no zips, no poppers, no Velcro. It is a simple all-encompassing sleeve cover that hinges in the middle. The 45g quarter-inch thick neoprene cocoons that UCO sell are excellent for protecting the collapsed lanterns from shock during transport. I have never purchased one as a sock fulfills exactly the same role and the UCO neoprene cocoon an even better job. One of these will provide a little protection to the exterior of the lantern. When purchased as a kit, lanterns often come packaged with a blue or black fleece drawcord storage bag. While these tough chimneys are as robust as glass can be and are additionally slid down for storage inside the metal surround, protected from crush damage, these are obviously still at risk of breakage. The UCO candle lanterns have glass chimneys.
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