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Uco Candle-Lantern Citronella Candles

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These Uco replacement candles for your candle lantern not only provide good light, but also contain citronella to help repel insects.

Candles burn up to 9 hrs. each
Dripless candles

Made in USA.

Item 638825

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Uco Candle-Lantern Citronella Candles Customer Reviews

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Uco Candle-Lantern Citronella Candles

3.5

(based on 4 reviews)

75%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

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May

2012

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

I love these candles and lantern

By Slamnslash

from Belews Creek, NC

About Me Avid Adventurer

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Pros

Comfortable
Compact
Durable
Easy To Set Up
Easy to Use
Good Design
Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

Backcountry
River

Comments about Uco Candle-Lantern Citronella Candles:

I have had my brass UCO candle lantern for over 12 years and love it. It has been with me from the Channel Islands in CA to the Northern Sierra's to the Outerbanks of NC and to the BlueRidge mountains.
The Citronellas burn a little faster and can be a little soft in peak summer but still cannot be beat. In summer we burn the citronella and run off the bugs in winter we burn the regular wax and it helps take the nip off of the air in the tent.
Cannot go wrong with this one.

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Aug

2011

3.0

Works well, depending on your use

By LB_BlueVue

from Altadena, CA

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Burns fine
Mild insect repellent

Cons

Best Uses

Comments about Uco Candle-Lantern Citronella Candles:

These candles work fine as a source of light. I did find them to be a bit more prone to melting than standard wax candles, but not by a lot, and not to the point that they weren't functional.

As far as their insect repellent effect, it's definitely not as strong as a mosquito coil or a more serious citronella candle, but it's effective enough for what I do with it.
I will often light my lantern in my tent at dusk, and leave it burning until I go to bed. This does several things: A) I can find my tent in the dark, and there's a nice glow to settle myself for the night by. B) It really does add a little warmth to the air in my tent. C) There's enough repellent effect to drive the mosquitoes away from the opening of my tent, so none of those little buggers sneak in with me as I enter, and yet, I don't smell any "chemically smell" in my tent. That being said, in a perfect world, I wish it were a *bit* stronger, but I guess that's the trade-off to keep it solid enough as a candle.

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Aug

2008

(5 of 8 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Pleasant aroma....kept the bugs away

By Seattle Camper

from Seattle, WA

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Effective
Long Run Time
Powerful Light Output

Cons

Best Uses

Backcountry Camping
Campgrounds
Emergencies
Travel

Comments about Uco Candle-Lantern Citronella Candles:

These candles do more than light. They are also good at keeping mosquitos away....but you need to burn a couple lanterns to cover a large area.

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Sep

2007

(7 of 25 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

Not Impressed

By 01DodgeRam1500

from Portland, Or.

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Cons

Messy
Short Run Time

Best Uses

Backcountry Camping
Campgrounds
Emergencies
Survival

Comments about Uco Candle-Lantern Citronella Candles:

Bought a pack a while back and used them on a camp out down at crater lake I was not impressed opened the package and they smell great burning them no scent and they "ooze" out the view window got on line and was talking to the folks that make them and they say that they will do that if it gets to hot like 90+ degrees I told them that it hapened at night while I was using them when it was like 60-70 degrees in my tent.

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