All lanterns are shipped to customers by Priority Mail or UPS ground within 4-7 days. Email us for more details. General Information About Vermont Oil Lanterns . One lantern wick burns for approximately two weeks under normal conditions, with normal lantern fuel, such as kerosene, citronella oil, paraffin and lamp oil. A fully fueled lantern burns for approximately three evenings or ten hours continuously, if burned at a medium flame.
Lanterns vary in their capacity to hold fuel depending on the lantern design.
The larger lanterns hold up to six ounces of fuel and the smaller lanterns hold between one and four ounces proportionately. Vermont Oil Lanterns are designed to be very fuel efficient, so if there is ever a question of shortages of lantern fuel , you will be glad you own a Vermont Oil Lantern. One quart of standard lantern fuel will last you up to two weeks under normal usage. More exact specifications for our Vermont Oil Lanterns may be found on our Lantern Specifications Page. Kerosene can also be burned in your Vermont Y2K Lantern, but it does have a slight odor.