{"id":106540,"date":"2019-09-26T12:03:19","date_gmt":"2019-09-26T17:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=106540"},"modified":"2021-06-01T21:11:55","modified_gmt":"2021-06-02T02:11:55","slug":"how-to-make-a-lantern-out-of-an-aluminum-can-and-a-candle-out-of-bacon-fat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/skills\/outdoor-survival\/how-to-make-a-lantern-out-of-an-aluminum-can-and-a-candle-out-of-bacon-fat\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make a Lantern Out of an Aluminum Can (And a Candle Out of Bacon Fat)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/lantern5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-106610 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/lantern5.jpg\" alt=\"DIY soda can lantern with bacon fat candle.\" width=\"650\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/lantern5.jpg 650w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/lantern5-372x230.jpg 372w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/lantern5-320x197.jpg 320w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/lantern5-640x394.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nowadays, lighting up your campsite or backcountry getaway typically means flicking on an LED headlamp or flashlight. These modern torches are undeniably convenient and efficient, but in some ways they can&#8217;t hold either a metaphorical or literal candle to an old fashioned lantern. Lanterns not only throw light in multiple directions rather than concentrating it in a single beam, but they also have an alluringly warm glow.<\/p>\n<p>Lanterns conjure up images of old railroad days, covered wagons, and long-forgotten cabins. They\u2019re romantic, reliable, and a source of heat &#8212; something that the best headlamps could never provide. You can still easily find old-fashioned oil lanterns in most sporting goods stores and online, but those can be bulky, plus you have to haul around oil.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, you can make a lantern yourself with a bare minimum of tools and materials. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Making a lantern out of an aluminum can is an easy evening or weekend project, and there are lots of different styles to choose from. The version shown below is one of the simplest, but also most effective, because of the way it reflects ambient light and concentrates heat towards a focused area. And if you don&#8217;t have a candle or don&#8217;t want to include them in your pack, I&#8217;ve included a &#8220;recipe&#8221; for a bacon fat version.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s rather fun to see what outdoor\/survival supplies you can create with household items. Here\u2019s how to MacGyver both a lantern and a candle from the remnants of common food and drink.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Materials<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-106544 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7400.jpg\" alt=\"Aluminum can, Candle, Marker, Razor blade or scissors or sharp knife and Bacon, Cedar bark.\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7400.jpg 700w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7400-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7400-640x427.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Lantern Materials<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Aluminum can<\/li>\n<li>Candle<\/li>\n<li>Marker<\/li>\n<li>Razorblade (or scissors or sharp knife)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Bacon Fat Candle Materials<\/h3>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li>Bacon<\/li>\n<li>Cedar bark (or other cordage)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">How to Make an Aluminum Can Lantern<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3>Step 1: Cut the Can<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-106547 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7403.jpg\" alt=\"Step 1: Draw a big indication on can to cut it off.\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7403.jpg 700w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7403-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7403-640x427.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Use a marker to draw a big sideways \u201cH\u201d on the can. The top line should be at the shoulder of the can, where it angles toward the mouth. The bottom line should be about an inch from the bottom of the can. The legs of the \u201cH\u201d should extend about halfway around the sides.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-106548 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7404.jpg\" alt=\"Cut the can that was marked.\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7404.jpg 700w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7404-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7404-640x427.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Use a razor blade \u2014 or scissors or knife \u2014 to cut along the marker lines.<\/p>\n<h3>Step 2: Open the &#8220;Wings&#8221;&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-106550 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7406.jpg\" alt=\"Step 2: Open the wings.\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7406.jpg 700w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7406-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7406-640x427.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fold open the can and bend the wings that you made with the cuts. Each wing should be almost perpendicular to the curve of the can, but not quite.<\/p>\n<h3>Step 3: Flatten Bottom of Can<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-106551 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7412.jpg\" alt=\"Step 3: Flatten bottom of can.\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7412.jpg 700w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7412-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7412-640x427.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Use your thumb to depress the raised dome at the bottom of the can. This will give your candle a flat place to sit.<\/p>\n<h3>Step 4: Insert Candle<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-106553 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7418.jpg\" alt=\"Step 4: Insert candle in the can.\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7418.jpg 700w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7418-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7418-640x427.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Place a candle inside, light it, and adjust your wings until they reflect the maximum amount of light. Bonus tip: use the empty mouth to hang your can lantern up from a tree branch or hook.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">How to Make a Bacon Fat Candle for the Lantern<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>But what if you don\u2019t have a candle? In a survival scenario, you might be left with a random assortment of items that don\u2019t make sense together or seem useful. But, if you have a can, a knife, some bacon grease, and access to a cedar tree, you can cobble together a can lantern that provides hours of light and heat:<\/p>\n<h3>Step 1: Cook Bacon! Yum!<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-106559 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7427.jpg\" alt=\"Step 1: Cooking Bacon in the pan.\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7427.jpg 700w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7427-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7427-640x427.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Cut about half a pound of bacon into large chunks. Cook over low-medium heat until all the fat is rendered.<\/p>\n<h3>Step 2: Harvest Bark<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-106543 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7398.jpg\" alt=\"Step 2: Harvest a piece of bark from a cedar tree.\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7398.jpg 700w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7398-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7398-640x427.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Harvest a piece of bark from a cedar tree. Look for pieces that have the consistency of twine and peel off the tree like string cheese.<\/p>\n<h3>Step 3: Weave Bark Into a Wick<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-106556 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7422.jpg\" alt=\"Tree barks on a cloth.\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7422.jpg 700w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7422-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7422-640x427.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-106557 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7423.jpg\" alt=\"Step 3: Weave bark Into a wick\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7423.jpg 700w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7423-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7423-640x427.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Separate the bark into thinner strands, and then weave them or twist them together to make one uniform piece of cordage. This will be your wick. It\u2019s also worth mentioning here that you don\u2019t have to use cedar bark. Any thin cordage that will absorb bacon grease will do the trick.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Step 4: Remove Can Tab<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-106558 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7426.jpg\" alt=\"Step 4: Remove can tab and wrap with tree bark.\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7426.jpg 700w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7426-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7426-640x427.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Remove the tab from the top of your can and tie your wick to it.<\/p>\n<h3>Step 5: Saturate Wick<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-106562 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7430.jpg\" alt=\"Step 5: Saturate your wick in the grease.\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7430.jpg 700w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7430-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7430-640x427.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Remove the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/living\/food-drink\/mastering-man-food-how-to-cook-bacon-properly\/\">cooked bacon<\/a> from the pan and saturate your wick in the grease. Set the wick aside.<\/p>\n<h3>Step 6: Pour Grease Into Can<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-106563 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7431.jpg\" alt=\"Step 6: Pouring grease into bottom of a Can.\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7431.jpg 700w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7431-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7431-640x427.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Let the grease cool for at least a few minutes and carefully pour it into the bottom of your lantern.<\/p>\n<h3>Step 7: Set the Wick<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-106564 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7434.jpg\" alt=\"Step 7: Set your wick in the bacon grease and wait for it to harden.\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7434.jpg 700w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7434-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7434-640x427.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Set your wick in the bacon grease (you don&#8217;t have to hold it) and wait for it to harden. Once the bacon grease has hardened, trim your wick if necessary (you don&#8217;t want it more than an inch or so higher than the grease) and light your new candle.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-106565 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7438.jpg\" alt=\"A lighten candle in the can.\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7438.jpg 700w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7438-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7438-640x427.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nowadays, lighting up your campsite or backcountry getaway typically means flicking on an LED headlamp or flashlight. These modern torches are undeniably convenient and efficient, but in some ways they can&#8217;t hold either a metaphorical or literal candle to an old fashioned lantern. Lanterns not only throw light in multiple directions rather than concentrating it 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