Dietz Jupiter Hurricane Oil Lantern BLACK

Just like all Dietz products, this is a solid lantern that does it's job well and without fuss or complaint. Would happily buy again if I didn't already have three. (Edit 5/21/16: I lied, I'm up to seven Dietz lanterns, oldest from 1934.)What to expect:1. Big. This is a big heavy lantern, especially when full of fuel. There's no size reference in the picture, so don't be lead astray by standard box store offerings that you've seen. This lantern is well over a foot tall, 10" around at the base, and somewhere north of six pounds. Probably best to find a place to set it and leave it there, for carrying around a Little Wizard or Air Pilot would be better. Or an LED flashlight, it's 2015 after all.2. You'll have to trim the wick before lighting. Remove the burner, use some nippers to snip the wick flush with the wick tube.3. Use kerosene, not paraffin lamp oil. Lamp oil is heavier/thicker viscosity and won't wick up fast enough to support the large flame that this lantern produces. There are synthetic kerosene alternatives which will work and smell less than normal kerosene.4. Burn it the first several hours outside. As the paints get heated and oils and stamping release agents and such burn off, they stink like crazy.5. Patience. This isn't an electric light, don't light it and turn it up to full brightness right away and expect to be OK. Light the lantern, turn it up so the flame is 1/2" or so above the burner, then let the lantern heat up for 15-20 minutes. The flame burns on fuel vapors evaporated from the wick, as the lantern heats, the amount of fuel evaporated off the wick increases, the draft through the lantern increases, and the flame gets bigger. If you turn the wick up to max brightness when cold, as the lantern heats the flame will increase in size to a big smokey mess. Good thing the globe is huge and easy to clean.6. Patience some more. If you just blow out the flame, fuel vapor will still be evaporating from the wick, which stinks. Turn the lantern down to a very low flame and let it cool, while still having a flame to burn those fuel vapors. After it's cooled for a few minutes, then you can blow out the flame or lower the wick enough to extinguish the flame. Even with these steps, if you're using the lantern inside, I recommend taking the lantern outside to light or extinguish. This will keep your house from smelling like someone idled a diesel truck in your living room.7. Heat. Dietz claims 1400 BTU/hr. I've seen several claims that this model lantern, with it's enormous fuel capacity and burn time, was introduced to heat green houses; though I've never read that claim in anything endorsed by Dietz. 1400 BTU's is roughly equivalent to a 400w electric heater. Think of burning this lantern in your home as very similar to running an electric heater on low. Will definitely take the chill off a room, most welcome during a cold weather power outage and not so welcome during the summer months.Edit 9/8/15: I've used this lantern lots for patio lighting, and used it during several camping trips. This past weekend it got it's first taste of nasty weather - the lantern got sopping wet sitting outside in a misting rain and blowing fog, never missed a beat. No mantles to worry about, a large enough font to last a LONG time without refueling, bright enough that we all had no problems playing cards with it. This is a workhorse lantern.Edit 5/21/16: I have several gallons of kerosene through this lantern now, great for taking the chill off the shop office. I seriously love the huge fuel capacity. During our last camping trip this lantern was the "street light" for camp. It stayed out and lit for three days straight. It dealt with wind, some pretty ridiculous rain, blowing fog, and didn't miss a beat. The wind did cause the flame to soot up the globe a little, due to the huge globe this was easily cleaned. Again, this lantern isn't just a pretty blast from the past, it's a solid workhorse.

This is the most amazing lamp. It is simple to use. You trim the wick, put oil in the tank, make sure everything is tightly fastened up and then turn the knob to make the wick come up a little. I would suggest using a light stick (like a clicker match) and light the lantern. There are several reasons to adjust the wick: (1) and most important when you first light - it will smoke if you give it too much wick. This has NOTHING to do with this particular lantern - ALL of these types of lamps can and will smoke if you turn the wick up too far. (2) How bright do you want it? You can have it just barely light enough to light a completely dark area or you can turn it up to where you can read or do anything else you need a bright light to do. (3) make sure you have some type of ventilation if you are using it inside. It can give you a headache if you don't. It depletes oxygen (all of these lanterns will do this - after all - it is fire. Also, when you use it for the first few times, it may smell a little. I don't know if you get used to it or it lessens the smell as it is used but after a while you won't even notice it. (4) I love that you can leave this burning for hours if you need to. It can literally last several days if you don't turn it off. Of course - we turn ours off when it gets daylight. (5) Be careful what your instructions say. Some say don't use parafin oil; some say don't use oil with odor causing chemicals inside it; you can use kerosene but I do NOT recommend using that to burn inside. You can but I don't like the smell; you can also use plain lamp oil or torch oil. It's up to you but again - be aware of using this in an unvented area. Some will probably argue with me but I have used oil lanterns most of my life and we now live off grid so it's not unusual to see us reading by lamp light. It was good enough for Abe Lincoln .... Enjoy this lamp. I don't care how much you pay for a lantern - you won't find one any better than this one.

I LOVE this thing—it’s definitely big, but the 7/8” wick puts out a lot of light and the fuel tank is really big. It’s a nice lantern…

This is the Biggest Kerosene Lantern that Dietz makes and it is GREAT. It burns very bright and is economical to use as well. It is pretty durable and will last you a Lifetime if you take care of it. I'm Well pleased and would recommend it to everyone that needs this style lantern.

Outstanding lantern for appropriate uses, bright with huge fuel capacity. Because of its size and weight when fueled, this is best for applications where it doesn’t need to be carried around. Very well made and easy to use.

I like that it will burn foreverI dont like how thin the glass isI dont like how messy it is to fill it up

Product was very impressive and well built. However, the dealer's website only specified the height of the lantern and not the width. These lanterns are WIDE! About 9.5 inches in diameter. Unfortunately, that's too large for my need (visually the lantern overwhelmed all of the other items on display on our patio). I returned them and purchased a smaller/narrower version of the lantern called the Dietz junior. Those lanterns are well built and complement the other decorations.

Leaks, actually drips from the bottom rolled seal. Is fixable. Have a pre-1970, pre-China Dietz that has never leaked. Can’t recommend.