Lampkeeping
Everything here is the advice we give over the counter, written down. Learn it once and the lamp outlives the guide.
Trim and keep a wick
A flat trim, a quarter inch of height, and why a sooty flame is a wick problem before it is an oil problem.
Choosing lamp oil
Ultra-Pure against Medallion, clear against colored, and which bottle size earns its shelf space.
The outage shelf
What a household actually burns through a dark evening, counted in ounces and hours from our own labels.
Glass that fits
Chamber or flaretop: reading your burner before you order a chimney, so the new glass seats instead of rocks.
Evenings outside
Torch fuel, table torches and garden stakes: moving the flame to the patio without fuss.