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What should you pay attention to when using it?
Ideally, candles and torches should be placed on a solid surface that does not have easily flammable materials such as dry branches in the immediate vicinity. A firm and secure base ensures that no unintended fires can be started.
While candles and torches are burning, they should always be supervised. Briefly leaving them unattended is, however, generally unproblematic. Torches often have a catch container on the underside. This is intended to collect dripping liquid and prevent skin injuries. Before lighting the torch, you should check whether the catch container is still in place. When lighting the torch, it should be held horizontally.
Torches are extremely wind-resistant. This level of resistance does not apply to candles. Therefore, with candles you should try to choose a spot that is sheltered from the wind to some extent.
Which variants are right for me?
First, you should consider what you need the torches and candles for. Torches are quite easy to handle and can be carried outdoors or placed there. The wax torches in our range differ mainly in size. The longer a torch is, the longer its burn time.
In addition to individual products, you can also purchase sets that contain several torches or candles at once. With candles, you can either opt for conventional wax candles or variants with fragrances. These create a pleasant scent that promotes relaxation and brightens the atmosphere. There are also variants, usually with a lemon scent, that are intended to help repel mosquitoes. So-called survival candles have several wicks, which gives them even greater wind resistance. If the wind tries to blow the flame in a certain direction, the wicks keep each other alight.
Expert tip:
Making a wax torch yourself
Required materials: – (relatively straight) sticks – special torch fabric, jute sacks or pieces of cotton cloth – wax (ideal source: old candle stubs) – pot – beer coasters – wire
Instructions: To make your own torches, the wax or wax remnants (ideally in an old pot) must be melted so that you can dip the special torch-fabric pieces or, alternatively, old jute sacks or cotton cloths into it. The smaller the cloths, the more layers you can wrap around the sticks that serve as torch handles. Continue wrapping until you reach a certain thickness. While everything is still warm and pliable, the cloths should be fixed in place with wire. A few turns around the stick are enough. As a final step, push the beer mat or similar material onto the stick so that it sits above your hand and (well!) below the burning material. This prevents hot wax from dripping onto your hand.
Material alternatives: Where do you get wax if you don’t have any on hand? Instead of wax, you can simply use resin from trees, preferably from conifers (fir, spruce, pine, etc.). With resin you don’t really need a pot and beer mat as a drip guard, but a large leaf (e.g. coltsfoot) can also be used for this. The stick (handle) should not be chosen too short. Instead of a cotton cloth, tree bark can be used as a substitute fabric so that you don’t have to tear up your own clothing. However, it must be dry, so it should be taken from dead wood. Tip: Fix it with wire. But where do you get wire from? Of course, outdoor pros should always carry something like this with them, but in an emergency an old game fence can also help.
Questions: Candles and torches
Can torches be used in the rain?
There is nothing wrong with using torches in light rain. In heavier showers, however, even a torch flame can go out.
What is the best way to extinguish them?
Since torches are normally used outdoors, they are more resistant to wind and water than candles. To avoid dangerous situations, it is advisable either to let torches burn down completely or to extinguish them by depriving them of oxygen (e.g. stick the torch into the ground with the flame first or use a spade to shovel sand and earth over it).
Warning: When used with water, it may in rare cases lead to explosions.
What needs to be considered when lighting torches/candles?
Handle the wick carefully so that it remains upright and does not break off. Make sure that no foreign objects get into the liquid wax, as these can affect the burning behavior.
How long do pillar candles need to burn to achieve the best possible burn pattern?
Pillar candles should always be allowed to burn until the diameter of the melt pool is 100% filled with liquid wax. This prevents tunneling when the candle is relit and thus avoids shortening its burn time.
Why do pillar candles often have a leftover portion that doesn’t burn down?
A pillar candle can never burn down completely, as it often has a spike hole in the base. The last section corresponding to the length of this hole cannot burn because the wick cannot support itself in that part of the candle. In the worst case, it will topple over and go out.
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