Easily convert your single candle UCO lantern into a 5 stack tealight candle lantern

For a long time I let this fine piece of kit, my UCO candle lantern, sit in storage, for many years as a matter of fact.  While out camping one night, I thought about how much of a nice touch it was to have a candle burning while relaxing, whether it be sitting in the tent or just sitting on a stool outside of the tent.  I also realized that it’s just simply a great way to provide a low level light source around the camp at night, as well as giving the interior of my tent a little added warmth at night.  It’s just too nice of a novelty item to leave sitting in a storage collecting dust.

So I thought long and hard of a way I could integrate the tea-lights into the lamp rather than the expensive proprietary candle that they want you to purchase for the lantern; because the tea-lights you’ll find, can be purchased in bulk at a much cheaper cost and they burn a whole lot longer than that single proprietary candle does.  Anyone can do this modification for the cost of NOTHING! All you need is a Red Bull Can or any aluminum can of similar size…Watch the video to see the hack I made to my old UCO Candle Lantern…