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Offline Skunksmash

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Keeping lanterns in a toolbox
« on: June 04, 2009, 02:48:18 pm »
Yall think it is wise to keep lanterns and their fuel in a truck's toolbox? In the summer in texas, it can get up to 105 degrees. But then again, silver is the most light/heat reflecting color, and aluminum does not hold on to heat very long. So what's yall's take? Think it could be dangerous?
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Offline Skunksmash

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Re: Keeping lanterns in a toolbox
« Reply #1 on: June 06, 2009, 09:15:37 pm »
i guess nobody know
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Offline Irish_Alley

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Re: Keeping lanterns in a toolbox
« Reply #2 on: June 06, 2009, 11:30:29 pm »
i would just go with a flashlight even a spotlight they make lantern style flashlights also, just i would think it would be to unstable if it gets bounced around too much
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Offline CreativeNotice

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Re: Keeping lanterns in a toolbox
« Reply #3 on: June 07, 2009, 05:39:59 pm »
I'm with Irish.

But to directly test your concern, get a thermometer (grab the wife's turkey thermometer, hehe) and put it in the box, go check it at the highest heat of the day.

Kerosene has a flash point 100–162 °F and an autoignition of 428 °F.  If you can keep the Kerosene below 100°F, then you don't have a problem. You could store it at higher temperature if you could be 100% certain no source of spark will be present. If it were to reach 428 °F, no spark would be needed as Kerosene will spontaneously combust at that temperature.
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