{"id":143725,"date":"2021-11-04T09:20:47","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T14:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=143725"},"modified":"2024-06-29T13:11:32","modified_gmt":"2024-06-29T18:11:32","slug":"how-to-turn-a-plastic-jug-into-a-lantern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/skills\/survival\/how-to-turn-a-plastic-jug-into-a-lantern\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Turn a Plastic Jug Into a Lantern"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-143741\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2021\/11\/lantern.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2021\/11\/lantern.jpg 650w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2021\/11\/lantern-372x230.jpg 372w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2021\/11\/lantern-320x197.jpg 320w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2021\/11\/lantern-640x394.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Headlamps give you a focused beam of light. Lanterns disperse light to illuminate a broader area.<\/p>\n<p>If you have the latter, and want the ambient lighting effect of the former, you can use a headlamp to create a lantern if you have a plastic water or milk jug on hand. It&#8217;s a super simple camping trick that can give you the lantern-like glow you&#8217;re looking for.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_143728\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-143728\" class=\"wp-image-143728 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2021\/11\/jug1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2021\/11\/jug1.jpg 450w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2021\/11\/jug1-320x427.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-143728\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Put out a water or milk jug. If the jug had milk in it, rinse it out, and refill the jug with water. Remove the label.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_143736\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-143736\" class=\"wp-image-143736 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2021\/11\/jug-light2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2021\/11\/jug-light2.jpg 450w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2021\/11\/jug-light2-320x324.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-143736\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Put the headlamp around the jug&#8217;s body.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_143734\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-143734\" class=\"wp-image-143734 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2021\/11\/jug3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2021\/11\/jug3.jpg 450w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2021\/11\/jug3-320x357.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-143734\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Turn the headlamp around, so that the lamp part is facing into the jug.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_143735\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-143735\" class=\"wp-image-143735\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2021\/11\/jug4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2021\/11\/jug4.jpg 500w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2021\/11\/jug4-320x367.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-143735\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Turn the headlamp on and \u2014 boom! \u2014 you&#8217;ve got yourself a lantern. The handle makes it easy to tote around camp.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Headlamps give you a focused beam of light. Lanterns disperse light to illuminate a broader area. If you have the latter, and want the ambient lighting effect of the former, you can use a headlamp to create a lantern if you have a plastic water or milk jug on hand. 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