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Government Orders(NSN Number 6260-01-535-1647) (Item part# MR2)

NEW Military All Weather/Terrain Heating/Cooking/Lighting Package (New Metal case)

See BriteLyt in PS Magazine Aug. PsmagAug

Now you can see us in the PS Magazine Sept.
a real good one here PS Mag Sept. very good

Testimony

P.S. I plan to buy a new BL Petromax when I get home.

Will buy the larger one, the CP500. Several SF guys I know took 2 new Brite-Lytes with them to Afghanistan and they worked well for about two years.

They then sold the lanterns and got their money back from other GI's. The lanterns work well.
They running them on JP-8.

Thanks,  Mike

I was in Afghanistan with the Army until just a few months ago.  The ceramic nozzles come loose and sometimes break.  

We had several Brite-Lyte lanterns and only the SS nozzle versions could stand up to being beat around in the mountains. 

The locals (Pashtuns) all knew about these lanterns and we ended up giving them up to them when we left.     

All worked well with gasoline or JP-8.  The gas that the Pashtuns had was pretty smelly and at best iffy, but they burned it anyway. 

JP-8 works best though.   

 I recommend the new Stainless Steel nozzle to any and all.      

 Regards,  

  Jeff

SFC, US Army (Ret)

Actually the BriteLytes had been purchased by our supply guys before we deployed to Afgan. from Ft. Bragg.  We had about 6 or 7 of them. 

Two that I know of, had the SS nozzles last year, and survived some very hard use. One I know was dropped over the side of a hill and when we went to get it, the globe was even okay.  That was pure luck!   

The problem with the ceramic nozzle is that during maintenance, some "cocky" is bound to tighten it too much.  They do break!  

Also, the SS nozzle seems to create more light. Good for the inside of caves where we operated from.  

  They were your products, BriteLytes, brass in fact. 

They were scoured and became pretty tarnished but that was okay. 

They worked well, but as I said best with JP-8 which we used in our Hummvees.      

 You guys have got a good product.  I am at a loss as to why the BriteLyt Petromax CP500 is not a regular issue item for the war we are now in.  

 The locals really thought we'd given them a gift (and we did) when we left our lanterns in the village and re-deployed home.    

 Again, my regards for a super good product.

P.S.  I know of the naysayers  and their badmouthing of Diana and all. Yet I HAVE SEEN authentic BriteLyt lanterns (not earlier versions  like Geniol, Butterfly  ect.) burn crummy gasoline night after night with no problems encountered. No injuries to ANY of my soldiers at anytime. I know that I can use gasoline if the proper upgrade is done to my lantern. Diana is right about BriteLyt lanterns and I love her! She has and continues to support our troops fighting this war and that means much to me, a retired soldier.
Mike
LTC, US Army (Ret)