Electric lighting for ice lanterns

Electric lights for ice lanterns

For some ice lanterns, candles won't work.  A candle needs a s chimney directly above the flame, and it should have a source of air.  Ice lantern lifetime is shortened by the heat of a candle.  For indoor use, or for outdoor luminaries that don't have a chimney or that are going to be used in windy conditions or for an extended period of time, LED lighting is more practical.  LED lights also offer a variety of colors, and some can be operated by remote control.

This flame-shaped ice lantern is lit
by a string of LED "seed lights"
with a battery pack that is
protected by a zip-loc bag.

A hockey-puck sized
battery-powered, water-
resistant, color-changing,
remote-controlled LED
light illuminates this
ice "flame" with a
side access port.

An especially useful option where prolonged use is planned is a wired string of LED lights.  The ice lantern and jack-o-lanterns in this photo were being lit in warm conditions, using strings of wired LED lights.

A wired set of lights on a timer can provide illumination of multiple ice lanterns at specified times.  These ice flames were set to light up at sunset for a few hours and turn on again for a couple hours before dawn.

Ice flames around a snow crocodile.

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