I enjoyed the thread-read. The Bushlite in brass is a thing of beauty.
We had two UCOs in camp for years, gave them to a friend when we switched to LED.
There is a place for both for sure. Though I wouldn't chance hanging a candle lantern from the ridgeline of our hammocks : )
We did recently add a
stovetec firefly lantern for some flame-ambiance in camp (with all the burn bans we had to think outside the fire-ring.) We run pellets in it and it's a fun addition (has a spot for a camp pot if u want to boil too. ~1 cup pellets = ~60min burn). as a PS edit... the pellets we use (Cascade, available at HD) weigh in at about 3 cups to a pound. The bag is a 40lb bag...so ~120 ish burns?? for ~$5 a bag. Cheap entertainment.
Enjoy,
Thom