User Eric’s CC BY-SA Ideas

Basics

• Making this page to keep short non ranty (or at least less ranty) / link spam ideas on here rather than User Eric’s Temporary Trashcan Page or in my Daily Log
• Mainly just getting ideas out of my head and onto the internet so if I don’t get around to them first someone else can see it and do something with it

List

2026

1/25/2026

• A Hybrid Between a UCO Candle Lantern and a Hurricane Lantern
  • The Fuel Stability of Candles, but the Wind Resistance of Hurricane Lanterns
• A Hurricane Lantern using Linear Rails (or something similarly overkill) for lifting the glass riser, rather than a wire/cam like the Feurhand Lantern
• A Butane - Plasma Lighter based “hybrid” Zippo Lighter Insert
• An Automatic Folding Lantern / Stonebridge Candle Lantern but modernized via:
  • Anodized Aluminum , Stainless Steel or other modern metals/alloys for frame
  • Chemically Strengthened Glass (in particular COTS “gorilla glass” phone screen protectors) for the Windows
  • Optional Oil Insert or UCO Style Candle Holder etc
• A Means for Battery Electric Vehicle Firefighting (and to a lesser extent larger Battery Storage Unit Firefighting) consisting of:
  • A Fire Blanket and Ergonomic Aids for it’s Deployment (Hooks/Grommets and Rope and/or Hand Tools + A Bag it Deploys Out of etc
  • A Dry Fog / Mist etc Pancake Nozzle (Firefighting) (for thermal reduction, but also potentially “cutting down” Particulate Matter, VOCs, and other HAPs (in a manner akin to pressure washing in a tank, or Steam Stipping etc
  • An Intrinsically Safe Fan and/or Explosionproof Fan + Fire Resistant Ducting such that air is circulated through the plenum under the Fire Blanket+Vehicle to reduce the risk of Flammable Gas Buildup
    • A Flare Stack or VDU could be used, or potentially just a Filter Box / Tube of GAC then vent to atmosphere
  • Use of Spill Boom/Flexible Spill Dikes and a Vacuum Hose could also allow for collecting of polluted water
  • All in all this approach of WaterC Fire Blanket, and Explosive Gas/Pollution Control may make wuite the system
    • Would be SOMEWHAT expensive, but a Tow Behind Trailer + a bit of Off The Shelf Environmental Service Gear (Cam Lock Fittings, Hoses, “Copus Fans”, potentially even Inert Gas Cylinders etc) could make a kit for BEV Fire Response than could Stabilize things long enough for a Forklift/Tow Truck (for repositioning of the burning BEV and/or moving it into a scaled up spill pallet (or just Roll Off Box / Air Curtain Burner but for flaming BEVs), and Vac Truck/Full on Environmental Services spill response team (to contain+adsorb and transport off the adsorbent+PCW etc) to arrive as well
  • If funds permit it, having a means of measuring/inspecting under the blanket via a probe or rover etc may also be worthwhile
• A Liquid Fuel Storage Bottle that is:
  • A Hybrid between the MSR Fuel Bottle and the Trangia Fuel Bottle
    • It has the Impact Extrusion ultra-durable bottle of MSR
      • Although Hard Coat Anodization and either no paint, or non-MNP pollution concern Powder Coating Materials like PLA or PHA , or maybe Japanning etc
      • A MOLLE/PALS Compatible Bottle Holster, as well as Multi-Bottle Gridfinity esque bottle transporters would be nice as well
    • It has the easy pour dispenser of the Trangia Style Design
      • To prevent accidental spills, the screw should have a locking pin, or be a nozzle that is unscrewed and replaced with a MSR style screw cap for tranport; a flip between the two may also work
      • Finally for redundancy+damage protection, a Thermos style Threaded EXTERNAL cap + O-Ring could be used as well
    • Models with Vacuum Insulation may be worth investigating
    • Using similar form factor bottles for Propane would be neat in that gear could fit either
      • Probably not IDEAL, but for something below a 1lb Fuel Keg one could perhaps make the case
    • Laser Engraved HAZCOM labels for Kerosene / Paraffin , White Gas / Gasoline , Fuel Alcohol , or Single Fuel Concept Fuel would be neat

2025

11/10/2025

• A Hurricane Lantern made via SLM / EBM or a similar process
  • Still use an insert for Borosilicate Glass or potentially even Synthetic Sapphire for the tubing
    • Alternatively Chemically Strengthened Glass (such as Superfest (Glass) ) would be nice for Shock Resistance
  • You could build in an Interstigial / “Double Wall” such that any leaks could be detected before causing a spill
  • This along with using Stainless Steel or some Superalloy etc could make it even MORE indestructible than the already durable Feurhand Lanterns etc
• Alternatively, a miniature Spill Pallet but optimized for Small Lanterns / Liquid Fuel Fireplaces etc would be nice
  • A magnet could be placed in the base and/or a clamping setup arranged such that it is (near) impossible to tip over and spill the lantern too
    • Having a wide/weighted base would help with this as well

10/26/2025

• A better pump sprayer:
  • Jerry Can type design for overall ergonomics
  • Utilize an external air pump and anti-backflow valves for durability, rather than an integrated pump assembly that leaks/falls apart/has the handle integrated as the pump etc
  • Also maybe make the base wide/have some removable boot UNLIKE a jerry can but so that it doesn’t tip over easily etc
• Though about it a WHILE back, so may already be in this list but basically the tech behind those Improved Pit Latrines but adapted to Biodrying / Aerobic Digestion or Anaerobic Digestion in Dumpsters
  • Also would want those anti-ant moats, secondary containment/adsorption of dumpster juice, and GAC on the Solar Chimney for Odor+Fly Control (have mesh on the chimney too)
  • Could use a standard dumpster BUT
    • It goes into a “dock”
    • The bottom is replaced with a mesh and/pr grate for aeration
    • A Fitting is added to the top for suction/chimney
    • Painted black for Solar Thermal etc
  • Could also integrate load cell based “fullness” detection potential, but more gimmick than the other features tbh

10/22/2025

• May already exist but Forged Carbon Fiber or other Fiber Reinforced Polymer based Cam-Loco Fitting for where Steel/Aluminum etc would be too heavy, but where durability is desirable
  • Carbon Fiber / a PILE of Carbon Black etc would have the advantage of also coupling the Hose and the Fueled Thing to the Equipment (Re: ESD and Bonding+Grounding
• A Waxed Canvas based Collapsible Temporary Rainwater Capture Container
  • Aka a Cloth + Tent Frame-like Rain Barrel
  • Saw an interesting PVC Fabric based one, which WOULD WORK, but between long term durability being debatable due to Plasticizers Offgassing / wearing out, Micro/Nano-Plastic Concerns, and PVC being especially nasty in a fire (Chlorine/Chlorine Compound Fumes) etc i think that is best avoided
  • Doing something similar for Secondary Containment Structures / Flexible Fuel Bladders etc WOULD BE Interesting, but may have issues with the fuel dissolving the wax
    • Synthetic Spider Silk , Semi-Synthetic Keratin , and/or other novel eco-polymers may allow this to be done, and Polyethylene / XPE aren’t HORRIBLE in that Ethanol to Ethylene can be done, but the Micro/Nanoplastic concern still holds true
• The Opossum Party (OP), like Bull Moose party but neat in all sorts of ways i’ll write up later. Need to see if there is prior art on it but i was thinking it up today
• An Automated Docking System but for Trailer Backing

10/12/2025

• A Modern Flintlock Lighter that is less gun-derived
  • Neat in terms of Appropriate Materials and quite slick, but most are basically just flintlock musket's adapted into a fancy aristocractic lighter
  • Modern Manufacturing + Skimping on some parts (such as fancy finishes / handle material) + adapting for use with more conventional modern tinders (rather than a Tinderbox or Black Powder) would be neat
• A Kelly Kettle but improved via Vacuum Insulation or at LEAST an air gapped wall
  • Especially with Additive Manufacturing , although not necessarily, one could do all sorts of stuff like make the Chimney a Coil / more serpentine, add Heat Exchanger Fins to that, Integrate a Burner (For Propane etc) make a Solo Stove type Secondary Air inlet for use on Wood Fire etc
• A Vacuum Thermos / Water Bottle "Crumple Zone" Layer based off of either Expanded Metal (Packing or a Formed Unit), or via Additive Manufacturing
  • Granted a "Cozy" or Elastomer based sacrificial outer layer is obviously still nice, but figured something integral to the bottle / made of fireproof metal may be of use in some contexts
• Pepper Spray / Bear Spray with an Integrated Aiming Laser and Auditory Alarm (Triggered Upon Using/When an Arming Pin is Pulled etc)
  • Seen both of those available SEPARATELY off the shelf, but none in some unified unit
• 18650 Cell or Tri-AAA Battery Run (With Design for Alkaline or Ni-MH Rechargeable)
  • High Volume Inflators (For Air Mattresses / Air Cushions / Air Pillows / Floats etc)
  • One of those Electronic Horns / Bear Deterrent / Electronic Whistle type things
  • Electric Lighters (be it NiChrome Heater, Plasma, or Arc)
  • A Nice "Luggage Scale" / Gas Canister Scale BUT allow you to insert the Tare Weight first, at least for larger tanks it's listed on the side, for whatever reason OTS Scales either assume the scale will only be used with THEIR tanks, or not even show fuel in Grams etc but just a bar with 0-100% full at 25% graduation etc
• Consumer Butane and Propane Tanks with a Vapor Return Port
  • Butane Lighter could be two pins, one snaking to the top of the tank (may need to be an internal tube/less easily done due to the low cost of the refill tanks)
    • Potentially using a LARGER Butane tank, and having it be done as a service could be done as well "50 Cents for a Lighter Refill" etc
    • For Propane, need to look into if the existing Autogas / CNG Standards have a return line
    • All else that would be needed would be the right adapters, of which they MAY be able to screw on a standard 20lb tank etc
• A Desiccant System Like This but using a (Non-Cobalt etc) Color Indicating Silica Gel, inside a Fine Stainless Steel or Hard Coat Anodized Aluminum Canister
  • Could also have either a Microscope Slide (For Glass) or Sapphire Watch Glass (For more scratch resistant Glass) Option to view the color indicating
  • A similar system could also work well for Granulated Activated Carbon etc
    • Either semi-disposable, or with some Steam Regeneration Flow Through Base
      • Could even make a neat Kettle / Steam Boiler Unit for that
• A Megaphone That:
  • Uses 18650 Cells or a PILE of AA/AAA Cells in Adapters (or SOME SORT of standardized rechargeable arrangement)
  • Also has a 12v Barrel Jack or USB-C Power In (for use independent of batteries) (Also could configure for charge-through)
  • Audio in/out 9 3.5mm Jack would be the standard, XLR would be a nice splurge
  • Also one of those Handheld Radio standards for the removable microphone bit
  • Almost all OTS units use an integral or custom rechargeable battery, or a PILE of D Cells
  • Also a hardwired microphone or none etc

10/7/2024

• Was pressure washing off the containment by the Tank Farm
  • Had me thinking of:
    • Using Paraffin Wax / Something akin to Japanning as a Concrete Coating
      • A Method of Testing the Biodegradation Rate of Non-Paint Coatings via having a modified Petri Dish with two sections:
        • A Cylindrical Tube with Graduations to determine Wear Rate
        • A “detection” agar or other media to determine when something has “broken through”
        • Main downsides to this method would be the time it takes for some materials, and the data only being relevant to whatever Microbes / Surface Microbiome is used
          • Having standardized pure strains + mixes + local swabs would probably suffice, albeit requiring much testing