Tiki Torches

Anyone know where I can get the old style torches like this?

BongoFury~

Yes, but they are not cheap.

1. BuyTikiTorches.com

2. BeachsideLighting.com

3. Definitely check out this one!

4. SafariThatch.com

That should be a good start. Let us know what you get and some pictures after (and if) you get them!

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[ Edited by: SugarCaddyDaddy on 2004-01-28 11:33 ]

They are also in the Oceanic Arts catalog. Prices seem to be about the same everywhere (about $180).

-Z

Thanks. That Polynesian head torch is cool. I guess I was hoping to find some I could just stick in the ground and pour in the fuel, not to run a gas line since the landscaping is mostly done.....but a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do. Let's see.....2 torches, gas line, digging, permit.......ouch!

unless you get some vintage ones that are pour-in, (they do exist, but take gigantic wicks and make a huge-ass flame)

the best you are gonna do is this:

http://store.yahoo.com/weaubuchon/tiktorset2to.html

you'd think someone would come up with a nice old-skool style tiki torch to manufacture again- something that can somehow take the "inner fuel can" method that is so convenient

the vintage pour-ins I've seen don't have a can inside- just an opening and a twist-on cap.. kinda scary if it starts to rust or leak and you light that sucker.. probably how the inner-cans came to be.

Maybe I'm mistaken but I thought there were a couple of oil torch choices on the first link SCD gave. http://v1.buytikitorches.com/kona_tiki_torch.php3

http://v1.buytikitorches.com/torch_classic.php3

[ Edited by: DawnTiki on 2004-01-28 22:17 ]

I'd been planning on making one of these for a while now after seeing those prices. I got the idea after seeing a metal funnel in an automive store upside down... thats the top of the torch. Cut the spout off of the metal funnel, and lay it over a typical torch. Use some JB Weld or Gurilla Glue to secure. Or if you want a metal pole, use some metal plumbing pipe instead of the bamboo! You can spray paint the funnel with some engine block spray paint too. Yeah, sounds very low budget, so I don't know how it would look. So, when are we starting on that Palapa?

http://www.BeachsideLighting.com

Model TK-1-K

it's the classic design your looking for without the gasline, just pour in your torch fuel.

-Z

That TK-1-K holds 45 oz., has a 1" wick, and 10-12 hr burn time! Heavy duty......

Thanks again everyone. I think the site that Feelin Zombiefied posted is the one.....and in Hawaii. Looks like you can get a big-ass flame out of the gas ones, but if the price is right I may go with the TK-1`-K, between the Rincon Room and the outdoor palapa (anytime Tony!) money and time are tight. No prices. I emailed them and will let everyone know how much in case interest is there. Gecko's post for the enchanted tiki backyards show that style also.

[ Edited by: bongofury on 2004-01-29 18:49 ]

wow what a find- thats gotta be the only place making that type of torch head!

I see two downsides though:

1. with a 1" wick, that fuel is gonna go fast, and when you refill it, you gotta pull the dirty wick out, etc. (no cap on the side to refill)

2. needs to be painted black (no biggee) at least copper doesnt rust, right?

[ Edited by: fatuhiva on 2004-01-29 19:01 ]

I got black metal screw-off top ones (pour in your oil) at Home Depot in Toronto about 2 or 3 years ago for 10 bucks each. Might be worth looking if they bring them back.

I left them in the backyard at my old apartment... couldn't exactly use them in the new condo~!

A couple years ago I purchased 4 of these unpolished copper torches here:
http://hometown.aol.com/brothrton/torches.htm

They work pretty well with flames up to about 4" long, but of course nothing like a 6"x12" flame from a big gas torch (ala Mai-Kai).

At the time I found the big ones at Beachside Lighting, however they were quite expensive so I went with these.

Okay check this out!

http://www.nightscaping.com/tikiliter_cu.htm

nightscaping makes a great product, I spec it out often and they stand behind their products, plus they are american made and they treat their workers well, can't say enough good things about this company. realize this is just a component out a larger system and its not a cheap way to go but then again its top of the line outdoor lighting.

http://www.buytikitorches.com

I had no idea these were so expensive.
About 5years agoI tossed my parents very, very old versions because we began using bamboo versions. Silly me. Now, I want that classic 60s style back.

I dont know why, but the cone has been replaced by a more square version:

http://www.shop.com/op/~Pole_Tiki_Torches_6_Pack-prod-15557013?xit_recnt=1

[ Edited by: christiki295 2006-10-02 23:29 ]

Here is a pair for $100.00, but the shape is not quite right:
http://www.itorches.com/oil-torches/pole-torches/heiautorchpackage.cfm

These are the real McCoys with original 1950's decal logo.These are so hard to
find yet you see them all over the hawaiian islands.Why doesn't some company make
these authentic traditional cone style tiki torch .You should see the size of the
wicks-there are three wicks in each torch .
Aloha,
Trader Bill

Here are cone style tiki torches:

http://tiki.beachsidelighting.com/find-tiki-torches.html

Bongofury did end up finding the torches, here they are at his "New Rincon Room"

New Rincon Room? Kinda lookey like backyard.

On 2008-06-30 12:39, TikiLaLe wrote:
New Rincon Room? Kinda lookey like backyard.

With as many posts as you have I am surprised that you did not know of the new Rincon Room
Read it and weep...it's near Ventura California.
http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=18053&forum=18

How bout a finished picture?
Takey me alotto to weep!

Here's an ITD thread. Starting on page five there are lots of photos of 'finished' Rincon Room.

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=19716&forum=17&start=60

If these don't make you weep, you have no right to be posting on TC.

Thanks, musta mist it!
More of a pant wetter than a weeper!
Have a good weekend, PAL!

This thread goes waaaay back......so here is a bit of an update. The original Rincon Room pix are mostly history. For that modern yard, I did not think about running a gas line until after the patio was installed so we went with a couple of these....only needs low-voltage wiring and can be easily moved.

http://www.nightscaping.com/tikiliter_cu.htm

You can see they are the old school shape, liquid fuel with side fill, but the bottom has a low voltage path light in it. They work quite well, though don't hold as much fuel as the originals. They are copper and I painted them a flat black. The Bannanabobs post shows them at our more recent home, and are now located on the other side of the house at the "Drifters Reef" lounge area. I bought them through a landscaping wholesaler. Also not cheap. They use aan automotive tail light type bulb and after 3 years of being on 8 hours every night, have yet to be replaced.

The beachside lighting torches are worth it as long as you are not planning to move and you know exactly where you want them. You get a huge flame and the wind will have a hard time blowing them out. With all 8 of them running it uses about 150,000 BTUs ( a larger heater runs about 125,000 BTUs) so not really costly to light up occaisionally.

That side yard is quite a jungle now and the house has more color so I have promised many folks a photo update and at some point I will make a new post for that.....sometime soon I hope. Aloha