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So, the current market price for Dietz #2000 is $54-$85 depending on where you shop, A Lantern (only) of similar size as the #2000 would run $20 to $40.
  I did not want to pay extra for the terrible cook pot that comes with the #2000 so I wanted to see if I could modify a cheap small lantern to perform well and if successful, buy a larger good quality lantern to do the mods to.
   One of the lowest cost lanterns is sold at Wal-Mart and they run $7-$12
  Not a great loss if I ruin the lantern.
   It is only 10 inches tall and looks like this.


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