American Mantle 2007 254 Soft Inverted Mantle

it arrived late, a very upset consumer

Works great! Fits perfectly. Easy to install by following simple directions. My gas light is SO much brighter now with the new mantles.

Last mantle only lasted 7 days, hoping these last longer

In my subdivision we have gas pole lamps in front of every home. It looks nice, and adds an extra layer of safety to the subdivision. However the site planners made a big mistake they planted the pole lamps just inches away from the drive way. It's fine most of the time because we don't park in front of it, but just about every time we have a dinner party or several guest come over invariable someone parks next to it and when they open their door BAM the mantle breaks and we're left with no light. Because of that I've gone through a lot of mantles. For the price/performance aspect these are the best I could fine. The hard kind I find are more fragile and prone to breaking up with even less force against the pole. At least these are fabric and can withstand a little bump here and there. However with time the material gets more brittle and will break and fall off when someone bumps there door against the pole. Regarding the mantle itself. It comes pressed and squished up, which is fine because it's just fabric. You have to grab the ring and pull on the fabric an kind of shape it. I've learned from experience that before you light it and while it's soft you have to try to shape it somewhat like a nice rounded shape. Once it's been lit, it'll keep that shape. Following the instructions you need to turn off the gas insert the mantle and then light it on fire - then wait till it's burned through. It'll turn black and smoke a lot then it will turn ashy colored, and the flame will go out. After that you can turn on the gas, and relight it.

Great product. Easy to install.