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Thank you for the link. I did not catch that. I will pass also.
I just ordered a warm white LED lantern that matches the description of the Favourlight mini lantern and I'll have to see how it compares to my current favorite the Rayovac 3D which I use nightly to read by.
My only complaints with the Rayovac is the flashing locator beacon which I took care of by opening it up and wiggling the green LED until it broke off, but I would rather have a warm light to read by so I'll give this new light a try.
I've already tried the Brunton Polaris but found the glare too problematic to read by. I'm concerned that the Favourlight might have a similar issue but I'll give it a try. The Rayovac's diffuser has been hard to beat compared with any light I've tried personally or tested on a store shelf. The company that makes the lantern for Rayovac has a version they sell in Japan with warm white LED's but price is a little much to buy it an have it shipped.
I'm very happy with the Coleman CPX 6 LED Work Lantern
Here in Australia it comes with the rechargeable (lead acid) battery pack and an empty pack for D cells, I have plenty of Nimh D's and I prefer the Nimh to the lead acid pack. The Lead Acid pack is only 2.2Ah and the Nimh D's I have are old but still test at just over 6Ah.
Norm
How much did you pay for it?
Thanks for the reply, looks like I am going to have to do some research the next few weeks. I was just looking at the Favour Light website. I like the warm model, which is selling on amazon right now. The only thing that concerned me was beam profile, which I'm not to picky about, and the drain of the green indicator light. The favor light website says that is two years. I'll be using eneloops and it will see regular use, so the indicator light shouldn't be a problem.The Coleman High Tech is a pretty decent one. It produces a soft, smooth output and lasts for a decent amount of time. Unfortunately, it is not very bright. The others have been reported to have significant issues of glare. There are other threads in this forum that discuss them in more detail. The glare and irregular beam pattern was enough to drive members to do mods to smooth the output, even at the loss of some brightness. The only other options for decent AA based lanterns are the Chinese made ones that are being rebadged under various names such Eureka Magic, UCO MightyLite, Camp Chef, etc. See this thread for instance: http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb...20E4AA-L-Lantern-(185-Lumens-Max-4xAA)-Clones
I do like my warm cree lantern and use it nightly to read. The Rayovac SE3DLN lantern is still my choice for room lighting as it gives off more light but for reading the warm tint is hard to beat.Filibuster, how does your Rayovac compare to your Warm Cree? I'm tempted to get the Rayovac (it's been in my amazon cart for quite a while already.
I recently ordered the Warm Cree via amazon, and finding it somewhat brighter than the Energizer Weatheready, though the Energizer Weatheready may last much longer due to D cells.
Wondering whether it's safe to use Lithium batteries inside the Warm Cree?
...This brings up the question, what would I consider the perfect LED lantern? For the purposes of this thread I will say this: Alkaline cells of any size or number, SUPER runtime, and bright enough to navigate the house with....
...Really this all comes down to is what LED lantern gives the best combination of output VS runtime!
I would also argue "the only good lantern is the one you have with you."
I think I've finally found my compromise.
Diffused at 4 lumens
Focused at 4 lumens
EDC-able (business card, half w/ aluminum foil tape, twisty-ties taped to back to set/hold bounce angle)
Comparing it to my Black Diamond Apollo....
- I like the 180 directional light better than 360, since I can keep the bright lantern out of my line-of-sight without wasting any light
- Low at 4 lumens looks about the same as the BD on low - 48hrs Quark, 60hrs BD
- Medium at 19 lumens also looks about equal to the BD - 6hrs Quark, ?? BD
- High at 83 lumens is much brighter than the BD - 1.5hrs Quark, 15hrs, BD (unregulated?)
- Moonlight - 400+ hrs. Quark.
- Batts - 1 AA Quark, 4 AA BD
While moonlight is not much after being diffused, with night adjusted eyes, I find it is still enough for simple tasks like eating, navigating inside a house, going to the bathroom, brushing teeth, sitting around talking with other people, etc. 4 lumens looks like a good general purpose level, including reading, and medium more than enough for complex tasks.
The lumen comparisons feel about right as I can only see 180 degrees... the other half the BD's lumens are going the other way.
Anyways, hope that helps