After my last thread asking for a flashlight recommendation for my folks, things have gone very well. My folks are very happy with the recommended product. Now I am in need of the collective intelligence once again. A bit of background. I am in NYC, and we're still recovering from Sandy. Personally I'm in a good spot, as we have electricity and water. My girlfriend is less so, being stuck without power. I've lent her all my glowsticks, cell phone chargers, spare flashlights, batteries, etc... However this whole experience has had me rethinking my approach, mainly the glowsticks. They're nice, but not very efficient. Each stick lasts 12 hours (good), can't be turned off (bad), finicky when it comes to storage (bad), and takes up space (not really a problem). I'll still keep glowsticks around (they don't need electricity!), but I'm thinking of getting a glowstick supplement for more efficient area-wide lighting. This being CPF, let us assume for the moment that flashlight diffusers do not exist... I want something my girlfriend could just turn on, place in the room, and not worry about.
Requirements:
-A lantern-ish type of arrangement. Electric glowsticks might be acceptable.
-MUST run on AAs. I have standardized on Eneloop AAs, and would like to stick to them.
-Weather proof and rugged would be ideal, very weather resistant and rugged would be acceptable.
A few candidates I've identified so far:
The Favourlight LTC-20E4AA
AA Krill Light (Heard they're not rugged though)
Any recommendations would be much appreciated! Thanks!
Requirements:
-A lantern-ish type of arrangement. Electric glowsticks might be acceptable.
-MUST run on AAs. I have standardized on Eneloop AAs, and would like to stick to them.
-Weather proof and rugged would be ideal, very weather resistant and rugged would be acceptable.
A few candidates I've identified so far:
The Favourlight LTC-20E4AA
AA Krill Light (Heard they're not rugged though)
Any recommendations would be much appreciated! Thanks!