kj2
Flashaholic
Great review, kj2!
Thank you
Great review, kj2!
Thanks for the review! I'm excited about this, I might need to buy two. It's so hard to find good camping lanterns that use "real" batteries. My parents have this dumb one that's huge and uses 8D cells, weighs about 10 lbs and can't be putting out more than 100lm.
I don't know if anyone from Fenix will ever read this, but there are a couple of accessories I'd buy if they were available. A lightweight protective case of some kind would be handy to protect the lantern in luggage. And, I'd buy a clip-on deflector to block the light from a third or half of the lantern's circumference.
I'd like a hard case but if that would be too big, something made out of the same nylon used for flashlight holsters would be good enough.
In the meantime, perhaps MacGyver a protective solution out of a Pringle tube and some foam?
Well I pulled the trigger, and I've got a black CL25R inbound from Amazon which should arrive tomorrow. How long does it take to charge to full straight out of the box?
(And how do I contain my excitement while waiting for the cell to charge, and darkness to fall? [emoji1])
My sample was about 80% charged. Give it a hour or two
I'd like to have a cylindrical lantern that is split into two halves, hinged on the battery case. So you could use it closed for 360 degrees, or open it up so it all shines forwards, or less so only a quadrant behind is dark.
I think coleman makes sort of a lantern like that where you can remove quarters of the light panels and they have rechargeable batteries in them that are charged by the base batteries. I think only 2 of them can be removed though. Look up Coleman CPX duo and triago lanternsI'd like to have a cylindrical lantern that is split into two halves, hinged on the battery case. So you could use it closed for 360 degrees, or open it up so it all shines forwards, or less so only a quadrant behind is dark.