Costco GE Steelbeam 4D Fluorescent Lantern

conor · Mar 14, 2007

15.00 from costco!

Steel beam flourescent lantern
Bright florescent bulb - rated for 8,000 hours
Warm white bulb for camp fire like setting
Weather resistant
Energy efficient electronic ballast provides uo to a 16 hour battery life
Limited 3 year warranty
Requires 4 D size alkaline batteries.

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Empyfree · Mar 15, 2007

I bought one of these (albeit red) last year...

Then my dad wanted one...

then the scouts wanted ten...

then....

then my local Costco ran out!

senecaripple · Mar 15, 2007

where do you get replacement bulb?

Phaserburn · Mar 15, 2007

Nice. I wonder how it compares in output to the Energizer 4D folding fluoro.

Blacklight · Mar 15, 2007

Phaserburn said:
Nice. I wonder how it compares in output to the Energizer 4D folding fluoro.

If it is like the older model, the bulb is not consumer replaceable. They are made in a factory named Lomak in southern China.

Empyfree · Mar 15, 2007

senecaripple said:
where do you get replacement bulb?

I havent had to yet, and they've had plenty of runtime on the scout camps. One of these hung from the ridge-pole of each of our tents makes our site look really cool. A row of glowing green tents stands out from the crowd on a busy site.

The only probelm i've had is that they are quite sensitive to knocks, and will tak a few clicks to re-light after you've bashed them. By knocks i am generally referring to bashing my head on them!

chevrofreak · Mar 16, 2007

senecaripple said:
where do you get replacement bulb?

I've seen quite a few different replacement fluorescent bulbs at Walmart in their camping section. You might find one that'll fit.

SemiMan · Mar 16, 2007

My GE Steelbeam is quite different in style from this one. It uses a standard flourescent replacement bulb.

Semiman

Sigman · Mar 17, 2007

SemiMan said:
My GE Steelbeam is quite different in style from this one. It uses a standard flourescent replacement bulb.

Semiman

I LIKE that idea!! I'd like to find one of those...where did you get yours? Easy to replace & acquire inexpensive bulbs is the way to go!

conor · Mar 18, 2007

we used one of these last night for 6+ hours and it was great to play cards by.

SemiMan · Mar 22, 2007

I got mine at Costco as well. It is a heavy duty looking Red lantern.

I believe the bulb in the lantern in the first post is a standard bulb as well that one could source at Home Depot or a hardware store. They are standard flourescent fixture bulbs.

Semiman

senecaripple · Mar 22, 2007

I will look into them over the easter break, hopefully they will have some.

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