Nice Quality Camping Lantern?

I dont do backpack camping. I do car/truck camping....


Anyways, I think it's time to retire our old camping lantern. It's this coleman.



It has served us well. Bright enough. Coverage isnt great, but it works good enough. Nice and compact when not in use.

But downside is, it's heavy loaded up with 8 D batteries.

By now, there has to be something much more efficient and better output?

We like to set it out on the camping table for cooking or cleaning. And like to take it inside the tent to play cards or game. Hoping to cover an area about 10x10.

Budget is $50.


Go!

There is a lot of good info here.


http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/forumdisplay.php?f=90

Braddah_Bill said:

There is a lot of good info here.


http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/forumdisplay.php?f=90

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thanks!

I could have sworn there was a lantern forum, but i'm blind I guess.


Mod, you dont have to move this thread. You can just delete it. I found my answer.

Rayovak Extreme it is.

I you want a fluorescent lantern here's my suggestion.

A few years ago I bought an Osram Camping Lantern.

Uses 4 D size cells. Nice bright light close to neutral. Not very cool or very warm.
Maybe you have luck finding it somewhere. I believe it's not out of production yet. And it uses a pretty common fluorescent tube should it break, become worn or you want another color temperature and/or better RCI (it's not bad, better than all those common cool LEDs).

you can also stay with Coleman and their new AA and Cr123 lanterns...see their website...

I would say to keep that lantern and wait, there will be better LED lanterns come out than the current ones and prices will drop as people get used to them and the advantages. I expect a 4 cree 800+lumen lantern using 4D cells built very sturdy with decent flood that isn't irritating perhaps even waterproof to be made soon, but for 10x10 now most LED lanterns probably won't cut it.

For what you are going to use it for, your coleman isn't a bad option at all.

I could never camp with an LED lantern. I use a tiny backpacking butane lantern, my cook stove uses the same canisters. It's as bright as a 80 watt lightbulb. Just my 2 cents.

This is the one I carry: http://www.campingaz.com/uk/p-23517-lumogaz174-plus.aspx

A96Honda said:

I could have sworn there was a lantern forum, but i'm blind I guess.

Mod, you dont have to move this thread. You can just delete it. I found my answer.

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LOL, people are continuing to reply to it, so I'll move it.

I just order the BritEye off of Amazon. Personally, I prefer my light to be portable. The less amount of stuff I bring outdoors the better. This one is perfect because it's both a flashlight and a lantern. Easily portable and works as a external battery.

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streamlight lantern is great, I have the rayovac also and prefer the rayovac.

I love my Streamlight Siege. I did a review on it here not too long ago: http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb...Review-Now-in-neutral-white!-(September-2014)

I love the 3 D version (I got good NiMh D cells for it, but you can use alkaline too), but they also now make a small 3aa version if that is more fitting for you.

If I'm car camping, I feel it is absolutely the right thing to do to use a Coleman liquid fuel lantern.

I have about 30 of them, from 1926 to 2014.





The only LED lantern I have is a Black Diamond Orbit. It's tiny, but I like it. If I wanted a larger one, I'd definitely be looking at the Siege by Streamlight.

Take it easy,
Bob

Another vote for the Streamlight Siege.I don't camp as much as I used to but it sure comes in handy for power outages or a back yard BBQ.

Yeah. And even for being a 3 D lantern it's pretty compact. You can make it a warmer tint too with a little "hack". Check out my review linked above if you want.

That liquid fuel lantern collection is awesome. Is there a not too expensive liquid fuel lantern one can buy that you'd recommend?

martinaee said:

That liquid fuel lantern collection is awesome. Is there a not to expensive liquid fuel lantern one can buy that you'd recommend?

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Thanks! I enjoy messing around with them.

The Coleman 285 Dual Fuel lantern is a nice, inexpensive and fairly compact liquid fuel lantern that can run on unleaded gasoline as well as Coleman fuel. Like several of the more modern Coleman liquid fuel lanterns, it has adjustable output (the older models weren't dimmable). If you happen to have a Coleman Factory Outlet near you, you can often get them at a considerable discount.

For more money, the Coleman Northstar liquid fuel lantern offers very convenient electronic ignition and a protective cage around the globe. One note about Coleman lanterns these days: the Coleman mantles are of inferior quality; they aren't nearly as durable (or bright) as they used to be. A company called Peerless makes the mantles I prefer to use. You can find them online on the big auction site.

I love my LED lights, but there's something special about pressurizing and lighting up a liquid fuel lantern, and hearing that distinctive sound of it running.

Take it easy,
Bob

desmobob said:

If I'm car camping, I feel it is absolutely the right thing to do to use a Coleman liquid fuel lantern.

I have about 30 of them, from 1926 to 2014.





The only LED lantern I have is a Black Diamond Orbit. It's tiny, but I like it. If I wanted a larger one, I'd definitely be looking at the Siege by Streamlight.

Take it easy,
Bob

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Very cool picture