New category of lights - "picnic lamps"

[JimH]

Read about it here.

Please post replies in this thread - not in the Flasapalooza thread, unless specifically Flashapalooza related.

[x-ray]

Sounds interesting

I always find area lights usefull, have a few CCFLs which are pretty good but have a very cold color temp.

So are you gonna spill the beans and tell us what you've come up with ?

[zespectre]

Well, it's not a flashlight per se, but I find my coleman Xcursion lantern is nice for the picnic table.

http://www.coleman.com/coleman/colem...tegoryid=24756

[JimH]

Take an ordinary, inexpensive, light weight table lamp, cut off the plug and replace it with a cigarette lighter type plug. Stick in a a 13W florescent bulb (color temp ~2700). Plug it into an SLA battery in the form of a jump start battery.

I'm currently using Marine florescent bulbs. I have some other bulbs on order from SunLion Solar with different wattages and color temps.

I really like the jump start batteries from Harbor Freight. They are light weight and compact. The wall wart is built in, so all you need to charge it is an ordinary extension cord (one is provided with the battery). It has a fuel gage and charging/charged indicator LED's.

[CLHC]

I like that Coleman Xcursion as zespectre mentioned. Very interesting "picnic lamps" that I'm curious to see at the Flashapalooza JimH!

Until then—Enjoy!