Any High Power Lanterns/Area Light?

[highseas]

I'm wondering if people could share links, pictures of lanterns? I'm thinking of something that is compact. The main function would be to light up an entire area (maybe 30 to 40 feet minimum), and it should be palm size (more or less), water-resistant, and hopefully have long runtime, as well as a low mode (for nighttime indication).

Is there such a light?

I think there are also diffuser/lantern kits around, but don't know much about those. Any good ones out there that work with SF 6P and similar models/clones?

 

[Robocop]

Highseas welcome to CPF and there is a section here devoted to lanterns where you may get better results with your question. I will move this there for you and you may want to look around there....lots of good stuff on lanterns there.

Look under general lighting section labeled for lanterns.

 

[Lynx_Arc]

I'm wondering if people could share links, pictures of lanterns? I'm thinking of something that is compact. The main function would be to light up an entire area (maybe 30 to 40 feet minimum), and it should be palm size (more or less), water-resistant, and hopefully have long runtime, as well as a low mode (for nighttime indication).

Is there such a light?

I think there are also diffuser/lantern kits around, but don't know much about those. Any good ones out there that work with SF 6P and similar models/clones?

Depending on what you think lighting up a large area is (what you want to be able to do under the light) you may be stuck with a 15 to 18 watt flourescent which is approx 45-75 watt compared to standard incan bulbs. They do make lanterns using 2-3 Cree LEDs that may be able to do that but finding a palm sized lantern with that much output and a long runtime at that level I don't think you can do that. Most long running lanterns with high output use 4-8D cells. The palm sized ones use 3-4AA cells and one LED lux,cree, etc with outputs of perhaps 40-100 lumens. My rule of thumb (estimate) is about 4-6 watts of flourescent power per person for using as lights suitable for reading and a 30-40 foot area would possibly but 6-8 people which would be even beyond the power of a high power electric lantern you may have to consider a gas or propane lantern.

 

[Hooked on Fenix]

Coleman makes some decent Cree lanterns. The smallest uses 3 CR123As, and puts out 100 lumens for 5 hours. Another uses 4AA, and puts out 95 lumens for 5 hours. The bigger one that uses 4Ds puts out 145 lumens for about 20 hours. All collapse down to pack away easier. Their lows are set to about 50% brightness so don't expect super long runtimes on low. A Fenix P3D Q5 on turbo with a light diffuser, however, is brighter and more compact than all of these options and it has a low low. If you need well over 200 lumens, go with a gas lantern.