Firefly Bottle Lantern

[Flying Turtle]

Don't know if this has been mentioned before. I was in the REI store today and spotted this LED top that screws on to wide mouth bottles to turn them into lanterns. It runs on 3 AAA's. I couldn't test it, but it looked well made. Seemed a bit pricey at $20, but it's pretty unique. Here's the maker's web page.

http://www.guyotdesigns.com/firefly

Geoff

 

[flashlite]

Hey - I was just getting ready to start a thread on this to see if anyone has tried one of these yet. I'm just wondering how much light it gives off and what light pattern you get when bottle is full or empty. Sounds like a neat idea and possibly a space saver if you'd normally carry a water bottle and a lantern. Just didn't know if it's a gimmick or really useful.

 

[Flying Turtle]

I just spotted it again today at ****'s Sporting Goods. Price there was $19.99. If I didn't already have a bunch of lanterns I'd snap one up. Still might.

Geoff

 

[greenlight]

It's like when you are in a nightclub and point your light under a water bottle to light it up.

 

[moonfish]

Ingenius! Unless bugs are attracted to light, then it seems kind of dumb. I don't know that I would want to drink out of the gnat & mayfly bottle.