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Newly Enlightened
From what I can tell from pouring through the last year's posts here, there isn't a clear "winner" in the lantern market, especially if you want to avoid the typical blue or green tints.
I'm looking for something that will be used primarily in our yard in the mountains in lieu of strapping a headlamp on. Being able to see carrying the lantern is important, so I'm very hesitant to go with anything without a diffuser of some sort. We've got lots of Eneloop AA batteries, as well as being able to pick up another 18650 (we already have chargers for both). I'm not up for modding something extensively, though would consider a completed lantern from a CPF member.
(Links below are to CPF threads, for anyone following in my footsteps. Prices are a quick check in August, 2015.)
The Fenix CL25R (and another review) seems like one candidate, with the USB charging/battery pack being interesting. I didn't see a good description of the tint. The $60 price is a bit of a stretch, putting it close to the price range of a Zebralight headlamp, for example.
The Gentos EX-777XP seems to be a (the only?) warm-emitter variant of the Raovac Sportsman, according to what I read here. At $35 through Amazon, it's reasonably affordable, even if I have to buy AA-to-D adapters.
Edit: There is also what appears to be a warm-tint Favourlight PLM0C3D001 available through Amazon for $30, as indicated in the posts that follow.
The Bushnell TRKR 1000 looks to be a Walmart-only product at a reasonable price ($34). The tint was described as "Not warm, kinda neutral/coolish. Definitely not angry blue, or I would have returned it for being an expensive piece of crap. Not cool enough to bug me."
The Streamlight Siege in either the D-cell ($36) or AA-cell ($29) versions didn't grab me, because of what I read as cool tint. I'm not impressed by the shaving-cream-cap mods, unless it makes it an unbeatable light.
The UST 30-Day looks interesting, but I can't figure out if it is neutral/warm in its tint. A couple of comments on that thread suggest that it has a blue tint. It runs $35-37 right now.
Any that I've missed that I should be considering?
Any strong recommendations among these, given my use and desire for a neutral/warm light?
Are any of their controls significantly better or worse to use than you would expect?
TIA!
I'm looking for something that will be used primarily in our yard in the mountains in lieu of strapping a headlamp on. Being able to see carrying the lantern is important, so I'm very hesitant to go with anything without a diffuser of some sort. We've got lots of Eneloop AA batteries, as well as being able to pick up another 18650 (we already have chargers for both). I'm not up for modding something extensively, though would consider a completed lantern from a CPF member.
(Links below are to CPF threads, for anyone following in my footsteps. Prices are a quick check in August, 2015.)
The Fenix CL25R (and another review) seems like one candidate, with the USB charging/battery pack being interesting. I didn't see a good description of the tint. The $60 price is a bit of a stretch, putting it close to the price range of a Zebralight headlamp, for example.
The Gentos EX-777XP seems to be a (the only?) warm-emitter variant of the Raovac Sportsman, according to what I read here. At $35 through Amazon, it's reasonably affordable, even if I have to buy AA-to-D adapters.
Edit: There is also what appears to be a warm-tint Favourlight PLM0C3D001 available through Amazon for $30, as indicated in the posts that follow.
The Bushnell TRKR 1000 looks to be a Walmart-only product at a reasonable price ($34). The tint was described as "Not warm, kinda neutral/coolish. Definitely not angry blue, or I would have returned it for being an expensive piece of crap. Not cool enough to bug me."
The Streamlight Siege in either the D-cell ($36) or AA-cell ($29) versions didn't grab me, because of what I read as cool tint. I'm not impressed by the shaving-cream-cap mods, unless it makes it an unbeatable light.
The UST 30-Day looks interesting, but I can't figure out if it is neutral/warm in its tint. A couple of comments on that thread suggest that it has a blue tint. It runs $35-37 right now.
Any that I've missed that I should be considering?
Any strong recommendations among these, given my use and desire for a neutral/warm light?
Are any of their controls significantly better or worse to use than you would expect?
TIA!
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