Best AA led lantern

What is the brightest and best AA led lantern I have been looking at the streamlight siege. Also has anyone tried the new cob led lanterns like this one.

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I am a big fan of the Siege. It is the only lantern that I know of with a nicely indexed "cannot get it wrong" battery door. I HATE struggling to get those to line up properly

That said....It has performed well for me. I have to add though that Fenix has one that will run on two AA or a single 123A. CL20 I believe. I have two of those and love them for their flexibility since I have the ability to solar charge AA for those "worst case" scenarios.

Take a look at the UCO lanterns. They have models powered by AA, AAA, and 18650's. They are compact and function both as a lantern and a flashlight.

I like the Fenix CL20.

There hasn't been a LOT of discussion of COB lights around here.
Here is a quick review I did of one. I think of it as a directional lantern. It is labeled as a work light, and that also makes sense.

Here's a quick review of the Lux-Pro LP137 It is also a cob light. Lux-Pro does make a COB lantern. I am hoping that someone picks it up, and does a write-up on it.

For power outages, I prefer 18650 powered lights. When I deplete my cells, I'll recharge them from my car, or if I am running my generator, I may recharge them from it. But for lanterns, I'd run them on disposable D cells.

Brighter lights require more energy, and D cells have 3-4 times the capacity of AA cells.

If you are really set on AA cells, and want brightness, I'd recommend the Energizer 8 AA cell lantern with light fusion technology.
It handles the glare produced by lanterns very well, and is regulated to give a pretty consistent output of light.

Woods Walker said:

I like the Fenix CL20.

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+1, nice tint too and lights up a decent area. IMO you can have too bright when it comes to lanterns, due to the spread of light.

+2 for the Fenix CL20...my only criticism of it is 8 lumens is too high a low for a camping lantern. Low should be 1 or .5 lumen

For AA form factor Streamlight does make an AA version of the Siege, but I don't own one.

How about the Nebo Big Larry, It's my work light but I also use it as a lantern for blackout.