Posted: 1/29/2012 3:40:23 PM EDT
| Just re-posting batmanacw's suggestion to cause further discussion: http://www.meijer.com/s/coleman-3aa-high-tech-led-mini-lantern/_/R-151292 |
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I have that one. It is SMALL... Long runtime (someone here tested it. 30 days on low IIRC), good navigation light around the house if the power is out. On high you could read by it if it were right next to your book. Here is a thread to mod the light so you can plug it into a 12v source.. http://www.ak47.net/forums/t_10_17/640509_Coleman_LED_Lantern_Aux_DC_Input_Mod.html |
| LED lanterns are getting to be old school. With a multi-mode flashlight and a diffuser you can have just as good performance as a lantern with the added utility of a flashlight. Add a headband mount and you have a headlamp too. Small LEDs are getting so powerful and efficient that you can pack a lot of light into a small, lightweight, and affordable package. |
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LED lanterns are getting to be old school. With a multi-mode flashlight and a diffuser you can have just as good performance as a lantern with the added utility of a flashlight. Add a headband mount and you have a headlamp too. Small LEDs are getting so powerful and efficient that you can pack a lot of light into a small, lightweight, and affordable package. I agree. Most of the LED lanterns use nearly-obsolete LEDs - Not nearly as bright or efficient as their flashlight counterparts. I'd like to see Fenix, 4 Sevens, Olight or one of the other "cutting-edge" flashlight manufacturers offer a lantern shell for some of their LED flashlights - i.e., something that not only diffused the light, but also served as a stable base for setting it on a table, had a top shade so that it could be used for reading books and documents, and included a wire bale for hanging it like a lantern. |