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The Great(?) Lantern Thread
on: March 07, 2019, 06:20:22 AM
It seems there are very few threads about lanterns, though obviously there are certain situations where a lantern is preferable to a flashlight.  I use my lanterns for camping, as well as using the battery-powered ones during power outages and sometimes for task lighting around the house.  I have three lanterns, and below are my thoughts on each.


Streamlight Siege (3 D-cell version)

Likes:
- long run time, i.e. manufacturer claims hundreds of hours on low setting
- multiple brightness settings
- red light capability to preserve night vision
- waterproof
- floats
- built-in battery power level indicator
- cleverly designed handle and top and bottom D-rings provide multiple hanging/mounting options
- limited mode memory, i.e. the lantern remembers whether it was last operated in white light mode or red light mode

Dislikes:
- no glow-in-the-dark components; this would be nice to have for locating the lantern in the dark when the lantern is off
- limited mode memory, i.e. the lantern does not remember the last brightness setting


Energizer LED Emergency Lantern

Likes:
- long run time, i.e. manufacturer claims hundreds of hours on low setting
- multiple brightness settings
- water resistant
- cleverly designed to operate on either 3 D or 3 AA batteries
- glow-in-the-dark switch makes it easy to find, even in the dark when the lantern is off
- price; inexpensive at under $20

Dislikes:
- simple handle and single bottom hook limit mounting/hanging options
- no "intelligent" switch operation or mode memory, i.e. all the modes must be cycled through every time one uses the lantern


Coleman Premium Powerhouse Dual Fuel Lantern

Likes:
- continuously variable brightness
- highest setting is very bright
- can run on Coleman Fuel or gasoline

Dislikes:
- operation and maintenance are a bit more involved than for a battery-powered lantern
- outdoor use only; not safe to use inside structures, vehicles, or tents
- must be kept out of reach of children, due to the fragility of the glass globe and how hot it gets during operation
- expensive; I think I paid about $70 for mine new



What lanterns do you have, and what do think of them?


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Re: The Great(?) Lantern Thread
Reply #1 on: March 07, 2019, 02:37:39 PM
Nate,I want to believe you but as they say Pics or it Never Happened?!

For starters the easy ones that I have right at hand.


So this is the AA Siege



And this is the Big Bro Siege,in action a few weeks ago when my power went out.




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Reply #2 on: March 07, 2019, 03:45:26 PM
I have a couple lanterns I use for camping.  We have a variety of light options for power outrages.  The lanterns I use ( forget the brand, I'll check later ) can use less batteries than the lantern takes.  I can use 6 when the lantern uses 10.  Less output but its nice feature.  I use diffuser cones on certain flashlight that tail stand so they can perform like a lantern.  Being able to use flashlights with cones is really good option to a lantern.     
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Reply #3 on: March 07, 2019, 04:34:55 PM
I will try and get a pic of my 60 Day UST lantern :cheers: I have had it for close to 4 years and have never had to put new batteries in it :o Really love how bright it is and mainly keep it on my nightstand in case of night time power outs :cheers: Very happy with that purchase and also bought my father in law the 30 day one at the same time I got mine :tu:


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Reply #4 on: March 07, 2019, 04:38:18 PM
 :popcorn:

Sounds interesting Poncho
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Reply #5 on: March 07, 2019, 05:08:34 PM
I will try and get a pic of my 60 Day UST lantern :cheers: I have had it for close to 4 years and have never had to put new batteries in it :o Really love how bright it is and mainly keep it on my nightstand in case of night time power outs :cheers: Very happy with that purchase and also bought my father in law the 30 day one at the same time I got mine :tu:

Same here the run time is crazy!

Also don't know if you have noticed but the UST has a definite warmer or Neutral tint emitter too!
Sitting next to the Streamlight it is a big enough difference for even non hobbyists to notice,well sometimes. :dunno:


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Reply #6 on: March 07, 2019, 05:15:01 PM
I have a couple lanterns I use for camping.  We have a variety of light options for power outrages.  The lanterns I use ( forget the brand, I'll check later ) can use less batteries than the lantern takes.  I can use 6 when the lantern uses 10.  Less output but its nice feature.  I use diffuser cones on certain flashlight that tail stand so they can perform like a lantern.  Being able to use flashlights with cones is really good option to a lantern.   

You are thinking just like me!

I have this little Template that I made so I can quickly make a diffuser for lights that I have already sized there.
These diffusers cost me nothing and work great when needed.
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Reply #7 on: March 07, 2019, 05:46:05 PM
Very cool.  I've used lip balm tops, random white tubes from stuff like crazy glue, and they've worked good.  I like options and my lantern are in the shed so I always have quicker access to my flashlights. 
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Reply #8 on: March 08, 2019, 05:32:56 AM
Nate,I want to believe you but as they say Pics or it Never Happened?!

Ha ha, I'll see what I can do.  Unfortunately, the Siege is the only one I positively know the whereabouts of at the moment, and you've already helpfully provided a pic of that model.  I am not sure where the other two are after the fire I had at the house last year.  I do believe they're around, I'm just not sure what boxes the cleaning people put them in.


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Reply #9 on: March 08, 2019, 12:38:53 PM
I got a few of the 60 Day and will try and get them up today :cheers:


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Reply #10 on: March 08, 2019, 01:55:34 PM
Here are a few pics :cheers: these are the light with and without the cover. I really like that you can take the cover off  and it is more like a light bulb and has a spot on the bottom that you can attach it to something and hand it upside down  (of course I forgot a pic showing this :facepalm: ) it take 6D batteries and is a bit :o :ahhh when you first get it and does add a bit of weight to it but after they are in and using it, it isn't so bad :cheers: I have had this lantern about 4 years as I said above and I have never had to change batteries yet and used this light last night for a few minutes in fact :salute:
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Reply #11 on: March 08, 2019, 02:01:28 PM
This light has 3 modes and maybe as SOS mode :think: but it has been so long that I forget for sure if it has an SOS mode :dunno: I usuly use it on the brightest setting but medium is also pretty bright :salute: thinking 500lm was high and I can't remember the lm for.medium but low was 10-15lm seems like :think: I also remember that it came in a dew color choices when I bought this one, seems it was orange (like mine) , silver and glow in the dark.  I am very happy I bought this one and have thought about getting a 30 day one like I got my father in law because it only takes 3D batteries and is about half the size :o

The pics are high, med and low but the high and low don't look a lot different in the camera like they do in the real world :salute:
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Reply #12 on: March 08, 2019, 07:54:40 PM
Don't know much about the one on the left.  My grocery chain had them out a couple of summers ago for $3 each.  Run on 3 AA batteries and are dimmable (not that they are super bright).  Handy for putting in a bathroom or bedroom when the power goes out.
The big one on the left is a Coleman CPX6 with 400 lumens.  Uses 4 D batteries or a 6 volt battery pack.  Good for a living room sized area.
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Reply #13 on: March 09, 2019, 09:33:01 AM
oddly enough I actually have 2 to add to this. apparently it is picture taking time again
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Reply #14 on: March 09, 2019, 03:39:20 PM
oddly enough I actually have 2 to add to this. apparently it is picture taking time again

 :like: :popcorn:

and great post smiller :tu: :like:


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Reply #15 on: March 09, 2019, 03:49:22 PM
Poncho, will your lantern take less batteries and still run?  My lantern will accept less and run but will less output.  Its a nice feature IMO. 

I like to use the lanterns if the power will be out for a short time, could of hours.  Then I switch to liquid candles which burn a very long time.  I also have 5 hour emergency candles that actually burn for their stated time.  I have Eneloop adapters for C/D cells which are nice but I haven't had to use them.  The misses burns candles nearly every night so if the power was to cut off we cue Marvin and.........  >:D
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Reply #16 on: March 09, 2019, 09:59:09 PM
I will have to try it because I have had it so many years I just can't remember if that was a feature or not :think:

If it is that is awesome :ahhh


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Reply #17 on: March 09, 2019, 10:01:02 PM
Also,  I have meant to get the C and D battery adapters for AA for years and now you have reminded me :salute:


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Reply #18 on: March 09, 2019, 10:19:35 PM
I have more AAs than any other cell.  The adapter are really nice for that one reason in my case. 

 :popcorn: it would be interesting to see if your lantern will work off less cells. 
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Reply #19 on: March 09, 2019, 10:43:37 PM
But the AA has so much less runtime than a C or D cell that I have never really understood this thinking?

Are you talking about a single AA in place of a bigger cell or multiples?


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Reply #20 on: March 09, 2019, 10:48:33 PM
Here is the UST 30 Day which takes 3 D cells.
It also comes apart like the bigger one which is nice and it also nests perfectly with the GST SS Mug like a Nalgene Bottle does!

I keep this one in a car kit.
This is the one that also somehow has really nicely tinted emitters which really shocked me the first time I used it!



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Reply #21 on: March 09, 2019, 10:52:43 PM
Single/Double.  I wouldn't put AAs with adapters in place of say 8 C/D cells.  One or two, sure.  I can get away with my lanterns using less cells it takes.  Mine takes 10? I can use 6?  I need to confirm tho.  I get less output but its a nice feature and being able to use a AA in the event I need to is not bad. 

This is why I'll only use lanterns for a power outage for a short time.  I like my liquid candles best. 
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Reply #22 on: March 09, 2019, 10:56:29 PM
I really like these Energizers too and they are pretty inexpensive and they Dim within a fairly wide range too!

I use these a lot with power out and when Camping.

The big one will run on 4 or 8 AAs too.

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Reply #23 on: March 09, 2019, 11:02:41 PM
Single/Double.  I wouldn't put AAs with adapters in place of say 8 C/D cells.  One or two, sure.  I can get away with my lanterns using less cells it takes.  Mine takes 10? I can use 6?  I need to confirm tho.  I get less output but its a nice feature and being able to use a AA in the event I need to is not bad. 

This is why I'll only use lanterns for a power outage for a short time.  I like my liquid candles best.

Me too!



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Reply #24 on: March 09, 2019, 11:35:15 PM
I have more AAs than any other cell.  The adapter are really nice for that one reason in my case. 

 :popcorn: it would be interesting to see if your lantern will work off less cells.

The less batteries is apparently a no go on this one :-\ I tried a combination of different batteries out and different numbers of batteries put as well but unless all of them were in, it wouldn't light up  :salute:

But the AA has so much less runtime than a C or D cell that I have never really understood this thinking?

Are you talking about a single AA in place of a bigger cell or multiples?

The adapters would only be used in power outages as a last resort, as like Aloha, I have many AA but any less C and D cell batteries :cheers:

I have also looked into getting a candle lantern, the UCO ones look pretty good but not sure :think: any of you guys have any experience with those :cheers:

Also, I had a couple of the Energizer type ones and could never get on with them but that was several years ago and i am sure they worked all the bugs out of them :tu:


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Reply #25 on: March 10, 2019, 12:41:15 AM
The adapters would only be used in power outages as a last resort, as like Aloha, I have many AA but any less C and D cell batteries :cheers:

Also, my experience is that predictions of a serious storm quickly result in no C or D cell batteries on store shelves, but AA batteries seem to be less popular/more available.

Those liquid candles look neat.  Can you share more about them?


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Reply #26 on: March 10, 2019, 04:55:34 PM
Family photo of my lanterns.

From left to right:  two cheap Walmart lanterns, two Nitecore PA 10 CRI mini lanterns, a Streamlight Siege lantern, and a battery pack with two light ropes.

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Reply #27 on: March 12, 2019, 01:27:09 PM
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Reply #28 on: March 12, 2019, 03:35:29 PM
Great pics Dan and styx :tu: :like:


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Reply #29 on: March 12, 2019, 04:11:55 PM
Thanks, Poncho.

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