Which Portable Lantern???

Good afternoon Norm, I just got an Oz trail rechargable for xmas off some friends,have only charged it up and havn't used it yet in the bush. However, it does light up the back yard area quite well while we are having a bbq tea at home.Seems quite sturdy, robust and comes with all the chargers. I guess time will tell. cheers unc.

The handiest light that I have without a doubt is a 60 LED rechargable work light,
charges from 12v or 240v & stays in the vehicle 24/7.

Hi Norm ,

I had a Companion and it didi not last long - the rechargeable battery lost it's vigour .

At the moment I am looking at a couple of LED models which have brilliant battery life .
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Are you going to WA this year ? I am going to the Kimberley with the cruiser to meet a couple of friends . I am flying my wife over for ten days at a resort and then I am off on a Kimberley jaunt .

How are the shares going ? I just sold Bannerman for a nice one .

Cheers ,

Willie .

I don't have a gas light but I'm told that if you spray the mantle with hair spray and it holds it together so replacement isn't required as frequently.

Used Gas for years, then went to petrol light, but you still have mantels, but no friggin gas, good light.
Now use all 12v, quick and easy, mine are all car plugged, but have a battery pack if we want light somewhere else, but a rechargable lantern would be great, some come with remote controls so you can turn them off and on at camp from the fire say!

Cheers Pesty

Still use gas ( as well as led lights off the CT batt ) and haven't changed a mantle for over 8 trips ( KK CT )
Got rid of the glass and replaced with mesh though.
CT came with two gas bottles, may as well use them!

G'day Norm,

I bought the coleman fluro regargable $90 (the red one). It is nuclear! Ran for about 4hrs a nite at fraser over xmas (6 nites) and didnt even hit at going flat. Very robust as well.

Cheers,
Tom

Hi Norm,

The obvious question is why? Or are you planning to get lost from the car? I found that those battery powered leds to be fantastic, bought one recently that has 3 LED lights and it is pretty darn good for LED and I reckon even with my poor eyesight I could read with it. Got no idea how long the battery will last but I suspect a while. I have the head band type, a torch and one neat little one that fits in the ciggie lighter (love that one - its always there and handy)

Didn't answer your question I know but just another thought.

Kind regards

Well guys, I lashed out today and bought a Coleman Dual Fuel light. The big Northstar model. Normally $199 to $229. BCF have them on special for $169 and my locally owned camping store (where I do most of my shopping) matched the price.

I wanted something now as we are heading off for a couple of weeks of fishing this Sunday. Otherwise I probably would have got one of the 60 LED rechargable lights from eBay (and still might).

Looked at all the rechargables in the shop and there is a massive range. Disgarded any that use D cell or other types of standard batteries. That left the ones with a good rechargable battery. Some looked good, but not a lot of 'area light'. I reckon you would just about need to have it sitting on the table with you to read by. Also, in a moment of candor the retailer commented that with heavy use, you can only expect 2 or 3 years use out of the battery.

I mentioned the Coleman dual fuel and straight away he said 'now you are talking about a good light'. Reassured me about the mantle life (said he took one to the Cape a couple of years ago - destroyed the chassis on his 4B, but is still using the mantle). Reckons it is fine to run it on ULP, but burn some Shellite or Coleman fuel in it every now and then to clear out any carbon build up in the generator.

Anyway, that's what I got. Just hope it was money well spent. As always I spent about twice as much as I planned.