LED Camp Lights

I think ours is a Coleman...

Know your problem.
I am looking for something similar too.

Supercheat (oops cheaP) and BCF have LED light sticks at the moment, but they hang off a hook.

Thinking maybe bending up a light wire frame to hold it in a standing position, then i have the best of both worlds, a stand and a hanging light.

Be interested to see the other replies.

I'd guess problem here is that LEDs are so directional, that its pretty hard to make a table lantern out of them.

I bought one from BCF, it has a handle that swivels around and a little wire section that folds out to make up a stand, it can be hung from a hook as well, it can be adjusted to give a beam like a torch or flood like a lantern.
We used ours at chrissy time for a week and the same batteries are still going, fom memory 3 AA's.
I'll look for the name of it tonight and post it

Cheers with Beers

Franga

Hi Toy truck

Leds can be a tricky subject , but in general what you want with decent performance isn't yet readily available.

Its also very easy to get lost in the jargon.

Build my own usually , but this is a bit unfair as I have acess to development products.

Very soon sonar will be releasing what you need , and I am already using same.

In the meantime you can buy 1 watt wide angle Leds from Jaycar etc which have aceptable performance.

I use a single 120 wide angle led which outputs 35 lumens of light in a flat battery pack containing 3 AA batteries, being flat it slips into shirt pocket much better than current round torches.

I also use two only to light up the whole rear of my patrol and they work better with higher efficentcy than light bulbs.

New experimental Leds have now crossed the barrier and are more efficent than Fluro tubes and this will soon result in many of the camp lights being phased out.

Don't get sidetracked by the ones that currently use " 30" or whatever number of leds on the idea that they are better/brighter.

If I had to do what you wish today I would get lantern like coleman or cheap copy which can hold 4.5v of batteries and re-build it with high end leds.

Robin Miller

I recently picked up a solar powered garden light.Just leave the panel somewhere in the vehicle to charge up and light comes on when it gets dark.Can be switched of when not needed .Put a clamp on it so can attach to table ,tent, vehicle . No batteries no worries

All,
problem solvered Boss,

I have ordered a 360 degree LED Masthead Light for a yacht with a base which I will then fit to a vertical pole...any height I like, might even make it adjustable. This will then be wired to run off 12VDC....bob's your Uncle or Aunty depending.

The buld is rated at 3 watts draw and is advertised as emitting intense light...might be to bright.

Will post some pics when complete.

Check out the 12Volt shop for starters and possibly Jaycar. I would also suggest Snowy's as well. If you are looking for a heavy duty version I purchased some for our work teams from Rema Tip Top, not cheap but bullet proof and lasted for around three hours. But these were 240V but he mentioned the possibility of a 12v version so still worth picking up the phone

RobA