Lanterns - that Lumens and Candlepower issue
Submitted: Monday, Apr 06, 2009 at 11:36
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Ok granted you can't compare on paper, but I mean you get a 300 Lumen lantern and you have to be able to compare it standing beside a 150 candlepower lantern, so which would you rather take away with you?
I've just bought a butane lantern, you know, it takes one of those cylinders that you
cook with (cold weather not an issue in and around
Brisbane) so I have high hoped, with canisters less than $1 each I'm confident it's going to be a good choice, easy and cheap and light (pun not intended).
And the price was like 40% less than that new primus LED lantern that boasts, I think, 300 Lumens. I looked at that lantern in depth at stores and
well I think there's a gap in the market with LED lanterns so I'll try the butane one. Should be good on medium for 2 nights. I'd spend more than that on fuel for my Coleman Northstar dual fuel - it's just I don't want to leave that one with my wife as start up can be a bit traumatic if you're not used to them.
It was the Companion brand, new to the market apparently and Australian Standards Gas certified, so I'm confident it'll be good, will report back in a couple weeks. Has a mantle though, was hoping to done with them, oh
well.
Reply By: Robin Miller - Monday, Apr 06, 2009 at 14:25
Monday, Apr 06, 2009 at 14:25
Hi Porl
Has 3 * 1 watt leds , and is rated for 25 hours using 3 D cells.
This would make it expensive to run espically if someone forgot to turn it off.
Mine still on original batterys after about 15 camping days but then I do manage it and use its low power setting a bit.
The design isn't suited to re-chargeables either - but I recharge my standard alkanlines a bit anyway, which typically triples there life.
Interesting things , despite the fact that its not as
bright as my 11watt fluro we hardly ever use the fluro any more as the ability to put the light right where you want it seems to win out in our style of camping.
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