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.
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