Re: [Paddlewise] LED Camp Lantern

> I gulped at the first price. $25.00 doesn't sound bad. I'll keep looking
for
> something that takes double A's, but probably run times would be low.
Thanks
> for the link.
>DL
> http://www.opticsforyou.com/product-9205-0-1-1.html

With 2AA - yes, it can't have enough light output (and at the same time
battery life long enough for relaxed camping purposes), but with 4AA there
is one (4 LED). Called Brunton Glorb LED XB Lantern. Costs USD 26 at Amazon
(in Canada - CND 30 in MEC). Its earlier model 2 years ago wasn't good, but
this one has more powerful LEDs. MEC has some reviews:
http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_detail.jsp;jsessionid=Glblv8zyrP9X6Gl6MRp
jbGXyJdVlD8BL3HWh1vJzC1n2dJPQTpgy!79276373?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=8455244426212
04&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302697119&bmUID=1185241893794

or

http://www.amazon.com/Brunton-Glorb-Four-LED-Lantern/dp/B0007U9D2E

Don't be confused - Backgeartest.org has reviews of Brunton Glorb powered by
butane(small built-in cartridge), and this one compares both Glorbs, showing
that LED Glorb is brighter than butane one:

The problem of fragile mantle (in Butane Glorb) is mentioned too. Matle
failure usually makes regular matle lanterns inoperational (and it crumbles
instantly when wet, as I've found). This butane Glorb can operate in a
"candle mode" - without a mantle, but then it is dimmer yet than with
mantle.  Even though I like those bright propane mantle lanterns for their
brightness, - but their bulk, fragility of mantle and glass shade, and the
need in a second propane tank (one is taken by the stove) have made me a
convinced LED convert (not carrying this LED lantern, though - doing mostly
solo trips, I don't need another light in addition to my 2 headlamps, and
any of them can be used a a tent light, like I wrote before - suspended from
the tent roof).

Back top the subject, though - ALL these lanterns aren't too good for
reading in tent, because thy don't cast much light immediately below. The
one foldable described above might work better for this purpose - though it
looks a bit cumbersome for solo trips (which wasn't the initial guestion, of
course).
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