I am wondering what type of lantern or flashlight I can hang inside my tent? I know it can't be too heavy, any suggestions?
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I give my daughter a glow stick in the evening. Then at bedtime, I hang it up for a little night light.
If that ain't your style, try some Christmas lights that operate on battery, order online, kind of hard to find in stores right now. Or coleman has these.
Coleman String lights
http://www.amazon.com/Coleman-200000...man+tent+lightNights camped in 2019: 24
Nights camped in 2018: 24
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When I'm in my backpacking tents, I hang an LED headlamp up with Nit-ize gear Ties.
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I use two LED flashlights. Mine run on AA batteries because I have rechargeable Eneloop NiMH batteries and a charger, but you can get them for other battery configurations. For example, I have one that stays in the car with lithium batteries (long shelf life, impervious to cold).
For camping, I have this one that is two AA batteries:
http://www.amazon.com/FOURSEVENS-Qua...productDetails
It has a bunch of different brightness levels ranging from moonlight that will run for 15 days continuous on two AA batteries, to a retina burning max 280 lumens that will practically light dry grass on fire from the light beam. That will run for about 45 minutes and is completely unnecessary for normal use.
I have another one that runs on a single AA battery and is on a headband:
http://www.zebralight.com/H52w-AA-He...ite_p_120.html
It has the same 280 max output, ranging down to a super low mode that will run for 3 months continuous. Makes an awesome headlamp for walking around. I always have it within easy reach in the tent.
These new generation LED flashlights are just remarkable. Here's a video comparing the light beam of a similar AA flashlight to a four D-cell MagLite:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hPvnP42h_4#t=414
For inside a tent, even the cheapo LED flashlights would work fine.
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For camping, in a tent or van, I favor an LED light I got at Wally's. It's a ring of white LEDs, uses a couple AA batteries, has a center mounted hanger so the light points downwards but in a wide circular pattern - very useful. Easy to hang. Lasts a long time on it's batteries. Get them in Wally's camping section.Last edited by Bigdog57; 07-15-2014, 12:08 PM.Longtime Motorcycle Camper. Getting away from it all on two wheels! :cool:
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Have a look at this lantern from Coleman. 85 lumens, 3 AA batteries last for days. They'll light up a picnic table area at night just enough to keep from tripping over something, but they'd be great in a tent.
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LED lights are going to be a godsend for campers. They are bright, use very little power and last forever. And as an added bonus some LED lights (I believe the ones under 3000 K) don't attract bugs....well, don't attract as many.
Now if they can just get the prices down to somewhere in the realm of sanity....“I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority.”
– E. B. White
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This may be sacrilege with serious campers, but I get my lanterns at Kmart. I got multiple Northwest Territory lanterns at great prices. They work great. I have various different styles all under $20 each.“One could not be a successful scientist without realizing that, in contrast to the popular conception supported by newspapers and mothers of scientists, a goodly number of scientists are not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid.” - James D. Watson
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Originally posted by James. View PostLED lights are going to be a godsend for campers. They are bright, use very little power and last forever. And as an added bonus some LED lights (I believe the ones under 3000 K) don't attract bugs....well, don't attract as many.
Now if they can just get the prices down to somewhere in the realm of sanity....
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Originally posted by toedtoes View PostThis may be sacrilege with serious campers, but I get my lanterns at Kmart. I got multiple Northwest Territory lanterns at great prices. They work great. I have various different styles all under $20 each.
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The MagLite LED models are very high quality and pretty affordable. The classic AA model LED version is $22 at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Maglite-SP2P01...MagLite+AA+LED
The AAA XL50 and XL200 are nice flashlights, too for $22 and $34 respectively:
http://www.amazon.com/MAGLITE-XL50-S...P662S6BVBTKHC5
http://www.amazon.com/Maglite-XL200-...5479902&sr=1-9
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Having said that, I've gone old school for general lighting at the campsite picnic table. I dusted off an old Coleman propane lantern, ordered up a supply of mantles, and got one of those propane Ts that bolts on a propane tank (I use a little 5-lb tank). I sit the tank in the middle of the picnic table, lantern on a short T at about standing eye level, and a hose from the T to my 2-burner camp stove. Works out really well for a car camping rig.
I use the flashlights in the tent and walkin' around.
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We agree with BD57 and have several of the "flying saucer" LED tent lights sold at WalMart. They give off a lot of light, don't need frequent battery replacement, and aren't the size of a breadbox. Just remember to remove the batteries between camping trips to minimize corrosion on the cheap zinc terminals inside where the 4 AA batteries connect.“People have such a love for the truth that when they happen to love something else, they want it to be the truth; and because they do not wish to be proven wrong, they refuse to be shown their mistake. And so, they end up hating the truth for the sake of the object which they have come to love instead of the truth.”
―Augustine of Hippo, Fifth Century A.D.
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REI has an online outlet store which, right now, is having a killer sale. Spend $50, get 15% off the already reduced prices. Spend $100, get 25%, $150 gets you 35%. So, I put a bunch of stuff together including this unique headlamp/lantern. If the reviews I read on it are accurate, I'm going to love it. One less thing to pack in the box!
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