Lanterns

[dennisuello]

I am looking for a durable lantern. I broke the glass on the one I have just going down a dirt road. I don't want to have to worry about packing it just right. Any suggestions?

[BigAl]

Have you considered a headlamp? I only take a lantern now if there will be a large group.

[dennisuello]

Have you considered a headlamp? I only take a lantern now if there will be a large group.

Have a Petzl headlamp already, as well as a SureFire flashlight. I want a lantern for group and family camping when fire restrictions are in place.

[ghost]

I've had the glass and mantels break on my coleman latern. Switched over to a battey powered latern. No problems with them so far, just make sure you carry extra batteries with you.

[TACODOC]

I've had the glass and mantels break on my coleman latern. Switched over to a battey powered latern. No problems with them so far, just make sure you carry extra batteries with you.

Yep, me too. I now use AA battery powered LED lanterns in camp and they are worry free. All my camp gadgets (lantern, headlamp, GPS, flashlights) take the same AA batteries and this is a big plus.

I have a GLORB and it is awesome. I saw Al Walter with something similar in Baja and have been looking ever since until I found this:

http://www.theledlight.com/glorb_lantern.html

[dennisuello]

Are Coleman battery lanterns ok, or are there other better options?

http://www.coleman.com/coleman/Colem...ategoryID=1045

[spressomon]

If you have a 12V power source the ARB florescent light is incredibly bright considering it is only 12W/1A draw! It comes with about a 10' cord.

Or this: http://autolumination.com/worklights.html But unlike the ARB above I have not personally used this one...but it looks darn nice for 1/2 the draw of the ARB! And I believe I saw somebody offering a rechargeable version for cordless portability.

[TACODOC]

If you have a 12V power source the ARB florescent light is incredibly bright considering it is only 12W/1A draw! It comes with about a 10' cord.

Or this: http://autolumination.com/worklights.html But unlike the ARB above I have not personally used this one...but it looks darn nice for 1/2 the draw of the ARB! And I believe I saw somebody offering a rechargeable version for cordless portability.

This same type of light as sold by ARB can also be found at Sears as a Craftsman florescent light, I have one and thought it was funny when I saw darn near the same light with "ARB" on it for way more money

[spressomon]

This same type of light as sold by ARB can also be found at Sears as a Craftsman florescent light, I have one and thought it was funny when I saw darn near the same light with "ARB" on it for way more money

The one thing the ARB has impressed me over the Sears stick I had for my garage light (floro 120V) is it's resistance to cold temps. The ARB works better in the old than any other floro light I have. Maybe someone with a bit more electrical knowledge can offer up an explanation.

[Lynn]

I finally got tried of the Colemans (Fuel, pump pump pump pump pump pumping, constantly replacing mantles,...)

We got a Rayovac florescent that uses 8 D-cells. Two florescent tubes, with choice of using one or both.

Love it. 'Click' it's on, 'click' it's off. After we bought ours I saw one with a remote, but I think that's a little overkill.