Thread: Rechargeable Camping lanterns

I have the Coleman LED version - it is pretty good - robust and has a hand crank in it so you don't even need a charger if you are happy to wind it up for a few minutes.

Light output is ok, but not brilliant. Battery life is very good.

The only way to fly is led.We have several types of coleman CPX6 rechargeables,They are great,the batteries can be used in any of the lights and they also have a spare battery pack that takes 4 'c'cells as a backup.I too have a coleman retro lantern,it's been good also.By the way,don't buy cheap lights.

Originally Posted by rangietragic

The only way to fly is led.We have several types of coleman CPX6 rechargeables,They are great,the batteries can be used in any of the lights and they also have a spare battery pack that takes 4 'c'cells as a backup.I too have a coleman retro lantern,it's been good also.By the way,don't buy cheap lights.

I have the same Coleman lamp, handy for blackouts too.

We've got the Coleman retro fluoro jobbie. Lead acid battery karked it pretty quick.

We just use it as a night light for the kids now, plugged into the main camper battery.

Kind of a waste of $100.

Originally Posted by d@rk51d3

We've got the Coleman retro fluoro jobbie. Lead acid battery karked it pretty quick.

We just use it as a night light for the kids now, plugged into the main camper battery.

Kind of a waste of $100.

Ours is over 5 years old,still going

I've been using a "Bat Light" from Bunnings for a couple of years now.
Its not a 360deg light, but I've found it really useful for general camp use and working on the landy. Normally have it out in the shed for when I just need a little extra light but don't want to drag out a lead light.
$29 last time I saw.
I think I get about 4 hours out of a fully charged one with both LED panels switched on. They do take a few hours to charge is about the only downside I've found.

We have found that we use general lighting a lot less now that we have decent head lights. Bought some 1W lithium ion ones from eBay for around $25 each delivered. Both had minor quality issues that needed sorting out (broken wire to switch connection on one, and the battery connector plate needed a slight tweak to get a good connection on the other) but once sorted they have been awesome.

Steve

Originally Posted by LandyAndy

Rechargeable Fluro light...... Its globe has died,they are $5.00 in USA,but those with them on EBay dont post to Australia.

Hello from Brisbane.

I was wondering if you had actually tried to get them via Amazon or similar?

I Googled the Coleman lamp and bulb on Amazon and up came a few outlets, including a chat string of people arguing that you could/couldn't get the bulbs from Coleman or elsewhere anymore. Apparently Walmart carry them as regular stock etc etc. Worth a try to see if any of these ships ex-US before you toss it away.

For what it's worth I bought a fairly good-looking Chinese LED wall mount/carry lamp in Zimbabwe last year for US$45 and, unfortunately, it failed to take its first recharge............. Bought exactly the same lamp as a twin pack with carrying case and cords in Johannesburg earlier this year for US$29 and they are working perfectly. I had seen the Zimbabwe-sourced lamp in a game camp and the manager had told me that he hadn't had any problems with them and the department store that I tracked it down was a reasonably reputable operation.

So, I guess it's luck of the draw on these things.

Cheers,

We got a coleman LED lantern about 6 months ago , and although it works well in all ways , it seems to throw most of the light into your eyes rather than where you need it .
Because of this really annoying trait we hardly use it anymore .
Just got an LED rope light to take its place .