Need advice on what brand/type of portable lantern to buy

[dixiegrrrrl]

power outage for 2 hours last night..we get just enough outages to make having a good battery lantern worth the price.
Any suggestions about quality/value/long life?

[Lochloosa]

1. Go with the new LED's. They may be a little more expensive, but they don't get hot.

This one is on sale at Cabellas

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Cabelas-12-LED-Lantern-with-Remote/744939.uts?Ntk=BargainCave&searchPath=%2Fcatalog%2Fsearch.cmd%3Fform_state%3DsearchForm%26N%3D0%26fsch%3Dtrue%26Ntk%3DBargainCave%26Ntt%3Dled%26WTz_l%3DHeader%253BSearch-Bargain%2BCave%26x%3D0%26y%3D0&Ntt=led&WTz_l=Header%3BSearch-Bargain+Cave

[malthaussen]

2. Good grief, a lantern with a remote.

Man, "roughing it" sure has changed.

-- Mal

[mainer]

3. I love this one -- solar powered, charge lasts 6 hours, v. bright

http://www.amazon.com/MPOWERD-Original-Inflatable-Solar-Lantern/dp/B00DQ1RDWS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1408561140&sr=8-1&keywords=luci+lights

We bought one for emergencies, and it was so wonderful we bought a bunch more as gifts. They're almost weightless and pack down really thin. For power outages or camping, this one is terrific.

[Kali]

4. good flashlight and a gallon jug of water

makes a good diffuse light and is handier than a lantern

[GoCubsGo]

5. Yep.

It's amazing how much light some of the small LED flashlights put out. I have a little NEBO Redline that I found out in a swamp that some hunter lost. If I set it at "floodlight", it will light up the whole room almost as well as my old Coleman fluorescent lantern. Probably cheaper to operate, too. 3 AAA vs. 2 of the big lantern batteries. Granted the latter tend to last a little longer. It's only 4 or 5 inches long. Running the more-focused beam through a jug of water would likely be even brighter. That flashlight was a lucky find!

[GoCubsGo]

6. Get some tap lights.

They're really cheap and they put out a decent amount of light. You might even be able to find them at the dollar store. There are incandescent and LED versions on the market.

[vanlassie]

7. Coleman makes a lantern that separates into four

individual hand held lights. Very cool. Got one for my son and family. Two little boys loved that there was a light just fir each if them.


Coleman® Quad™ LED Lantern
Model No.2000001150