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Off for a three day affair of car camping with no leccy! Due a new main light for the tent, any recommendations?? Cheers in advance!!
I like butane/propane lights, but that's because I also use butane/propane stoves.
LED lights, with their lower power consumption are attractive propositions.
Do like the sound of an old school gas light!!
Gas lamps are good and bright, but can be a right mare to pack, due to the fairly brittle glass lens. We (by which I mean, my hamfisted missus) have broken 3 of the cursed things!
I can wholeheartedly not recommend a wind up lantern from tesco, by the way. Biggest waste of 5 quid ever. Provides just about enough light to be able to find the off switch and throw it in the bin.
Dave
This, very bright. Silverpoint also do the same one, thats the one I have from Cotswolds
[url= http://www.alpkit.com/shop/cart.php?target=product&product_id=16376&category_id=253 ]Alpkit Light[/url]
I take a a small leisure battery with a few 12v fluorescent. Also great for charging phones and running music players etc
+ 1 for the Alpkit style lamp. I got mine from Deal Extreme.
Alpkit bulb is fine for our small tent. We have a headtorch each for reading or nighttime loo visits too.
You can buy light defusers for some feninx touches that look like a sex toy. That way you get three items, a touch, lantern and a sex toy.
http://www.fenixtorch.co.uk/led_torches/accessories.html
The alpkit ones are a bit small for lighting a whole tent.
These are very good... http://amzn.to/KVbTwT
I got a led one from Argos last week and it's awesome, rechargeable and bright as ****.
Cost about £30 have a look in their catalogue or on the website. It has loads of good reviews and rightly so
We have a headtorch each for reading or nighttime loo visits too.
Oh yeah, can't beat a headtorch in some situations.
due to the fairly brittle glass lens. We (by which I mean, my hamfisted missus) have broken 3 of the cursed things!
I've had my EPIGas 3011HP Gas Cartridge Lantern for over 15 years, still on the same lens. I don't treat it with kid gloves either.
If you're going with the other half, a candle lantern provides a more romantic atmosphere. 😉
I got a fantastic solar led one from (of all places) Ikea! Big red folding thing with a huge array of lights absolutely great and about a tenner I believe.
Not sure what the risk is with gas lamps but careful of using anything that burns in tents. A fire in the doorway isn't funny, neither is carbon monoxide poisoning.
Agreed re the CO poisoning, have a gas burner heater thing which is only allowed in the awning/porch bit and goes off the minute anyone hits the sleeping bag! Will look at the recommendations and invest in a coupla cheap head torches for the tribe I reckon. Thanks again.
Headtorches plus a cheapish wind-up LED lantern that charges in the car on the journey there and then the winder just keeps it topped up.
Similar to this - http://www.surplusandoutdoors.com/shop/survival-accessories/led-torches-lanterns/cyba-lite-mini-wind-up-led-lantern-625331.html
Wouldn't want to use anything gas/flame based in a modern tent.
slainte 😀 rob
Keep an eye on the Alpkit light suggested earlier - they drain the batteries ever so slowly, so if you pack it away at the end of a camping season expect the batteries to be flat and to have leaked by the time you come around to trying to use it again the following year.
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