Looking for a buy it for life option for a lantern. Will mostly be used during power outages and only occasionally otherwise. Ideally it would hold a charge well and be bright enough to allow reading/puzzles/games/etc.
Looking for a buy it for life option for a lantern. Will mostly be used during power outages and only occasionally otherwise. Ideally it would hold a charge well and be bright enough to allow reading/puzzles/games/etc.
Based on plenty of reading I did lately, the Sofirn LT1 might fit the bill for you. I was just looking for a lantern, but my use case was more as a small light I could take backpacking, so I went for a flashlight with a diffuser.
The LT1 is aluminum, waterproof, has replaceable batteries, can run on 1-4 batteries, runs on open source firmware, and it can be used as a power bank. It runs on 18650 lithium batteries, which are widely available. I’m no battery chemist, but lots of 18650 powered devices can run on cr123 batteries (which arent rechargeable), and those supposedly can hold a charge longer than the rechargeable batteries.
If you want to avoid electronics altogether, the Coleman powerhouse might be the move. Obviously, you need to be careful with anything flammable indoors, and it generates a lot of heat, but it should last a lifetime (minus the mantles which are a wear item). A lantern that uses mantles is going to be an order of magnitude brighter than a lantern that uses a wick (which is still a wear item). Propane lanterns are similar if you prefer that to liquid gas.
I got a Sofirn LT1, it’s a great lamp but my only problem is that my 3 years old keeps stealing it to read in bed so now I have to get another one.
It is never a bad thing to have an excuse to buy another flashlight. Sincerely all of !flashlight@lemmy.world And the LT1 os an awesome Lantern. 10/10 would recommend.