Small lantern sought

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Small lantern sought

Postby Lophophaps » Thu 12 Dec, 2019 12:01 pm

I had a small lantern, maybe 40 mm high and a diameter a bit bigger than a CMOS battery. I cannot locate this in the shops. Can anyone advise where such a lantern or similar can be bought?
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Re: Small lantern sought

Postby Lamont » Thu 12 Dec, 2019 12:19 pm

Lanterns galore
https://www.treadlitegear.co.uk/lanterns-7-c.asp
any of these sort of what you are after?
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Re: Small lantern sought

Postby Petew » Thu 12 Dec, 2019 6:10 pm

I can highly recommend the nitecore LR10 USB rechargeable lantern. Has a good 8 lumen low setting that will last week's and two higher settings. It's very robust, has a hang loop and a magnetic base. Best lantern I've ever had

https://www.litesmith.com/nitecore-lr10 ... t-lantern/
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Re: Small lantern sought

Postby Petew » Thu 12 Dec, 2019 6:13 pm

The Treadlite ones are good too but won't run anywhere near as long. They do recharge extremely fast and are very light and compact.
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Re: Small lantern sought

Postby andrewa » Thu 12 Dec, 2019 7:08 pm

What about just using a white plastic bag around your current headlamp, at low output setting?

Ive just picked up on this “lantern” approach, and will try the really simple concept first.

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Re: Small lantern sought

Postby north-north-west » Thu 12 Dec, 2019 7:39 pm

This is one more reason I love my Snow Miner. Headlamp and lantern in one.
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Re: Small lantern sought

Postby Lophophaps » Fri 13 Dec, 2019 4:52 am

Thanks. I was after a small lightweight lantern to complement my head torch. I had a lantern with a CMOS battery, worked well. I'll see what is in the shops.
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Re: Small lantern sought

Postby Flipper Hands » Fri 13 Dec, 2019 8:15 am

Try this off eBay;
https://tinyurl.com/vu7qctf

Sub 20g IIRC, and cheap as chips. You need a USB power brick, but most of us carry one of those these days.
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Re: Small lantern sought

Postby keithy » Sat 14 Dec, 2019 9:35 pm

Lophophaps - I've had a couple of small clip on type LED lanterns than are tiny and use 2032 or 2016 button cell batteries.

Nite Ize has the Spotlit or Moonlit

A cheaper version is at Decathlon called a running light:

Also I've had one of these before too
I only had the Niteize Moonlit and not used the Decathlon offering but I have given up on that battery format as it's not rechargeable and I don't want to carry lots of button cells.

I've got one of the USB lanterns to use with a power bank instead however it is not as lantern like or as handy and clip-onable as the others
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Re: Small lantern sought

Postby Lophophaps » Sun 15 Dec, 2019 5:26 am

Thanks. I'll lok at those shops.
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