How to Choose a Camping Lantern

There is nothing more meaningful than spending a summer night outdoors for a camp. Sitting by the fire and laughing with friends is a good way to truly develop friendship.

Camping night can be mysterious and mysterious, but the darkness is difficult to control. Tripping on a chair or groping with a backpack can be real torture. Camping lanterns are an important part of your camping equipment and can lighten up your path. Lanterns are also an excellent tool for emergency preparedness and family survival.This article from AUTOTOOLSDEPOT will introduce you different types of camping lanterns and tell you how to choose the best ones. 

Advantages of Lanterns

Both flashlight and headlight have their advantages, but nothing can compare to a bright lantern that light up the surroundings hands-free. It usually provides 360-degree floodlights by LED bulbs, which can be free-standing or suspended. The brightness level of light is measured by lumens:the higher the lumens the brighter the light will be.To provide higher lumens,the light consumes more energy.So comparing with flashlight,some best lanterns are brighter and has longer run time.Lanterns come in many sizes, larger lanterns are suitable for car camping, and smaller lanterns are suitable for backpacking.

Electric Camping Lanterns

The similarities of electric camping lanterns are that they both use a power source to power LED bulbs, but they differ in the type, size and weight of the power source. The electric lanterns can be powered by a rechargeable battery.No matter how small or big the lanterns are,all of them can offer enough brightness for your tent.

LED Camping Lantern

This is a simple camp lantern that you can clip to a backpack for camping,  or put it in a gear hammock.With foldable hooks, you can string the lantern on anything without carabiner. When going outdoor, you can also use magnetic dots to attach the lantern to the refrigerator or car door.With best LED bulbs,the light delivers up to 100 lumens through 4 different lighting mode:High-Mid-Low-Flashing,as well as the SOS-OFF mode.It's also waterproof to protect the LED bulb.

Best Rechargeable Camping Lantern

When the rechargeable batteries is sold with the lantern, it is usually a power pack instead of a separate rechargeable battery. These packages can be sealed within the lantern, or they can be accessed and replaced. Personally, I like lanterns that has accessible batteries. This way, if the power pack fails, you can replace the battery and continue to use the lantern. Some rechargeable camping lights can be connected to a power source to charge, some need the batteries to be removed to charge, and some can be charged through both ways above.

When using lanterns, remember that the type of battery is very important. Some lanterns can use alkaline batteries and lithium batteries, but not all lanterns can do this. Lithium-ion rechargeable batteries are also the best way to use rechargeable batteries with a “primary” power supply equipment.You may also want to know that some rechargeable camping lights can use alternative power sources, such as USB power packs, solar panels, and hand cranks.

And, of course, many of these lanterns can be converted into main jobs. Lanterns with rechargeable batteries are great because you don’t always have to buy new batteries, but if your lantern can’t replace the battery pack, use SOL as power supply when the LED lights are dimmed. Before deciding which lantern is best for you, consider your regular outdoor travel time.

In general, electric lanterns are great  for outdoor camping because they are durable, lightweight, cheap and safe. Many lanterns have different modes to adjust their lumens to meet your light needs.

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