Camping Lanterns Guide: Backpacking And Camping Lantern Tips
Marc Wiltse

What kind of camping lanterns best fit your outdoor needs? Do you
need light weight for backpacking, or is maximum light more
important?

Camping lanterns have been around for quite a while, especially
fuel lanterns like kerosene and gas lanterns. LED lanterns,
rechargeable lanterns or electric lanterns, butane lanterns,
propane lanterns, battery lanterns and candle lanterns are newer
to the scene though. All of them being different they have
advantages and disadvantages...

If you already have a camping stove or other camping equipment
that uses fuel consider getting a lantern that uses the same type
of fuel so you won't have to remember to bring both fuels and
you'll use less space too. Although some dual-fuel Coleman
lanterns will burn both white gas or unleaded gasoline (check to
be sure).

Camping lanterns that burn fuel can come with either glass globes
or metal mesh globes. The advantage to glass is that it lets more
light through, but since it's glass it is fragile. Metal mesh
globes are much tougher than glass but they do block some of the
light.

When you buy a camping lantern make sure to get extra mantles,
fuel, bulbs, and/or batteries, it's not much fun needing a
lantern part in the middle-of-nowhere and not being able to get
it when you need it.

Candle lanterns can be lightweight at 3.7 ounces, but you may not
want to use them as a camping lantern as their light output
leaves something to be desired at 1 to 1.5 watts. They're pretty
much a candle with a protective sheath to help prevent the flame
from blowing out in the wind and keep things a little safer by
avoiding an open flame. Another drawback... the sheath enclosure
also makes it more difficult to roast marshmallows over your
lantern. ;-)

I recommend going flameless especially inside your tent. It
doesn't take much to start a fire with a high intensity heat
source. Falling asleep and tipping your camping lantern over is
all it takes to put your life in serious jeopardy. There are a
lot of great battery lanterns, LED lanterns and rechargeable
lanterns available. Play it smart.

While great LED lanterns put out a good amount of light I haven't
found one yet that can match the light output of well-designed
flame camping lanterns. If you need a lot of light in a local
outdoor area have a look at butane, propane, and gas lanterns.
Some of these lanterns crank out up to 235 watts of light! That's
more light than most people use to light a room at home. One of
the butane lanterns even allows you to focus the light more
intensely with reflectors and another is refillable with lighter
fluid helping to make it great for...


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