tent light
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raysuf
New member
Steep and Cheap had either the Apollo or Orbit on sale for $17.24 I believe. Now I wish I had paid attention.
tdesanto
Expedition Leader
I just recently bought an Apollo. Now I finally understand. I had previously dismissed them thinking I didn't need anything more than a headlamp. And if I were to be honest, I don't need a separate lamp. But, it makes it so much more enjoyable.
nwoods
Expedition Leader
I have the snowpeak light. As is true for all of their products, its excellent. The color of the light output is superb, it's easy to use, has lots of dimming modes from too bright to barely bright enough, and can be used as a standalone picnic table light, or hanging in the tent.
The only thing I haven't fully figured out is the candle mode, where it flickers randomly. I can engage the candle mode, but it doesn't flicker for very long. It seems to be enertia based instead of a digitally programmed flicker. So if you tap the light, it will flicker for a while (only in Candle mode), but once is settles down it stays solid.
The housing is a soft malleable silicone, so it's virtually unbreakable.
EDIT: I reread the site linked above and it says "The Hozuki Lantern features an innovative Candle Mode that allows the LED to respond to sound or wind with a flicker of light" So that matches my experience. Not a lot of sound or wind inside my tent...depending on what we eat
The only thing I haven't fully figured out is the candle mode, where it flickers randomly. I can engage the candle mode, but it doesn't flicker for very long. It seems to be enertia based instead of a digitally programmed flicker. So if you tap the light, it will flicker for a while (only in Candle mode), but once is settles down it stays solid.
The housing is a soft malleable silicone, so it's virtually unbreakable.
EDIT: I reread the site linked above and it says "The Hozuki Lantern features an innovative Candle Mode that allows the LED to respond to sound or wind with a flicker of light" So that matches my experience. Not a lot of sound or wind inside my tent...depending on what we eat
Superu
Explorer
X2! This light rocks. Have used it for the past two seasons and it does a great job of lighting the tent. We hand it from a hook in the center and it works perfectly. And it's 1/10 the price of the Black Diamond and 1/20 the price of the Snow Peak and extremely lightweight compared to the other two as well.
partsflyin
Adventurer
I have used my Coleman Zephyr for several years now with great results. Added bonus is that its also a fan.
http://www.coleman.com/coleman/colemancom/detail.asp?product_id=830A550
http://www.coleman.com/coleman/colemancom/detail.asp?product_id=830A550
You can get it at Walmart for about 5 bucks. I have 2 of them and they work great.
Token
Explorer
I picked up one of those recently as well.. The nightlight is a great thing for trying to get up in the middle of the night, not wallering someone without meaning it, it doesn't wake everyone else up and it doesn't jack up your night vision as bad so you can still see the dark blobs in the dark you're supposed to step over or go around rather than trying to pass through or kick them out of your way..
Ramjet
Explorer
You should check out Goal Zero's Light-A-Life.
http://store.goal0.com/index.php?p=product&id=15
You can hook it up to any of their battery packs. Amazing stuff. If you have anymore questions let me know.