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I use a battery operated lantern which uses four D size rechargable batteries.
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LaunchnRetrieve
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I should look into the rechargeable option for my battery powered lanterns. Good idea.
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LaunchnRetrieve
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Pros and cons of propane vs liquid fuel?
Pros: Propane doesn't spill. Easy to transport.
Cons: ?
Pros: white gas cheaper?
Cons: spills. Need to carry a gas can and secure it safely.
camperfamily wrote:Travel with three lanterns. One coleman two mantle propane, one coleman 2 mantle white gas and one coleman (small) single mantle duel fuel. No battery lanterns here.
The propane is by far the brightest, followed by 2 mantle gas, then single mantle gas. Yes, we have used all at the same time when we camp with a group in a area with no electric available.
Some friends have battery lanterns and the output just doesn't compare to the fuel powered models. But they have their place for certain. For our use I prefer the fuel and I'd rather have the LEDs in the light fixtures in the 5ver.
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PUCampin
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I have a rechargable with a built in 12V battery. Plug it in to 110 or 12V power port to recharge and it lasts quite a while. Not too bright, but it works. I also have a 2 mantel propane, I love it. Very bright. Problem is it gets pretty hot and I have a 3,4 and 5 year old who sometimes don't listen and I don't feel like adding an ER visit to my camping trip. For now I just don't use it. My parents had white gas lantern and stove when I was younger, I have propane and prefer it for pure convienence.
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LaunchnRetrieve
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PUCampin wrote:I have a rechargable with a built in 12V battery. Plug it in to 110 or 12V power port to recharge and it lasts quite a while. Not too bright, but it works. I also have a 2 mantel propane, I love it. Very bright. Problem is it gets pretty hot and I have a 3,4 and 5 year old who sometimes don't listen and I don't feel like adding an ER visit to my camping trip. For now I just don't use it. My parents had white gas lantern and stove when I was younger, I have propane and prefer it for pure convienence.
Not worried about young ones anymore, so no worries about too hot. I'm thinking propane mantle lantern for convenience. Don't know if price of white gas vs propane will be a big enough difference to drive me one way or the other.
Thanks for the feedback everyone!
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Lobocop
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Have 3 old white gas colemans that I bought in the early 70's. They all work very well and a gallon of fuel goes a long ways. Find them nostalgic and always functional to provide lots of light. They are great to warm the hands over on a cold night and just love that reliability.
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LaunchnRetrieve
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Lobocop wrote:Have 3 old white gas colemans that I bought in the early 70's. They all work very well and a gallon of fuel goes a long ways. Find them nostalgic and always functional to provide lots of light. They are great to warm the hands over on a cold night and just love that reliability.
Thanks Lobocop.
I like the nostalgia, too. And the hand warming option. There is something about mantles that makes me feel like a kid again on family camp outs.
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shum02
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LaunchnRetrieve wrote:Lobocop wrote:Have 3 old white gas colemans that I bought in the early 70's. They all work very well and a gallon of fuel goes a long ways. Find them nostalgic and always functional to provide lots of light. They are great to warm the hands over on a cold night and just love that reliability.
Thanks Lobocop.
I like the nostalgia, too. And the hand warming option. There is something about mantles that makes me feel like a kid again on family camp outs.
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Only carry a white gas/Coleman fuel lantern with me. A gallon of the stuff goes a long way and the light can not be beat for the cost of the fuel. Have several battery powered lanterns gathering dust in the garage and can't be bothered with carrying as many small 1lb cylinders with me that could equal a gallon of Coleman fuel.
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pnichols
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I use all LED lanterns when camping because they use so little battery energy that it's not worth it to mess with liquid fueled lanterns anymore. No fuel smell or heat when they're lit, either.
However, you have to find and use bright LED lanterns, which I do. One I built myself, one I bought at Walmart, and the other was a gift.
For the very brightest LED lanterns you have be sure and only buy those using LED assemblies made by CREE. You can't buy lanterns directly from CREE - you just have to check any lantern you might be interested in to make sure it's LED assembly is from CREE.
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ryanallie1
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Hi All.
Well, we have a bit of everything. We have Wind-Up LED Flashlights. Battery Operated LED Flashlights. A coupe of Solar Outside LED Lights. Two Battery Operated LED Lanterns. And the Big Daddy of them all, our Coleman, Double Mantel, Multi-Fuel Lantern. At the time we bought our Coleman Multi-Fuel, it was the Brightest Lantern made by Coleman. Now this one, can easily light up one very large area and then some. By far the one that we use the most often. We have to have at least one old fashioned tyep to remind us of our beginnings. Everyone of our Flashlights, Lanterns have their own uses, and do get used on each trip we make. We will only use LED's in Flashlights or Lanterns, as they last so long on a set of Battries. No regular Battery Stuff for us, as the Battties don't last long enought to make them even worth while to own. Now as far as our Coleman, Double Mantel, Multi-Fuel Lantern, its not a problem for us to use at any time. We also have a Multi-Fuel for our Coleman CampStove also. And gas is never an issue for us either. As our Motorhome is a Gasser. We also take our CR-V Toad (Gasser) with us every where that we go. We also have a Twin Set of Honda EU2000i's, Paralla Kit and Extended Run Tank. We do have the proper Storage Area for or Gas Can, so its never a worry for us either. The only odd ball in our stuff, is our Stainless Steel Propane BBQ, and we run that off of a 20 or 30 lb'er. All of our Lights in our Motorhome are all LED lights, which makes it pretty easy on our Battery Bank. Which helps to keep down our Generator running time. These all work for us very well. Good Luck. Happy Travels. Dan & Jill
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