| What kind of camping lanterns best fit
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| | ounces, but you may not want to use them
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| your outdoor needs? Do you need light
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| | as a camping lantern as their light
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| weight for backpacking, or is maximum
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| | output leaves something to be desired at
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| light more important?
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| | 1 to 1.5 watts. They\'re pretty much a
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| Camping lanterns have been around for
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| | candle with a protective sheath to help
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| quite a while, especially fuel lanterns
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| | prevent the flame from blowing out in the
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| like kerosene and gas lanterns. LED
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| | wind and keep things a little safer by
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| lanterns, rechargeable lanterns or
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| | avoiding an open flame. Another
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| electric lanterns, butane lanterns,
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| | drawback... the sheath enclosure also
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| propane lanterns, battery lanterns and
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| | makes it more difficult to roast
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| candle lanterns are newer to the scene
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| | marshmallows over your lantern. ;-)
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| though. All of them being different they
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| | I recommend going flameless especially
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| have advantages and disadvantages...
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| | inside your tent. It doesn\'t take much
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| If you already have a camping stove or
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| | to start a fire with a high intensity
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| other camping equipment that uses fuel
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| | heat source. Falling asleep and tipping
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| consider getting a lantern that uses the
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| | your camping lantern over is all it takes
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| same type of fuel so you won\'t have to
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| | to put your life in serious jeopardy.
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| remember to bring both fuels and you\'ll
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| | There are a lot of great battery
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| use less space too. Although some
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| | lanterns, LED lanterns and rechargeable
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| dual-fuel Coleman lanterns will burn both
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| | lanterns available. Play it smart.
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| white gas or unleaded gasoline (check to
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| | While great LED lanterns put out a good
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| be sure).
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| | amount of light I haven\'t found one yet
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| Camping lanterns that burn fuel can come
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| | that can match the light output of
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| with either glass globes or metal mesh
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| | well-designed flame camping lanterns. If
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| globes. The advantage to glass is that it
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| | you need a lot of light in a local
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| lets more light through, but since it\'s
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| | outdoor area have a look at butane,
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| glass it is fragile. Metal mesh globes
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| | propane, and gas lanterns. Some of these
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| are much tougher than glass but they do
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| | lanterns crank out up to 235 watts of
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| block some of the light.
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| | light! That\'s more light than most
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| When you buy a camping lantern make sure
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| | people use to light a room at home. One
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| to get extra mantles, fuel, bulbs, and/or
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| | of the butane lanterns even allows you to
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| batteries, it\'s not much fun needing a
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| | focus the light more intensely with
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| lantern part in the middle-of-nowhere and
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| | reflectors and another is refillable with
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| not being able to get it when you need
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| | lighter fluid helping to make it great
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| it.
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| | for...
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| Candle lanterns can be lightweight at 3.7
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