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