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Summary: compact and bright
Comment: I use this for my kids to carry around and to keep in their rooms when we have blackouts.
MUCH safer than using a candle. Great on battery life. I bought three of these for
emergencies.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Almost Perfect
Comment: For the price buy several. This little baby worked great on recent camping trip. I wish you could adjust the brightness, but overall works as described
Customer Rating:
Summary: Almost there
Comment: Well I got what I expected to get, and that was a decent lantern at a decent price with great portability. This lantern is good for a small 1-2 person tent, but not much more than that. I agree with another reviewer and wish it gave out just a little more light, but I am not going to buy another product that may have better light output at the price of increasing size. I am a backpacker, and weight and size of everything I carry is a big issue. For the price and size, this is a great personal lantern, but not much more.
Customer Rating:
Summary: I SNEER AT HURRICANES!
Comment: Well, O.K., I don't sneer at hurricanes. But after Hurricane Ike and a week without power, we decided to upgrade our emergency lighting to more than flashlights, candles and chemical light sticks.
I bought three of these of these dandy MicroPacker lanterns and three of the family sized Coleman lanterns (also reviewed). The MicroPacker is a terrific value at under $10, plus it comes with three AA batteries. When was the last time THAT happened!
I measured the light output of the MicroPacker with a light meter (I'm a photojournalist) and discovered that the tiny light puts out just a little less light than one good, white candle. The pure white light easily illuminates a living room, abet dimly. The clever built-in reflector does NOT intensify the light, but shields your eyes if you need to read something.
This tough little light appears well-made but not waterproof. It can stand on a flat bottom or hang from a handy built-in loop on top. With a fantastic 125 hour battery life, I figure one light will last through two or three WEEKS of dark nights. The MicroPacker is small (about the size of a very skinny can of Red Bull), lightweight and should be good for backpackers. I would give it 4-1/2 stars: I think they should waterproof it and add one more LED.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Neat
Comment: Compact and convenient. This will replace my candle lantern for future backpacking trips. About the same weight, only slightly larger, and produces more light.
Have also used it when camping in our trailer.
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