Black Diamond Apollo Lantern, Dark Gray
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Manufacturer: Black DiamondBrand: Black Diamond
Model: BD620700
Color: Dark Gray
Product features:
- 3 watt LED with dual reflectors shine through a telescoping frosted globe for bright, even light
- Powered by 4 AA batteries or Black Diamond NRG Recharge Kit
- Unique dimmer switch and battery-life indicator
- 60 hour max burn time
- 50 lumen output to illuminate a 20 meter diameter
Sports reviews of Black Diamond Apollo Lantern, Dark Gray
Customer Review: Outstanding, Simply Outstanding!!
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
LED's are simply amazing and they have caused nothing short of a revolution in the lighting sector. Just go to any high end lighting store on the internet and browse some of the new LED lights and you will quickly understand what I mean by revolution. Some of the lights now available are just downright amazing. Lighting has never been this much fun. While LED lights for camping aren't quite as exciting or revolutionary as some of the stuff being introduced in the home lines, its still worthy of excitement especially for people that are used to old school candle lanterns.
The Apollo from Black Diamond is certainly one of the best options currently available. The Apollo is a 3 watt light which can achieve a light intensity of 50 lumens. The design, with its frosted globe and dual reflectors, eliminates any sort of glare even when your looking right at it. Its really an ingenious design. You simply pull up on the housing and pull down the 3 sets of legs and your done. There is a dimming switch so you can adjust the overall output of the light which is great for extending battery life. The bottom of the legs are coated with a very sticky black rubber thus giving the legs amazing traction. Overall, when extended with all 3 legs down, the lantern is 9.5" high. It takes 4 AA batteries or you can purchase the NRG Rechargeable Battery Kit which is what I definitely recommend. I actually purchased 2 of them so I can backpack with an extra battery. Last but not least it has a battery power indicator with green, yellow and red LEDs which display the amount of battery power left. When using the NRG rechargeable battery The indicator shows the charging status of the NRG battery.
While 3 watts may not sound like much, trust me it is, especially when your in pitch darkness. The Apollo will easily illuminate a 4 person tent. At 11 ounces you wont even notice the weight in your pack. These are available in both black and white versions. Black Diamond also makes a 1 watt version called the Orbit. Its basically the exact same design, just smaller and with 1/3 the overall light output. They are perfect for those times when your going solo as they easily illuminate a 1 person tent or even if you want to read in a bivy sack.
Of course you can use these for other things besides camping. We purchased 3 of the Apollo and 3 of the Orbit lights to use for emergency lighting in our house. We usually lose power in our house at least 2-3 times a year during the stormy summer months. These lanterns are absolutely perfect and much safer than candles. We use the orbits to light up our main hallways and use the Apollo's for our main rooms and bedrooms. We have already had to use them twice for such occasions and they were perfect, vastly superior to what we used in the past. We did have a really big and super bright lantern that we used for such occasions however it took 8 D batteries so it wasn't cheap to keep it operational and it weighed like 8 pounds. I definitely prefer the Apollo's and so does my wallet.
Bottom line - these are outstanding lights. They are designed extremely well, put out plenty of light, are lightweight and are easy to carry around. The optional rechargeable battery is a huge plus as I for one HATE wasting money on batteries. IMO, this is now the best camping light on the market. I cant give this a higher recommendation.
Description of Black Diamond Apollo Lantern, Dark Gray
A bright, non-glaring, soup can sized backcountry lantern. Foldable legs and hanging loop provide endless placement opportunitiesA bright, non-glaring, soup-can sized backcountry lantern with foldable legs and NRG rechargeable battery compatibility, the Black Diamond Apollo lantern is equipped to illuminate all of your nighttime camping activities such as cooking, reading in the tent, or playing a three-hour, no-mercy game of Rummy 500. The Apollo's frosted globe combined with its inset 3-watt LED, eliminates glare while the dual reflectors capture and maximize light output, casting off illumination to brightly fill a four-person tent.
A unique dimming switch provides adjustable brightness, and the distinctive fold-down legs increase the Apollo's height to 9.5 inches, boosting light dispersion. The lantern runs on 4 AA alkalines as well as Black Diamond's NRG Rechargeable Battery Kit, and it has a handy battery power indicator with green, yellow or red LEDs that display either the amount of battery power left or the charging status of the NRG.
Specifications:
- Battery life: Up to 60 hours
- Weight: 11 ounces
- Dimensions: 5.2 x 3 inches
- Light intensity: 50 lumen output to illuminate a 20 meter diameter
- Power: 4 AA batteries or Black Diamond NRG Rechargeable Battery Kit
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