Coleman MicroPacker Compact Battery Lantern
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Description of Coleman MicroPacker Compact Battery Lantern
Almost a 100 years W.C. Coleman had ideas about what a lantern should be like. Little did he know what an impact his idea would have for the American people who enjoy camping. Coleman has manufactured that every family member will enjoy using. The Coleman griddle is excellent to use for any meal. When you buy a Coleman tent, you are laying a strong foundation for years of enjoyable camping experiences. The Coleman tents have an exclusive weather protection system which incorporates the latest technology to protect you from the elements. The Coleman 5-gallon beverage cooler has a fast-flow faucet, has instant shutoff and no dripping Lid. The Coleman cooler will keep your beverages cold for up to 5 days. Coleman also has products for children and pets. Your dog will sleep comfy in his own Coleman Mountaineer tent. The Coleman camping coffeemaker can be used to make hot cocoa, hot cider or instant soup. And let's not forget the Coleman lanterns. Coleman lanterns have many designs to choose from and we are sure you will find the lantern to best suit your needs. The Coleman Pack-Away® SpaceSaver® Personal-size lantern can run up to 15 hours and stays cool to the touch. This will pack away to half it's size. With lanterns like these, everyone in the group can have a lantern.Convenient, powerful lighting is an essential component of any successful outdoor adventure, and the Coleman MicroPacker lantern is a compact, space-saving illuminator. This battery-powered, "personal size" lantern runs up to 15 hours on three AAA batteries, and stays cool to the touch. Two bright, long-lasting, 0.5-millimeter LEDs provide a surprising amount of light, while the reflector slides up to project a forward-shining beam for flashlight-style use. A collapsible design folds down by half for easy packing, and the 7.5-inch tall lantern weighs just seven ounces, including batteries.
The Coleman Limited Warranty
All Coleman products have a warranty against defects in material and workmanship, and the MicroPacker Compact Battery Lantern includes a limited one-year manufacturer's warranty.
About Coleman Outdoor Products
More than 100 years ago, an entrepreneurial young man named W.C. Coleman had an idea for manufacturing better lanterns in Wichita, Kansas. A century later, Coleman's current catalog features a wide-ranging array of products that make spending time outside a pleasure. The company crafts coolers that keep food and drinks cold for days, airbeds that are comfortable and won't deflate during the night, a complete line of bright and long-lasting LED lights, powerful portable grills that cook with an authentic open-grill flame, and more.
Sports reviews of Coleman MicroPacker Compact Battery Lantern
Customer Review: I SNEER AT HURRICANES!
Sport shop rating: 4 Stars
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 Review: Excellent packagable lantern
Sport shop rating: 4 Stars
Coleman Micropacker compact battery lantern proves to be a highly useful camping device. The lantern stands 6.5 inches tall, about 2 inches in width and weight only 6.5 ounces. Its armed with two LED lights that gives off plenty of good light for its size and the three AA batteries got excellent life span which really help. The lantern itself isn't waterproof but it seem to be well sealed so several times I took it out in foul weather, it held up without any problems.
There is sliding reflector that goes up and down. While it up, the lantern can serves as a directional wide flood light while when it down, it serves as an surrounding light in all directions. There is enough light there to read a book or play cards.
Small size, good battery life and lightweight carry load make this an ideal backpacker light to used inside the tent. It also got a fold out handle on the top to you can hang it almost anywhere for any situation. While it won't turn night into day, it will shed enough light for you to function.
Overall, a pretty good product from Coleman.
Customer Review: practical, functional lamp
Sport shop rating: 4 Stars
No need to go into great detail here, as the other reviewers have managed to describe this item adequately. My experience with this lantern can be described thusly: it's about the size of a can of beer, is lightweight, casts enough light to read by, and it doesn't feel like it will fall apart at the first stiff gust of wind it encounters. It definitely will not survive being immersed in water. The reflector is pretty much a joke. If you live in hurricane country or in any other place that could conceivably be subject to long power outages, then a low-output LED lamp like this one, with its absurdly long battery life, can provide a safe substitute for candles.
EDIT: It took two years to wear out the first set of batteries, and I've found that the switch is not entirely reliable (fails every fourth or fifth time its turned on.)
Customer Review: Price is Right..
Sport shop rating: 4 Stars
It's a small light, and is really only a reasonable replacement for candles in a power blackout (we get those a lot during summer thunderstorms). Low power means you still have to watch where you're walking with them on, but they save me the worry of open flames and tripping over large items. As for reading, well, I have done it, but you need to be really, really close to the light to read - still it clearly beats having nothing but candles. My daughter used it on a recent camping trip in Canada and liked it for its light weight and ease of packing. For the price however, it's the best I've foundCustomer Review: Serves purpose
Sport shop rating: 4 Stars
We purchased a couple of these so each person had one. Our intent was so that everyone had a small hand held light to read by that wouldn't disturb other or to get up in the middle of the night to take a walk outside to use the facilities. It works for that purpose. It's kind of cheap quality plastic and the light is not very bright, but bright enough if you hold it angled at a book you're reading in the tent or to light the path enough to find your way without waking everyone else up. The price was right for the purpose.