![]() ![]() They are compact, cheap to feed and give off a light bright enough to cook, eat or even read by. I favour the old-style folding candle lanterns. Front Row – Aluminium cased Excelsior Lux lantern, 3-sided German/Austrian WWI trench lantern (copied from the French M1910 lantern), NZ-made copy of a standard UCO candle lantern ![]() Back row – Replica brass Stonebridge lantern, Swiss Army candle lantern, Tin-cased Excelsior Lux. One of my camp lighting favourites is the candle lantern.Ī selection of some of the folding or collapsible candle lanterns I tend to use. If you’re going to do that you might even go for some 12v LED strip lighting or fluoros…įor “classic” camping such as I practice, the options for camp lighting are somewhat limited, but they are definitely cool. If you’re boring, then use a gas/propane lantern. If you like the old-timey vibe, you can go for a pressure lantern such as the Coleman Powerhouse dual fuel lantern. At times I have taken to wearing sunglasses at night around the campfire when camping with larger groups and I personally won’t use a head lamp out of a pure disdain for them. Nowadays the options for camp lighting are many and varied – from the UCO Micro candle lantern through to the awesomely-effective inflatable, solar powered LED lanterns or the much-maligned compact but super-bright LED headlamp – why much maligned? Invariably if you’re out camping with a group and people are using these headlights, you’ll be blinded every time someone looks at you. ![]() My modern canvas bell tent lit by the soft glow of a folding candle lantern during a canoe trip a couple of years back. ![]()
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