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My Boy Scout troop recently decided it would be best if we stop using propane lanterns and switch to LED/electric lanterns instead. Reasons for switching to LED/electric lanterns: - Safety: No more concerns about burns, fires, etc. - Simple: No more fiddling around with mantels & no more cross threading fittings - Less waste: No more disposing of green propane bottles I bought three different LED/electric lanterns and my troop used them through our week-long summer camp. It was unanimous that the ToughLight was the best lantern. We then purchased 3 additional ToughLight lanterns for the troop. Key features of ToughLight lantern: - Well built: I cannot stress this enough. We feel this lantern will survive the ‘more extreme use’ that the Boy Scouts tend to put equipment through. - Simple operation: Press button for high, medium, low, flash, off. When lantern is on for a short time – press button once to turn off - It sounds silly but other electric lanterns are not as easy to use/figure out and one ends up getting blinded while they do figure out the operation - Size/weight: Lantern is relatively small size which is nice. It is not very heavy - Don’t think one would backpack with it but it’s lighter than many other LED/electric lanterns - Waterproof: All of our lanterns have been through at least 4 downpours and there is absolutely no water inside Light output: Note: Each of our patrol sites are about 30-40 feet in diameter - We put a ToughLight in each patrol site and it was easily enough light + Low: Good for low traffic times, when Scouts are doing camp game and adults in site + Medium: Good for when scouts are actively around the site. More than enough to see everything (buckets, rope, logs, chairs). This is the setting we used all week at summer camp. + High: Good for when extra light is needed a bit further out. Perhaps collecting wood for setting up camp/fire. We only used this setting as-needed during the week. Battery Life: - We have twice used ToughLight lanterns during our week-long summer camp. The Lanterns EASILY lasted the whole week with at least another 36 hours of battery left. - Summer camp use: ~4 hours per night 5 nights Medium power setting - These lanterns will VERY easily last during a weekend campout EDIT - 1.5 years later: Our troop has been using these lanterns for the past 1.5 years and they have been great! - The scoutmaster notes they still hold a charge and last a long time. - They have proven to be tough - as far as I have seen not 1 part has broken on any of the 4 lanterns EDIT - 3 years later: My troop is still using these lanterns and they are still working as well as when we bought them. - We have 4 lanterns and all 4 still hold a charge very well (sitting on shelf for months at a time) - Still proven tough - still no broken parts on any of the lanterns