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Subject Topic: Which camping light?
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Personalan29
16/5/2008 at 10:07am
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The trouble is that the dark material that many tents are made from sucks the strength out of lights. It gets worse as you get older - reading gets to be a problem. We have just bought one of those Black and Decker light sticks to replace/supplement our Colemans rechargeable. Will be trying it at half-term - along with a light rope thingie. With any luck they should see us from the International Space Station.

Alan


Personshunklies
16/5/2008 at 3:42pm
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I find that alot of tents don't have anywhere to hang anything from, now they have the poles on the eoutside.

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PersonFormer Scout
16/5/2008 at 5:24pm
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Quote: Originally posted by shunklies on 16/5/2008
I find that alot of tents don't have anywhere to hang anything from, now they have the poles on the eoutside.
I've seen both Vangos and Outwells with hooks/pieces of material from which you can hang lights.  But I do think there should be more.  On our Minny there is one directly above the front door from which I will hang one UFO. Others I may attach to the straps that attach the inners to the fly.


PersonFormer Scout
16/5/2008 at 5:25pm
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Quote: Originally posted by TraceyD on 16/5/2008
The hook on ours is on the opposite side to the lights, we plan on hanging ours up in the bedrooms so that the light will shine down. Ours are like the first design shown.
The hooks on mine can be turned round so that you can hang them up and have the lights shining upwards or down.


Personjual
16/5/2008 at 10:14pm
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We've got a wind-up lantern that you can hang or stand on a table. We're very impressed with it. They're about £20 so not as cheap as those UFO things which I must admit, I've never seen before! lOOK GOOD THOUGH.

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Personshylos2006
16/5/2008 at 10:14pm
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hi there i dont think there there is a substitute for a powerful light bought so many in the past but end up getting left behind we have a coleman petrol lantern which is absolutely fantastic but obviously no way in a million years to put anywhere near a tent or children we used this lantern for outdoors only and bought a good back up for the tent take care shylos

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TRUE FRIENDS ARE LIKE DIAMONDS MOST PRECIOUS AND VERY RARE FALSE FRIENDS ARE LIKE AUTUMN LEAVES CAN BE FOUND MOST ANYWHERE.


Personmaxeedogg
17/5/2008 at 4:13pm
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Hi All,  Just to say that our local Morrisons are still selling the ufo light but will be coming of in the next few days or sooner about 20 left!! So if you want one or two and prepared to cover my costs postage etc let me know asp that is in York my Morrisons. Hope this helps anyone out there.


Personshunklies
20/5/2008 at 8:30pm
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On the strength of this thread I went and hunted down 2 UFO lights at Morrisons, £3 each, bargain!

They are very bright, can't wait to try them out!

The best larger, rechargeable lamps I've found are the £14.95 own brand ones from Towsure, they come with mains charger and car charger, a charge lasts ages and the bulbs are good and bright, they are quite heavy though so you wouldn't want to hang them from anything!

Rechargeable Lantern

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Personhartles
21/5/2008 at 9:39am
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This rechargeable lantern is good value at the moment from Maplin...


Maplin lantern


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Personalan29
21/5/2008 at 10:03am
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For reading by you can get little lights with a single led that clip on books. Borders sell them for a couple of quid.

I always find reading the hardest thing with camping lights.

Alan


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PersonDaveP65
22/5/2008 at 9:32am
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Argos are currently selling a recharger/wind up for £15.99 seems ok.

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