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29/8/2015 at 11:26pm
Location: Derby.
Outfit: Karsten 350+Awnings
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Outwell castor light
(Just be aware there was talk a couple of years ago on these forums that some of these were coming with 2m of cable, despite stating 5m on the box. We got ours from GO about 12 months ago, and it came with the correct 5m cable).
Doesn't include a bulb!
Need something to hang it from. Has an in-line switch, hanging carabiner, and as it emits light symetrically, like a normal lamp, as opposed to light coming out of one side, is ideal for a central position. Perfect for our 3.5m square tent, but I've read others with larger tents are equally happy with them too.
In our case, we added a remote control dimmer bulb (Which cost more than the lamp itself!   ) so we can have warm or cold whites, bright for reading, dim for erm... those relaxing moments!
Our Bulb
You can get remote bulbs with multi colour options for between £8 - £10. We have one as back up, but not used it yet. I'm happy to highly recommend the one in my link though... despite the high price!
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We use BulkHead Polycarbonate lens lights, each has a 105watt Halogen bulb (150watt) or 1800 Lumen each in new money, one for inside the Tent one outside attached to the Sun-Canopy and a third one for in the Kitchen Tent.
All the lights each have an inline switch and inline rotary Dimmer control, and around 7m of rubberised flex, not seen anything like them of the shelf, but easy to make with the most basic of DIY skills, cost was under £20 each.
For when there is no mains electric, we have 2 of the Outwell 400LX lanterns, although just bright enough at 400 Lumens, I intend to upgrade them with the new 600 Lumen (50 watt in old money) model, although is still only just over half the brightness of a single mantle gas lantern.
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