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16/8/2004 at 7:34am
 Location: North Warwickshire, west midlands
 Outfit: Royal Sassari 6
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Been on our first trip and loved it had bought a lantern from shops and it died! turned out to be bulb- luckily our torch had spare bulb but when we put this in this blew too so think weve got a rubbish lantern. It wasnt really as bright as wed have liked either. Does anyon use a brigh alntern or flouresecent light. Any advice or bargains?

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16/8/2004 at 7:50am
 Location: North Yorkshire
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Take the lantern back to the shop and get a replacement.

Most camping lights are only 7 watts so will only really light up the area it is sat in.  We use one on the table where we are playing cards but for the rest of the tent you would need several to get the light of the 100 watt bulb in your living room.



16/8/2004 at 9:37am
 Location: Cleveland
 Outfit: Cosalt Safari GTX 350+Mondeo 2ltr. Au
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Dear Kazzy

The torch might have been a lower voltage than the lantern causing the bulb to blow.

Lanterns are generally 6 volt & torches 3

JonB



16/8/2004 at 11:27am
 Location: Middlesex
 Outfit: Iveco Motorhome + lotsa tents
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i would invest in a 12volt power pack, one with a cigarette socket in it. then go buy a
fluorescent from a camping shop or a motor store, eg inspection lamp. but if it was me i would go & buy LEDs, i make mine from http://www.ultraleds.co.uk/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=16&products_id=552&osCsid=c2b833ab56750611425e019f88e1d6c9 because they are low voltage you can use lots of them, buy the holders from a car spares shop, or solder them up direct to the pins, its simple and you get loads of clean bright white light. they are not cheap to buy but they do last over 10,000 hrs on constant thats about 14 months! so if your going to spend 14 months worth of nights in your tent.... ha ha anyway i think LEDs are the future in lighting... wait and see them used in everything soon... huh i bet some one will make these up for camping ect in a commercial way, but ive used them for some time now. there is a site that sells the LED tube type like the fluorescent, but i dont know how good it is. heres the link.    http://www.litewave.co.uk/blue_led_tube.htm what i do know is that they last much longer & use lots less power so your 12v power pack wont need charging so often. buy or make the choice is yours....     go on make your own its cheaper.
the other thing is LED torches............maplin sells a pukka yellow divers torch & it takes 4 AA batteries, ive got one & its the biz.
hope this helps



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