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23/7/2014 at 6:40pm
Location: Oxford Outfit: helsport Kongsvold
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Quote: Originally posted by Hacksaw Bob on 22/7/2014
Quote: Originally posted by chappers2341 on 22/7/2014always have been and still use a camping gaz , mantle lantern, takes the chill off and the hiss of the thing reminds me so much of camping , when we were kids.
This might be OK in a well ventilated area (such as your tent appears to be?) but I must point out to other readers, particularly, but not exclusively, those who may have a sewn-in groundsheet, that there is a risk of carbon monoxide poisoning in using any gas appliance inside a tent.
very good point there, and yes our tent is actually designed to have a fire in it. No fixed ground sheet low level air inlets and a vented top.
Flame colour is a good indication, a nice clear white light/blue flame means there is sufficient oxygen to burn off the carbon monoxide, whilst a pink or orangy flame may indicate incomplete combustion.
we always err on the safe side with a CO alarm
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23/7/2014 at 8:24pm
Location: Derby. Outfit: Karsten 350+Awnings
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Quote: Originally posted by jfcamping on 23/7/2014
...Also have 1 of these this has been great as charge at home, in car on the way and then can leave outside to charge via solar panel at top or wind up if needed.
We have one of those too. Used to have two actually, but we lent one to daughter... about 18 months ago!! Brand new and unused at the time!!
Not as bright as the 300LX I recommended earlier. In fact we use it on the lowest of the two settings, when looking for the bucket a 3 am!! Perfect for a night light!
I wouldn't fancy having to read by it, or doing my knitting by () but for generally moving around the tent, or for outside over the kettle, it's more than good enough. And of course, it doesn't have the expense of needing batteries (Although I get mine for nowt, on works stationery account!! ) The only negative re the charging, is that there is no "Fully charged" indicator, but with all the charging options, I'd say it has to be a decent enough buy... just not as a reading light.
All IMO, of course!
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24/7/2014 at 11:36am
Location: South Wales Outfit: Hi-Gear Kalahari 10 Vango Solaris 600
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So which ones would be good for reading, playing games, etc, without blinding you? I have 2 of those UFO LED nights (designed to go on a parasol or something similar) and they give some light but does glare a bit - maybe it's the way I hang them in the tent! lol I'm always jealous of my parents set up as they have EHU and a proper light bulb which gives a 'normal' light in their tent on a dark evening, but we can never achieve anything similar, even with multiple lights!
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