The Barebones Beacon Bronze Hanging Lantern is a six-LED 3000K light built on 3-watt CREE emitters, reaching 220 lumens or 30 on low.
Six LEDs rather than one is what spreads the light evenly around the lantern. A single emitter behind a diffuser gives a bright side and a dim side. Six arranged around the body light a table or a tent uniformly, which is what a lantern is for as opposed to a flashlight.
Three thousand Kelvin is a warm white rather than the cool blue-white most LED lanterns produce. Warm light renders food, skin and wood properly and is easier to sit under for an evening. Cool white reads as harsh in a small space.
Runtime runs from about 3 hours at 220 lumens to as much as 200 hours at 30. A battery-life indicator tracks remaining power, the lithium battery recharges in 4 to 5 hours, and a hidden 30-inch USB cable stores with the lantern. Explore more lanterns.
- Six LEDs light evenly around the body
- One emitter gives a bright side and a dim side
- 3000K is warm, not the usual cool blue-white
- The USB cable stores hidden in the lantern
