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REI Candle Lantern Ready Kit - Aluminum

Item # 637736

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This candle lantern kit includes aluminum candle lantern, 4 candles and handy fleece carrying bag.

  • Compact lantern is ideal for backpacking or for home emergency kits
  • Aluminum candle lantern features a glass globe that slides down to expose the candle for easy lighting
  • Spring-load system keeps candle at a consistent height
  • Dripless candles burn up to 10 hours each
  • 10" lantern collapses to 4.25" for compact storage
  • Made by Industrial Revolution

Made in USA.

Item 637736

REI Candle Lantern Ready Kit - Aluminum Specs

Specification

Description

WeightKit 11.3 oz.
Burn time (max flame)10:15
Light IntensityUnavailable

REI Candle Lantern Ready Kit - Aluminum Customer Reviews

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REI Candle Lantern Ready Kit - Aluminum
 
4.5

(based on 8 reviews)

100%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Easy to setup (8)
  • Compact (7)
  • Lightweight (7)
  • Durable design (5)
  • Long run time (5)

Cons

    Best Uses

    • Backcountry camping (7)
    • Emergencies (7)
    • Campgrounds (6)
    • Survival (5)
    • Reviewer Profile:
    • Avid adventurer (5), Casual adventurer (3)
    • What Is Your Gear Style:
    • Minimalist (5)

    Reviewed by 8 customers

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    May

    23

    2009

    (5 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

     
    5.0

    A Must-Have

    By Prometheus99739

    from Santa Fe, NM

    About Me Avid Adventurer

    Pros

    • Compact
    • Durable Design
    • Easy To Setup
    • Lightweight
    • Long Run Time

    Cons

      Best Uses

      • Backcountry Camping
      • Campgrounds
      • Emergencies
      • Survival

      Comments about REI Candle Lantern Ready Kit - Aluminum:

      One of the things I'm surprised other reviewers have not mentioned (and something you'll never get from an LED) is the candle lantern is the king of condensation repellants! I have taken this lantern on every camping and backpacking trip I've been on for at least 25 years, whether my mode of transportation was a motorcycle, bicycle, car, bus, foot or bush plane. On a day that you've spent slogging through rain-soaked trails then set up your tent in the rain and crawl in to take off your wet clothes, you would like something to give you relief from all that moisture. While this lantern isn't a 25 cent dryer at a laundromat, it will dry out - in a few hours, whatever wet clothing you've layed out or hung up to dry in your tent. Some mornings, I'd give my kingdom for a pair of dry socks, but I don't need to because my candle lantern has provided them for me. No, this lantern won't give off enough light to finish your needlepoint. Yes, it is heavier than a headlamp. But to me, it is indispensible.

      • Gift:
      • No
      • What Is Your Gear Style:
      • Comfort Driven

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (5 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

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      Apr

      15

      2008

      (3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

       
      5.0

      Compact Candle Lantern Set Worth Having

      By bpg131313

      from Lynnwood, WA

      About Me Avid Adventurer

      Site Member

      Pros

      • Compact
      • Durable Design
      • Easy To Adjust
      • Easy To Setup
      • Lightweight
      • Long Run Time

      Cons

      • Poor Light Output

      Best Uses

      • Backcountry Camping
      • Campgrounds
      • Emergencies
      • Survival

      Comments about REI Candle Lantern Ready Kit - Aluminum:

      This candle lantern is all that one can reasonably expect from a single candle. It's spring-loaded design is fantastic in that it eliminates the need to adjust the candle until a replacement is needed. This set comes with three replacement candles and a carrying bag, all of which met or exceeded my expectations.

      I have found that this candle can take some time to get used to. Unscrewing the bottom and lowering out the candle is the best way I've found for blowing it out. This requires a bit of skill as it'll be dark when you blow it out. Most people have an LED light of some sort around so it may be advisable to switch it on for the minute it takes to do this. The wax may splatter onto the inside of the glass if you blow it out from the top and there's a risk of burning yourself if you get to close to the top.

      I found that this candle lantern was able to keep a Mountain 3 tent warm and also is small enough to keep it out of the way. I'd also recommend that you scope out some of the accessories, as they can be quite useful. There's a side reflector that will focus the light toward a certain direction. This comes in very handy when walking through the woods at night holding it by the chain.

      • What Is Your Gear Style:
      • Comfort Driven

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

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      Sep

      25

      2007

      (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

       
      4.0

      Great Light

      By Dave the camper

      from Seattle, Wa

      About Me Casual/ Recreational

      Site Member

      Pros

      • Durable Design
      • Easy To Setup
      • Lightweight
      • Long Run Time

      Cons

        Best Uses

        • Backcountry Camping
        • Emergencies
        • Survival

        Comments about REI Candle Lantern Ready Kit - Aluminum:

        This has been a great light source for my wife and I. We can play cards at night in the tent with it and it is very light to pack in. Burns for hours with no hassles.

        Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

        (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

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        Feb

        9

        2008

        (1 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

         
        3.0

        Cute, but not enough

        By TheEvilSpatula

        from Everywhere

        About Me Casual/ Recreational

        Site Member

        Pros

        • Compact
        • Easy To Setup
        • Lightweight

        Cons

          Best Uses

          • Campgrounds

          Comments about REI Candle Lantern Ready Kit - Aluminum:

          The lamp has a cute, compact design. it gives off a decent amount of light, and the candles can burn overnight, effectively make it a nightlight if you have to.

          Metal+flame should immediately give you the expectation that it'll burn hotter than anything on batteries. But it's easy to forget this fact as you're going to bed and blow out the flame, especially in cramped quarters.

          Another thing to remember: if you bump into the lamp before the wax cools, it may splash against the inside of the glass guard. This could be fairly irritating after repeated uses as the wax will leave streaking.

          Bottom line: it's light, compact, and even with a few spare candles weighs less than my lantern. It burns for quite a long time. However, when weight is not a problem, i bring a battery lantern because it's less messy, and i don't burn myself in a 1.5 person tent.

          • What Is Your Gear Style:
          • Minimalist

          Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

          (1 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

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          Nov

          1

          2009

           
          5.0

          Loved it for Years!

          By WaDave

          from Bremerton Washington

          About Me Avid Adventurer

          Pros

          • Compact
          • Easy To Setup

          Cons

            Best Uses

            • Backcountry Camping
            • Emergencies
            • Survival

            Comments about REI Candle Lantern Ready Kit - Aluminum:

            I've used this candle lantern for years. Tough little thing and puts out enough light for playing cards in the tent or reading.

            • Gift:
            • No
            • What Is Your Gear Style:
            • Minimalist

            Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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            Aug

            6

            2009

             
            5.0

            Candle Lantern Kit

            By Keith (SuperGlide)

            from North Platte, NE

            About Me Casual Adventurer

            Pros

            • Compact
            • Durable Design
            • Easy To Adjust
            • Easy To Setup
            • Lightweight
            • Long Run Time
            • Powerful Light Output

            Cons

              Best Uses

              • Backcountry Camping
              • Campgrounds
              • Emergencies
              • Survival
              • Travel

              Comments about REI Candle Lantern Ready Kit - Aluminum:

              Lantern is very well constructed, easy to light and collapses to a compact size that protects the glove while traveling. Design is excellent. Large candles provide good burn time.
              I use the lantern while hiking and for motorcycle camping.

              • Gift:
              • No
              • What Is Your Gear Style:
              • Minimalist

              Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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              Mar

              7

              2009

               
              5.0

              Reliable Low Tech Light

              By Man4pnw

              from Seattle

              About Me Avid Adventurer

              Site Member

              Pros

              • Compact
              • Durable Design
              • Easy To Setup
              • Lightweight
              • Long Run Time

              Cons

                Best Uses

                • Backcountry Camping
                • Campgrounds
                • Emergencies

                Comments about REI Candle Lantern Ready Kit - Aluminum:

                I have owned one of these lights for 15 years. It's low tech and works every time at any altitude. Compacts nicely when not in use. The lantern puts out enough light a to see what you need. You need to be really close to the light if you want to use it for reading. The top does get hot. I wouldn't touch the top after it has been burning for a while.

                • Gift:
                • No
                • What Is Your Gear Style:
                • Minimalist

                Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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                Feb

                15

                2009

                 
                4.0

                13+ years of solid use and going

                By DarthAnonymous

                from Sunnyvale, CA

                About Me Avid Adventurer

                Site Member

                Pros

                • Compact
                • Easy To Setup
                • Lightweight
                • Powerful Light Output

                Cons

                • Difficult to Light
                • Poor Light Output

                Best Uses

                • Backcountry Camping
                • Campgrounds
                • Emergencies

                Comments about REI Candle Lantern Ready Kit - Aluminum:

                I agree with all other comments here but will add a few more from my own experience. (1) I think list price for the entire kit was more like [$] back in 1996. (2) This thing is luxury. When I go spartan, a headlamp is all that I get. (3) In an extremely dark place like in Banff National Park at night, this candle lantern is handy and provides an amazing amount of area light. (4) In an extremely windy camping location, this thing will get blown out repeatedly with candle wax splattered all over the inside--miserable. (5) I'm not as brave as the other campers here who've brought this candle lantern inside their tents. The thing gets really hot. The glass makes me nervous as I'm surprised that my clumsiness hasn't yet smashed this thing and burned/cut me up after 13 years of repeated use. (6) New gadgets like wind-up powered LED flashlights have saved the day where this candle had problems. This handy candle lantern is close to retirement because the wind-up powered LED lanterns will soon be the way to go once they get lighter and more reliable.

                • Gift:
                • Yes
                • What Is Your Gear Style:
                • Minimalist

                Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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