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Coleman Exponent Pack-Away LED Lantern
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Coleman Exponent Pack-Away LED Lantern

Item # 752140

$34.95

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Coleman® Pack-Away lantern is so easy to use, easy to pack and easy to carry, there's no reason to leave electric light at home!

  • Lantern provides the super brightness of a two-watt LED yet only draws the power of a one-watt bulb
  • Patented Pack-Away design automatically turns light off when lantern is collapsed, preventing accidental battery drainage
  • Single push-button operates high, low and strobe modes; regulated circuit provides consistent light throughout batteries' run time
  • Measures only 3.2 inches high closed; space-saving handle nests against the top of the cap
  • LEDs cast an even, white light, are nearly indestructible and significantly extend battery life compared to incandescent bulbs
  • Includes four AA batteries and a lightweight carabiner for hanging unit from a limb or inside a tent (carabiner not intended for climbing)

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Item 752140

Coleman Exponent Pack-Away LED Lantern Specs

Specification

Description

Weight8 ounces
DimensionsOpen: 4.9 x 2.7 x 1.9 / closed: 3.2 x 2.7 x 1.9 inches
Light Intensity95 lumens
Battery life at 70 degreesHigh: 4 hrs. 40 min. / low: 12 hrs.
Batteries4 AA
MaterialPlastic
RechargeableNo

Coleman Exponent Pack-Away LED Lantern Customer Reviews

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Coleman Exponent Pack-Away LED Lantern
 
3.4

(based on 26 reviews)

58%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Easy to setup (19)
  • Durable design (18)
  • Powerful light output (18)
  • Lightweight (16)
  • Compact (15)

Cons

  • Poor light output (6)
  • Heavy (5)
  • Flimsy design (3)

Best Uses

  • Campgrounds (18)
  • Backcountry camping (17)
  • Emergencies (17)
  • Survival (12)
  • Travel (11)
  • Reviewer Profile:
  • Avid adventurer (14), Casual adventurer (11)
  • What Is Your Gear Style:
  • Minimalist (9), Comfort driven (8)

Reviewed by 26 customers

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Oct

12

2008

(26 of 27 customers found this review helpful)

 
2.0

Good idea, compact, but bad light output

By Whoowl

from Portland, OR

About Me Casual Adventurer

Site Member

Pros

  • Compact
  • Durable Design

Cons

  • Difficult to Open
  • Heavy
  • Poor Light Output

Best Uses

  • Campgrounds
  • Emergencies

Comments about Coleman Exponent Pack-Away LED Lantern:

I picked this up as I was looking for a way to not have to carry an open flame lantern or an incandescent that ate batteries for breakfast. I knew I wanted a lantern that took AA (because I have loads of rechargeables) and LED for reliability and long lasting output.

This filled all those needs, but although it says it puts out 95 lumens, it does so in a weird pattern. You don't get a nice soft light that you would expect (and want) out of a lantern and instead get funny shadows and bright glaring light.

I recently got another LED lantern that also takes AA's and it puts out a great nice soft glow, that is much whiter and not so blue (but cost almost twice as much). I have included comparison photos of the outputs which should clearly show the weird pattern on the Coleman.

Anyway, to top things off the little guy has a suction effect while opening and closing that makes it tough, so this guy is going back to the clearance bin that I found it in...

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

Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

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(26 of 27 customers found this review helpful)

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May

14

2008

(9 of 9 customers found this review helpful)

 
4.0

A fix for the lousy beam pattern....

By Flashaholic

from Louisville, KY

About Me Casual/ Recreational

Pros

  • Compact
  • Durable Design
  • Easy To Adjust
  • Easy To Setup
  • Lightweight

Cons

  • Beam pattern

Best Uses

  • Backcountry Camping
  • Emergencies
  • Survival
  • Travel

Comments about Coleman Exponent Pack-Away LED Lantern:

Compact, light lantern. Collapsible deisgn protects the light in transport and prevents accidental turn-ons. Hanging hook and biner is convenient.

As others have noted, the beam is very uneven with bright streaks. The solution to this is to run a couple of strips of the translucent type scotch tape around the clear globe. (Two wide strips covered all but about an eighth of an inch at the top and bottom.) This will soften the beam and drastically even out the dispersion. It also helps reduce the bright glare if you look into the light. There seems to be enough clearance between the case that the tape doesn't interfere with opening and closing, nor does it seem to scratch or drag on the tape. Even so, it would be simple, quick and cheap to replace it.

The lantern weighed in at 8.4 ounces; lithium batteries would shave about 1.2 oz off that, improve the run time and provide better cold-weather performance.

A great little backpacking lantern. Hopefully a future version will include a translucent globe and it will be about perfect.

  • What Is Your Gear Style:
  • Comfort Driven

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

(9 of 9 customers found this review helpful)

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Oct

27

2007

(5 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

 
2.0

Bright, But Dysfunctional

By Geoffrey

from Huntington Beach, CA

About Me Avid Adventurer

Site Member

Pros

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

Cons

  • Poor Light Output

Best Uses

  • Emergencies
  • Survival
  • Travel

Comments about Coleman Exponent Pack-Away LED Lantern:

It's bright for it's size, but a broken up light. It casts a useful bright light about 60% of the way around. The casing design causes about 40% of the light to be broken into unuseful streaks. Also, when placed on a picnic table, the reflection of the light from the silver base is painfully bright if you're sitting at the table. On the good side, it is light, compact, durable and uses double AA's. But, for me a light needs to do lighting well first, because that's what I choose a light for.

  • What Is Your Gear Style:
  • Comfort Driven

Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

(5 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

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Nov

20

2008

(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

 
4.0

Fix for battery drain and lite quality

By M

from Missouti

About Me Casual Adventurer

Site Member

Pros

  • Compact
  • Lightweight
  • Powerful Light Output

Cons

  • Non use battery drain
  • Poor quality of light

Best Uses

  • Backcountry Camping

Comments about Coleman Exponent Pack-Away LED Lantern:

These fixes may have been reported before, but just in case: If the lantern is stored open the electronics will slowly drain the batteries. If stored closed, seems to solve this problem. The harsh light with annoying shadows can be corrected by wrapping scotch tape around globe. Makes a nice, bright, diffuse light. Does not effect opening and closing of lantern.

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

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

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Sep

5

2008

(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

 
3.0

Great...except for the lighting

By masseryee

from San Diego

About Me Avid Adventurer

Site Member

Pros

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

Cons

  • Poor Light Output

Best Uses

  • Campgrounds
  • Emergencies
  • Travel

Comments about Coleman Exponent Pack-Away LED Lantern:

Everything about this compact little lantern is great, including its compact size and durable design...except for 1 MAJOR flaw, the light it puts out is VERY fractured. Although the light is very bright and works better than a flashlight at lighting up a perimeter, you only get about 50%-60% of usable light. I say usable because the light you get is very bright, and causes yours eyes to adjust improperly to be able to clearly see in the dark spots. It feels more like a scattered, 360 degree, random spot light that needs to be turned in order to see in a specific direction. Definitely much better than nothing or even a powerful flashlight, but as a lantern, its not the best. Would recommend for use as an emergency light in the home or car or as a backup lantern for camping since it is very rugged and compact. Light is usable for about 8+ hours on 4 NiMH rechargeable batteries.

  • What Is Your Gear Style:
  • Minimalist

Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

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Sep

25

2007

(3 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

 
5.0

Excellent Tiny Lantern

By RiverRat

from Eugene OR

About Me Casual/ Recreational

Site Member

Pros

  • Durable Design
  • Easy To Setup
  • Lightweight
  • Powerful Light Output
  • Safe
  • Very Small

Cons

    Best Uses

    • Backcountry Camping
    • Campgrounds
    • River Trips

    Comments about Coleman Exponent Pack-Away LED Lantern:

    I loved my candle lantern, but this is all I'll use from now on. Tiny, light and so convenient-I can't think of anything I'd change about it.

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

    (3 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

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    Sep

    13

    2007

    (3 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

     
    5.0

    Great backpack lantern

    By webdev1972

    from Seattle, WA

    About Me Casual/ Recreational

    Site Member

    Pros

    • Compact
    • Durable Design
    • Powerful Light Output

    Cons

      Best Uses

      • Backcountry Camping
      • Kayak Camping

      Comments about Coleman Exponent Pack-Away LED Lantern:

      I was looking for a very compact lantern with high light output and I found it with this lantern. It's durable and comes with a handy little carabiner for hanging the lantern inside the tent.

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (3 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

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      Jul

      2

      2008

      (2 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

       
      4.0

      Small, Light, Bright, and Durable

      By NE Dave C.

      from Rhode Island

      About Me Avid Adventurer

      Site Member

      Pros

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

      Cons

      • Short Run Time

      Best Uses

      • Backcountry Camping
      • Campgrounds
      • Survival

      Comments about Coleman Exponent Pack-Away LED Lantern:

      Considering how compact and light this lantern is, it is exceptionally bright.

      Great to hang in your tent at night for ambient light, or to use on your table (or rock) to light your card-game or other activity.

      It is bright enough to carry with you to light your way, however it is difficult to point the light in any particular direction (this is a lamp, not a flashlight.)

      Battery life could be improved slightly, but other than that this is exceptional.

      • What Is Your Gear Style:
      • Comfort Driven

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (2 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

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      Nov

      2

      2007

      (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

       
      3.0

      Does a pretty good job

      By chokahaus

      from Atlanta, GA

      About Me Casual/ Recreational

      Pros

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

      Cons

      • Uneven light dispersal

      Best Uses

      • Backcountry Camping
      • Campgrounds
      • Emergencies

      Comments about Coleman Exponent Pack-Away LED Lantern:

      This little lantern does a pretty good job. The light is a bright bluish-white. I got this to replace my Giga Power gas powered lantern. The Coleman actually is smaller at approx. 15 cubic inches, where as the Snow Peak is approx. 23 cu. in. It doesn't quite radiate the amount of light that the Snow Peak does, but close. No heat output or exhaust, so you can use it inside the tent. One slight drawback is the light isn't evenly dispersed in all directions due to the globes collapsible design.

      • What Is Your Gear Style:
      • Minimalist

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

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      Sep

      22

      2007

      (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

       
      5.0

      smartly designed & 2watt bright led bulb

      By DancesWithWoofs

      from pasadena, ca

      About Me Avid Adventurer

      Site Member

      Pros

      • Durable Design
      • Lightweight
      • Long Run Time
      • Powerful Light Output

      Cons

        Best Uses

        • Backcountry Camping
        • Emergencies
        • Survival

        Comments about Coleman Exponent Pack-Away LED Lantern:

        great design... surprisingly from coleman. i used to equate coleman with car camping (cotton sleeping bags) & my father's trusty metal cooler. but this lantern is very well designed. 2 watt led bulb is really bright (95 lumens on high). one aspect of the smart design is the light shuts off when it is closed so you won't have to worry about the light accidentally being turned on in your pack. mine has been banged around & drenched in rain with no problems. tough led bulb, rubberized body, lexan cover & metal hanger make this a very rugged light.

        although this light is great for camping & backpacking, it was also really useful during the blackouts this summer. it illuminated the whole living room. worked so well i bought 2 more for the home & car.

        Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

        (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

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