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Coast LED E-Lantern
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Coast LED E-Lantern

Item # 760173

$44.95

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Safe and simple to use, the Coast E-Lantern™ has an illumination range of 40 ft.

  • Weatherproof and shatterproof construction makes the lantern ideal for power outages, emergencies and camping
  • Stop fiddling with propane, matches and flames—this battery-operated lantern is safe for indoor and outdoor use
  • Dimmer switch controls light output and helps conserve battery power
  • Indicator light lets you know when the batteries are getting low
  • Four AA batteries (included) provide 30 hours of operation

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Item 760173

Coast LED E-Lantern Specs

Specification

Description

Weight15 ounces
Dimensions3.25 x 6 inches
Light Intensity45 lumens
Battery life at 70 degreesHigh: 9/low: 30 hours
Half life brightness (70 deg)UA
Batteries4 AA
MaterialPlastic
RechargeableNo

Coast LED E-Lantern Customer Reviews

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Coast LED E-Lantern
 
4.3

(based on 7 reviews)

86%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Compact (7)
  • Durable design (6)
  • Lightweight (6)
  • Easy to adjust (5)
  • Easy to setup (5)

Cons

    Best Uses

    • Campgrounds (6)
    • Emergencies (6)
    • Backcountry camping (5)
    • Travel (5)
    • Survival (4)
    • Reviewer Profile:
    • Casual adventurer (5)
    • What Is Your Gear Style:
    • Comfort driven (3), Minimalist (3)

    Reviewed by 7 customers

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    Oct

    31

    2008

    (5 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

     
    5.0

    Best light quality of six I've tried

    By DC cyclist

    from Washington

    About Me Casual Adventurer

    Site Member

    Pros

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

    Cons

    • Heavy

    Best Uses

    • Backcountry Camping
    • Campgrounds
    • Emergencies
    • Travel

    Comments about Coast LED E-Lantern:

    This product is the best portable light, out of 6 similar products that I've bought for comparison in the last year. The main benefit is the soft, diffused light from the frosted lens. Even other lanterns with frosted lenses produce harsher light. This light is very bright, and adjustable by dimmer, making it great for reading. The unit is well built, and feels solid, but slightly heavier than some other products. The overall design is more simple and elegant than other products (e.g. the way the batteries fit into the unit). There is a very useful battery life indicator (green, yellow, or red, to indicate remaining life). I'm ordering several more to give as gifts, this product is definitely best of breed, if you're needing a small, portable and battery powered light.

    • 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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    Jul

    24

    2008

    (4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

     
    5.0

    Clever and useful- also UNIQUE

    By Joel in NM

    from Albuquerque NM

    About Me Casual/ Recreational

    Site Member

    Pros

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

    Cons

      Best Uses

      • Campgrounds
      • Emergencies
      • MOOD LIGHTING ON THE PATI
      • PATIO

      Comments about Coast LED E-Lantern:

      On a beautiful starlight night I don't want to be blinded by my lantern! That's one way this lantern is unique. The lens is frosted, so the light is diffused, and the LED puts out a soft glow rather than a harsh beacon.
      Dimmer function is useful, and also saves power.
      Has a built in battery monitor: green=good, yellow=warning, red=close to the end. I use rechargable NiMh batteries.
      This is a VERY clever and useful item, very well designed.

      • What Is Your Gear Style:
      • Comfort Driven

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

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      Mar

      22

      2009

      (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

       
      5.0

      Yup, great lantern

      By Bill Wohler

      from Menlo Park, CA

      About Me Casual Adventurer

      Site Member

      Pros

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

      Cons

        Best Uses

        • Backcountry Camping
        • Campgrounds
        • Emergencies
        • Survival
        • Travel

        Comments about Coast LED E-Lantern:

        Looks like I have to get in line to write a good review of this lantern!

        This is currently the best LED lantern I've had. Others are too bright, or drain the batteries when off. I currently use this lantern to light up a shed as well as the table on the patio at night when the neighborhood gets together for a barbecue. It has a dimmer, so you have it bright for clean-up, or dim for mood, and the frosted lens means no one's eyes gets blasted.

        As soon as Coast comes out with an even more compact model like some of those that collapse upon themselves, I'm getting it for backpacking. This one is light enough for backpacking, but takes up twice as much space as it could.

        The gift idea is a good one.

        I haven't tried it for reading as I usually use my LED headlamp for that.

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

        Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

        (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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        Feb

        3

        2009

        (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

         
        5.0

        Great Product!

        By Patrock

        from St.Louis

        About Me Casual Adventurer

        Site Member

        Pros

        • Compact
        • Durable Design
        • Lightweight
        • Long Run Time

        Cons

          Best Uses

          • Backcountry Camping
          • Emergencies
          • Survival

          Comments about Coast LED E-Lantern:

          Coast does it again! This lantern is bright and easy to use. The housing is very durable and battery life lasts pretty long. I had a problem removing the TEST ME wire from the base, but i returned it and got another one. Works great for me!

          • Gift:
          • No

          Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

          (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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          Jan

          23

          2009

          (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

           
          5.0

          Good LED Lantern

          By Jeff Thomas

          from Raleigh, NC

          About Me Casual Adventurer

          Site Member

          Pros

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

          Cons

            Best Uses

            • Backcountry Camping
            • Campgrounds
            • Emergencies
            • Survival
            • Travel

            Comments about Coast LED E-Lantern:

            After reading many reviews, I decided on this LED lantern. It is compact, light-weight, puts out pretty good light for its size, seems very weather-proof, is solidly built, and takes 4 AA batteries. Using rechargeable batteries, which are easy to pack and store, this lantern can last for days and days. The light output is equivalent to one florescent bulb in a large, very heavy, old-style lantern; but not equivalent to two florescent bulbs. This LED lantern easily illuminates a bedroom or bathroom during a power outage, or a tent. It is a good augment to a camp fire, but don't look for this light to illuminate an entire camp site. The lens is diffused to make the light (and lantern) very easy to look at. The light almost has a very slight blue tint, which makes objects easier to see. Due to its light weight and compact design, it is very versatile and can be taken anywhere.

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

            Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

            (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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            Jun

            6

            2009

            (0 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

             
            1.0

            ON/OFF switch defective

            By john

            from Torrance CA

            About Me Avid Adventurer

            Pros

            • Compact
            • Lightweight

            Cons

            • Short Run Time

            Best Uses

            • Campgrounds
            • Travel

            Comments about Coast LED E-Lantern:

            ON/OFF switch started to malfunction after two months of regular use (approx 4 times/week, ~3 hours each use). It will be frustrating if you cannot turn off the lamp.
            One other issue is that battery life is much shorter than the manufacturer's claim.
            It only last 10 to 13 hours, not 30 hours on a new set of batteries.
            If you dim the light to the lowest setting (light output so low that it is unusable), then you may get 30 hours. There is lots of heat accumulating at the top metal part of the lamp. May be this heat generation is the cause of short battery life. My understanding is that LED lamps normally does not generate heat.

            • What Is Your Gear Style:
            • Comfort Driven

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

            (0 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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            May

            11

            2009

             
            4.0

            Great lantern but expensive

            By phroman

            from California

            About Me Outdoor Professional

            Site Member

            Pros

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

            Cons

            • Too expensive

            Best Uses

            • Backcountry Camping
            • Campgrounds
            • Emergencies
            • Survival
            • Travel

            Comments about Coast LED E-Lantern:

            Great light output, small, compact, if it was $30.00 I would give it 5 stars.

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

            Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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