*BLF LT1 Lantern Project) (updated Nov,17,2020)

EDIT: i thank David below for noting my error in what you were referring to. :smiley:

the one i found for the Q8. Its the diffuser head from this flame light: Amazon.ca

It has a shoulder and clips on the Q8 bezel perfectly & locks in place. I am using the flame unit its self for another electric simulated campfire.

I agree, i don’t like those crimp ones either for that reason. I only use the “sleeve” type, which is much stronger and locks permanently on the paracord end. I also melt & fuse the paracord ends together to they are joined permanently too. The ones i like best are these with the built-in locking hook on the lantern lanyard, which is handy for clipping to a overhead guy rope, inside a tent with the roof loop hanger, etc. This type: 14.18€ |100 teile/paket Zip Clip Schnalle Reißverschluss Zieht Schnur Seil Enden Schloss Schwarz Für Paracord/Rucksack/Kleidung # C0015 B2|buckle display|buckle cuffbuckle hook - AliExpress

If i remember i will try to get an outdoor photo of the lantern hung a few feet over a table. A trick i do for these situations with lanterns is place a white paper plate over the top as a “hat” hood reflector which really increases the down reflection of light. :slight_smile:

Prices are not worked out yet, ( for the group buy and the retail after) which will be worked out by Thorfire.

Please, add me for one more, total of 2. I am #255 in the list.

I’m pretty sure he was talking about that diffuser “cone” you used to test against the prototypes, not the piece you used on the actual prototype.

yasenf is #765

ah yes, the one i found for the Q8. Its the diffuser head from this flame light: Amazon.ca

It has a shoulder and fits on the Q8 bezel perfectly & locks in place. I am using the flame unit its self for another electric simulated campfire.

Yes, interested

dbare is #766 on interested list

This is great, thanks!

I really need to get in on this, please add me to the list for 1 pc.

Great work DBSAR, thanks for all the time and effort you’re putting in on this!
Don’t know why I’ve ignored this for so long but I really like the way it’s evolving.

# 767 beam0 on the interest list is now official

Nice! I had been thinking about looking into doing something like this on my Q8, can this mod be done to a regular stock Q8?

Jumping in for a 2nd one please.

Yeah, it was a stock Q8 before he modded it. :wink:

The standard Q8 tail cap metal is to thin, i had to add a 1/8” thick aluminum plate inside the tail cap using JB-weld to make it thick enough to thread it so it can hold onto the tripod mounts.

Hi CJ, you currently are on the list 3 times,
174 CJ Avlis
263 CJ Avlis
447 CJ Avlis

Should I add you for a fourth?

What I am planning on doing in the interest list going forward is providing it to DBSAR sorted alphabetically by user name, so you can easily look in the first post and see where you stand. This would be updated every so often, maybe twice a month, or more often if folks want. It is pretty easy to do for me, the magic of a spreadsheet. I’ll add a link to it below, but it seemed like for some reason several folks are having problems seeing the numerically ordered interest list, so don’t be surprised if you have problems with this one as well. Just ask for permission to see it if you need to.

I’ll continue to keep up the order of interest document which I have been linking to for the past week or so as soon as people request to be added, but will update the listing in the spreadsheet sorted by peoples name just periodically, like every other week or so (as mentioned above). Hopefully this helps folks know where they stand in terms of how many lanterns they have showed interest in to date.

Interest list sorted by user name

That would be awesome idea :slight_smile:

The list I created above is functional, but I am reworking it a bit to be easier to read. Hope to be done in a couple days or so.