Great pictures DBSAR!! Where are the outdoor shots?? Beautiful country… 
I am on the list for this lantern and the FW3A flashlight; wife said I can only get one… so I made my choice of getting this lantern. I most likely won’t get the version with all the bells and whistles. I just want a simple and reliable lantern. I have OCD, too many options give me headache.
The outdoor photos was taken during a mountain climb expedition on the highest peak on the island of Newfoundland, eastern Canada. we camped near the summit where those photos were taken. (a 4 day/3-night trip and the V1 lantern didn’t need recharging, it still had 80% charge after the trip. Just the long run times, high CRI with nice warm tint, and usable modes alone made the lantern & mountain climb nights so much better.
Thanks for the info DBSAR, that looks like God’s Country!!
Just beautiful…. 
I think what she meant by “you” can only get one, is you should get the lantern for yourself, and the FW3A for her. :smiling_imp:
For my part, I’m already getting the FW3A, but haven’t yet figured out how to justify the lantern to my wife.
I’m working on a subversive plan to get her to suggest a new camping lantern to replace the fluorescent Coleman we have. I need to figure out a way to get her to notice all of its drawbacks - from the cool, lifeless light to the single mode accessed by a cheap button with indefinite feel that I already had to resolder the leads on once.
Or…. you could just ’fix’ the Coleman where it will not work & then you would ‘need’ a new lantern.
Later… the Coleman could magically begin working again… if you wanted it to that is. 
Plan is to check thermal properties, heat up and if there are some things to change for final production light
Prototypes should be sent out to reviewers by now as well
I have no plans as yet, once i have the lantern i’m sure opportunities will present themselves. And if not i will make some up.
Best advice E-V-E-R!
How many pairs of shoes or bits of jewellery are you gonna allow her to have?
She has a few shoes and jewelry. But then, I also have almost 20 lights/headlamps.
I’m very much looking forward to the results of your tests with the latest prototype.
Do you have any upcoming trips that it’ll be used on? 
Not yet, but possibility in May. it will depend on when the test sample arrives. ( i plan to do run time tests, heat tests, drop tests, water intrusion tests, output tests, amp draws, the charging circuit tests, evaluate the light diffusion, tints, just about everything i can to see if it passes everything, and talk with the others in the team & Barry (manufacturer) about any alterations & changes.
I don’t yet own any LED lanterns. I’m more excited about the LT1 than any other BLF project I’ve watched develop since I joined about 3 years ago.
I hope the prototype’s arrival works into your trip schedule. I really enjoyed the photos from your other trips with your early prototypes.
I’m sure you’re hoping for excellent results, but be sure to do the water intrusion and drop tests toward the end! 
Only test missing is a blood test.
I’m willing to sacrifice my time reviewing a prototype 
I figure by the time I finally get my two lanterns, I’ll have my custom trailer ready for bicycle touring.
(Getting my middle-aged body ready, that’s a whole other matter)
How long is the tour, blinded by the light?
I plan to use it for area lighting when I have to work nights on some cabling/construction jobs… Right now my trusty BLF Q8 is doing a decent job (assisted by a Nitecore HC65 on my head):
The search for a better light started with the Nitecore once I broke my Walmart 3xAAA cheapie headlamp (or I’d probably have a Zebralight or Skillhunt up there instead), evolved into a Q8 (possibly paired with a diffuser), and then I found the LT1 and joined BLF.
I now have a Mini-mag nichia triple (built it myself), a 3D Mag with an XHP70.2 (also built by me), 2 Convoys, FW3A, Nitecore HC65, Wowtac A2 (WIP: driver and emitter swap. going to flash Anduril next), and the Q8…. I’m sure my wife thinks I’m a super dork. She has had enough of talking about drivers, CCT/CRI, and dogfarts… I’m looking forward to throwing the LT1 on a tripod and lighting everything up on those long dark nights.
EDIT: Fixed picture