Meh. Not for me, I think. Lighter, smaller, dimmer lanterns are plentiful in the marketplace. I am content with the LT1 for its brightness, runtime and feature set.
If I were a backpacker I guess I’d feel differently.
More thoughts:
If the tailcap could be screwed directly into the head (without battery tube), the result would be a nice batteryless lamp. LT1 can be used without tailcap but with exposed contacts doesn’t feel like a product but rather like a hack. Reversing the threads on the head and adding a tailcap would make it feel better in such use.
Your idea seems rational, but it’s probably easier to just stick an old 18650 in there; one that isn’t good for much else .
If someone did try the capacitor in a dummy shell, I recommend putting a resistor in series with it to limit charge/discharge current to some reasonable value. Even a low value like 10-ohm should be fine, as that’s only a ~400mA inrush and seems likely to keep the charging circuit happy. 100-ohm also seems reasonable to me, but even higher may work.
but seriously… why not just pack a diffusor for your flashlight. this is what I have done always.
to stop the beam and reflect it back, I just use some reflective stuff as a “hat” for the diffusor.
I have a silicone diffusor for my D4Sv2… pack some Alu foil around or in it… and voila. Anduril Lantern.
If you want a 21700 host, the EC01 from Astrolux might be good idea… needs a nicer emitter of course. The itself sells as low as 20$ and as usb c charging and Anduril
Or look at the Lumintop edc18… magnetic base, deep carry clip, sideswitch 4000k sst20, Anduril with candle and sunset mode and it comes with a diffusor. You probably just need a bigger diffusor and a way to hang that light straight. maybe a magnetic adapter. usb i missing though
or the wurkkos wk30… I heard it is built by sofirn anyway. usb charge. just needs a diffusor and Anduril on it.
This diffuser might be an option. Being wider at the top might be a problem, but it seems like they were doing that to get more light going downward.
Opening is listed as 33mm or 1.3”. They sell it for $12.50.
Their lantern basically a flashlight with a diffuser on it. The tint looks kind of blue.
They use a flashlight with a 26650 battery, No idea who is manufacturing it. Someone here would probably know.
The product name is called Lantern, which seems like a really bad idea for a name.
I really like the powerbank feature. Other than that it seems like just a flashlight with a diffuser. The blue tint is pretty bad, and I don’t see it being able to run for hours without overheating. Lose the power bank and you can find better lights and diffusers for quite a bit less $$$
Yep. It does look like they put some thought into the diffuser light pattern, so that might have some utility. I do like the idea of the 26650 platform, but I wont be buying it.
It is probably manufactured for cheap in china and marked way up.
That was one of the top goals of designing the LT1, is the CRI and tint. 99 % of consumer LED lanterns on the market all have had horrible bluish tint, low CRI, low run times on max output, and dozens of other flaws they have.