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

Very true, we all already have tons of flashlights for ceiling bouncing/tail standing indoors. But when it comes to acual lanterns that can be used outdoors for area lighing there are way to many crappy, plastic, bad-tinted, low-runtime lanterns with unreliable “gimmics” added to them already available from sellers & stores,
But for outdoors, or in places/rooms where white smooth ceilings are not an option, a simple, durable, long running, 360-degree lantern is needed.

I’m interested
As long as the cost doesn’t get too crazy

Depending on the price, I may or may not get one, but I am interested.

I am in!! Possibly multiples if price is agreeable.

Very interested.

Interesting project. I’m in.

I’m in!

Can’t wait for this one. The way I look at it, this lantern will have no competition. Nothing else like it on the market, everything now is plastic, alkaline powered, and no name emitters. Can see this being a huge seller to campers, hikers, fishermen, hunters, and such. Looking good DBSAR.

The plan is to build a lantern than can fit in a coat pocket, produce the light of a 60 watt light bulb, have good high CRI tint, and run for several nights of use on high, (Or for weeks on lower modes) without the need of recharging the batteries, be durable, solid, compact, useful when needed, and do what a lantern is supposed to do. (and be open to further modding like all of here like to do if we wish to. :slight_smile:

This sounds like a great project.

Just one question; Where are you getting the SRK clone with threadded LED plate?

I am in :slight_smile: nice project!

I could certainly use a good lantern, I’m in.

Put me down for one please, dependant on price and absolutely no detectable PWM.

I am almost with you, I’d love to see a really good led lantern come to life. But there’s one thing that all that plastic garbage has to its advantage, and that is the use of safe chemistry batteries. So I’m not really sure I would like to see this with 18650 batteries, but perhaps rather with AA-type batteries. It will be a bit less compact but much easier to sell or give away.

I’m definitely interested

I’m in for sure

Definitely interested - Great concept

We have a plastic thingy with
Solar panel Ln top costs were $16,-
Crank in bottom
Shaped like those old fashion storm lanterns.
The light it produces is not warm but we used it camping and it sits next to the kitchen door
We have cranked it up once but the solar charging has provided light for about a year now when we needed it.
Is it possible to sacrifice the space of 1 cell for charging parts? Solar panel on top, crank at bottom? Maybe USB out port for cellphones.
To have that in a nice ALU housing would be very nice.

I was planning on just using a diffuser with a modded SRK but this is a much cooler project!

But as you go right now I am interested so put me on the list.

I have a few lanterns but none run off of 18650s . I could use one of these!

Interested