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

interested depending on final specs and price :slight_smile:

I’d be interested. I’d also be interested in where you get a decent SRK,

Interested.

i did that already with the Apocalypse lantern :stuck_out_tongue:
a complex design would drive the price up for a manufacturer to replicate, but i do plan on making this one here “look” like a lantern and not be completely plain.

I think the main point to consider is to please fix the blinding eye issues that almost every led lantern has.

i did mention that is an issue especially with 75 % of LED lanterns on the market being a up-firing design, (LEDs on the bottom facing up) that caused a lot of glare added with colder tints that multiply the glare effect. This will have a much less glare effect.

I’d be interested.

Interested depending on price.

Definitely interested

interested if its a good price

+1

I propose that first a “C4” C=Camping (or CL) Camping Lantern, 4 = 4x18650 is taken from proof of concept to “production”

Then we can / should go to a smaller

C8 C=Camping (or CL) Camping Lantern 8 8xAA/814500 version

Yes a big cut the glare is very high on the list, maybe we can even get a nice big “awning top” (don’t know the proper name) because lets face it for the vast majority of use it will be popped down on the table with us and so from that level our eyes need to be protected from direct line of sight.

I think we are in great hands and I know the brain trust has forgotten more about lanterns then I will even know but I wanted to put the .02 lumens worth in the pot.

No attack intended but please skip the frills. Once we go to “real” emitters, (built in) solar panels just cant keep up.
Crank winding - same argument (do you know how much cranking you need to do to charge 4x2600 mah cells?)
and as for built in charging please remember the ACEBEAM debacle.
If we are on an extended trip such that packing 1-4 extra cells is an issue then we can plan on packing a separate solar panel and bring a proper charger (check out GoalZero et al)

KISS!!! If we want a power bank or a power source for our cell phone (how much are we really gong to talk on a remote trip?) See GOALZERO and others of there ilk for solutions.

.02 lumens

Reducing the glare is one of the key goals on this build project, along with compactness, and run times balanced with output.

What about PWM, do you intend to avoid flicker or are you not worried about this aspect? For me it would be an absolute deal breaker regardless of anything else although I do realise it’s not that important for the majority of people.

I’d be interested in a lantern that uses 18650s and runs a long time on the lower modes.

^This. Times a hundred.

…edit…
but not 100 lights, i couldn’t afford that

I almost bought this lantern during Fast Tech’s CNY discount
But that will have to wait.

I am willing to get in on this.

The plan is for this lantern to be newly produced, not buying SRK and scavenging it for the battery carrier. Of course there has to be enough interest and have hundreds of reservations before this can happen.

Interested. I’ve been wanting a ~3000 lumen lantern. :smiley: