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

Interested in 2.

Interested in one

Wow, if the price does end up being $30 or possibly less, as djozz estimated, I will probably have to put in for a couple more of these.

Interested in one!

2 please.

This isn’t really new any more, but it occurred to me that I hadn’t mentioned it here…

Although I don’t have BLF Lantern hardware yet, I added some lantern-related features on my BLF Q8. One thing it has is a sunset mode, where it’ll start at a low level then get dimmer for an hour until it shuts itself off. It also has some more atmospheric modes which I think would work well on a lantern…

3 minutes of lightning storm mode:

3 minutes of candle flicker mode:

Play both videos at the same time if you want to simulate taking shelter by a fire while a storm goes by. :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

Very interesting. Like both!

ToyKeeper, I’ll buy twice as many if they have those modes, great work.

Count me in for a BLF Lantern, thanks!

I am really excited to see the prototype for this lantern. I am curious to see how the downward mounted led is incorporated. The flicker and lightning modes sound great!

Im interested if cheap. Wish it were a little brighter tho. 40w incandescent isnt that bright but the runtimes sound good.

Hopefully there’s some sort of update soon. I’m getting anxious.

Very Interested

Please add me to the list of those interested.

Thanks

Nice idea! :slight_smile:

I have the prototype (from the OP) taken apart and re-working the head design for 2 LED emitters and a center post bolt ( to make it simpler & stronger, plus adding a frosted main lens to eliminate the inner globe to lower costs & make it simpler in design.
I hope to get photos of it soon and post an updated blueprint. - DB

I don’t mind the relatively low output, but I can definitely understand how it’d seem underwhelming compared to the BLF Q8. It’s designed for a totally different style of use though, where turbo isn’t very relevant… and the lower brightness should help keep the cost down a bit.

It’ll make the lightning storm mode less impressive, but that’s kind of just icing anyway.

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[quote=ToyKeeper]

Please leave the Lightning Storm Mode as it is, to cooooooool to change :slight_smile:

[quote=Stittville Ed]

The point she is making, is the lightning storm won’t be nearly as dramatic from the lantern because it doesn’t produce the lumens of the Q8.