Hi gleamer, your second lantern is 870 on the interest list. Thanks for telling me about having one already.
Edit on June 29, gleamer I missed earlier you asked for two more. I already added a bunch of number since 870, so I gave you an unused number of 447 on the interest list. So you have 3 total, number 123, 417, and 870. Sorry if this causes you any confusion.
Yourrid you are 871 and 872 on the interest list.
Definitely Phlogiston, sorry I missed you earlier. You have been added at 877 and 878 on the interest list.
I kinda like Campfire too.
How bout simplicity?
BLFUL or BLF/UL or BLF*UL (ultimate lantern)
BLF/HPL (high powered lantern)
BLF/EOL (extreme output lantern)
Got a question, Is this thing going to have a magnet on the bottom where you can stick it to the truck/Van/Camper?
a magnet was not really thought of, but would require a powerful one for that purpose. maybe an accessory magnet can be made as part of a accessory kit, (a magnet base that could thread into the tripod mount on the bottom of the lantern.
A few bucks, a trip to Home Depot, some adhesive, and about a day combined, and you can have a fairly sturdy magnet base.
You can pick up a tube full of small neodymium magnets for a few bucks. They are strong, so spacing most of them around the outer edge and few near the center should be reasonably stable without using a single big expensive magnet.
A tripod-attachment-point compatible magnetic base could be made in a similar fashion; just embed the magnets in an aluminum disk with the threaded bolt in the center.
I think this is the best name so far. It is not dorky, as some of the aforementioned names. I also agree that “BLF Lantern” is too generic. I want something a bit more special for a BLF special.
Actually, if someone could come up with a name that includes a reference to it’s original maker (DBSAR), that would be even better. Since he came up with the original idea, and is doing most of the R & D work himself, I think his name should at least be referenced somehow in the name of the product, unless he disapproves. For example, the FW3A name references the original designer: Fritz . Works . Triple . Aluminum flashlight.
Very cool build! I’ve always thought there’s been a lack of quality built, efficient and practical lanterns given all the handheld flashlights that are out there. I’m deathly interested in buying.
I apologize if I’ve missed it, but there’s quite a few pages. What are the final run times and lumen outputs on the levels?
Here you go. You only missed it by a couple of pages. DBSAR wrote a nice long description in THIS POST.
EDIT: There is no actual FINAL to this yet. DBSAR is still testing his second self-made prototype. We will need to get a manufacturer to make a prototype using the specs from that post, and test THAT one to see what the real FINAL specs will be.
It's great to see this lantern getting close to becoming a reality.
A neodymium magnet embedded in a steel dish with a hole for a bolt(like those used for magnetic hooks) that would probably be plenty strong enough(without being too strong and expensive like a base-sized neodymium magnet would be) and just use a bit of glue or epoxy or a nut and threadlock to keep the 1/4" 20 screw in place when it is not attached to the lantern. oh, like these.
Some interesting ideas. I kind of like BLF Skylantern and BLF LAN10
Seeing a user configurable sunset mode would be great if possible. I would think as long as a half hour fade to off would be quite useful.
Maybe BLF Eternal Flame or BLF Eternal Lantern or BLF EF Lantern, referencing warm tint candle mode, and long/infinite solar assisted runtime?