I am on the list for this lantern and the FW3A flashlight; wife said I can only get one… so I made my choice of getting this lantern. I most likely won’t get the version with all the bells and whistles. I just want a simple and reliable lantern. I have OCD, too many options give me headache.
The outdoor photos was taken during a mountain climb expedition on the highest peak on the island of Newfoundland, eastern Canada. we camped near the summit where those photos were taken. (a 4 day/3-night trip and the V1 lantern didn’t need recharging, it still had 80% charge after the trip. Just the long run times, high CRI with nice warm tint, and usable modes alone made the lantern & mountain climb nights so much better.
I think what she meant by “you” can only get one, is you should get the lantern for yourself, and the FW3A for her. :smiling_imp:
For my part, I’m already getting the FW3A, but haven’t yet figured out how to justify the lantern to my wife.
I’m working on a subversive plan to get her to suggest a new camping lantern to replace the fluorescent Coleman we have. I need to figure out a way to get her to notice all of its drawbacks - from the cool, lifeless light to the single mode accessed by a cheap button with indefinite feel that I already had to resolder the leads on once.
Or…. you could just ’fix’ the Coleman where it will not work & then you would ‘need’ a new lantern.
Later… the Coleman could magically begin working again… if you wanted it to that is.
Plan is to check thermal properties, heat up and if there are some things to change for final production light
Prototypes should be sent out to reviewers by now as well
Not yet, but possibility in May. it will depend on when the test sample arrives. ( i plan to do run time tests, heat tests, drop tests, water intrusion tests, output tests, amp draws, the charging circuit tests, evaluate the light diffusion, tints, just about everything i can to see if it passes everything, and talk with the others in the team & Barry (manufacturer) about any alterations & changes.
I plan to use it for area lighting when I have to work nights on some cabling/construction jobs… Right now my trusty BLF Q8 is doing a decent job (assisted by a Nitecore HC65 on my head):
The search for a better light started with the Nitecore once I broke my Walmart 3xAAA cheapie headlamp (or I’d probably have a Zebralight or Skillhunt up there instead), evolved into a Q8 (possibly paired with a diffuser), and then I found the LT1 and joined BLF.
I now have a Mini-mag nichia triple (built it myself), a 3D Mag with an XHP70.2 (also built by me), 2 Convoys, FW3A, Nitecore HC65, Wowtac A2 (WIP: driver and emitter swap. going to flash Anduril next), and the Q8…. I’m sure my wife thinks I’m a super dork. She has had enough of talking about drivers, CCT/CRI, and dogfarts… I’m looking forward to throwing the LT1 on a tripod and lighting everything up on those long dark nights.