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

XD9 · February 15, 2018, 5:18am

Interested in Two.

GreenLights · February 15, 2018, 5:58am

Very interested in two.

bibin · February 15, 2018, 6:37am

Interested in 2.

BRAVO · February 15, 2018, 10:33am

Interested in one

waxing_twilight · February 19, 2018, 2:45am

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.

FlashIight · February 19, 2018, 2:48am

Interested in one!

Boro · February 19, 2018, 2:58am

2 please.

ToyKeeper · February 19, 2018, 4:35am

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.

leroycp · February 19, 2018, 6:13am

Very interesting. Like both!

southland · February 19, 2018, 6:26am

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

lionheart_2281 · February 19, 2018, 11:26am

Count me in for a BLF Lantern, thanks!

WaylonJennings · February 19, 2018, 2:46pm

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!

jaynick · February 19, 2018, 6:54pm

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

jigsaw · February 19, 2018, 7:39pm

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

theadlee · February 19, 2018, 8:34pm

Very Interested

Couchmaster · February 20, 2018, 1:36am

Please add me to the list of those interested.

Thanks

DBSAR · February 20, 2018, 4:01am

Nice idea!

DBSAR · February 20, 2018, 4:08am

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

ToyKeeper · February 20, 2018, 9:55am

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.

raccoon · February 20, 2018, 10:05am

Post #1000!

(at the moment)