Self-Powered - Ready when you need them...
We've put the self-powered lanterns right up-front because they are incredibly popular. Forget for a moment that they will reduce the number of batteries in landfills, and forget that they are always ready to use. These are some of the best lighting products available... period.
Each of the self-powered lanterns is recharged by winding, or exposing to daylight. Fully charged, they will provide up to 20 hours of light thanks to the incredible efficiency of the bulbs they use.
Are they powerful? Some models are extremely bright, and go beyond any battery-eating halogen you would find at your local hardware store.
Solar Charged Lights?
Do they work at night?...
Of course. The idea is that they charge themselves quietly on a window sill or dashboard during the day, so that they are ready to go at night when you need them.
LED stands for "Light Emitting Diode", a semiconductor device that emits a beam of light when an electric current is applied to it. The great thing about LEDs is that they use very little power to generate light. In fact they use 1/10th the amount of power to generate the same amount of light as a standard incandescent bulb, and half the power of a compact fluorescent. This means that a 5-Watt LED compares closely with a 1-Million candle power 55-Watt Halogen!
LEDs are finding more and more applications all the time due to their lifetime which is usually up to 100,000 hours (almost 10 years if you were to leave it 'on'), their reliability, & continuous advances in their power. There was a time when LEDs were only useful for indicator lights on stereos & personal electronics, but now with Luxeon 1, 3, & 5 watt units, and cluster formats for smaller LEDs, they are slowly replacing standard bulbs in everything from traffic lights, bus tail lights & turn signals, and of course flashlights, headlamps & lanterns.
Choose LED products if reliability, long battery life, & durability are important to you.
1-Watt LED elements will shine beyond 200 feet (60m), while the 5 & 7 cluster LED models are comparable to standard halogen flashlights, providing uniform light over 20m (60ft).
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Indigo Lantern
Auto Solar Lantern
Compact Everlite
Glorb XB
LED Combo Light
Micro LED Lantern
