You are looking for a light that is bright enough to read a book?
Well if it is for just reading a book then why not try a headlamp or can I recommend "Krill Lamps". These are like glow-sticks but work on batteries. They last for 50 hours on 2 AA batteries. I have the Extreme 360 version - Cost £21 ish. They give a nice soft glow that you can read a book by, or walk to the loo's in. You can get 180 version which is great for book reading. Find them by googling :)
If you want a nice lamp for just sitting around then I use the Coleman Dual Fuel Mantle Lantern. Runs on petrol, works a treat, gives of 125W of light (so pretty good) just have to be careful using it in the tent.
I have always preferred gas lamps, extremely bright and safer than tilley lamps. They also warm the tent up at night, but don't hang them from a synthetic tent.
I have used all types of lighting in the past 20+ years, I now take a 110Ah leisure battery and use Led lighting, You can't beat it, last forever, safe, no heat to burn or scorch your tent. I buy LED bulbs for boats or caravans and wire them up myself to simple switches. Buy LED bulbs or LED striplighting. They use much less power than anything else.
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Easy to wire up and if you want switches built in, try the Halfords range of multi cigarette sockets.
I use the Leisure battery to run my Dab Radio, LCD Tv, DVD player and my Waeco coolfreeze 25 fridge/freezer.. NO UHU needed!!!
Although I'm a backpacker I have one of these for my 6-berth and it's superb, ample light and lasts well with a night light for the kids; not that I have any but that's not important!
Would like to give the petrol a bash one day though as swear by it for cooking.
I have just used a UFO LED light which was from Pound Land I bought it thinking I may as well give it a go for a £1, glad I did, bright enough to light a Montana 6 and also to use in a caravan awning for 6 people to eat under.
No weight to it either so easy to hang in the tent.
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Topic: Best Lighting
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