| Black Diamond Orbit Lantern | 
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| Brand: Black Diamond
Buy New: $27.95 - $29.95
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Dimensions (in): 1 x 1 x 1
MPN: BD620705
Model: 620705
ASIN: B001H31IO6
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| Features:
| • | Ultra-compact camping lantern for trekkers and backpackers | | • | DoublePower LED bulb with 45 lumens intensity enclosed in frosted globe | | • | Produces bright yet non-glaring light and includes adjustable dimming switch | | • | Measures 4 inches compacted or 5.5 inches extended; fits easily in any pack | | • | Runs on rechargeable or 4 AAA alkaline batteries; weighs 0.3 ounces |
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Product Description
When basecamp is set up and its time to kick back, pull out the Black Diamond Orbit Lantern and enjoy a six-foot radius of light for a mere three ounces. Whether youre backpacking the John Muir Trail or preparing for a long alpine rock route, this collapsible lanterns adjustable, 1-watt LED maximizes light with its frosted globe and dual reflectors. Thanks to the Orbits top hooks let you hang it from the tent or a tree branch while you sort gear or cook up dinner. Backpacker Magazine was so impressed that it offered the Editors' Choice Award in their gear guide.
Product Features- Material: Plastic
- Dimensions: 4-5.5in (102mm-140mm)
- Output: 25W
- Burn Time: 10hrs
- Weight: [With Batteries] 4.8oz (135g)
- Recommended Use: Backpacking, trekking, basecamp
- Manufacturer Warranty: 1 Year
- Country of Origin: Aruba
Amazon.com Product Description
Designed for long-distance trekkers and backpackers, the Black Diamond Orbit lantern stands a mere 4 inches tall when compacted, making it ideal for anyone who wants to shave a few grams off their load. The Orbit is equipped with a DoublePower LED bulb with 45 lumens intensity (max setting) enclosed inside a frosted globe. 
The Orbit lantern is small enough to fit inside a pack's front or side pocket. | The resulting light is bright yet non-glaring, making it a good choice for reading or cooking in the dark. The light also includes a dual reflector system that captures and maximizes light output, along with a unique dimming switch that provides adjustable brightness. Best of all, the light is tinier than most other lanterns, with a lightweight housing that can easily fit in one of your pack's front or side pockets. The Orbit--which operates on an NRG2 rechargeable battery kit or four AAA alkaline batteries--extends as tall as 5.5 inches and weighs 0.3 ounces. It also includes a collapsible hanging loop so you can suspend the lantern from a tree branch or tent pole. About Black Diamond
What began with a backyard anvil and a hammer has grown into a global company with offices on three continents. Black Diamond's roots extend to 1957, when an 18-year-old Yvon Chouinard started pounding out hand-forged pitons. To support his climbing habit, Chouinard traveled to Yosemite National Park and sold gear from the trunk of his car. His intelligent designs were quickly recognized by climbers as among the best available. By 1958, when Warren Harding completed the first ascent of the Nose on Yosemite's El Capitan, Chouinard's chrome-poly steel pitons had become an integral part of his rack. Chouinard Equipment, located in Ventura, California, was born shortly thereafter. Through the years, the company introduced such innovative gear as redesigned carabiners, the world's first rigid crampon, the first curved-pick ice axes, and the XCD binding, a strong, heat-treated aluminum telemark binding that stood out compared to the flimsier bindings of the time. In December 1989, the company became the first employee-owned entity in the climbing industry and rechristened itself as Black Diamond. The company is now based in Salt Lake City, Utah--within minutes of great rock climbing, ice climbing, and backcountry skiing--and includes offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. The company continues to release award-winning products as Black Diamond, including the world's first plastic telemark ski boot, AvaLung packs that allowed the user to breathe when buried in snow, carbon-fiber ice axes, and the HotWire, the world's first wire-gate carabiner.
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A Great Little Lamp March 14, 2010
E. Godfrey (Eastish...)
It looks like -all- of the other reviews for this little lamp are in accord with my findings.
1.) It's light. Toss it in your pack and you won't even know its there.
2.) It's bright. It sends out an intense light that illuminates everything in such a way that a little bit of low light vision will have no problem accomplishing any task. I have never once wished this were just a little brighter. In the tent its great and set out to illuminate cooking materials, this is just fantastic. Wanna roast some s'mores, but don't want to fuss with the head lamp? Just pop this on for a few moments, and all is well. I like how this is so bright, but not obnoxiously so for cupcake camping with neighbors near by.
3.) It's clever. The double 3/4 D-ring loops on the top make this a cinch to clip onto a line in your tent or elsewhere. This is an extremely clever design that is infinitely useful Well done here!
4.) It lasts. With a dozen trips out with this and two power outages, this thing is still at full capacity. That's the LED for you!
What a great little lantern! Get one for your car, for your home (for outages) and for your tent. This little gem delivers.
The Little Light that Could December 26, 2009
Mr. K (Arkansas USA)
A tremendous lantern, especially if you're backpacking with a buddy and stuck inside a shelter during a rainy night. My brother and I were caught in a rain storm one night on the Ouachita Trail; fortunately, we were at one of the shelters, but a fire was out of the question. This little thing lit up the entire shelter and lasted for about 4-5 hours on re-chargeable batteries. In retrospect, it would have lasted a whole lot longer had I used lithium batteries instead. The light is diffused nicely, not too bright and certainly not dim. Very light-weight. An excellent choice for a backpacker.
 WanderingBlindly Philippines trip test of Orbit (5 Stars) December 18, 2009
Joseph C. Bogo (Avella, PA USA)
3 out of 7 found this review helpful
This is an outstanding product. I took one on my first trip to the Philippines, so it proved sturdy enough to travel from Pittsburgh to Minneapolis to Tokyo to Manila to Davao to Cebu to Manila to Tokyo to Detroit to Minneapolis to Pittsburgh without ever tapping out the way that a bulb light surely would have, given all the bumps and hard knocks of my travels.
During the 46-day trip, it came in handy during numerous Filipino power outages, and all on the included set of AAA batteries. It's still kicking just fine with those same batteries, sitting on a shelf in our breezeway awaiting our next southwestern PA power outage. I just bought a bunch of AAA Lenmar R2G Low Self-Discharge rechargeable batteries and a LaCrosse BC-900 charger, and I'm officially convinced that this Orbit will be the "Highlander" of battery lanterns. As in, unless you cut off its head, it just won't die ;)
The diffused globe is awesome, because it glows with a soft light that is easy to look directly at instead of the harsh glare that comes from lanterns with clear globes. It really does kick out plenty of light, too. As tiny as it is, it's amazing how much eye-friendly, quality light this little lantern generates. As with any light, the darker the environment, the brighter it appears.
As my Filipino friends and I were riding in the back of a big pineapple truck travelling between Surallah and Cotabato on a moonless night, they decided that it was going to be too dangerous to continue at night in that part of Mindanao. So we stopped to spend the night in an old church, and the pastor immediately fell in love with this light. Of course the power happened to be out at the time, if I remember correctly. I'm gonna buy another one from Amazon and give it to him as a gift if I ever pass by his way again.
I'm also going to buy the Black Diamond Apollo AA lantern and see first-hand the difference in brightness between it and the Orbit. According to the specs, it seems like the Orbit is rated at 45 lumens and the Apollo is rated at 50 lumens. On paper, that doesn't seem like a very big difference. I'm going to take both of them on my next trip to the Philippines, and I'll surely do a post on my blog in which I compare them to one another.
If anybody would like to check out my blog, it's WanderingBlindly. I try to post my thoughts about all the products I take with me and use during my Philippines adventures.
I give the Orbit 5 stars, but I didn't see any choices to click on next to "How do you rate this item?"
Lots of light for a small lamp! October 19, 2009
Kevin Cross (Lancaster, NY)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased this lamp for my fall camping trip to replace one that was 3 times the size & weight. I was amazed at the light output, far superior to my older lamp. It worked perfectly, was easy to hang in my 2 man dome tent and didn't have the glare typical of other lamps. The compact size & weight make it ideal for backpacking. The only minor problem I found is that the on/off button can be hard to find by feel in the dark. Perhaps a raised surface or different texture on the button would solve that problem. Overall, it's a great lamp and highly recommend it for camping/backpacking.
Tiny, bright, long-lived October 19, 2009
Omar Siddique (Ellicott City, MD USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This tiny lantern makes a great carry-around light source: bright, light, long-lived. I kept it with me for most of the Burning Man 2009 festival.
It survived undamaged, the first set of batteries never ran out (from sporadic use for 5 nights), and it was small enough that I didn't feel burdened by it. The Orbit isn't cheap but is the smallest/lightest unit in its class that I could find, with a reasonable lumens rating.
My only quibble was that some of the fine dust of the Black Rock Desert got inside the clear plastic part. There's no way to clean it out without disassembling the unit (haven't tried yet)
The only thing lacking in the design is being able to direct the light at a specific spot, as with a flashlight. I'd love to see a modification, maybe some way to open up the end while in its "closed" position, to direct light more narrowly.
Highly recommended.
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