| |  | Brand: Brunton
Department: Lighting
List Price: $52.50
Buy New: $26.57
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Seller: Amazon.com
Rating:  15 reviews
Color: Silver
Size: One Size
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 11 x 8.7 x 2.5
MPN: 81-100690
Model: 81-100690
UPC: 080078006906
EAN: 0080078006906
ASIN: B0018BEQVY
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Showing reviews 6-10 of 10
 Brunton Polaris LED Lantern -- Great Value, great product September 10, 2009
J. Blann (Columbus Ohio)
There are so many LED lanterns to choose from depending on your tastes, needs, and convenience, and of course budget.
These lights live up to their name and described features and battery life and beyond.
This lantern features a 3 watt CREE LED module (one of the most efficient and brightest on the market today) I'm not sure about any regulation from the battery pack (3C cells) Although there are 2 brightness settings (not PWM like some models) I have tested these lights and battery life by simply leaving them on for 8-12 hours a day. I've gotten far more than 50 run time hours, although the LED starts to dim down. another 20 some hours later in my test, the LED on the High setting glows like that of using new batteries at the Low setting.
The CREE LED's can yield a variety of bright colors, including a "true" white light, unlike other cheaper lanterns and flashlights, that give off a cool bluish/purple tint. There is a slightly colored diffuser dome that supposedly makes it give off a "warm" glow, but I don't think the dome really does anything, the LED itself gives off a good clean white light, it is not harsh one bit.
Compared to my 3W Sportsman Xtreme lantern, which by itself is a bit brighter and gives a much cooler (purplish tint) white light, it seems to be a bit harsh as opposed to the Brunton Polaris. I use the Sportsman Xtreme mainly for work purposes.
Now, how does it light up a room? For an emergency power outage, one lantern will get you around effortlessly, and light up a small room for general use, but not quite reading-quality light.
I recommend at least 2 of these lanterns, spread apart. I just ordered a third one, and guess what, the first two I ordered came with Energizer batteries.
So for a value light on a budget, the Brunton Polaris will fit the bill. You will not be dissapointed.
Like Having Your Own Miniature Sun August 12, 2009
Gines Pasamonte (New York)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
When I first looked at this lantern I thought I had been scammed. It's tiny in comparison to old school lanterns. It looked like something that belongs in a children's camping set. Once I turned it on I was amazed -- it throws off tons of light. It's simple to use, has two levels of illumination and the batteries last a long time. This lantern is perfect not only for camping, but to keep for emergency lighting around the house or in the car. I've even dropped it a few times and nothing bad has happened.
 Nice lantern but... June 23, 2009
J. Johnson (Fredericksburg, Virginia United States)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
for the money, there are other options (Black Diamond Orbit Lantern for example; which is dimable, smaller, $10.00 less and packs very well)...The Burton Polaris latern has great output but is a bit bulky for backpacking (I'm a bit of a minimalist) and the "amber" color is not nearly as nice as it is made out to be...it still has that "strong white" LED light so if you're buying this for that feature, don't count on it or you'll be disappointed. Also, the "flare" in the middle of the latern casts a pretty good shadow under the latern, particularly if it is susupended overhead; also, takes "C" batteries - as things have gotten smaller over the years I find that this is the only piece of equipment that I have to carry Cs for
This is however, a good lantern despite these minor personal complaints...
Handy gear May 24, 2009
T. SHENG-HSIUNG (Taipei, Taiwan)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
It is not amber color as I expected, still small in size and powerful lighting
good camping lantern February 28, 2009
J. Rickert (maine)
Im big into backpacking and camping and this lantern seems like a very solid unit. As of yet I dont have outdoor experience with it but it seems like a good compact lantern to keep around, my initial impressions are you might need two or three of them if you have a large tent, and then you will have a very good cast of light from all directions. LED technology is the BEST! Very good value for a well built unit.
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