You missed a function with the UCO that makes it brighter. Turn it on with one click and then press and hold to change the brightness. It allows you to move through a full range of brightness instead of the multi click like the other lamps. Just a different way of doing it and it defaults to the dim setting.
Another great review, I used your discount code for Olight and brought a Olight S1R Baton II 1000 Lumens for my father in-law for Christmas, I think he’s still seeing purple spots 😆
Just shows how we all have different preferences and hurray for that! I like the little bulb one - so sweet and simple. I don’t like rechargeable lanterns as if on a long tour it is just so much easier to buy AA / AAA batteries from any corner shop, petrol station etc. I keep my little bulb lantern safe in a small plastic box in my bike pannier 👍🏻🤗
Hi Kent. Followed you over here from your other channel. Country boy from N.Y. USA. Loved your other channel so I thought I would give this one a try. Great information. Thanks. Keep them coming
Camp lighting is a complex and confusing topic. Thanks for posting this handy guide. Lately, I have been using the 'bulb' shaped light and taking backup batteries. The 'handle' on the bulb helps it to function as a useful flashlight to find a place to pee in the middle of the night and to light up the inside of my bivvy or hammock system without shedding too harsh a light. It is sufficent to read a paperback book by. The 'strobe' setting is just annoying and possibly dangerous for those inclined to epilepsy. So: the strobe setting is the one my 6-year old grand-twins want to use... Not covered here is another of my preferred choices: a headband mounted, tiltable light. This is the one for me when dusk or nightfall catches me still on a trail or in camp needing to get that last bit of wood processed or to see how things are going foodwise over the fire.
Hi Andy, Thanks for another great review video. I've had the 'light bulb' style lanterns for nearly two years now and have found them to be great. They are sturdier than they look and I have one in my home which has had nightly usage and I've only had to change the batteries once! An easily accessible 'value' item for someone starting out or on a tight kit budget.
You’ve started reviewing gear you’ve not ‘battle tested’. Not going to say anything else, but it’s a slippery slope. Be well and stay safe in lockdown!
Eric, I agree and understand what you say. However I just saw this video as a comparison, giving specifications and price. It done me a favour as I bought the itoncs for £8.00 and I’m well pleased. I’ll give it a battle test as you put it and report back!
Nice to see a decent review on these. I have 4 of the coideal style but in a decent make. I’ve had mine for 6 years with my kids putting them through hell lol. I find the low settings good for not killing your eyes if you turn it on in the night. I should add I use them in my hammock as well as the family tent. Mine take AA bats and lasts ages.
Take a look at the stream light seige series of lanterns. I have quite a bit of them in various models. They are waterproof and highly versatile. The seige AA is a nice portable lantern and is great!
I just ordered a UCO candle lantern. I believe you used one in a video. I would like to see a video on different kinds of lanterns with different fuels or multi fuel. I also just got an old wick style lantern can burn lamp oil paraffin or kerosene or citronella.
Thanks for the review Andy, the itonics impressed me the most and for £8.00? I had to buy one. I’m very pleased with it, build quality and light output, great. For £8.00 you can’t go wrong! O
Great video, I bought a BioLite SunLight ,has different colours, party mode,dimming functionality on white light and can be recharged from either usb or solar panel on the back.
These thingies are fun to have and play with, but I don't understand why people don't just use a second headlamp as their tent light. It provides more than enough light inside the tent And it doubles as a backup headlamp in case anything happens to your main lamp.
I use a Decathlon one. Its rechargeable via micro usb, or you could also recharge it using the dynamo it has. It also has a handle on the underside. And has 3 light modes... bright white, dim white, and red. Its very good.
Hi Andy. Thanks for the video. Always on the lookout for lightweight lighting options. One that I have used a lot and works well is the LUMINAID Solar lantern. Not the best option for winter camping in Kent I suspect.
Nightcore LR10 which is sadly discontinued but can still get the panda version. Brilliant waterproof, magnetic and had it working at - 20C in Finland and amazingly the battery held up
Hi, i use petzel headlamp with the lantern case from Energizer ;) you can buy it with a headlamp but the headlamp is not very good on it's own. Petzel has its own case, but i don't like the way it opens with the zipper. I think it's a weak construction and cost as much as Energizer with a headlamp.
The Fenix looks pretty good although from what I've read in the comments below re. the UCO it didn't really get a fair review if you didn't operate it correctly. One complaint I have about quite few lights/torches is that to access the red light to preserve your night vision you 1st have to cycle through all the white light options, that's poor design. To be honest I use a USB rechargable headtorch with a zoom function, adjustable levels and a 'straight to' red light option and does everything a dedicated tent light can do.
Olight Mini lantern double clicked goes straight to red. 1 lumen/34hrs rated. I liked mine I got in a bundle...so I bought 6 to give out as gifts, and me a second one. Serious li'l lantern I never run on high @ (150LM /4hrs) x2 of how ya feel about night vision. iben living with 17 to 50 lumen torches my whole life, mostly the former. ...night fishing, night walking trails by way of feeling the trail with moccasin-ed feet or barefoot/canopy gap against the sky. ...once in awhile trail escapes and have to flash a torch for a few. Sooner the night vision returns the better. blah blah...Happy New Year Mac.
Feurerhand makes superlative lanterns and I love parafin as a fuel. The electric options reviewed here are the ones I would be most comfortable with INSIDE a tent. Had I a cabin, Feuerhand would win 'hands down!' (as we say in America.)
That's a shame about the UCO one I really like a lot of their other products. Their stormproof sweetfire fire lighters are great. Brilliant, honest reviews though bud. 👍
Like mentioned above he only has it on it's moonlight mode. I have the Sprout+ (that has a rechargeable battery) and honestly it seems to be built for use in a real camp setting. Mine bright enough when about halfway up to throw a 20 foot circle of decent light since we are talking "woods dark" which a little light goes a long way. Turned all the way up it's about like a 40 watt light bulb hanging there. It also REALLY needs to be above you. I don't like things I can't use regular batteries in. Lights with built in packs are always in a state of decline life wise. Then when the battery gets crap, it's in the trash. The UCO feels solid, can use standard batteries, at least to me is more than bright enough, and if you want a tent light, I recommend it.
@@BrianRRenfro Yeah i found his assessment on the uco to be skewed as if he didn't read the manual of operations which is what read every time i get a new light cause knowing how your equipment functions is useful. Then again it also seems like he got it without considering his use purposes its a lightweight lantern so it'll have limitations.
@@Horde334 I mean even NOT reading the instructions how do you know know it gets brighter!?!? It's on the box, in the advertising, et cetera. That and yeah read the instructions that come with it. Maybe it's just me but first thing I do when I get any light that isn't that bright...click the switch a few times. That doesn't work...hold it down and see what happens! I wanted to scream at my screen! Yeah. it's a backpacking lantern/tent light. In a tent it's so damn bright it feels like the sun is on. Even out lighting up a camp it's plenty bright to throw a 30 foot circle of usable light. I have flashlights with so many click this many times. Click, hold, click click, hold for this function. The simplicity of the UCO is nice! I have to carry a manual for some of mine just to remember how to use all the different features!
@@BrianRRenfro Thats also kinda why i like the uco lantern honestly its got a simple ui but yeah sometimes we need a refresher on its ui after a bit its a similar case with some of my lights I carry with their multi modes both olight and fenix have special modes hidden. Still as much as i like kents content I always feel like there's a little bias when he receives free stuff from companies i.e one tigris or olight just makes me question the quaility of content sometimes.
Anyone in the market for a super compact back up hammock/tent light should consider the nebo lumo keyring torch.smaller than my thumb and puts out a decent amount of usable light.well worth the £5 I paid for it.
Bit of a shame it uses several (3?) Watch batteries. I like the lumintop tool with the add on diffuser. Kind of a flashlight and lantern rolled into one.
Until you realize he didn't know you can make it brighter by holding the button down but you know why figure out how a light even works in the first place.
You missed a function with the UCO that makes it brighter. Turn it on with one click and then press and hold to change the brightness. It allows you to move through a full range of brightness instead of the multi click like the other lamps. Just a different way of doing it and it defaults to the dim setting.
I really like the UCO with the magnetic lanyard and usually the dim setting is all I need.
you're right John, my apologies, its ok but I do still prefer the others personally. ill pic your comment for clarity, cheers
@@kentsurvivalgearreview586 You'd figure as a gear reviewer you'd read instructions for a new light but hey why put the extra effort in.
Another great review, I used your discount code for Olight and brought a Olight S1R Baton II 1000 Lumens for my father in-law for Christmas, I think he’s still seeing purple spots 😆
Andy, I value your gear reviews - always thorough and honest! Thanks! ATB!
Thanks Ann :)
Led Lenser Ml4 warm white is my favorite. Gives a cozy atmosphere in my tent.
Just shows how we all have different preferences and hurray for that! I like the little bulb one - so sweet and simple. I don’t like rechargeable lanterns as if on a long tour it is just so much easier to buy AA / AAA batteries from any corner shop, petrol station etc. I keep my little bulb lantern safe in a small plastic box in my bike pannier 👍🏻🤗
Hi Kent. Followed you over here from your other channel. Country boy from N.Y. USA. Loved your other channel so I thought I would give this one a try. Great information. Thanks. Keep them coming
Camp lighting is a complex and confusing topic. Thanks for posting this handy guide. Lately, I have been using the 'bulb' shaped light and taking backup batteries. The 'handle' on the bulb helps it to function as a useful flashlight to find a place to pee in the middle of the night and to light up the inside of my bivvy or hammock system without shedding too harsh a light. It is sufficent to read a paperback book by. The 'strobe' setting is just annoying and possibly dangerous for those inclined to epilepsy. So: the strobe setting is the one my 6-year old grand-twins want to use... Not covered here is another of my preferred choices: a headband mounted, tiltable light. This is the one for me when dusk or nightfall catches me still on a trail or in camp needing to get that last bit of wood processed or to see how things are going foodwise over the fire.
Hi Andy,
Thanks for another great review video.
I've had the 'light bulb' style lanterns for nearly two years now and have found them to be great. They are sturdier than they look and I have one in my home which has had nightly usage and I've only had to change the batteries once! An easily accessible 'value' item for someone starting out or on a tight kit budget.
You’ve started reviewing gear you’ve not ‘battle tested’. Not going to say anything else, but it’s a slippery slope.
Be well and stay safe in lockdown!
Eric, I agree and understand what you say. However I just saw this video as a comparison, giving specifications and price. It done me a favour as I bought the itoncs for £8.00 and I’m well pleased. I’ll give it a battle test as you put it and report back!
Loved your Lantern review. Would love to see your review of Back Packing Gas Camp Stoves, etc. Cheers
Nice to see a decent review on these. I have 4 of the coideal style but in a decent make. I’ve had mine for 6 years with my kids putting them through hell lol. I find the low settings good for not killing your eyes if you turn it on in the night. I should add I use them in my hammock as well as the family tent. Mine take AA bats and lasts ages.
Hi Andy there is a lot of choices out there I like the rechargeable ones.
Take a look at the stream light seige series of lanterns. I have quite a bit of them in various models. They are waterproof and highly versatile. The seige AA is a nice portable lantern and is great!
I just ordered a UCO candle lantern. I believe you used one in a video. I would like to see a video on different kinds of lanterns with different fuels or multi fuel. I also just got an old wick style lantern can burn lamp oil paraffin or kerosene or citronella.
Good review surprised the olight wasn't in top 2
Thanks buddy, They've only really just entered the lantern game, they need a middle option imo, something affordable and small
@@kentsurvivalgearreview586 thought you might like this Princeton Tec Helix Lantern on Amazon 31$ only
Thanks for the review Andy, the itonics impressed me the most and for £8.00? I had to buy one. I’m very pleased with it, build quality and light output, great. For £8.00 you can’t go wrong!
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Great review video on the lights I bought a cordial Build 3 years ago still works it's a good light.
Thanks Andrew.. thats good to hear!
Excellent Review!!
Great video,
I bought a BioLite SunLight ,has different colours, party mode,dimming functionality on white light and can be recharged from either usb or solar panel on the back.
Thanks Stewart.. ill have to check them out
@@kentsurvivalgearreview586 ua-cam.com/video/Om50rLZKOyQ/v-deo.html
Great review Andy, great little lamps for a great price. Plenty to think about here. Cheers mate.
These thingies are fun to have and play with, but I don't understand why
people don't just use a second headlamp as their tent light. It
provides more than enough light inside the tent And it doubles as a
backup headlamp in case anything happens to your main lamp.
I use a Decathlon one. Its rechargeable via micro usb, or you could also recharge it using the dynamo it has. It also has a handle on the underside. And has 3 light modes... bright white, dim white, and red. Its very good.
Hi Andy. Thanks for the video. Always on the lookout for lightweight lighting options. One that I have used a lot and works well is the LUMINAID Solar lantern. Not the best option for winter camping in Kent I suspect.
Thanks Scen, ill have a look
Thanks Andy. Good honest review as always.
Nightcore LR10 which is sadly discontinued but can still get the panda version. Brilliant waterproof, magnetic and had it working at - 20C in Finland and amazingly the battery held up
Good review Andy! Thanks so much.
Hi, i use petzel headlamp with the lantern case from Energizer ;) you can buy it with a headlamp but the headlamp is not very good on it's own. Petzel has its own case, but i don't like the way it opens with the zipper. I think it's a weak construction and cost as much as Energizer with a headlamp.
Great review 👍 Spookily was looking to replace a small lantern, just bought the Fenix 😀 💡
nice, Im currently also using one of their headlamps before I do a vid on it
Awesome comparison. Thanks!
Olantern and Olantern mini are a great combination.
Obulbs float
that green traditional one for £40 quid and the flicker bulb option would be my choice
Nice review Andy 👍
👍
I bought Obulb Plus it has 300lm
Just watched your video about the Olight Freyr, and suddenly it stopped and was gone!
Good one andy tq
The Fenix looks pretty good although from what I've read in the comments below re. the UCO it didn't really get a fair review if you didn't operate it correctly. One complaint I have about quite few lights/torches is that to access the red light to preserve your night vision you 1st have to cycle through all the white light options, that's poor design. To be honest I use a USB rechargable headtorch with a zoom function, adjustable levels and a 'straight to' red light option and does everything a dedicated tent light can do.
Olight Mini lantern double clicked goes straight to red. 1 lumen/34hrs rated.
I liked mine I got in a bundle...so I bought 6 to give out as gifts, and me a second one.
Serious li'l lantern I never run on high @ (150LM /4hrs)
x2 of how ya feel about night vision. iben living with 17 to 50 lumen torches my whole life, mostly the former.
...night fishing, night walking trails by way of feeling the trail with moccasin-ed feet or barefoot/canopy gap against the sky. ...once in awhile trail escapes and have to flash a torch for a few. Sooner the night vision returns the better.
blah blah...Happy New Year Mac.
For me, Andy, that should be the fenix. I have a Feuerhand Stormlantern already.
Feurerhand makes superlative lanterns and I love parafin as a fuel. The electric options reviewed here are the ones I would be most comfortable with INSIDE a tent. Had I a cabin, Feuerhand would win 'hands down!' (as we say in America.)
@@jamesellsworth9673 yes, that’s true, instead when you use a tarp or a shed, the Feuerhand comes in most handy.
I'm in 😀
Have you seen those led gas style lanterns for sale?
Where is Nitecore LA30? it should be there!
That's a shame about the UCO one I really like a lot of their other products. Their stormproof sweetfire fire lighters are great. Brilliant, honest reviews though bud. 👍
Like mentioned above he only has it on it's moonlight mode. I have the Sprout+ (that has a rechargeable battery) and honestly it seems to be built for use in a real camp setting. Mine bright enough when about halfway up to throw a 20 foot circle of decent light since we are talking "woods dark" which a little light goes a long way. Turned all the way up it's about like a 40 watt light bulb hanging there. It also REALLY needs to be above you. I don't like things I can't use regular batteries in. Lights with built in packs are always in a state of decline life wise. Then when the battery gets crap, it's in the trash. The UCO feels solid, can use standard batteries, at least to me is more than bright enough, and if you want a tent light, I recommend it.
@@BrianRRenfro Yeah i found his assessment on the uco to be skewed as if he didn't read the manual of operations which is what read every time i get a new light cause knowing how your equipment functions is useful. Then again it also seems like he got it without considering his use purposes its a lightweight lantern so it'll have limitations.
@@Horde334 I mean even NOT reading the instructions how do you know know it gets brighter!?!? It's on the box, in the advertising, et cetera. That and yeah read the instructions that come with it. Maybe it's just me but first thing I do when I get any light that isn't that bright...click the switch a few times. That doesn't work...hold it down and see what happens! I wanted to scream at my screen! Yeah. it's a backpacking lantern/tent light. In a tent it's so damn bright it feels like the sun is on. Even out lighting up a camp it's plenty bright to throw a 30 foot circle of usable light. I have flashlights with so many click this many times. Click, hold, click click, hold for this function. The simplicity of the UCO is nice! I have to carry a manual for some of mine just to remember how to use all the different features!
@@BrianRRenfro Thats also kinda why i like the uco lantern honestly its got a simple ui but yeah sometimes we need a refresher on its ui after a bit its a similar case with some of my lights I carry with their multi modes both olight and fenix have special modes hidden. Still as much as i like kents content I always feel like there's a little bias when he receives free stuff from companies i.e one tigris or olight just makes me question the quaility of content sometimes.
Andy, what is the Itonks model number. Can't find it on Amazon,
Thanks, Nick
I have 2 Obulbs which will be emergency lights
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Anyone in the market for a super compact back up hammock/tent light should consider the nebo lumo keyring torch.smaller than my thumb and puts out a decent amount of usable light.well worth the £5 I paid for it.
sounds good, ill give it a look
Bit of a shame it uses several (3?) Watch batteries.
I like the lumintop tool with the add on diffuser. Kind of a flashlight and lantern rolled into one.
@@iwalker3809 I just keep it in my electronics dry bag as an emergency light.my main lantern is the oex powerlux
I've found the manufacturer's claims for lumens rarely matches reality.
Do you still use the Feurhand lantern?
I do indeed.. though its just a copy, still restoring a real one when I have the time
@@kentsurvivalgearreview586 amazing! I bought mine from amazon so it’s probably a copy too!
You know what you could of done? do test it at night for better result.
It looks to me like itonics is my choice. I know corporals corner likes his uco, but that seems like a poor light.
Until you realize he didn't know you can make it brighter by holding the button down but you know why figure out how a light even works in the first place.
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