About Coleman
The Coleman Company has been creating and innovating products for recreational outdoor use since W.C. Coleman started selling gasoline-powered lanterns in 1900. Inventor of the hugely popular fold-up camp stove, Coleman developed a plastic liner for his galvanized steel coolers in 1957--the birth of the modern cooler--and the company has been improving their utility and design ever since. The array of products that bear the Coleman name now includes just about everything you might need to work or play outdoors, from tents and sleeping bags to boats, backpacks, and furniture.
GREAT!!!
This is the second lantern we have purchased, this one was a gift. Great for when the power goes out, even has a night light No one realizes how DARK it can get until a power loss, and this is like having an oasis of light. No worries about having a tons of batteries on hand, you just plug it in to recharge for the next time.
Don't Buy!
This is the second lantern that has failed. The first would not hold a charge. The second one died after 20 minutes. If you are thinking about buying this one, do a search on Amazon and see the other "Retro" listing (same product) with negative reviews. Very very disappointed.
Coleman rechargeable family size lantern
Bought this lantern for power failures. Have only had it a month but very satisfied with it. Gives out a good amount of light even to read a newspaper. It's a heavy lantern but that's not a problem. Think it's perfect for what I bought it for.
THE COLMAN LANTERN
THE COLEMAN LANTERN IS AWESOME,IT Coleman Retro Rechargeable Battery Powered Lantern (Family Size)LASTED ALL NIGHT CAT FISHING AND PUTS OUT AS MUCH LIGHT AS A GAS FUELED LANTERN. IT ALSO CHARGES UP FAST.(2-3 HOURS)THE PRODUCT WAS ALSO DELIVERED IN RECORD TIME! I ORDERED IT,AND IT SEEMED LIKE A DAY LATER,DING DONG, THE DOOR BELL RANG,AND IT WAS HERE! VERY SATISFIED! THX AMAZON.COM ROB
Excellent Function and Form
I was really going for a no thrills lantern to take me through the power outage after Hurricane Ike hit Houston and I completely lost faith in getting my power back. All I could do was read... candles are awful for the eyes; reading lights can get cumbersome as you constantly have to adjust their aim. So I figured it's time to get a lantern.
It didn't take too long to get hooked on the "retro" appeal of this lantern. The light emitted is bright enough for anyone in the room to enjoy reading in the darkness of a power outage - or in a tent for that matter. Although there are two output settings, Hi and Low, they are close enough to the point that you won't really need to set it on Hi. It lasts for hours as advertised and the night light is a neat little feature.
My only issue with this model is that the charging takes several hours and there is no "battery meter" to know how much you have left. I would basically use it at home for a couple of nights in a row, then charge it in the office on the third day - so I know an 8 hour charge will definitely last at least 8 hours.
Now that the power is back, I kept the lantern on display in my living room as it certainly looks appealing.
By the way, if you do buy it, and I recommend you do, the 12volt charger is tucked in the battery compartment (from the bottom). So don't freak out when you open the box and can't find it.
