I'm just curious does anyone know a really good lamp that pretty bright, long battery life, and cover all around inside of a clam bigfoot xl 2000 tent.
I know for sure i will be making a few night trips especially at rockport this year.
[signature]
Propane lanterns give you a lot of light for the weight you would haul and they're inexpensive. Battery powered lamps have a much higher ratio of weight to light. But, for a quick on and off, a small rechargeable flashlight is my choice for that. The propane lantern would have waste heat in the summer, but ice fishing nights it isn't waste heat and welcome and will raise the temperature inside the tent considerably. Always, allow sufficient air flow with open vents when you have combustion inside your tent. Dress warm rather than trying to capture more heat with reduced ventilation. Be safe!
[signature]
I'm more looking in a battery powered lamp maybe one that runs with 12 v battery block
[signature]
Then go for efficiency of the light to carry less weight in batteries. LED lighting will use the least power for the amount of light they produce. Choose a LED lighting that uses high energy density batteries. The lithium rechargeable batteries are both lightweight and store a lot of energy. My ice fishing tent is all black inside and others are also dark, so use overhead lighting instead of relying upon light shining up and out to bounce back from the walls and ceiling. There are ice fishing lights made this way, but I have no experience with them. I like a simple headlamp that puts the light just where you're looking and controlling it to only be on when I need it. I have one that has a selectable bright narrow beam for seeing far into the distance and a dim wide beam for close. My favorite for close is just a tiny single cell AAA LED flashlight that isn't bright and I let my eyes adapt to seeing with low light. One lightweight thing you should have anyway that will also help with your natural night vision ability is dark sunglasses to keep the brightness of the day on ice and snow from attenuating your night vision for later.
I know you go for considerable hikes, so for you, I've emphasized less weight to not inhibit your mobility advantages which I relate to because I like to be prepared to travel light and fast though I often go heavy when with a group and mobility is less of a factor. I just got the Nils ice auger to run around making holes and finding and following schools of fish. But, there will also be times when I set up heavy for social aspects of ice fishing and maybe go even heavier set up to make hot chocolate and maybe even fry fish. For heavy, I'll favor propane and for light, I might just have a headlamp and a tiny flashlight.
[signature]
I bought one of the Frabil quad LED light bars. It works really well for my Eskimo Quickfish 3 ice shelter. I believe it was around $25 from Cabela's.
[signature]
Cut and past this in google;
" Cooper Lighting LED130 Might-D-Light LED Rechargeable Folding Worklight with AC &..."
They have them at walmart and the way they fold or prop up could hang from or over a pole or sit on the ground. I asked for one for Christmas for my tent.
[signature]
It's not a lantern, but if you're interested, I found a deal through another forum I used to frequent on very small aluminum LED flashlights that run on 1 AA battery. They are very bright, very long-lasting, and very cheap, about $3 a pop. I bought 5 of them and they're great little lights. Unfortunately they ship from China, so they take like a month to get to your door. But with the weather they way it has been lately, you probably have a solid month before there's decent ice anyway
[signature]
Go with an LED tent lamp. They are much lighter, run on four AA batteries that will provide bright light for several nights of fishing. Just clip it in the center of the roof of your shelter and it lights everything up well. Sometimes too well.
[inline LEDTentLight.jpg]
[signature]
Where at and how much?
I sure would love too get a really bright one, nothing weak. [
]
[signature]
I'd be interested in where to find one of these as well.
[signature]
I bought mine at wallyworld last year. Works great puts out some light not much but works. If you want to run off your 12 volt battery go on ebay and buy LED flexible light strips. Stick them to your poles or zip tie them and run the wires to the battery. I bought some last year for like 5 bucks. Haven’t ran them yet, will put out allot more light then the tent light.
[signature]
You can find them at most sporting goods stores with the flashlights and headlamps. They are about $10. I usually also wear a head lamp when fishing for burbot because I mostly fish outside the shelter if the weather is decent and use the shelter to warm up and eat. [cool]
If you are wanting it real bright to attract fish you will probably want something more than the tent lights. For rigging and re-baiting, they work great for me.
[signature]
Harbor freight has LED trouble lights. Run on AAA batteries. They have a hook on them to hang them up. Come in two different shapes. They are pretty bright. Get the right set of coupons and they are free.
[signature]
[url "http://www.harborfreight.com/27-led-portable-worklightflashlight-60566.html"]http://www.harborfreight.com/...lashlight-60566.html[/url]
Albino mentioned Harbor Freight which was also the first thing I thought of when I read your question. Its small and light and probably puts off enough light for a small tent. And it's like 4 dollars unless you can find one of their coupons for a free light, no other purchase required.
[signature]
I have one of those, also. Love it. It has a flashlight function with a few bulbs (less light, longer battery life, good for trail walking) and the full 27-bulb flood option. That was is quite bright, and will indeed light up a tent.
[signature]
As a follow up to this, in the latest harbor freight ad included a coupon that put the light that albino, chubby, and Rocky referred to was free with any purchase.
[signature]
something with a redlight option is also a good idea
[signature]
+1
I use these inexpensive LED lights for lots of stuff. The hook is handy. They also have some with a magnet on them. Good for fishing and working on cars and other stuff. Charges up the glow lures just fine.
[signature]
The AAA batteries are easy to change out as well. Small Phillips screw driver is all that is needed.
[signature]