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A bright, non-glaring, pocket-sized mini lantern, the ultra-lightweight Orbit is perfect for trekking and backpacking.
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Technical Details
- 1 watt LED bulb and frosted globe create bright, non-glaring light- Dimmer switch provides adjustable brightness
- 4 AAA batteries or NRG2 Recharge kit (with battery power indicator) provide power
- Compact size is 4 in. closed and 5.5 inches open, perfect for backpacking.
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By 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.
By Joseph C. Bogo (Avella, PA USA)
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?"
By Kevin Cross (Lancaster, NY)
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.
By Omar Siddique (Ellicott City, MD USA)
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.
By J. Pierce (Fullerton, CA. USA)
The Orbit is a great step up in LED technology. I have the e-gear/Brunton LED lights and the difference is amazing.
The e-gear/Brunton light are harsh at eye level.
This bright, diffused, white adjustable light is perfect for a tent. Top clip is 2 piece so it will hook on any attic or loop.
It can be knocked off if rocked hard. (One man bivy is tight quarters)
Adjustable output can be dimmed so eyes can adjust to night time with moon light or a night light for children.
For a camp light use the Apollo version. It will light up a nice 20ft circle when suspended overhead and dark.
Couple it with a good headlamp like the Mammut Lucido X-Zoom (Like having a search light on one's head) and leave
the gas lantern at home.
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