This little lantern is my guilty pleasure when backpacking and camping. The UCO Arka USB Lantern is a rechargeable lantern and flashlight that also charges your phone or other usb accessory. When run on high it runs for 8 hours, or on low for a hundred hours.
The port on the bottom is used for charging you usb device. I know others deride the use of electronics in the back country. Not me, I listen to audiobooks. So topping off the iphone battery with the UCO Arka USB Lantern is great.
It is incredibly bright with a 180 lumen CREE led. The light is adjustable from full on to dim, with blink and red led mode too. The metal widgets on the top can be used for a hook to hang from your tent.
What is cool that the lantern when not extended makes an incredibly bright flashlight.
In lantern mode it will make your tent glow like the day. I actually use these in my truck when we are car camping.
Showing the non-USB model, the Lumora which uses AA batteries. Had I know how great this little lantern was I would have skipped the AA model and gone straight to the USB. But it’s still a great lamp too.
The UCO Arka is a crazy handy. If you are like me and read in the tent in the campground this is a god send. You should pick one up, plus it charges your phone.
UCO Says: http://www.industrialrev.com/arka-usb-charger-lantern-flashlight.html
- Rechargeable 4AH Li-Ion battery doubles as charging station for USB devices, enough power to charge a phone, camera, GPS, etc.
- R3 XP-E CREE LED provides infinitely adjustable brightness up to 180 lumens.
- Burns on high for 6-8 hours or low for up to 100 hours.
- Frosted globe slides up for a diffused white light in lantern mode and down for flashlight mode.
- Durable, water-resistant ABS/TPE housing with extendable feet for additional stability.
- 5 lighting modes that vary from high to low light plus 3 red LEDs that vary from tactical night vision to strobe to S.O.S. emergency strobe.
- LED indicator light displays battery level and charging status.
- Split ring on top allows hanging.
- 100-240V charger and USB cable included.