It’s bought as an out of doors camplight, however BougeRV’s very vibrant LED lantern can be a multifunctional work lamp for anyplace that wants an additional dose of lighting. It’s rechargeable and compact sufficient to function a long-lasting flashlight with three swiveling LED panels that may direct 3000 lumens onto your desk, campsite, workspace, or engine block from a peak of greater than 5 ft because of its telescoping aluminum pole.
I’ve discovered it impressively versatile and helpful during the last week of testing at house, on the seashore, or tooling round in my camper van. It supplies heat or chilly mild precisely the place I want it, with three ranges of brightness starting from dim to supernova.
At $109.99, the BougeRV Out of doors Moveable Telescopic Tenting Lantern can be extra succesful than a lot of its dearer opponents. There’s rather a lot to love right here.
On the coronary heart of this lantern is a 57.7Wh battery that may energy the lamp on its lowest setting for as much as 60 hours, or about three hours when all three LED strips are set to max brightness. You’ll be able to energy it off USB-C from a separate exterior battery or wall jack if you happen to want extra time. It’s slim sufficient to hold within the water bottle pocket of a backpack, however its 2.3-pound (1kg) weight is a bit a lot for many gram-counting adventurers.
The lantern is constructed across the quantity three. There are three retractable legs that may be secured with three included pegs to function a sturdy base for the three LED panels raised as much as 64.57 inches (164 cm) off the bottom. You’ll be able to independently activate one, two, or three of the LED panels set to a few intensifying brightness ranges by way of the cluster of three buttons on the highest of the unit.
There may be, nevertheless, only one lamp for the flashlight, one hook on the underside, and one slider swap to forestall the sunshine from by chance turning on. There’s additionally one USB-C jack that each prices the lantern in about 4 hours and prices your devices at as much as 22.5 watts.
At first, the articulating segments that rotate, fold, and slide could be a bit a lot. However I quickly mastered the buttons and actions wanted to retract and develop the lantern into the illuminated origami of my selecting. Normally, the aluminum and plastic meeting feels strong sufficient, however I’m wondering how these prolonged mild arms will maintain up after a couple of falls, particularly when the aluminum pole is absolutely prolonged. It’s IP54 rated so it ought to show resistant to rain showers and dirt.
The one factor I miss on the BougeRV lantern is a magnetic base — a helpful function on the Evo Lantern from Flextail. Apart from that, the BougeRV lantern beats the five hundred lumen Flextail in nearly each manner, regardless of costing $40 much less and being roughly the identical measurement.
I didn’t anticipate to love the BougeRV Out of doors Moveable Telescopic Tenting Lantern this a lot. However it’s so adaptable, helpful, and fairly priced that I simply can’t assist myself.
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