eGear Multi-Power Dynamo LED Lantern with Cell Phone Charger

I purchased this lantern for my son who is going away to college in a far-away state and has intentions to spend time on the week-ends exploring his new environment and camping/hiking. This lantern is crank-powered so he will not have to worry about batteries or fuel. The built-in phone charger will cover him if he needs to make emergency calls...since he usually forgets to charge his phone in advance. I think this will work perfectly for him.

I took this to Baxter State Park in Maine right out of the box where there is no electricity. This lantern performed beautifully. It does just what it says it does and is very bright. It is biggish, but very lightweight. No batteries, no waste, 0 carbon emissions (yea!) and invaluable in a pinch when you need a charged cellphone out in the wilderness (that is if you are high enough up so it works!) You need a carcharger for your cell phone.

Looks like it will last, some wind up lanterns I have purchased in the past broke easily.

this is a handy little tool, never needs batteries just wind up and your ready to go. never be caught in the dark again....

I used this lantern for a 3 day trip into the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. There is a no-fire restriction and so we used this lantern for light in the evenings. The lantern is lightweight and bright enough for most uses outside of the tent. Inside the tent it is the perfect amount of light.