Today we are taking a look at three options of lanterns made by the Coleman company. Two of these common lanterns are powered by propane the other one is powered by rechargeable batteries. There are advantages and disadvantages to both. For example, if you have a young family or small children in the rechargeable option I believe is a great choice because of the simple and kid-safe option for lighting your campsite. If you use one of the propane options that I show you today these both get very hot and can be dangerous if left unattended or with small children.

Here are links to three options for you to look at

Coleman electric ignition lantern https://amzn.to/2XRHb9c
Match lite lantern https://amzn.to/2XSSQoa
battery operated lantern https://amzn.to/32EDbr0

All three of these run in the $20-$35 price range at the time of this video production so that part itself is not a huge factor in which choice you make. In my opinion, the two propane lanterns to give off more light and have that nostalgic sounds of the low hum of the propane while they are burning. As far as the difference between the two propane lanterns you can see in my video the one is much easier to store because of its design when the tank is removed and one has no place to attach the base so there’s a greater chance of parts becoming separated and possibly lost. As far as the burn and globe area of these two lanterns that virtually identical. It appears that Coleman mass produces some of the parts that can be used on multiple models to save money which I think is a great idea. Then they can just add the components depending on the model they are currently producing.

Another major difference between the two propane lanterns is one of them you light was a match the other one is electric ignition. So if you’re looking for simplicity to turn it off for on when you need light and I would recommend either the battery-operated model or the electric ignition propane model. As you can see in my video the propane one virtually comes on like a light switch when you turn the knob. At any rate, whatever Coleman lantern you choose I think you will be happy with it, I have used the battery-operated one in this video and the electric ignition propane model for many years now and have had no issues. I’m sure the same could be said with the match lit one however I have not used this on a regular basis so I can’t speak from experience but I can imagine being in any issues other than the fact that you have to carry matches with you in order to light it.

The advantage of the battery-operated one as you do not have to carry multiple cans of fuel however you will need a source of power to recharge it when it dies and it does come with 12 V and 110 option for charging and they store nicely in the base of the unit. All of these Coleman lanterns seem to be very durable and will stand the test of time in my opinion. If you want however you can purchase cases to put them in there will help protect them during transportation and long-term storage. All in all, I would recommend any of these lanterns for you if you going camping just keep in mind the difference between the battery-operated and the propane options I have here today and what that may mean for your family.

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