Gear Review: Coleman LED Quad Lantern

I just got back from a wonderful night backyard camping with my two boys (check one off the August Adventure Bucket List) and not only did I spend some quality bonding time with my little hooligans, I was able to test out my brand new Coleman Quad Lantern.

So before I start, here’s a quick description:

This lantern is made up of four separate quadrants that combine into a single base unit. The base unit runs off of 8 D batteries while the each quadrant runs off of two rechargeable AA batteries.

I’m not going to beat around the bush, I LOVE this lantern and here’s why:

It is bright: It provides 190 lumens when all four panels are combine. Since I really don’t know what a lumen is, I simply had it stand it side by side with my Coleman Battery-Powered Family Size and the Quad blew it out of the water.

It is useful: Since each quadrant is detachable, there really isn’t much of a need for separate flashlights. Each of my boys could use their own attachment while they were walking around.

Design: Attaching and detaching each quadrant was a breeze.  If there was one area I was the most skeptical it was how easily they could attach/detach. My three year old figured out how to do it without any instruction. That actually became a pain as he decided to undo all them just for fun and then ran away from me when I tried to get them back. Gotta love kids. The rechargeable batteries are also replaceable with standard batteries, which proves it was very well thought out.

One minor downside: The one slightly negative thing I have to say about the lantern is the size. It is a bit on the big side, but given all that this lantern does it really didn’t impact my overall impression.

Overall, I see this lantern as a game changer for my camping trips. It will  replace my two crappy Ozark Trail personal size lanterns and perhaps a couple extra flashlights that I always pack. I’ll still utilize my other Coleman lantern, but it will most likely be reserved for inside the tent.

For more information about the Coleman LED Quad Lantern, you can visit Coleman.com or Amazon.com.

Two disclosures: this lantern was provided to me by Coleman, plus the links to Amazon utilize my affiliate link so any purchase will help my kids college fund or more likely to me buying more gear.