Camping lights are one of the essential equipment for overnight camping. When choosing camping lights, you need to consider the lighting duration, brightness, portability, function, waterproof, etc., so how to choose the suitbale camping lights for you?
1. about the lighting time
Long lasting lighting is one of the important standards, when choosing, you can check whether the camping lamp has internal/integrated charging system, battery capacity, full charge required time, etc., followed by the need to check whether it can work in constant bright state, constant bright battery life is more than 4 hours; Lighting duration is an important criterion for considering camping lamps;
2. lighting brightness
Flood lighting is more suitable for camping than concentrated light, the stable output of light source, whether there is ststrobe (available camera shooting detection), light output measured by lumen, the higher the lumen, the brighter the light, camping lamp between 100-600 lumen is enough, if according to the use of camp scene to improve the brightness, the disadvantage is that the duration will be relatively reduced.
100 lumens: Suitable for a 3 person tent
200 lumens: Suitable for campsite cooking and lighting
Over 300 lumens: Campground party lighting
Brightness is not the higher the better, just enough.
3. Portability
Outdoor camping, people want to carry items to meet the functional needs of the light as far as possible, whether the lamp is easy to hang, free hands, whether the direction of lighting can be adjusted from multiple angles, whether it can be connected to the tripod. So protable camping lantern is also important.
4. function and operation
The sensitivity of the keys and the complexity of the operation are considered criteria. In addition to the role of lighting, SOS camping lights can also play the role of mobile power supply, SOS signal light and so on, which is enough to deal with possible emergencies in the field
Mobile power: modern people are basically mobile phones do not leave the hand, camping power shortage can be used as a backup power lamp
Red light SOS: Red light can protect eyesight, also can reduce mosquito harassment, mainly can be used as a safety warning SOS flashing light
5. waterproof
In the wild, it is inevitable to encounter rain splashing, sudden heavy rain, as long as it does not involve the lamp soaking in water, to ensure that the lamp performance is not affected, at least need to meet the waterproof level above IPX4. Secondly, there is resistance to fall, camping will inevitably bump on the way to carry, can withstand 1 meter vertical fall bump detection camping lamp, is a good lamp.
Post time: May-19-2023