Rayovac SE3DLN Sportsman Xtreme 300-Lumen LED Lantern
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Rayovac SE3DLN Sportsman Xtreme 300-Lumen LED Lantern
Customer Review: Negative point for parasitic battery drain.
Summary: 3 Stars
The energy drain from the green LED which flashes 24/7 is not insignificant. I have a River Rock LED lantern which uses three AA cells, and also has the flashing green LED 24/7. After a couple months, there is very little energy left in the cells when I go to use the lantern. The duration will be longer in a three-D cell lantern, of course, as D-cells hold 3-4 times the energy as AA cells. But the point is, most people probably store an emergency lantern with the cells in it, ready for use. And when you go to use those cells you paid good money for, you don't expect them to be drained for no good reason. One poster mentioned that he deemed the parasitic drain was insignificant because he stored his lantern a year, and when he turned it on, it lit up. He misses the point. You can spend $30 to fill up your car with gas, then store it a month with a small leak in the gas tank which drips every few seconds. A month later you go to start your car and, guess what, it starts and revs great. But that doesn't change the fact that there's only a gallon of gas left in the tank thanks to the LED, er ... leak. The flashing green LED is a pointless design with no redeeming value.Customer Review: Rayovac SE3DLN Sportsman Extreme 300-Lumen 3D-Battery LED Lantern
Summary: 4 Stars
This is an excellent light for camping and power outages. The low light setting isn't much different then the high setting I wish it was a little lower so that the glare from the light would not be so blinding.
The problem people been having closing the battery compartment doesn't seem to be a problem for me. It has to be line up correctly, just use the arrows and a little common sense and it will close without a hitch.
The ever blinking green light is really inconsequential I see no practicle purpose of this feature except battery drain. However, I kept the batteries in since I recieved this light and its been in over a month now and it still works just fine. The jury is still out on the effects on the battery of this feature.
In summary a very good product for the price and I have 4 of them. LEDs are the way to go replacing floresent bulbs will cost you dearly and will not compare to the amount of light you recieve from this Lantern.Rayovac SE3DLN Sportsman Extreme 300-Lumen 3D-Battery LED Lantern
Customer Review: The best LED Lantern To Date!
Summary: 5 Stars
After doing side-by-side comparisons with the Brunton Polaris, Black Diamond Apollo, and the Coleman Exponent Packaway I decided that this lantern offered the best combination of compact size, brightness (it is THE brightest of the lot) and high-value pricing. While the BD Apollo is smaller and lighter in weight, it is far dimmer in light output. The Rayovac is also the most flexible with a nice bale handle for hanging in a traditional way or setting on a camp table, and a nice clip-hook embedded in the bottom to hang it upside down with the globe removed, as others have noted, for a great high-hanging tent light. D-cell batteries make for higher than average weight in this group but a better option than the Brunton's C-cells which are harder to obtain and used by almost nothing else in your camp. Battery life is very good as you'd expect from D-cell power. Great for car camping where weight is not such as issue. For backpacking, I'd probably go with the Black Diamond and put-up with the lower light output. I just ordered another Rayovac and am giving away my Coleman propane lantern.Customer Review: Compact, lightweight and very bright
Summary: 5 Stars
This very compact lantern has an extremely bright, white (not purplish) light that is well diffused. It seems well made, with hard rubber bumpers that protect the top, bottom and sides.
The top diffuser comes off with a twist so the lantern can be hung upside- down on its hook, recessed in the base, to serve as a ceiling fixture.
The lantern has a high intensity, low intensity and strobe setting.
The only feature I found poorly thought out is the little flashing green LED above the power button. I suppose it's there either to reassure you the batteries are still good or to make it easy to find in the dark, but since it's recessed, you can see it only when looking straight at the LED. Some reviewers seemed concerned the flashing green LED will draw meaningful power and so drain the batteries, but I'm sure that it will have no measurable effect on battery life- it's tiny and dim and flashes for a very brief time, once every 5 seconds.
This is a very good lantern at a great price, and its small size makes it ideal for most camping situations.
Customer Review: My 2 cents' worth ...
Summary: 5 Stars
I read most of your reviews before buying this and thank you! I did buy the lantern, just put it together and have these follow-up comments. 1. It's made in (... drum roll) you guessed it! Red China, for those who are interested, as I am but it's getting hard to find anything that isn't. 2. The base: I don't know if mine is different but the way mine is made it is a snap to put the batts in and replace the base. 3. The handle on top is very sturdy. 4. The lantern as a whole is extremely sturdy and seems like it will last. 5. The light it puts out on high is enormous. 6. The light on "low" is still pretty bright. 7. The flashing LED light looks like it might drain the batt after about a thousand years, if the batts didn't corrode first; which they probably would. 8. The hook on the bottom is not as sturdy as the one on top, but I think it's good enough to hang the lantern without any danger. Overall: this is worth every penny of the $25 it costs. I'm thinking about a second and possibly a third. I suggest you get this. It is small but the light is incredible.