My friend Mel at Kifaru turned me on to the Jil-Lite Constel LED Micro Lantern. It looks to be a great little lantern that can be hung from a branch or in a tent just as well as it can be carried. It uses a CR123A Lithium battery to offer 30-40 hours of light. It’s T6 aircraft aluminum body is waterproof to about 10m. The Constel features a dome shaped light diffuser which houses a white LED lamp. Below is a photo of Mel’s Jill-Lite next to a 4Sevens Q Mini 123 which is only 2 1/4″ tall. He tells me he swears by it. Not only is it small and lightweight but offers plenty of illumination for a tent.
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I like it. What’s the lumens rating? Any idea?
So annoyed I can’t get one this side of the pond and the postage will be exorbitant!
Jim,
Not so on the postage. If you click on the price for USD it comes up $53.90 and the postage was only $8.00 for a total of $61.90. I received it by USPS in 8 working days. The customer service was excellent, and yes I paid full pop, no freebies :). It’s a cool piece of kit, trust me!
Mel
Mel, thanks for that, reaching for my plastic as I type…..
Just got mine through the post….well impressed….
I immediately reached into my pocket, pulled out my 4sevens mini, looked at the photo again and said: “Holy shit, that’s tiny!”
I may have to treat myself to an early Father’s Day present.
It’s rated at 80 lumens. Found the info on a review that someone did on CPF this past December.
Thanks! I found the review. Anyone else interested in this mini powerhouse can read it here,
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?351436-A-Quick-Review-of-JIL-Lite-Constel
Just ordered one, this is perfect for ultralight backpacking and deployment needs.
Jon, OPT