The Coast EAL20 Lantern is perfect for emergency use, camping, hunting, or whatever you need it for. It uses 4 D cell batteries, runs for 50 to 80 hours, puts out 375-lumens, has a carrying handle, and is weather and impact resistant. There are 4 settings on the mode switch: high, low (energy saving), red, and flashing red light. The flashing red light is great for vehicle breakdowns or accidents and emergency situations.

Before the advent of LEDs, we had a choice of Coleman white gas lanterns, propane lanterns, oil/kerosene lamps and battery lanterns with incandescent or fluorescent bulbs. Coleman and propane lanterns were the brightest and most popular, but the mantles tended to break if you bumped the lantern too hard, or it fell over, and the fuel was very flammable. Their combustion byproducts were deadly; they could only be used safely where there was good ventilation. These were their major short-comings.

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