I was looking for a compact lantern that would run on AA batteries for both camping and home emergencies. I already owned a couple of UCO lumora lanterns (which I like), but was looking for a more proper lantern with better longevity. The UST 10-days is exactly that, relatively small, running on six AA batteries, powerful enough to illuminate a small room, our six person tent or a small camping area and with pleasantly scattered light. As an emergency lantern it is good enough for small properties and for short periods of blackouts.
The top cover can be easily removed and the lantern can be turned into a hanged dome light (using the hook at the bottom).
I did not find the battery compartment door difficult to operate, just align the arrows and twist. Build quality of the product is overall good.
Unlike the UCO Lumora, it is not very suitable as a backpacking lantern, being too heavy and bulky.
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A nice little lantern, except there's no voltage regulation.
This lantern seemed perfect to me--it was a nice size, it ran on AA batteries, it output a reasonable amount of light on both settings--high is just about bright enough to read a book without eye strain and low is bright enough to see your way around. It seemed like the ideal emergency lantern. Unfortunately, as I discovered while I was testing it, the lantern is not voltage regulated. I noticed it was dimmer than it had started out within an hour or so of turning it on. I didn't believe my own eyes, so I set up a test--I put fresh batteries in the lantern, put it in a box with a hole in the side, and took a picture of the lantern every 15 minutes. The photos show a steady drop in output. After 4:45 of use, it was only half as bright as when I started. I stopped the test after 7:30 because the camera tripod was in my way.Given that I own $10 flashlights that can maintain a steady output as battery voltage drops, this is completely unacceptable.
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Given that I own $10 flashlights that can maintain a steady output as battery voltage drops, this is completely unacceptable.
A nice little lantern, except there's no voltage regulation.
Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2016
This lantern seemed perfect to me--it was a nice size, it ran on AA batteries, it output a reasonable amount of light on both settings--high is just about bright enough to read a book without eye strain and low is bright enough to see your way around. It seemed like the ideal emergency lantern. Unfortunately, as I discovered while I was testing it, the lantern is not voltage regulated. I noticed it was dimmer than it had started out within an hour or so of turning it on. I didn't believe my own eyes, so I set up a test--I put fresh batteries in the lantern, put it in a box with a hole in the side, and took a picture of the lantern every 15 minutes. The photos show a steady drop in output. After 4:45 of use, it was only half as bright as when I started. I stopped the test after 7:30 because the camera tripod was in my way.Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2016
Given that I own $10 flashlights that can maintain a steady output as battery voltage drops, this is completely unacceptable.
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This little guy does EVERY THING for camping!
Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2014
This is my second lantern from UST. First one was smaller Pico lantern. Pico was bright enough for car camping but this 10 Days lantern is even brighter and longer use. Some people complained about small size but I wonder why it has to be big if it deliver brighter light than Big Size lantern. I have 2 Coleman white gas lanterns and 1 butane gas lantern but definitely UST is the winner. No matter what kind of lantern you use, you have to have fuel or energy source but you don't have to worry about catching fire, burn your finger, smelly fuel, breaking mantels, carrying 2 different light source for outside or inside of tent with this one. This lantern bring more light than what I need for cooking or other stuff in dark and take top portion off hang upside down for inside for reading books(Low setting). Until someone develop better LED bulb, this is The Best lamp I ever tried.Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2014
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