Coleman Max LED lantern

[Neiko]

I was at Walmart last night and saw they had a LED lantern from Coleman that used 4 D batteries. Has anyone used this for ice fishing? It says it has 140 Lumens. I think I might pick one up and give it a try in my X2. They also had a hand crank one with a radio but the Lumens were a lot less.

[shnelson]

They seem like they'd work quite well, but i've always shied away from them because I didn't want to deal with replacing the D batteries all the time. I suppose it wouldn't be that bad with a set of rechargeables?

I'd recommend checking out the HSO LEDs you can pick up off the HSOforum here, especially if you've got a vex battery to hook them up to, they'll really light up your X2.

[Neiko]

I had a similar style like the HSO and ended up going with the UFO's from Northern which were a lot better. Only reason I was looking at the latern style was because it was on sale. I think I might pick one up to try it. As for the D batteries they should last quite a while since it is LED. Plus I have a buddy that can get me some for the right price.

[shnelson]

the LED draw is pretty minimal, but with my experience the cold has been pretty harsh to battery life when using D cells. Probably because I pick up the cheapest ones I can find .

Let me know what you think of the lantern compared to the string LEDs that you used before. I'd be interested to know the results!

[fishwater]

The rayovac sportman extreme is brighter and cheaper - they advertise 300 lumens. Pretty durable also - have 3 of them.

[Neiko]

I just watched the Youtube video on the Rayovac and it is impressive. Where did you get yours? The coleman is on sale for $12 but may go the Ratovac way now. It is 4 D batteries also right?