New Lantern

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jonnyt16

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So I got a gift card to a local gun shop here in town and picked up this lantern for around $50. Its the 340 lumen Streamlight Seige. I didn't really need it but after playing around with it at the store it really grew on me. I like how bright this sucker is especially given its compact size. Run time is pretty darn good as well at 30 hrs on the highest setting and 235 hrs on the red-light setting. Another plus is that it's waterproof and it also floats, making it great for boating/canoeing/fishing. Cycling through the modes is extremely easy and fast too (3 brightness settings, a few red light settings, and SOS). The power button is also recessed so it won't accidently turn on when packed away.

They did a good job with the rubber moulded base too which will provide excellent stability on slippery or uneven surfaces. Of course, you can always hang it from the flip up handle or use the incorporated D-rings, one on top and one on the bottom. These D-rings are a nice touch and they are spring loaded so they stow against the body and out of the way when not in use.

Although it is small, with three D batteries it makes it too heavy to take backpacking but will be perfect for car camping or just to have an extra dependable lantern around the house for when the lights go out. Mine will probably live in the back of the Jeep. Streamlight built this thing to be rugged and durable and you can tell just by holding this lantern that it can take some pretty good abuse. Overall I think it is a very well thought-out design.

And the photos...

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Shown next to a full-size 1911 for size comparison...

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very nice! My duty light has been on my side since I got out of the academy.......an original Streamlight Stinger......only now, she's wearing a new 'peeper' - A TerraLux LED lamp head at 300 Lumens.

Streamlights are extremely popular in Law Enforcement as both issued and personally purchased lights. They take a beating [no pun intended] - in that mine has been dropped on concrete or blacktop, probably a hundred times with no affect to its function.

That light should serve you well for decades if you treat it half as poorly as mine has been treated.....
 
Also, the company is a good bunch of folks. They merged with Kel-lite and inherited that line. I had an old Kel-lite (still do!) that I used as a police explorer. The silver coating on the reflector had started to delaminate (many years of service). I wrote them to see if I could get a new reflector. They don't make them anymore; but they apologized for the delamination AND sent me a brand new SL-20 (I think...whatever their entry level 4 D-cell was called)! (still have that, too!)

I would highly recommend the Seige to anyone wanting a good lantern....or any other Streamlight product.
 
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