really nice...but

By Chuck Mabry Ranked #87 - Lanterns and Accessories November 27, 2010

As I said when I first got the light, it seems to be a really good piece of gear. Lately however, the light has started shutting off on it's own. Not sure why...the batteries only have about 6 total hours on them. I'm going to try another set tonight. The shuttoff issue is the reason for the 3 stars vice 4 stars. Again, if it was waterproof, it would be a 5 star item.

UPDATE: The issue seems to have been with the batteries. I replaced them and the lamp is working great!

Update 2: Great light, but it absolutely eats batteries. Wherever you go with this light make sure you take extra batteries! Two solid nights of camp use (4 hrs/night) will kill a set of batteries. Still a great light but be forewarned.

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