I improvised a lantern with a standard AA light (4sevens quark, but any light will do) that I forced into the opening of a plastic PET water bottle. When suspended over our table it worked like a charm - it gave pleasant light for our evening meal.

Nothing wrong with dedicated tools for the job, just following up on some make-shift alternative solutions...


I get ever more reluctant to bring new gadgets and ever more gear out in the field. I try to minimize and de-clutter. This leaves little room for neither dedicated camp lantern nor 8 inch plastic diffusers for regular flashlights. But our needs are different, and I am sure these lanterns do a pretty neat job.