Atomic Beam Lantern Original by Bulbhead, Bright 360-Degree, Collapsible LED Lantern for Emergencies & Camping

Atomic Beam Lantern Original by Bulbhead, Bright 360-Degree, Collapsible LED Lantern for Emergencies & Camping

$ 19.99

Score By Feature

Based on 1,048 ratings

Easy to use

9.58

Light weight

9.88

Brightness

9.69

Durability

9.49

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Product Description

Its 360-degree bright LED light makes it the ideal camping lantern

To use the torch light hands-free, you can hang the atomic lantern from handles, magnetic bases, or hooks

The light collapses easily and can be easily turned on and off with a simple push-button system, so you don't have to fumble for buttons when you need it

Easy to stash in your disaster kit, this LED lantern is great for you, whether you're in the mood for a lighthouse, camping, boating, or working on your car. It also makes a great storm light and fishing light.

One Atomic Beam Lantern included with this package - requires 3 AA batteries (batteries not included Works best with Polaroid AA batteries). It is not compatible with rechargeable batteries.

Questions & Answers

Can you tell me how many lumen each of these lamps has?

There is a 12 hour runtime on 3 AA batteries, and the bulbs are 350 lumens. For the lamp to run for 12 hours if it had 5,000 lumens, it would take a lot of AA batteries! See the Ace Hardware website. The price is clearly indicated as

What should I use, aluminum Does this lantern resemble the one shown on the television where they ran over it slowly and it kept working?

Plastic won't work after being run over by a truck since it's made of plastic. Having accidentally dropped mine (and being short I didn't even fall that far), my computer has not worked since.

It is difficult for me to change the batteries because the battery cover gets stuck. Do you know of anyone else who has gone through ?

My first one I bought quite some time ago was awesome and I still love it As well as me, I cannot take the cover off. As if something is blocking the cover from turning, it feels as if it is stuck. What if the battery fell?

Is there a switch to turn the power on?

The light comes on when you pull up on the handle, so there is no switch.

Selected User Reviews For Atomic Beam Lantern Original by Bulbhead, Bright 360-Degree, Collapsible LED Lantern for Emergencies & Camping

My son was impressed by the brightness of this LED lantern for an LED lantern, at a fair price

4/5

I collect lanterns, so I had to check it out when I saw a box that said "the brightest lantern you want to own". A propane or liquid fuel lantern typically produces around 790 lumens (of which this only matches I have been running it for several hours now and it has proven to be very reliable. My experience with the durability of this unit is that I accidentally sat it down hard and it turned off and would not turn back on until I smacked the bottom of it. There is no way I would believe their website claim that it can withstand falls of 50 feet. It is probably the internal switch that turns the lantern on when the top is raised that is the shaky point in Except for that, it appears to be very fair for the price. However, the sales pitch that says they use the same technology as the military and special forces is somewhat deceptive. You could say the same about the refrigerator inside my house using the same technology you would see in a military refrigerator. These lanterns are advertised on their site with terms like "military grade" and "combat ready," but they never claim that any military unit uses them. On the pic we've got a real military lantern next to the Atomic Beam.

Addison Erickson

| Dec 11, 2020

This is making me melt!" "I am melting!" My heart is melting! The lantern is indeed pretty bright, though it isn't nearly as bright as a white or propane gas About an hour after it starts, it keeps bright for a little while, then fades out

3/5

This unit was powered by rechargeable batteries of 2500mAh. Two hours after the LED strips were first turned on, one of the LED strips started melting the reflector and falling A gift I had given earlier to someone did the same thing after I bought one at Walmart. As far as I can tell, it has no warning against the use of rechargeable batteries, which I use with almost everything and which should be ideal but a good part of the LED strip involved has burned up, and now there is a reflective coating over it.

Adalynn Pacheco

| Apr 13, 2021

It is total junk with a hefty price tag

3/5

The O rings that dampen/lock the cylinder in place broke after less than a few minutes of use, probably less than a dozen times sliding the lantern in and out. Upon taking it apart, I discovered that the internal components are extremely cheap and frail. With just one disassembly and reassembly, two out of four screws holding the battery compartment stripped out. There is only one internal micro switch on the lantern that controls its on/off. It is silly and inefficient to slide or block light to adjust the brightness. Usually a $18 purchase should provide us with an electronic brightness adjustment, a better quality product but still mostly in plastic, not like this.

Gianna Houston

| May 05, 2021

We were out of power for a couple days and this product came in handy

5/5

I greatly enjoyed having this lamp as my main source of light when we were out of power for ten days as a result of Hurricane Irene. It was great that it took AA batteries and that they lasted for a full 10 days. This is a very bright light. One bulb is all you need to light the.

Donald Harrison

| Mar 09, 2021

Worked for me

5/5

It is exactly what it says it is. This is a nice product, very bright, and it can hang from both ends. On the base are strong magnets that keep the lantern attached to metal surfaces.

Kyng SLATER

| Jul 25, 2021

This is brighter than the ones I bought, which were 350 lumens

5/5

I love it - it is bright as hell! A unit that listed 350 lumens did not have the same brightness as my previous one.

Damari Montgomery

| Aug 03, 2021

The fact that it requires "AA" batteries instead of the regular ones is great

5/5

Purchasing more is in the works! This lamp provides bright light where it is needed. I also like the fact that it only requires two "AA" batteries instead of the more costly "C" or "D".