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Camping & Hiking | Home » » Wind 'N Go Mini LED Lantern | | | | | | | Description: | | When ambient light is needed in your RV, tent or campsite, this compact dynoamo lantern is the ideal accessory. It is safe for you and the environment because it requires no fuel and no batteries. Makes a great nightlight for kids! Lantern operates on high (4 LEDs) or low (2 LEDs), includes a carabineer for hanging and has a cell phone charging ability (adapter kit sold separately). It may also be charged with the dynamo hand crank or the included 12V DC charger. AC Power Adapter (kit sold separately). | | | Features: | |
• Personal-sized wind-up lantern; great for camping or the outdoors; can also serve as nightlight
• Has wind-up handle that yields up to one hour of light after one minute of winding
• No fuel or batteries required; offers two settings: low (2 LEDs) and high (4 LEDs)
• Features carabineer and 12-volt DC input (charger sold separately)
• Weighs 0.83 pounds; covered by one-year manufacturer warranty
| | | Product Details: | | | Package Length:
| 8.6 inches | | Package Width:
| 7.2 inches | | Package Height:
| 3.5 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.7 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 38 reviews |
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54 of 55 found the following review helpful:
 The Wind 'N Go is a good and functional little lanternDec 18, 2008
By MoJo
The Wind 'N Go is an effective little lantern. It only provides the basic function of producing light (what a lantern is obviously purchased for), but does so quite admirably for such a small package (about the size of an Arizona Ice Tea can or smaller). This would be a good choice for backpacking or any application in which a small size is desired. I wound the crank for 2 minutes and got over 2 hrs of light, but the light dimmed as time passed. Nevertheless, impressive for the little amount of time winding the handle. I also purchased a similar type lantern at my local Wal-Mart in the camping section. It is called LifeLight (mega-function lantern) by Life Gear. It is about 50-100% larger, but still is a handy size. However, the Wal-Mart lantern included an AM/FM radio (analog) & MP3 player speaker, cell phone charger, compass, emergency flasher and siren. You can also purchase an optional AC/DC charger adapter. I cranked both lanterns for 2 minutes and tested them in the same, dark room. They performed equally well in terms of light output and duration of light. As a side note: since these are LED lanterns, the light output has a bluish-white cast and does not seem to cast light as well as say an incandescent/yellowish/orangish light, but the LED's themselves are very bright. The radio on the LifeLight worked well (although nothing fancy) and so did the flasher and siren. Compass was OK, too, although was inexpensive and not real precise as would be expected at this price point. The LifeLight cost about the same as the Wind 'N Go, so if size is not a factor, I would purchase the LifeLight. But if you specifically need a small lantern, the Wind 'N Go is a great little basic lantern that will provide long-lasting light output for minimal effort.
48 of 50 found the following review helpful:
 I love this little lantern!Jun 17, 2007
By Cate
"Cate"
This is a Mini Lantern, so don't expect anything larger than a tall beer can. Still, I keep this little guy on my night stand in case the power goes out at night, or there is an earthquake. Living in San Francisco, I have been preparing an Earthquake kit for some time now. This is a great addition to my preparedness kit. I am going to buy more for my kit, my toiletry case, and a few for my young nephews who like to "camp" in their back yard. With just a little bit of cranking, you get light for quite a while. It's not as bright as a larger lantern, but it puts out enough light to find your way around. I think this is a great little gem, and am happy that I bought it.
41 of 43 found the following review helpful:
Nice little LanternNov 28, 2007
By S. Fox
Lantern winds easily and works well. There is not much of a difference in light between the 2 and 4 LED modes. It provides just enough light to do basic tasks. While you can read by this lantern, it has to be positioned correctly to get the light to fall on the page. The only way I found to do this is by holding it in my hand.
25 of 29 found the following review helpful:
 Good, but can't be pushed too hardDec 01, 2008
By Bargain Finder
Ok. It's my fault. But these manufactures never tell you JUST how much you can safetly wind a crank device. So, I "pushed" this lantern a little too much (maybe 10-15 minutes of intermittent cranking), and I 'blew' the circuity.
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Good for a small lanternJun 10, 2008
By Futon Customer
I got this light to use for blackouts when traveling from room to room, and it is great for that purpose. It lasts about 30 minutes on a 1 minute crank. The light is pretty good for a small LED light, you can even read by it if you hold it up to your book. Good product for the price as well.
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