Gerson 9.5-Inch Red Metal 15 LED Hurricane Lantern with Dimmer Switch

Gives nice light. On full brightness would give adequate light to a bedroom or kitchen. I bought it for power outages, but would work nicely for camping. Am considering buying one or two more. Light weight.Would be nice addition as accent for a country style home or room.Very happy with purchase!

I decided to wait a few weeks before reviewing this product so I could properly detail my experience with it. I am using the lanterns in an outdoor non-mobile 19 foot camper/RV. I ordered 2 of the Gerson 9-inch Red metal 15 LED Hurricane lanterns via Amazon Prime and they were delivered in 2 days as promised. They were shipped in an Amazon box. Inside the box the lanterns were in smaller rectangle boxes. Inside those boxes, the lanterns were shrink wrapped with a netting wrap around the glass portion. The lanterns did NOT include batteries as mentioned in the listing... but I had also ordered the AmazonBasics D Cell Everyday Alkaline Batteries as a back-up, so I was not entirely disappointed. The lanterns are metal, and they do look exactly like the standard inexpensive oil lanterns sold in big box stores. The hurricane portion is glass. The LED lights are at the bottom of the hurricane and there is a reflective portion at the top of the lantern that helps to disperse the light. Batteries are loaded through the bottom, there is a click latch that opens and the battery cover comes completely off. After the batteries are loaded, the cover clicks back into place- the cover does bow out slightly when the batteries are loaded. This is visible if you hang the lantern and are standing beneath it (I have my lanterns hanging from the ceiling of our camper/RV). The cover does, however, click securely into place and I haven't experienced it falling open and the batteries falling out... even after bumping into the lantern several times. The light switch is on the front (in a standard oil lantern this is the switch that would control the length of the wick and size of the flame). To turn on, you simply turn the switch clockwise. It is a dimmable lantern, so the further you turn the switch to the right, the brighter the light gets. To turn off, or to dim, simply turn counterclockwise. The light these lanterns put off is not very significant- I would say it is about the same as a standard 15 watt incandescent bulb. It is not a soft LED light- it is a standard blue tint LED glow. I use 2 of these lanterns in my camper/RV and it is perfect for that use- just enough light to light the entire camper, but not so much light that you are blinded when you walk back outside into the dark. So far, after several weeks of use, the lanterns are still working perfectly and we are still using the first set of batteries. The color, style and functionality of the lanterns perfectly complements our little camper/RV. They were exactly what I was looking for and I receive many complements on them. The price on Amazon is incredible- definitely worth the price paid.That said, if you are looking for a very bright lantern for outdoor use while camping- this may not suit your needs. I cannot see that this lantern would tolerate the elements very well. As mentioned earlier, the battery cover does bow a little, so I'm sure water would compromise its integrity. Additionally, other reviewers have mentioned that bugs can get inside the glass. I have not experienced this inside my camper... but then again I take care not to let many bugs inside. Also, compared to my other name brand outdoor lanterns, this one does not put off nearly as much light. I would definitely only recommend this lantern for screened in and covered areas or indoors.

So stinkin cute! Works perfect as a night light for my toddler's room. Love that it had no plugs. Just needs D batteries. Has a dim knob. The highest setting is crazy bright. Could definitely be used outdoors at night. It does have a few sharper edges. Not sharp enough to hurt an adult. But I still make sure I am monitoring my child when he is playing with it.

This is a really cute lantern. I think the one thing I was expecting it to do is to shine outward a little better. Like if I am trying to see something on the shelf in the shed with this lantern, it doesn't do a great job of that. But I originally bought it to leave on an outside table by my front door to use for illuminating the door knob when coming home after dark and needing to see to put the key in. I do use it for that, but you kind of have to put the light lower than the door knob in order to get the light to hit it. It is pretty bright. It's just that the light comes from the bottom and shines upwards and then reflects down. Still I do like it.

Looks very nice / high quality for display... But light is harsh LED white instead of a warm LED glow which is really too bad. I'd say it's right at 6000 Kelvin compared to other LED lights I have to compare it to. Also, light shines in your eyes and doesn't light up anything too well. However, glass and metal for decorative purposes and having a light for emergencies in an easy to find place (on display on the wall) at this price point warrants 5 stars from me.

I bought this unit to light my way at night for bathroom breaks while sleeping. I had been using a miners headlamp LED light. It works for that purpose quite well and has a dimmer feature which gives continuous control of the lighting intensity from off to full brightness and all in between. For my purpose the headlamp is better but the only criticism of this unit is that the metal handle comes off of the lamp quite easily. So only 3 stars.

Love this! It has adjustable lighting.

I LOVE these, I bought 3 to use as under counter lighting in the kitchen, I have a black and white kitchen with red accents and wanted lighting that was not only useful but looked great too. These led lanterns are better than some of the others as the LEDs are at the bottom not in a tube so they look much nicer. They are a nice candy apple red. And I love that they are metal and glass. WORTH THE PRICE IF NOT MORE!!!!