Product Description

Strong, reliable, and easy to use, Coleman's StormBeam Lanterns are designed specifically for use during power outages, storms, and other emergencies. The StormBeam Dynamo Lantern With Radio features a built-in FM radio to help you track weather reports and developing emergency situations. The lantern has a built-in crank to recharge the lantern with no outside power source, so you'll always have light when you need it. Just one minute of hand-cranking yields 15 minutes of high-powered light. The Dynamo's bright 0.7-watt LED sheds strong, reliable light and will never need to be replaced. The lantern's battery pack (included) offers consistent charging. The lantern's convenient carrying handle folds under the lantern when not in use, for compact storage.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #94207 in Sports & Outdoors
• Brand: Coleman
• Model: 4346-706
• Dimensions: 5.00" h x 9.00" w x 12.00" l, 1.30 pounds

Features

• No outside power source needed -- great for power outages and emergencies
• Built-in FM radio to keep up with weather and emergency broadcasts
• 1 minute of cranking provides 15 minutes of light on high
• Bright 0.7-watt LED never needs replacing
• Molded-grip handle for convenient carrying

Customer Reviews

Coleman quality, great lantern
Coleman has always produced a good arrangement of camping items and this one is no exception, the crank lantern is excellent! I gave it 4 stars because this is a crank lantern, and the lights inside the lantern use up alot of power so that means a sore wrist or two due to cranking. Usually 5 minutes of cranking equals about 8 minutes of light, probably 3 minutes of light if cranking while it's turned on.

My neighbor has one of these and I got to fiddle with it a bit, didn't have a chance to test resiliency so I'm unsure if the product will stand up to abuse. The radio pulls a signal, that's what a radio does, not sure if it picks up weather broadcast signals like my little Dymo wind up flashlight/radio but the radio is decent in the lantern. Not sure the strength of the signal, I've used radios in the forests before and only a few can get signals.

I'm unsure if this lantern has a solar charger on it as well, I don't think it does. If you want to get a GREAT wind up radio I'd suggest a Dymo but thats only because I know it works well. I know i'd rather let my radio charge in the sun than wind it up for 20 minutes to hear the weather, thats if it gets the WB signals.

Inadequite for serious service
The light works great, however since there is only a dynamo and no back-up battery the radio will kill the power within a 3 minute period.

Nice, but a quality control problem
The LED on this lantern is outstanding. They don't tell you what is the maximum time for winding the crank...without doing damage, but they just say 1 minute of cranking gives you 15 minutes of (good) light. And that is true. But I've slowly tested it, and with 3 minutes of cranking, I can get 'adequate' light for 90 minutes. (But I only have tested the 3 minute cranking on the LOW light level, as I am simply concerned about burning out the LED on the HIGH setting...although I see nothing written anywhere as to this situation.) By saying "adequate light for 90 minutes", I mean just enough light so that you don't trip over furniture during a blackout. And even after two hours, there's still enough light to see 'what you're doing' in that small 'utility' room in your place. But overall, don't expect, under any condition, to get the kind of light you get from a propane-mantle light. This lamp is just so you can move around safely during a blackout. As for the quality control issue I listed in the title: I bought two lamps...and with one, the radio is good and lasts a full 15 minutes. With the second lamp, the radio barely makes it to 8 or 9 minutes.