Headlamps are great ways to hand some hands-free illumination on your travels, however they’re not always versatile when you need a flashlight and a lantern in one. But who wants to back both a flashlight and lantern?
With the Uco Leschi Lantern + Flashlight, you have two in one small package.
- Compact, Lightweight, Rugged, And Collapsible LED Lantern.
- Bright LED Provides Diffused White Light In Lantern Mode.
- Integrated Shock Cord Allows Leschi To Mount To Tree Limbs.
- Light Levels Are Adjustable From Low (conserve battery), To Bright.
- Burn Time (up to): Low, 4 hrs; High, 2.5 hrs; Strobe, 7 hrs.
At 1.377 inches wide and 3.85 inches tall, the Leschi’s small size fits comfortably in your hand. When you extend it to lantern mode, it’s only 5.23 inches tall.
The Leschi can store easily in your pocket or emergency pack, and won’t take up much room at all in your luggage. Even better, the durable aluminum body is water resistant, so you can use it in the rain and snow without worry. Just don’t immerse it in water.
The bright LED provides a diffused white light, in lantern mode, up to 110 lumens.
The Leschi takes one 1.5V AA alkaline battery, which lasts up to four hours of constant use. The maximum distance the beam will reach is 279 feet.
The Leschi’s hybrid design telescopes into a frosted lantern for diffused light or collapses into a powerful, compact flashlight for more focused lighting.
The on/off button switches light levels from bright to dim (to conserve the battery), or strobe for emergency situations.
The convenient, shock cord clip on the Leschi enables you to hang and focus the lantern from both horizontal and vertical surfaces.
No longer limited to a pole or limb that will accept a hook or string, the Leschi can be lashed to a tree limb, tent pole, guy line, bar, or strap up to 1 inch in diameter.
- Compact, Lightweight, Rugged, And Collapsible LED Lantern.
- Bright LED Provides Diffused White Light In Lantern Mode.
- Integrated Shock Cord Allows Leschi To Mount To Tree Limbs.
- Light Levels Are Adjustable From Low (conserve battery), To Bright.
- Burn Time (up to): Low, 4 hrs; High, 2.5 hrs; Strobe, 7 hrs.
This is the “just in case” light I pack in my suitcase on every trip, whether I’ll be in a fancy city hotel or roughing it in the backcountry. It’s small enough to almost forget about it, until you need it.
The Uco Leschi Lantern lists for $14.99 on the Uco site, and is also available at REI.