Coleman NorthStar Camping Lantern Brightest Camp Light

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Rated at a very bright 1543 Lumens, (the next closest competitor is 967 Lumens), the NorthStar can light up most campsites. With its variable PerfectFlow control, it can also be turned down to a dim evening setting for those relaxing moments around the campfire.

The propane model is designed to use a standard 16.4 oz. propane canister, but it can also be hooked up to a light-pole arrangement using a larger 20 lb. propane tank.

Here is what the Dual Fuel model looks like.

We took two NorthStars on a camping trip to Maryland’s Green Ridge State Forest for this review. One propane model, and one duel-fuel model. Usually, it is hard to get excited about a camping lantern, But when we fired them up at dusk the first night, everyone was noticeably impressed by the amount of light they put out. We also had a “standard” Coleman lantern with us and a side-by-side comparison was no contest. The NorthStar looked like it put out twice as much light.

The Instastart button sparked and lit the lantern each time we tried it, and the gas flow control did what it was supposed to do – allow us to go from super-bright to a mellow low-light without any flickering or intermittent gas gurgling.

We were also impressed with the metal guard that surrounded the glass lantern globe. It protects against accidental contact, (and a nasty burn), as much as it protected the glass from breakage. It could be a feature you never need, but when it does do its job you will be glad it was there.

I am a lifelong Coleman gear fan, and this lantern lived up to my high expectations. There is a reason Coleman is the industry leader for camping gear like this – their gear is reliable, well-made, and works like it is supposed to without any fuss.

It may have been just the “macho” factor or the way it looked because the propane model worked just as well as the duel-fuel, but all of us in camp seemed to prefer the duel-fuel lantern. And we also all agreed that this was a lantern you wanted a hard case for. This lantern was just too good to toss around and bang up.


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The NorthStar puts out an impressive 1,543 lumens of light – and burns for up to 9.25 hours on Low and 4.3 hours on High with a single 16.4-ounce Coleman propane cylinder. It is the brightest camp lantern that Coleman makes. It is the design of the single large insta-clip tube mantle that provides the surface for all that illumination.

You can read all the tech specs using the Amazon links from the images, but here are the basics:

• InstaStart™ ignition for matchless lighting.
   
• High-temperature globe resists cracking from heat.
   
• Metal guard reduces rattling and protects the globe.
   
• PerfectFlow™ system for consistent gas flow and light output.

Listed with a retail price of $64.99 just for the propane lantern, ($139 for duel-fuel), you can find a package deal that includes a hard case, (highly recommended), for storage and transport for around $80 at Amazon.com – the ‘net’s largest and most trusted online market place.

• Coleman NorthStar Camping Lantern

★★★★ Top Pick for Propane Lanterns
Price range: Sugg. Retail: $69.99 – $159.99
Amazon price: $44.99 – $84.99

Here is what it looks like to use a multi-outlet propane light pole with the outlet also hooked up to a camp stove. *This is a Texsport model.

Texsport 2 Piece Propane Distribution Tree with Outlets to hook up 3 Propane Appliances to One Tank

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