Streamlight 44931 Siege 540-Lumen Compact LED Camping Lantern with 360° Lighting for Power Outages, Hurricanes, and Emergencies, Coyote

I wasn't sure if I wanted to spend this much but now am glad I did. The lantern is well built, the on/off switch has a very nice quality feel to it. Especially nice is that the switch glows with three colors that indicate the state of charge. I think during camping I will mostly use the low or medium light intensity setting because the bright level is very high for when you are camping and your eyes have adjusted to the darkness. I also really appreciate the RED light color setting and have found the lantern to be very useful when I am stargazing and don't want to lose my night vision from super bright LED's. ***UPDATE*** 01/17/2023 I haven't been able to use this LED lantern for its intended use yet, which is as a camping lantern, but have used it for occasions that I normally would have used a flashlight. First of all, this lantern is much easier to use and more useful than my flashlight, and here's why. The broad stable base and smaller size of this lantern makes it easier to position in a work area. -We have used it to illuminate the leaking plumbing under our kitchen sink making repairs easier. -We used it outdoors one cold and rainy winter night when we remembered that we had not yet spread our wormy compost in the garden. In all cases the lantern emitted a strong sphere of light that made both tasks easier. Additionally, during a recent power outage it provide dependable lightning. **One minor concern noted (there is a question from another purchaser about this in the questions section) is that if the lantern is on and you set it down firmly on its base, the LED's will flicker just once (is that a flick?). My assumption is that the inertia of one of the relatively heavy D-cell battery's momentarily compressed a contact in the screw-on base and continuity was lost. Overall, I really like this lantern and bought a second one anticipating that the extra light will be useful around the house and on camping trips.

First of all I now own six of the Streamlight Siege and four of the Rayovac SE3DLN...I keep extras for my kids and their families if they need them. Points favoring the Streamlight Siege: 1. The Siege has stronger top/bottom spring 'D' clips with retainers. 2. The Siege top handle has enough tension to stay upright even at an angle whereas the (SE3DLN) will not. This comes in very handy in darkness when trying to lift the light. 3. The Siege has 3 white modes and 2 red. The (SE3DLN) has 3 white modes, no red mode, and has no 30 lumen mode for super long use of 295 hours. The SOS mode on the Siege is red, whereas on the (SE3DLN) it is white. 4. The Siege on/off button lights up when in use and also indicates the battery life that is left. 5. The bottom cover is MUCH easier to re-install after changing batteries as you simply line up the large single triangle shaped shaft, push down and twist. Whereas with the (SE3DLN) one must line up 2 small 1/16" wide notches and then push down and twist. Anyone owning both lights can quickly determine the Siege can easily be reloaded in complete darkness by simple feel, whereas the (SE3DLN) cannot. Even though I've heard of people marking the notches on the (SE3DLN) with a glow in the dark material to help. 5. The Siege is rated at a full non-ANSI 340 lumens with the over off, whereas the (SE3DLN) is now ANSI 240, whereas it used to be non-ANSI 300. I'm not sure if the 240 is with top on or off. Either way the Siege is clearly brighter when lighting up a room or an outdoor area. The Siege is not ANSI rated as of yet. 6. The on/off button on the Siege does not blink when not in use to run the batteries down, whereas the (SE3DLN) does. Some like the (SE3DLN) blinking as it make it easier to find the light in total darkness and others like myself do not. Points favoring the (SE3DLN): 1. The (SE3DLN) costs around $25, whereas the Siege is around $40. 2. The (SE3DLN) has a limited lifetime warranty on the entire light, whereas the Siege has only a 2 year warranty on the electronics and switches. They both have the option not to cover is misuse or abuse is determined. Even though I really like my older Rayovac (SE3DLN) lights and they have served me well, I much prefer the newer Streamlight Siege. The primary reasons are the ease of changing batteries and the 295 hour low light mode. I can change batteries on the Siege in total darkness without my glasses, whereas with the (SE3DLN) I need my glasses and some light. For me the extra features on the Siege are easily worth the extra $15 price tag. As some others have noted, I can't find anything on the Siege I don't like and honestly can't think on any improvements within reason I would make. Both are excellent lights and you can't go wrong with either, but the Siege is the clear winner for my needs. Buy the Streamlight Siege and you'll see what myself and others have been raving about. *****Update 10-24-2013: I have discovered the Siege is NOT ANSI rated so I've changed the review above. Also, I've tested 4 different sets of alkaline and rechargeable batteries from 4 different companies and they run only 15 continuous hours on high, rather than the advertised 30 hours. The 15 hours runtime was until the red light came on and not until it went completely dim. All of the lights I've tested, including the Rayovac SE3DLN, way over state the runtimes so I guess they do this to not look inferior to their competitors, hoping nobody will actually check. Overall, I still rate the Siege as a solid "5" *****Update 10-28-2013: I emailed Streamlight with questions about the ANSI rating and the 30 hour runtime. Here is their response: The ANSI standard is for "directional lighting" and doesn't really cover lanterns like the Siege. Therefore we can't use the ANSI symbols in our claims. However, ANSI procedures were used to take the measurements that were used for our advertising claims. 340 lumens (our HIGH mode claim) is a totally valid measurement taken in one of our calibrated integrating spheres that is also used for ANSI-rated products. The 30 hour run time on HIGH also conforms to ANSI protocols. ANSI run time starts 30 seconds into a run with new batteries (which is where the lumen claim is taken) and the ANSI run time ends when the lumen output falls to 10% of the initial 30 second reading. (In the case of the Siege on HIGH, end of run time to ANSI protocols occurs when the output drops to 34 lumens.) I realize that you may take exception to the 10% figure, but it is according to the ANSI standard. I have attached the Product Fact Sheet for the Siege. These sheets are readily available to customers, for all products, under the "Docs/Info" tab on the individual product pages of our website. The Runtime section of the Siege Fact Sheet states "to 10% of initial lumen output." Charlie Craft Charles W. Craft, BSMET Chief Engineer ISO Management Representative kd

After a recent power outage I purchased both Streamlight "The Siege" vs. Ultimate Survival 30 day lantern STREAMLIGHT SIEGE: * THE GOOD: Very well made. Metal Carabiner clips instead of plastic. 2 meter (aprox 6.5 ft) Impact resistance. Pleasing light. * VERY * EASY TO REPLACE THE BATTERIES Has red light to preserve night vision (kind of a gimmick for some but you don't have to use it if not interested) $3 - 4 dollars cheaper (as of 11/01/2014) than the Ultimate. * THE BAD: Maxiumum runtime on low is 12 days. ________________________________ VS. _____________________________________ Ultimate Survival Technologies 30 day lantern https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DUPV60K/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 * THE GOOD: It purports to run * 30 * days on the Low setting. I have not tested this. The quality of light output is very very close to the Streamlight Siege. * THE BAD: BATTERY CHANGING CAN BE MAJORLY AGGRAVATING - even in good light! I have two of these Ultimate units. On one of my two Ultimate units I had to fuss and fuss and realign and it wouldn't latch or work right. I kept looking at the markers provided, etc. On the 4th try (removing / replacing / checking batteries and line-up) it finally latched and worked. IN AN EMERGENCY THIS COULD CAUSE MAJOR STRESS. Suggestion: Keep the batteries in it, ready to go. Check them once a month if you want to make sure they are viable / no leaks. The hanging clip on the bottom is plastic, not a carabiner and is obviously less durable than the Streamlight. By the way, I've experienced more (occasional) leaks over the years from the major name "D" brand than the major name "E" brand of batteries. ____________________________________________________________________ THE VERDICT: OVERALL DESIGN, DURABILITY & EASE OF USE: Streamlight is the winner. QUALITY / QUANTITY OF LIGHT THROWN: Slight edge to the Streamlight. SHEER LONGEVITY OF LIGHT OUTPUT (TRUMP CARD?): Ultimate is the winner (by paper specs, we'll see). ________________________________________________________________________________ FOOD FOR THOUGHT: The brightest setting on both lanterns is substantial. Clearly lights up a 12 X 12 room. The middle settings on both lanterns is "not bad" you could still read by it if sitting close to the light and not lose your eyesight. The bottom setting on both lanterns is fairly dim. It's survival. "Just enough" to make out your surroundings. If you want it running in a room you don't frequent that often during an outage it's a good choice to keep you from tripping over something. The claimed 30 day output on Low with the Ultimate - has anyone who's purchased this done a real life test on that? That's the thing with specs and claims. Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics. I'm going to ASSUME that the 30 day claim is true. TIP: I have found the Dial D-Cell Storage Box by Walter Drake to be useful for holding backup batteries. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003USCDNG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 For now, the way I solve the choice dilemma is to own both units. As far as physical size, the volume and weight of both units is very close. The Streamlight is lightly more "svelte" and has slightly more "throw" on High. SUBJECTIVE USABILITY CONCLUSION: The Streamlight is more "fun" somehow. You probably couldn't go wrong with either of these.

The main reason I purchased this lantern was to have something to use in case of a power failure. I am very happy with everything about this light. As many others have said, it is very bright if you need to run it on high and it will last extremely long on the low setting. I think that I would use it mostly on the medium setting which is still quite bright and is a good compromise. The light it puts out is a whitish light, but I don't find it to be harsh at all. This thing seems really well built and very rugged, which just makes it all that more dependable, which is another thing you look for when buying an item like this for power failures. It's fairly small size is something that I actually like, since light output has nothing to do with it's size, and just makes it more convenient to use. Everything about this lantern is just perfect. Bright, really rugged, designed so well, easy to use, very long lasting and easy on batteries, and it's of the highest quality. It is one of those products that you just feel great about having. I wouldn't change one thing about it at all. I was so impressed that I bought one for my dad, and he loves it, too. If you're like me, you may have searched many ratings trying to pick the best lantern. I do that with many of the things that I buy online, and it can actually wear you out a bit. In my opinion, you can't go wrong with the Streamlight, and can be really confident that you have found the best one!

A very compact, very bright, lightweight , portable lantern. The best we’ve ever had. Can’t say enough good things about it. Totally helped us through the first power outage of this snow season! So glad to have two . Highly recommend.

Nice light that is adaptable to different uses and seems well made.

I own several Rayovac lanterns and I wanted to give this Streamlight a try since it has a higher lumen rating, low light mode, and red light option. It is costs more than twice the price of my $17 Ravovac. I opened up the package and found an LED lantern very similar in size, weight, and quality as the Rayovac and was looking forward to check out the features and increased light intensity. When I turned it on the first thing I noticed was the superior diffuser globe around the LED. The light is very uniform and is easy on the eyes from every angle. The Rayovac globe has various ribs and striations to break up the light. Its LED emitter is encased under a diffuser cover while the Steamlight utilizes a clear cover over the LEDs and a well executed diffuser globe. However, I noticed that the light from the Streamlight did not appear as bright as the Rayovac. To satisfy my curiosity I whipped out my LUX meter which I use to test my reef lighting. A LUX is one lumen per square meter which will generally provide you with an idea of light coverage within a certain area. I placed both lights 12" from the meter's sensor and turned them on individually. The results were interesting. The Rayovac produced anywhere between 13 to 31 LUX depending on the height of the meter in comparison to the center of the lantern. The Streamlight produced approximately 21 throughout the same range. This was baffling considering the Streamlight is rated 100 lumens higher than the Rayovac. Maybe it was the Streamlight diffuser? I unscrewed the Streamlight globe and placed in on the Rayovac to test out that theory. It almost fit perfectly although it was slightly larger and could not be screwed on. When I turned on the Rayovac with the Streamlight globe I immediately noticed that the light was not as bright but definitely brighter than the Steamlight. The tester indicated approximately 25 LUX through the entire range. The light was wonderfully diffused as compared to the Rayovac's globe. So the result? If you're looking for a straight-up LED light source and not concerned about extended use you cannot go wrong with the Rayovac. You can usually catch it on Amazon for under $20 and it's very tough. I've taken mine camping and have exposed it to many drops, rain, and dirt and it never skips a beat. All three of my Rayovacs have also served me and my family well through Hurricane Sandy. It's no way near as bright as even a single mantle gas lantern but it's safer and requires a lot less attention. Now if you want an LED lantern that has a wonderfully diffused light pattern and has features such a low light extended run mode and red light mode you may want to go with the Streamlight. The Steamlight has 4 mounting options versus the Rayovac's 3. The Streamlight is a little easier to install batteries in the dark than the Rayovac as well. It uses a directional guide rod down the center of the battery chute versus the Rayovac's arrow alignment method. They both have removable globes but I prefer the light spread and intensity of the Rayovac with the globe removed. As I mentioned earlier the Rayovac LEDs have a diffuser over them which renders the light more in line with the Streamlight with the globe on except more focused. The Streamlight has a clear cover over the LEDs. The light shoots out from 4 LEDs in a wider pattern. It's a shame Rayovac didn't spend a few dollars more on a diffuser globe it really makes all the difference in the world especially when you're trying to read or do other jobs that require a uniform light spread. Now as far as the lumen rating the jury is still out. My meter is a LUX meter and there are some differences between lumens and lux even though they are related. I did not try to measure light at a distance since the meter is generally ineffective past 3 feet. What I can tell you is that the Rayovac seemed brighter to my eyes even at a distance. I even swapped batteries to make sure it wasn't an issue with them. I do remember that the Rayovac was rated around 300 lumens before the new ANSI ratings. My first Rayovac (2011, same model number) was rated at 300 before the lumen rating standardization. I'm not certain if the Streamlight is rated the same way. Either way you can't go wrong. I was going to return the Streamlight but it will serve its purpose even though it is twice the price of the Rayovac. If it were a few dollars cheaper it would have deserved 5 stars. UPDATE: I recently received a new Streamlight unit for testing and evaluation. It appears that my last unit may have been defective. The new LUX levels indicate 32-38 for the Streamlight which is more representative of its 100 lumen advantage. Great light. 4.5 stars.

Have 2 Siege lanterns since 2020. I've used them for short term power outages w/o any problems. Cant recall what drove me to buy the 1st one but, I bought a 2nd after receiving the 1st. Build is solid and the green button to turn off/on is welcomed. Siege have been reliable tools in dire times but recently they showed their worth. I just went through a power outage for over 2 days related to the Palisades fire in California. The Siege enabled me to not have to add a light to my generator. Always have a supply of batteries on hand but the Siege didn't need them as the batteries were in good condition after a year of being replaced and lasted during this outage. You expect a light to perform as advertised in time of need, the Siege did for me. From the handle &small carabiner that allows you to hang to free your hands to the 3 brightness light modes, the Siege is your light when SHTF comes for you and your family. I'm buying 2 more w/the red light so night vision is not affected. Thanks Streamlight for a reliable, trusted and, awesome lantern.

No acostumbro a subir reseñas de lo que compro pero esta vez no pude resistir realizar una reseña y reafirmar que esta lampara es simplemente grandiosa en todos los aspectos. Comenzare diciendo que esta lampara originalmente la compre para mi hija, ella esta en un grupo de Boy Scouts y por eso compre esta lampara para que la usara cuando realizan campamentos de una o mas noches. Así que me di a la tarea de realizar primero una pequeña investigación de las mejores lamparas que existen actualmente para este tipo de actividades al aire libre, es decir, campamentos o excursiones y después de investigar y ver varios videos de revisiones de las mejores lamparas para acampar llegue a la conclusion que esta lampara THE SIEGE de 510 lúmenes modelo 44931 de la marca STREAMLIGHT sino es la mejor, es una de las mejores pero para mi en lo personal es la mejor, les dire porque. Porque esta lampara ilumina bastante muy bien, su iluminación difuminada, es decir, a través de su pantalla para que no lastime los ojos, es muy buena, especial para lo que se requiere en un campamento. Es pequeña como se puede ver en las fotos, es muy resistente a las caídas ya que cuenta y esta hecha con materiales que amortigua los golpes. cuenta con tres asas especiales para que puedas usar la lampara colgada, ya se en posición normal como si estuviera sobre el suelo o de cabeza. Otra bondad, si es así lo quieres, se le puede retirar la pantalla difuminadora para usar la luz de lampara al 100% aunque al estar así sin su pantalla corre el riesgo de lastimar los ojos si se ve directamente a la lampara ya que son leds muy poderosos. Otra de las características que me encanto de esta lampara es totalmente hermética, tanto que hasta la puedes meter al agua completamente, técnicamente la puedes arrojar al agua funcionando y esta flotara y seguirá funcionando dentro del agua. Si resiste y funciona sumergida en el agua de un arroyo, lago, rio, estanque, laguna, etc. ya ni se diga que funciona perfectamente bajo la lluvia sin ningún problema. Otra de las características que me gusto mucho es que no solo cuenta con luz blanca la cual la puedes usar en tres niveles de intensidad, es decir, alta, baja y media, la cual incluso usando la lampara en nivel alto todo el tiempo y continuamente la duración de las baterías aguanta mas de un día completo, mas de 24 horas en nivel alto, para ser exacto te da 30 horas de iluminación en nivel alto, obviamente con las baterías cargadas al 100%. En nivel medio te da una duración de 70 horas continuas y en nivel bajo aguanta hasta 295 horas continuas con las baterías bien cargadas o nuevas. Pero también tiene una luz color rojo la cual te da una duración en uso continuo con las baterías al 100% de hasta 235 horas. Como les había comentado al inicio la compre para mi hija que esta en un grupo de Boy Scouts y que mejor forma de garantizar el uso de la clásica clave de S.O.S auxilio con señal luminosa para poder usada en la noche, esta lampara incorpora lista para usarse esta clave de S.O.S con la luz color rojo con tan solo oprimir un botón. Esta mas que excelente ni mandado hacer para lo que lo requiero, por eso como dije al inicio para mi, en lo particular es la mejor lampara para acampar, es pequeña y poderosa. Les dare un consejo, a pesar de que la duración de las baterías es muchas horas, esta lampara usa tres baterías tamaño D, como todos saben estas baterías son muy costosas, así que lo que yo hice para no estar comprando baterías muy seguido lo cual seria un costo considerable, opte por comprar un cargador universal y las respectivas baterías tamaño D recargables, así de esta manera me olvido de comprar baterías por muchísimo tiempo. Aquí mismo compre el cargador universal, este cargador es de los que recargan las baterías desde el tamaño pequeño triple A hasta las mas grandes que son las tamaño D y hasta las cuadradas de 9 volts. Esta lampara usa tres baterías tamaño D así que compre 6 baterías tamaño D recargables para así tener repuesto cuando se acaben las baterías y cambiarlas por las que están cargadas, pero para que te acabes un juego de baterías, tendrías que usar muchas horas continuas la lampara, no te las acabas en una sola noche. Para mi fue la mejor inversion que realice en la compra de esta lampara. Como comentario extra, cuando recibí la lampara en mi hogar, vino dentro de la clásica caja de amazon pero la lampara no traía caja propia de la marca, solo venia dentro de una bolsa común y corriente y con su etiqueta y manual, solo protegida con las bolsitas de aire unidas, al principio me dio mala espina, pensé que no era nuevo pero al revisarla vi que si estaba completamente nuevo la lampara y funciona perfectamente bien. No se si a alguien mas le llego así como a mi sin una caja de fabrica, solo dentro de una bolsa. En fin, otro comentario, esta lampara es el modelo de 540 lúmenes de tres baterías tamaño D, hay otro modelo que es aun mas pequeño y usa baterías triple A y por lo mismo es de menor lúmenes y hay otro modelo con batería recargable con 1100 lunes, es decir el doble esta que compre pero el precio es excesivamente muy elevado, cuesta mas de 3000$, en algunas partes las he visto hasta en mas de 5000$...demasiado caro comparado con los 660$ que pague por esta belleza de lampara. Espero y ayude mi reseña a futuros compradores interesados en esta lampara. Saludos!!!

Très belle qualité, lorsque l'on touche cet objet on ressent la solidité et la bonne confection. Elle répondra totalement au besoin des campeurs, chasseurs, pêcheurs ou au bord d'une plage en été pour profiter de la fraîcheur du soir. Egalement interessante lorsque a faible puissance vous pourrez l'utiliser pour rassurer un enfant dans la nuit. Son mode lumière rouge peut être un atout sécurité lors d'un problèmes avec en vehicule.

Die Streamlight - The Siege Laterne wird sehr unspektakulär geliefert. Um die weiße Blendschutz Abdeckung ist ein Papierstreifen mit dem Namen und Hersteller und ein paar Technischen Daten gewickelt, und am Karabiner der Blendschutz Abdeckung ist ein kleines Stück Plastik befestigt, damit man die Lampe in Läden aufhängen kann. Die Anleitung zu der Lampe befindet sich übrigens im Batteriefach. Nach dem "Auspacken" der Lampe hat mal also fast keinen Müll wie eine Blister Verpackung oder Pappkartons... Betrieben wird diese Laterne mit 3 Mono Zellen, ich persönlich verwende meine Laterne mit drei Mono zu 3xAA Adaptern. Genauer gesagt, wird meine Laterne mit 9 Eneloop Akkus gefüttert, da ich bei mir keine Mono Zellen vorhalte, aber genug AA Eneloops besitze. Die Laterne macht von der Verarbeitung einen extrem hochwertigen Eindruck. Das Laternen Gehäuse ist an fast allen Stellen wirklich dick gummiert, und ist sehr griffig. Das Batteriefach, und ebenso die Blendschutz Abdeckung sind mit einem Dichtring versehen. Streamlight selber weist der Laterne IPX7 aus, und sagt die Laterne könne 1m unter Wasser getaucht werden. Konkurenzprodukte haben wenn überhaupt IPX4 (Spritzwassergeschutzt). Weiterhin hat die Laterne an der Blendschutz Abdeckung und am Lampenboden einen Karabiner aus Metall. Der Metall Haltebügel ist ebenfalls dick gummiert. Ich kann an der Verarbeitung und dem Design meiner Laterne wirklich nichts aussetzen. In der Laterne sind 5 LEDs verbaut, 4 weiße LEDs, und eine rote LED mit 3 Dies. Die Lichtfarbe der weißen LEDs ist etwas kühl, aber noch nicht blaustichig. Für mich ist die Lichtfarbe wirklich in Ordnung, da habe ich schon ganz andere Laternen gesehen, die einen extremen Blaustich hatten. Die Funktionsweise der Laterne ist auch denkbar einfach. Eingeschaltet wird die Lampe, indem der Taster bedient wird. Wird der Taster innerhalb von 1.5s nochmals gedrückt, wird in die nächste Stufe geschaltet. Wenn die Zeitspanne nach den beiden Taster betätigungen >2s schaltet die Lampe wieder aus. Um zwischen weißem und rotem Licht zu wechseln, muß der Taster so lange gedrückt werden, bis sich die Lichtfarbe ändert. Bei aktiver weißer Lichtfarbe würde wenn man den Taster 4x schnell hintereinander drückt folgendes passieren: Lampe schaltet an auf High --> Mittel --> Dunkel --> Lampe schaltet aus Bei aktiver roter Lichtfarbe würde wenn man den Taster 3x schnell hintereinander drückt folgendes passieren: Lampe schaltet auf rotes Dauerlicht --> Blinkt SOS mit rotem Licht --> Lampe schaltet aus. Ein weiteres tolles Feature ist die Ladungsanzeige. Wenn die Batterien / Akkus voll sind, leichtet der Taster grün, wenn die Energie der Zellen weniger wird, ändert sich die Farbe zu Geld, und dann zu Rot. Wenn die Batterien leer sind, dann blinkt der Schalter Rot. Die Laterne hat im Gegensatz zu vielen anderne Laternen eine Blendschutz Abdeckung mit Milchweißem Kunststoff. Dadurch ist die Ausleuchtung extrem homogen. Es ist auch möglich die Blendschutz Abdeckung abzunehmen, und die Laterne auf dem Kopf am Karabiner am Boden wie eine Deckenlampe aufängen. Mein Fazit: Die Stramlight - The Siege ist sicher kein Schnapper bei einem Preis von ~50EUR. Man bekommt aber für das Geld eine wirklich hochwertige Laterne, die von der Verarbeitung doch sehr viele der Konkurenz Produkte in den Schatten stellt. Ich finde die Laterne ist auf jeden Fall das Geld wert.

Works well! I run AA Tenergy nimh cells (using a d cell parallel converter) and it also works well. Obviously, less run time with the nimh cells, stick with alkaline if you want maximum runtime.

I bought two of them one week ago so I didn’t used them much. What I noticed in this short time? Because of the 3 D batteries in the base the lantern is very stable. This lantern is well built, has good quality materials, is water proof, you can submerge it in the water and you can hang it from the top or upside down. The 5 types of lights are easy to use after you play with the lantern few times. The 1st light mode is super bright and the 3rd mode is at the half brightness. The red light mode is strong but not annoying. There was no time to see if with new fully charged batteries the lantern will last as many hours as the manufacturer promise so I have to trust the other reviews about it. I would totally recommend and I would buy more in the future. It looks like a good lantern you should take with you in case of a apocalypse.