Snow Peak Lantern

One of the full flood Zebralights will do the same thing, but be lighter, brighter, more compact, more versatile, more durable, 1 battery vs 3, hang it, stand it, clip it, wear it…definitely not feeling that Hozuki thing.

I like the Mini Hozuki pretty well. I like the way that it hangs, and it produces more usable light than, say, my old Black Diamond Orbit. I hang the Mini Hozuki from a loop in the tent and it throws down a nice even light that is good for reading, whatever. It is nice that the light output is so adjustable. Biggest drawback, from my experience, is battery life, which I have found to be very short. A luxury item to be sure, but kind of a fun thing to have along.

I like the Luci solar charging "lantern" I just got. Very bright on high, good on "not so high" and already has built in battery with solar charger. I still have tol see if it can be charged well enough while hiking.

I agree with the Luci. A friend brought one along on our last 2 trips, and it is pretty sweet.

I since have bought the new "frosted" one and the colored one for my kids.

Thanks for the feedback. The Luci looks interesting. Could you please provide a link to the model you use? I found a few different ones.

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Amazingly versatile.

A luxury item definitely, but the Mini Hozuki is our favourite – great as a "mood light" – nice warm light, hangs nicely, compact size. Battery life has been fine for us using lithium but we usually run it dimmed down. Relatively lightweight too! It's come with us on our current 2 month cycle tour, and gets used in the tent every night.

I've been using the Snow Miner Headlamp/lantern for several years now on BP trips.
It works fine as a headlamp, and also serves and a tent lantern for short periods. On one occasion, when the tent had to be pitched in the dark, it was hung from a tree branch, provided sufficient light, and made pitching much easier than headlamps have in the past. It replaced more conventional headlamps, that were OK around camp after dark, but did not provide such a diffuse light, even with a flood feature or diffuser.

It is on the heavy side, just over 2 oz, but add in the weight of 3 AAA lithiums.
And the 3 AAA lithiums are expensive to regularly replace. One extra set has proved sufficient for a week though. I don't hike in the dark or read at length in the tent when BP'g, so have no need for light that will burn bright for extended periods.

For emergency use on day hikes at home, I use a more conventional headlamp, either a Fenix or Remington, as they are lighter, use one AA or two AAAs, are for emergencies, not regular use, and sometimes have had burn brightly for an hour or two; so the batts get replaced after each use. The old ones go into remotes and other similar appliances. I use only lithiums, not just for their greater capacity, but also for their function at low temps and incredibly long shelf life.

Am thinking about a Bosavi, posted on a recent BPL thread; more expensive, and it remains to be seen whether its flood feature will be as illuminating as the Snow Miner. I would carry one extra lithium ion with it.