Coleman Tent Light Review

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Russ
Marietta, GA

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Hold this light.

practical, nature lover, outdoorsman, Hiker, fan of good design

Pros

Diffuse light for tent, Attaches magnetically

JUL

2007

When you're in a tent, in the dark, a flashlight often won't get the job done. When you're changing clothes, or trying to use two hands for something, the flashlight ends up laying on the ground, providing ineffective light, or clutched under your arm or between your legs, making life difficult and still not providing the best light. That's when the Coleman Tent Light comes to the rescue. This light attaches to the roof of the tent, with a metal plate that you set outside, and the light sticking to it magnetically through the tent fabric. It provides good, diffuse, light that lets you see what you're doing.

The first time I set mine up, it took me a minute to figure out how to get the outside and inside together, but it only took a minute. When there is someone camping with me it's no problem at all. If I wasn't paranoid about my equipment, I'd leave it attached all the time. It doesn't show any signs of being a danger to the fabric, and it's small enough that the tent would still fit in it's bag. I just have a deep feeling that a battery will leak if I leave it with the tent.

This is a great idea. If I'd had one of these my whole life, I know I would have saved a lot of bad language and late night bumps.