The Apollo (€49.90) is a bright, soup-can sized lantern with foldable legs that is perfect for lighting all your nighttime camping activities such as cooking or playing cards.
With its tripod design, this lantern is good and stable and can illuminate a 10m radius with non-glaring light thanks to its frosted globe. It can also be hung and due to reflectors the Apollo can light the surface directly below so it’s great for bedtime reading. The brightness setting can be adjusted according to need and depending on which mode it is used in, this lantern can last for up to 60 hours.
The Apollo is compatible with 4AA batteries or, even better, the Black Diamond rechargeable NRG battery system, which can be bought separately. A handy battery power indicator on the lantern displays charging status as well as existing battery life.
Weighing just 320g with batteries, when extended to maximum height the Apollo stands at 24cm and when packed it shrinks down to a mere 12.7cm. Black Diamond products are available at 53° North in Carrickmines and Blanchardstown; Great Outdoors, Dublin 2; Cotswold Outdoors, Belfast; Tiso, Belfast; Spórt Corrán Tuathail, Killarney or visit www.bdel.com.
