Primus - Micron Lantern - Steel Mesh with Piezo Ignition (Gray)

I love this lantern. In the old days, fuel lanterns like these were an absolute must for camp lighting. Nowadays, it is not my first go to for camp lighting with advent of LEDs. If I set my Luci LED lantern out in the sun for a day, it will light up my camp/tent for two or three evenings on that one charge and weighs less than 125g, which weighs less than even the smallest fuel cylinder for this lantern {ASIN: B01IIV1OC0}. It will do this for months on end. Carbon impact for 4 months use - ZERO. How many fuel cylinders is that in a lantern? What I really use this Primus lantern for nowadays is both light and/or HEAT. If it is too cool or cold, fire this thing up inside the tent, and you will be warm and toasty in no time. If I need to break camp at the crack of dawn and there is dew everywhere, few camp tools will dry out the tent surfaces better than firing up this compact lantern inside the tent for a few minutes. A huge plus. You can then break down and roll up a DRY not soggy tent. In cold weather, I suggest hanging the lantern ready to go in the tent at bedtime, then you can reach out of your sleeping bag and fire it up with the built in piezo lighter (it's fast and easy - check the video) and retreat to the comfort of your sleeping bag while the Primus heats up your tent until it is ok to come out of your cocoon. It is a good source of light, but with all of the advantages of the modern solar chargeable camp lights, it is hard not to regularly use them for your light sources and conserve your fuel. Additionally, the HEAT produced from the lantern while helpful, can also be hazardous, so for casual light, I use the solar lantern when possible, especially inside the tent and if kids are around. Inside the tent, use the hanger (maybe with extensions depending on your tent height ) to keep this thing away from the tent surfaces, and that way you can’t tumble it over and ruin your spendy sleeping bag. If the business metal parts of the unit touches anything fabric while in use, it’s flame on! Since I don’t need to squeeze every single photon from this lantern, the compact metal screen on this lantern is a perfect choice for me. Very practical . . . rough handling; no broken glass globes. It comes with a sturdy carrying bag. Make sure to get some spare Primus mantles to bring with you, also, there are many other brands of mantles on Amazon that fit at a better price. If you can do most of your camp lighting with the LEDs, you can really lighten your load burden by carrying less fuel. This has a great compact form factor for me for both car and ATV camping. It is also light enough to use for some backpacking and many backpacking stoves use this same fuel cylinder. Ready for action; the carry bag, the lantern head with mantle, and two spare mantles, weigh in at 157 grams. Adapters allow you to mate this lantern with other less expensive (and heavier to carry) fuel sources if long term use is needed. See ASIN: B00SR6OVOA and ASIN: B00CFPISZW. I am very happy with this lantern, I recommend it, and would buy it again. Sorry about the photo order, you cannot place them so some are out of order.

I go camping whenever possible so me and my wife decided one day to upgrade to backpacking / Motorcycle camping. We also traded in the large bulky Coleman lanterns and stoves for something a bit smaller. I did a lot of research and I landed here. In most cases I would use LED flashlights and lanterns "AA and AAA batteries are a lot lighter than cans of butane fuel" but for good wide area light and heat this micro lantern can’t be beat. I normally bring this lantern on cold weather trips. me and the wife can stop drink some water rest for a few minutes and warm up with the lantern. Also works great in the dear blind set it on low and it will burn warm for hours. I let it run on high for up to 4-1/2 hours and at its lowest in excess of 7 hours. It burns just as bright if not brighter than a traditional Coleman lantern the wire mesh protects the element and won’t break like most traditional lanterns. it has about 2 or so foot of cable allowing it to be hung from low hanging branches. Do keep in mind it is still has a mantle which is very fragile. the lantern can be safely shoved in a pack and I’ve had no issues with it on long trips but keep spare mantles in your pack and don't drop it or toss your pack down as you could damage the white mantle. PS: I’ve also had a chance to use this lantern in 2 power outages I put on top of the stove so it could be near the upper exhaust lit the kitchen, dining room and most of living room.

Lightweight. Compact. Solid design. Uses very little fuel. Pretty bright considering it's covered with a solid metal mesh. Doubles as a space heater hanging inside tent. Spent a few nights in San Gorgonio wilderness above 7000 feet. Had no problems with the igniter and it helped fight back the chill on 20 degree nights. Steel cable included for hanging has enough length to keep whatever it is hanging from cool. If you use this inside a tent, be extremely careful and use your head!!! Make sure you are venting if in a 4 season tent and don't keep it on for more than 30 minutes at a time. If you fall asleep with it on in an enclosed space, you may not wake up. Carbon monoxide is not your friend! I carry it in an Oakley zippered sunglasses case. It fits perfectly and I carry an extra mantle in there too. Wouldn't recommend for through hiking where your fuel needs to be carefully controlled, but on a few nights where 1 canister is more than enough, this is a nice item to have. I love it and am very pleased with its performance.

I saw this or rather Soto’s version of the same stove watching the outdoor gear review and thought it would be an ideal addition to my backpack. While not as efficient as a stove it can be used to heat up water, raise the temperature in a well ventilated tent and gives off great light. The only thing you need to be careful with are the mantles…but I get extra ones and they are easy to replace so no big deal. I use it for an hour or so before bedtime to heat up my tent. It can also warm up water for coffee or hot chocolate. Small and light…it’s the closest thing to a campfire inside your tent you could want.

Overall great little lantern, took it on an overnight backcountry trip and it was a great little heat and light source when we couldn’t have a fire. Didn’t use much fuel either - and we ran the thing for hours on a partially empty small tank. 3 stars because the starter quit working after 2 uses. We always carry a lighter so we made it work, but highly annoying. Would give it 5 stars if the starter hadn’t given out.

ممتاز سهوله في تغيير الفتيل واناره ممتازه للاشياء البسيطه وتعتبر دفايه بسيطه

Zugegeben, so eine LED Campinglampe ist vielleicht praktisch, aber so eine Gaslaterne macht einfach schönes Licht. Die Primus Laterne ist leicht und da sie keinen Glasschirm hat, sehr robust. Ich transportiere sie regelmäßig auf meinen Motorradreisen. Wenn sie dabei weich gepolstert liegt, dann übersteht der Strumpf problemlos eine Saison und mehr.

Testé lors de mes périples à velo, cet eclairage s'avère peu lumineux. Plus un eclairage d'ambiance q'une lumière. Cependant leger et peu encombrant. Il m'accompagnera dans mes prochaines virées.

I've had every type of light known to man; my fave is my Northstar (frowned on by Mothers of small children - it's petrol don't you know; it'll blow up you fool?); Tilleys lights - the magic of priming them (again frowned on by Mother's of young children expecting these "smelly" things to explode); candles; Petzl headlights; the list goes on. Then came this light - quietly screw the cannister on the bottom; instantaneous ignition; a gentle purr; hang it on it's own lovely hangar and there we have grief free lighting. PS I still use the other ones when like minds are around :)

I have two of these, and love them dearly. They give off a nice warm cozy light with a decent amount of heat, and are just the ticket to make a cold camp more inviting especially when you don't have the opportunity for a fire or propane fire pit. They're not essential or efficient, but they're just really nice to have around and are a compact luxury that uses the same fuel canisters you're probably already carrying. They can be a bit tricky to light with the piezo starter, depending on how you have the wire positioned. Rotating the lantern to have the spark up and clicking a few times usually does the trick, and they stay lit no problem even in wind once they're going. Sit them in the middle of a table while chatting or playing cards, or hang it from a convenient branch or guy line to help make wandering around the campsite at night easier. They can be turned up/down across a wide brightness range, and will burn anywhere from 24g/hour (quite a lot - uses up a small canister in about 4 hours) at full brightness down to about 8-10g/hour at the minimum brightness that stays reliably lit. Brightness at minimum is maybe 10-20x dimmer than full, so their light output goes down faster than their fuel consumption; the lantern is putting out mostly heat at its minimum setting with almost no light, while at maximum you're getting more light for your fuel relatively speaking. I recommend using the correct Primus mantles for these. I have tried some substitutes and while they can be made to work, they don't fit as well or produce as even a light. Buy a few, keep them in your storage, and they'll last you forever unless you're especially clumsy. The carrying pouch provides good protection, and the metal mesh keeps the mantle safe with no risk of shattering like glass.