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The Best Solar Lanterns
For Camping

The best solar lanterns for camping all have several things in common - size, weight, brightness, and how long the light lasts.

LuminAID Solar Camping Lantern

The LuminAID solar lantern has some great features and has been seen on Shark Tank!

Solar rechargeable with multiple brightness settings.
Lightweight, inflatable, collapsible (to 1" thickness), waterproof (IP67), shatterproof, and dustproof. Completely safe for children.
The lantern packs down small, making it easy to store.
Long Battery Life - Up to 24 hours of light when battery is fully charged. No additional batteries needed!
Two Ways To Recharge (Solar & USB) - Recharges in approximately 10 hours of direct outdoor sunlight or by micro USB input (cord included) in 1-2 hours.

luminAID Solar Camping Lantern

Illuminate the Campsite

Attach this lantern to your backpack during day trips and hikes, and simply inflate it when it's time to light up the campsite.

LuminAID is a women-owned small business. Co-founders Anna and Andrea designed the first LuminAID lights to bring safe light to Haiti after a devastating earthquake.

It's a good price too! Read more and purchase here on Amazon.

The Best Solar Lanterns For Camping

XTAUTO Collapsible Solar Lantern

XTAUTU Collapsible Solar Lanterns

The XTAUTO solar lantern features:

360° Lighting Coverage - energy efficient with a wide range of visibility. Doubles as both a lantern & as a flashlight, adjust the brightness by how high up you pull up the lantern.
Lightweight & Portable - collapsible design, as small as a phone when collapsed and easy to carry.
Durable & Waterproof - Made of high quality ABS material.
More than 25 hours Long Last Lighting when fully charged.
Two Charging Methods: Solar charging and USB Charging. The lantern with USB output port can be used as a power bank for Android in emergency.

Reviewers say:

"These little lanterns are crazy bright for their size."

"WAY better than I thought....just got off backpacking trip...held their own each night against a 3 AA lantern...plus with 10 hrs sun, they were fine for 3 days."

This looks more like a conventional camping lantern and we think could be worth a try!

Lepwings Solar Lantern

This solar lantern has 2 built-in high-efficiency solar panels that let you rapid charge the solar camping lanterns for free in direct sunlight. A USB port provides easy charging in 3 hours, when the sun is in short supply.

It can also be used as a solar powered rechargeable power bank, so you can charge your phone and other devices.

Lepwings Portable Solar Lantern

This lantern has up to 80 hours runtime at low brightness, and is at its brightest for 8 hours. There is a touch dimming switch to go from bright light to cozy nightlight. We like the option on this one to dim the light!

Size of the solar panels are 135 x 65 mm.

Kizen Compact Solar Lantern

The Kizen Solar Lantern has the following features:

Collapsible and portable, with a handle for carrying & hanging
3 light modes - high, low, flashing SOS
Up to 10 hours of bright LED
Solar & USB charging, doubles as a portable phone charger
Measurements are shown in the image below - compact, collapses to a size that fits in your palm