- 4-watt LEDs last 100,000 hours and never need replacing
- 240 lumens with three modes; high, low, and strobe
- Easy find green LED light blinks every 5 seconds when lantern is off
- Runs on three D batteries (not included); run time 40 hours (high mode) and 90 hours (low mode)
- Durable and water-resistant, this lantern is backed by a full lifetime warranty
With optimized beams, rubber grips, and tactical switches, Rayovac's SE3DLN Sportsman lantern is ideal for use inside and out, whether you're heading for the hills or camping out in your home during a power outage. Nicely compact and ultra-portable at just 7 inches tall and under 3.5 inches wide, the Rayovac SE3DLN lantern also provides an incredibly bright 240-lumen light that makes it a useful resource for outdoor adventures as well as for emergency preparedness.
This Sportsman green-and-black lantern features durable ABS construction and is engineered to be water resistant, making it ideal for use in rugged conditions. The bottom has a convenient hook that can fold out to light up your space--be it a tent, a basement, a garage, or a backyard patio--hands free. The Sportsman lantern also features a foldout rubberized handle for easy carrying. An easy-find green LED blinks every five seconds when the lantern is off so you can locate it even on the darkest nights. It's backed by a lifetime warranty.
The Power of LEDs
A perfect light source for modern lanterns, LEDs are virtually unbreakable, contain no filament or mercury, and never need to be replaced. The LED bulbs use battery power more efficiently than standard bulbs, greatly reducing the number of batteries needed over the life of the lantern.
The SE3DLN's 4-watt LED bulbs are powered by three D batteries (not included) for up to 40 hours of continuous use on high mode and up to 90 hours on energy-saver mode. The Sportsman LED lantern also includes a strobe lighting mode.
What's included
One Rayovac SE3DLN Sportsman lantern (batteries not included).
* In 2012 Rayovac adopted the ANSI FL1 standard for measuring light specifications. The standards were developed to help consumers compare technical specs between products. The ANSI FL1 standard indicates the light output for this product is 240 lumens.
By SkinDiver
Just received this product so I will defer commenting on battery life until later. Overall I have been very pleased and surprised with this product. First off, this lantern is fairly compact...I was under the impression that this would be larger from the pictures but once I opened it up, I was pleasingly surprised. The unit is very compact and feels very sturdy. There is rubber on the base and around the lower portion of the lantern, the switch is very easy to operate and has 3-modes (High, Low, and Strobe). The entire top/globe can be unscrewed and hung upside down (clip in the base) to use as a room or tent light in "bare bulb" mode. Overall I have been very impressed with the output of this lantern as well. This is a very bright lantern for it's compact size; outshining normal 4D fluorescent U-tubed lanterns and a coleman pack-away LED lantern. The diffuser is also very pleasing with no rings, lines, or shadows to speak of. In bare bulb mode, the light is almost too bright for your eyes but works well if it's hung high overhead (so you're not looking directly at the unit). Low mode is also very useful and brighter than your typical "nightlight" levels in other LED lanterns "low" modes. Overall I am very impressed with this product and plan to purchase more of these units for use while night fishing, camping, and to use during power failures.
Update (10/31/09): Just an update, I recently used this light in a power outage and it performed great. Bright and the batteries are still going strong. I also purchased 2 additional units and with just 3-D batteries each, who can complain! This is a great compact lantern.
Update (10/31/09): Just an update, I recently used this light in a power outage and it performed great. Bright and the batteries are still going strong. I also purchased 2 additional units and with just 3-D batteries each, who can complain! This is a great compact lantern.
By R. Moreno Jr.
OK folks,
let me start off by saying that I am a flashlight afficionado. If you ask me about pistols, rifles, knives, or lights...you are now in my world, and I will talk your ears off.
Let me say that this is a great little lantern. I was walking around my local "Big Boys Covet Store" (Lowes) and saw this lantern on sale. I went over to check it out and inspect it, and then kept it on the back of my mind. When I got home, I went to one of my internet hang-outs (CandlePowerForum.com) and plugged in the lantern for some feedback, or reviews. Evidently it was very highly talked about. So I went back the next day (or was it IMMEDIATELY?) to purchase the little lantern. I gotta admit, I was not disappointed.
Since I have gotten the lantern, it is my new ruck sack companion. I will not leave to a mountain trek without it. And when I am not out in the bush, it stays on top of my reloading bench in case of an emergency blackout...or an earthquake. (I live in the San Freakcisco Bay Area).
The light is small (3.5" x 3.5" x 7.5"), but is plenty tough. It has a great rubber base, a rubber top section, and rubber side grips. Like the earlier folks stated, it has a HIGH, a LOW, and a STROBE function. As for the installation of the batteries...yea...I was scratching my head for a few seconds the first time. (No, not minutes - seconds). But after I looked at it for a second or two, it was pretty easy to see how it was supposed to go on, and I have not had a problem since then.
The little plastic hook on top is a total waste to me. Why? Because everthing else on this little beast is built so well, and then the did this?! (Added a flimsy little "Alfalfa Hair Piece" to the top of this exceptional little lantern). It has not broken on me yet - but then again, I will not take the chance of hanging the lantern from this flimsy little hook and provoking Mr Murphy to curse the lantern to fall and possibly break.
It is small and compact, but beefy and with heft.
Like I said, it's a great little lantern for the money.
You will not regret it.
In Christ: Raymond
let me start off by saying that I am a flashlight afficionado. If you ask me about pistols, rifles, knives, or lights...you are now in my world, and I will talk your ears off.
Let me say that this is a great little lantern. I was walking around my local "Big Boys Covet Store" (Lowes) and saw this lantern on sale. I went over to check it out and inspect it, and then kept it on the back of my mind. When I got home, I went to one of my internet hang-outs (CandlePowerForum.com) and plugged in the lantern for some feedback, or reviews. Evidently it was very highly talked about. So I went back the next day (or was it IMMEDIATELY?) to purchase the little lantern. I gotta admit, I was not disappointed.
Since I have gotten the lantern, it is my new ruck sack companion. I will not leave to a mountain trek without it. And when I am not out in the bush, it stays on top of my reloading bench in case of an emergency blackout...or an earthquake. (I live in the San Freakcisco Bay Area).
The light is small (3.5" x 3.5" x 7.5"), but is plenty tough. It has a great rubber base, a rubber top section, and rubber side grips. Like the earlier folks stated, it has a HIGH, a LOW, and a STROBE function. As for the installation of the batteries...yea...I was scratching my head for a few seconds the first time. (No, not minutes - seconds). But after I looked at it for a second or two, it was pretty easy to see how it was supposed to go on, and I have not had a problem since then.
The little plastic hook on top is a total waste to me. Why? Because everthing else on this little beast is built so well, and then the did this?! (Added a flimsy little "Alfalfa Hair Piece" to the top of this exceptional little lantern). It has not broken on me yet - but then again, I will not take the chance of hanging the lantern from this flimsy little hook and provoking Mr Murphy to curse the lantern to fall and possibly break.
It is small and compact, but beefy and with heft.
Like I said, it's a great little lantern for the money.
You will not regret it.
In Christ: Raymond
By M. Cuizon
I bought this Rayovac latern off of Amazon after reading tons of reviews and visiting some other sites about the quality of this product. I did happen to give this lantern it's full fledged test at a camp out this past 4th of July weekend and put it head to head with other lanterns. One of the other lanterns were Energizer's 3D cell 12 led Weather Ready from Walmart, the other was a Coleman 8D cell CFL type lantern, and the third was your basic Coleman propane lantern. The Rayovac was the most compact of the bunch, next was the Energizer, then the CFL Coleman, and lastly the propane lantern.
Now when it came to my shopping there were 2 things that were high on my list. 1st was the brightness level. 2nd was the energy (batteries,fuel, etc.) needed to run the product and the longevity of the energy (how long could I run it before having to change the batteries etc.
Let me run through the energy and consumption level. Obviously since the propane lantern runs on "fire" it did consume it's fuel the fastest, because we had to change the propane canisters at least twice for the 3 night camp. As for the other 3 I still have no idea. I would think that the CFL lantern would go out before the Rayovac and Energizer, that and the fact that it takes 8D cells make running it a little more costly. The Energizer claims 3 weeks running time at 5 hours a day use and the Rayovac claims around 75-150 hours running time, so I would call it a fairly even match between the two.
Now let's get to what your really interested in and discuss brightness level. This is purely based on what I saw and has nothing to do with comparing LED's with CFL's etc. On an overall brightness scale reguardless of type, the overall winner was your standard propane lantern. On max output it clearly outperformed the lot. To my surprise, the Coleman CFL was the second brightest. It was equivilent to your standard CFL light in a household setting and we were all impressed at how bright it was coming pretty close to the propane output. As for the LED lanterns... the Rayovac outshown the Energizer. With the top portion of the Ravovac removed and flipped upside down as a tent light, the Rayovac quickly impressed me with lighting up a fairly reasonable amount of area with light. The only edge that I thought the Energizer had was it's adjustablity to brighten and dim at the turn of a switch while the Rayovac had either bright or semi-bright. Though this is about light output and 2 of the Rayovacs hung upside down with the top removed can easily light a 10X20 camping area (the size of our canopy tent).
My conclusion on overall performance. One of the three propane lanterns caught on fire due to some kind malfunction and the fact that you have to light them with a match, change canisters on a regular basis, and change those bag things every other trip puts propane at the bottom. 3rd place would have to be the Energizer. Although it uses only 3D cells and had light adjustment equivilent to the propane lantern, it was still the dimmest (although still very bright) of the lot. 2nd would have to be the Coleman CFL. It uses batteries, although a wopping 8D cells, but is much safer than a propane lantern catching on fire. It is extremely bright, 2nd only to the propane. It's only downfalls would be the price and I'm assuming battery life as compared to LEDs. The winner in my book, is obvioulsy the Rayovac. It was the brighter of the two LED models, it's very compact, uses only 3D cells, has long battery life, can change from a free standing lantern to a hanging light(very good bonus feature), and is very well priced on Amazon. I am the owner of three of the products tested and am giving my unbiased opinion. I would highly recomend the Rayovac and plan on buying one or two more for some serious light.
Now when it came to my shopping there were 2 things that were high on my list. 1st was the brightness level. 2nd was the energy (batteries,fuel, etc.) needed to run the product and the longevity of the energy (how long could I run it before having to change the batteries etc.
Let me run through the energy and consumption level. Obviously since the propane lantern runs on "fire" it did consume it's fuel the fastest, because we had to change the propane canisters at least twice for the 3 night camp. As for the other 3 I still have no idea. I would think that the CFL lantern would go out before the Rayovac and Energizer, that and the fact that it takes 8D cells make running it a little more costly. The Energizer claims 3 weeks running time at 5 hours a day use and the Rayovac claims around 75-150 hours running time, so I would call it a fairly even match between the two.
Now let's get to what your really interested in and discuss brightness level. This is purely based on what I saw and has nothing to do with comparing LED's with CFL's etc. On an overall brightness scale reguardless of type, the overall winner was your standard propane lantern. On max output it clearly outperformed the lot. To my surprise, the Coleman CFL was the second brightest. It was equivilent to your standard CFL light in a household setting and we were all impressed at how bright it was coming pretty close to the propane output. As for the LED lanterns... the Rayovac outshown the Energizer. With the top portion of the Ravovac removed and flipped upside down as a tent light, the Rayovac quickly impressed me with lighting up a fairly reasonable amount of area with light. The only edge that I thought the Energizer had was it's adjustablity to brighten and dim at the turn of a switch while the Rayovac had either bright or semi-bright. Though this is about light output and 2 of the Rayovacs hung upside down with the top removed can easily light a 10X20 camping area (the size of our canopy tent).
My conclusion on overall performance. One of the three propane lanterns caught on fire due to some kind malfunction and the fact that you have to light them with a match, change canisters on a regular basis, and change those bag things every other trip puts propane at the bottom. 3rd place would have to be the Energizer. Although it uses only 3D cells and had light adjustment equivilent to the propane lantern, it was still the dimmest (although still very bright) of the lot. 2nd would have to be the Coleman CFL. It uses batteries, although a wopping 8D cells, but is much safer than a propane lantern catching on fire. It is extremely bright, 2nd only to the propane. It's only downfalls would be the price and I'm assuming battery life as compared to LEDs. The winner in my book, is obvioulsy the Rayovac. It was the brighter of the two LED models, it's very compact, uses only 3D cells, has long battery life, can change from a free standing lantern to a hanging light(very good bonus feature), and is very well priced on Amazon. I am the owner of three of the products tested and am giving my unbiased opinion. I would highly recomend the Rayovac and plan on buying one or two more for some serious light.
By Todd A. Garrison
Well-designed, well-built, functional, durable lantern. I took it camping with me at the Grand Canyon recently and it performed flawlessly. View the video to see me testing it out before the trip.
By BHR
I wish I would have had this lantern last week when we really needed it most. We had a bad windstorm and were without electricity for several days. All of the local Home Depot's, Sears, Ace Hardware, OSH, Lowe's etc... were all completely sold out of any type of lanterns at all. Go figure that :)
After our power was finally restored, I decided to put together an emergency kit for my wife and I for future unpredictable power outages. I want to be better prepared. I researched various lanterns and I ordered two of these Rayovac Sportsman Extreme SE3DLN lanterns from amazon.com based on the reviews. Got them for $18.99 each (I notice the amazon price fluctuates though). They just arrived in the mail today and so far I have to agree with the majority of reviews here. This thing is nice. I really wish it was made in the USA not China though, but anyway the lantern is rugged, compact, super bright, well designed, solid, durable and everything that you could possibly want from a battery operated lantern. I read about the many concerns getting the battery compartment closed but it was not a problem at all and was super easy. The physical size of the lantern is a bit smaller than I expected, but that certainly does not affect the brightness of this lantern. Clark Griswold (the king of exterior illumination) would love this thing :) All kidding aside, my advice is to not wait until a power outage to take action. Be well prepared. Get a couple of these lanterns now and keep some "D" batteries on hand in your house. The Rayovac lantern requires 3 "D" size batteries and the common "D" size batteries in particular, were also more difficult to find once everyone around here lost their electricity. Everyone went into "panic mode" and raided the battery isle at all the stores.
After our power was finally restored, I decided to put together an emergency kit for my wife and I for future unpredictable power outages. I want to be better prepared. I researched various lanterns and I ordered two of these Rayovac Sportsman Extreme SE3DLN lanterns from amazon.com based on the reviews. Got them for $18.99 each (I notice the amazon price fluctuates though). They just arrived in the mail today and so far I have to agree with the majority of reviews here. This thing is nice. I really wish it was made in the USA not China though, but anyway the lantern is rugged, compact, super bright, well designed, solid, durable and everything that you could possibly want from a battery operated lantern. I read about the many concerns getting the battery compartment closed but it was not a problem at all and was super easy. The physical size of the lantern is a bit smaller than I expected, but that certainly does not affect the brightness of this lantern. Clark Griswold (the king of exterior illumination) would love this thing :) All kidding aside, my advice is to not wait until a power outage to take action. Be well prepared. Get a couple of these lanterns now and keep some "D" batteries on hand in your house. The Rayovac lantern requires 3 "D" size batteries and the common "D" size batteries in particular, were also more difficult to find once everyone around here lost their electricity. Everyone went into "panic mode" and raided the battery isle at all the stores.
By G. Howell
I bought this lantern; because when compared to all the others that I looked at - it was smaller, lighter, more durable, and used less batteries but provided more light. After using it on a 2 week camping trip - it didn't let me down.
When we lost "house" power in our RV, I placed it on the kitchen table to play cards. The couple that we traveled with complained that it was too bright. Rather than turn it down to the lower level, I unscrewed the top and used the bottom hook to hang it upside down from the ceiling. This application provided more than enough light to play cards and see everything else within the entire RV. It was no longer "too bright"; because it was above eye level.
I also hooked it to a tree branch above our picnic table. It provided enough light to cook on the camping stove and eat dinner for four. At the end of the camping trip, I couldn't detect any depreciation in battery power. The couple that we traveled with has been camping for years, with all kinds of equipment. Yet, they too are going to buy this lantern from Amazon.
I'm going to buy the Coleman Multi-Purpose Lantern Stand in case the next time we go out, there isn't a tree branch above our picnic table. I'm also going to buy another one of these lanterns to put in our emergency kit in case there's ever a prolonged power outage at home. With two of them, we'll have "his" and "her" lanterns.
When we lost "house" power in our RV, I placed it on the kitchen table to play cards. The couple that we traveled with complained that it was too bright. Rather than turn it down to the lower level, I unscrewed the top and used the bottom hook to hang it upside down from the ceiling. This application provided more than enough light to play cards and see everything else within the entire RV. It was no longer "too bright"; because it was above eye level.
I also hooked it to a tree branch above our picnic table. It provided enough light to cook on the camping stove and eat dinner for four. At the end of the camping trip, I couldn't detect any depreciation in battery power. The couple that we traveled with has been camping for years, with all kinds of equipment. Yet, they too are going to buy this lantern from Amazon.
I'm going to buy the Coleman Multi-Purpose Lantern Stand in case the next time we go out, there isn't a tree branch above our picnic table. I'm also going to buy another one of these lanterns to put in our emergency kit in case there's ever a prolonged power outage at home. With two of them, we'll have "his" and "her" lanterns.
By Ray Miller
What a great buy. This battery powered LED lantern is really super. It's quite compact, being only 3.5" X 3.5" X 7.25"H (much smaller than my florescent one) with an impact-resistant exterior; using only 3 'D' size batteries makes this lantern much lighter in weight than the florescent (which uses two 6V lantern batteries) as well; the maximum, 300-Lumen, brightness level can illuminate a 12' X 15' room very well and the lower brightness level is more than ample for most activities. During this sale the total cost including shipping to Hawai'i was less than $24! I'm very happy.
By kev1
This is my first LED lantern that I've purchased so I have nothing else to compare it to overall. The brightness of the lantern is great! It really does light up a large area, either on the full bright setting or the "low" setting. There is almost no difference between the high and low settings, so for the most part I plan on using the low because it will extend the battery life. The lantern is much smaller then I expected as well. It's only about 8 inches tall. Overall I'm very happy with it!
By S. Wong
I live in Manhattan, so I'm not exactly in the middle of nowhere. But I am one of the million people who has had no power (and no water) in lower Manhattan for the past 3 days due to Hurricane Sandy causing an explosion at the power plant a couple blocks away from me. Let me tell you, in my big bag of "OH S**T" gear, this was one of my most useful purchases (the other being the Ambient Weather WR-111A). It lights my entire room on low power mode and is very handy to hang anywhere. I don't know much about, or ask for much from, lanterns and such, so all I need is for this thing to work well during crunch time, and it did. It's stayed on without a hitch for the past 3 nights and still going strong.
I am actually still blacked out this very moment. How am I writing this review? There's finally transportation running this morning, so I went to charge my laptop where there's power and came back home, and with my very valuable and limited computer power, I felt that this _glowing_ review could no longer wait. So here I am, buy this thing.
One gripe though, as others have mentioned, if you don't have a black belt in changing lantern batteries, definitely don't try to do it for the first time when you're blacked out. I decided to mess around with the battery compartment earlier, and it really is akin to doing an IQ test puzzle, and I am a certified idiot. Especially doing it in the dark. So after fumbling around my apartment to look for a flashlight to see what I was doing, it still took me about 15 minutes to put the darn batteries back in. So yeah, don't mess with the batteries unless you absolutely have to.
I am actually still blacked out this very moment. How am I writing this review? There's finally transportation running this morning, so I went to charge my laptop where there's power and came back home, and with my very valuable and limited computer power, I felt that this _glowing_ review could no longer wait. So here I am, buy this thing.
One gripe though, as others have mentioned, if you don't have a black belt in changing lantern batteries, definitely don't try to do it for the first time when you're blacked out. I decided to mess around with the battery compartment earlier, and it really is akin to doing an IQ test puzzle, and I am a certified idiot. Especially doing it in the dark. So after fumbling around my apartment to look for a flashlight to see what I was doing, it still took me about 15 minutes to put the darn batteries back in. So yeah, don't mess with the batteries unless you absolutely have to.
By Trevor M.
I just placed an order for my third lantern because I dropped my last one down my ice fishing hole. This is hands down the best replacement God gas lanterns on the market . The fact that you can remove the globe and hang it upside down as a drop light makes it the only light I will ice fish with.
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