Camping with OzTrail’s new Ignite Speaker Lantern

An adjustable 1000 lumen camping light and Bluetooth speaker built into one? That’s exactly what OzTrail’s new Ignite 1000L Rechargeable Speaker Lantern is capable of, and we were super keen to try it.

We grabbed two of these lanterns and gave them a test during an overnight camping trip last winter and were amazed at how useful they were.

Anybody who has been camping in the long nights of winter knows how important campsite lighting is, because there’s nothing worse than trying to set up camp or cook dinner in the dark.

First up, the lighting side of things. The lantern features five adjustable light settings, so you don’t have to blind yourself. OzTrail say you’ll get five hours of runtime on high and a whopping 32 hours on low settings, in-between charges thanks to the lithium battery.

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The body has hooks top and bottom, so you can hang it from just about anywhere, and the sturdy feet mean you’ve got to put a fair bit of effort in to knock it over.

The feature that sets this lantern apart from the rest is the Bluetooth speaker. It’s even easier to pair to your phone than most modern infotainment systems, and you can adjust the volume from your device with ease.

Despite the size, the speaker quality is surprisingly good. There’s no distortion if you’re into your doof-doof bass tunes, and if you have more than one lantern on site then you can pair them both to the same phone for a neat surround-sound experience. Sure, you won’t give a nightclub a run for its money with overall volume, but when you’re out on the middle of the whisper-quiet bush there’s really no need.

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The lanterns are splash-proof, so you don’t have to worry if you get a bit of rain on them. They also come with their own USB charging cables, and there’s even a USB port on the back that makes the lanterns double as a power pack – so you can charge your phone while jamming out to some mad tunes!

We love these things. At $120 a pop, they’re no more expensive than any other good-quality Bluetooth speaker, but they also double as some seriously powerful lanterns and can even be used as a basic power pack in a pinch. Really, how can you lose?

AVAILABLE FROM: Oztrail.com.au
RRP: $119.99