The Coleman LED Quad Lantern (Amazon, $53.83) makes such a mythical idea seems possible. I’ve seen camping lanterns before and I can categorically say, they’re nothing impressive. So you’ve got a light, who cares? I have tons of those in my house, you know the place away from the precipitation and insects? But I’ve gotta say, this lantern is the shit. For starters, it’s four lanterns in one. The lantern is comprised of four light sections, each of which is fully detachable and rechargeable. So you can keep them all together while you’re eating dinner around the campfire, but if someone has to go off into the woods to use the “bathroom” then you can break off one of these lights. And you don’t have to worry about losing light for either the campsite or the poor soul traipsing around the woods because there are 24 white LED lights in this lantern. Basically, you’ve got one solid glow emanating from each lantern section. Each section has a built-in handle to make it easy to carry around the woods while looking for campfire sticks or to hang on a tree when nature calls. The lantern’s rechargeable core runs on eight D batteries, so it’s incredibly practical for a night or two out in the middle of nowhere (it’s not like there’s an abundance of outlets in the forest).

Ok, so we’ve got a touch of electricity going on here, but I’m not sure if it’s enough to persuade me to venture into the great unknown. I’m holding out for decent sleeping quarters and real bathrooms.

5 out of 5 stars.

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