Black Diamond Apollo

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The Apollo is a battery powered lantern made by Black Diamond. It has an average rating of 5 stars (out of 5), based on 4 user reviews.

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From Oregon Mountain Community:
"The Black Diamond Apollo Lantern provides comfortable lighting for campsite cooking and nighttime tent reading. Apollo Lantern Features: 3-watt LED with frosted globe creates bright, non-glaring light; dual reflectors effectively capture and output lightFine-tune your lighting needs with the dimming switch—simply hold down the on/off button to activate dimmerCollapsible legs fold down and adjust to uneven terrain; legs fold up for compact transportSmall LED lights indicate battery status; green indicates 50% - 99% battery life, yellow indicates less than 50% and red indicates less than 25%Top loop allows lantern to be hung from a tree branch or inside a tentOperates on four AA batteries, sold separatelyCompatible with the Black Diamond NRG rechargeable battery kit, sold separatelyIntegrated charger port accepts NRG wall charger so you can recharge batteries without removing them from the lantern"

From Campmor:
"The Black Diamond Apollo Lantern is a bright, non-glaring, backcountry lantern with foldable legs and NRG rechargeable battery compatibility. It is equipped to illuminate all of your nighttime camping activities such as cooking, reading in a tent, or playing cards. The Apollo Lantern's frosted globe, combined with its inset 3 watt LED, eliminates glare. The dual reflectors capture and maximize light output, casting off illumination to brightly fill a four-person tent. A unique dimming switch provides adjustable brightness and the distinctive fold-down legs increase the Apollo Lantern's height to 9.5 inches boosting light dispersion. The lantern runs on 4 AA alkaline batteries, or better yet, Black Diamond's NRG rechargeable battery kit (Campmor Item #82625 Not Included) and has a handy battery power indicator with green, yellow or red LEDs that display either the amount of battery power left or the charging status of the NRG. 3 watt LED and frosted globe create bright, non-glaring light. Dual reflector system captures and minimizes light output. Dimming switch provides adjustable brightness. Battery power indicator displays charging status and/or existing battery life. Uses 4 AA alkaline batteries or NRG rechargeable battery kit. Ring for hanging. Size: Compactable to 5 in. Fully extended 9.5 in. Weight: 7.8 oz. without batteries."

From Backcountry.com:
"With Black Diamond's introduction of the LED Apollo Lantern, gas lanterns have officially become a thing of the past. The Apollo has even won the Alpinist Mountain Standards award. This compact lantern packs down to only 5 x 3in and then extends to a nine-inch height when you need some light. Black Diamond added folding aluminum legs to make the Apollo Lantern stable when it's on a table, and a top loop lets you hang it inside the tent for those storm-bound card games. The three LED bulbs light up a 30-foot radius for outside use, and the Apollo dims to save energy when don't need the power. You can use Black Diamond's NRG rechargeable battery system or four AA batteries."

From Altrec Outdoors:
"Winner of the Alpinist Mountain Standards award, the compact Black Diamond Apollo Lantern packs down to only 5 x 3 in. and then extends to a nine-inch height when you need some light. Added folding aluminum legs make the Apollo stable when it's on a table, and a top loop lets you hang it inside the tent for those storm-bound mental sessions. The three LED bulbs light up a 30-foot radius for outside use, and the Apollo dims to save energy when you don't need the power. You can use Black Diamond's NRG rechargeable battery system or four AA batteries. A 3-Watt LED works in tandem with dual reflectors and a frosted globe to provide maximum light output without causing glare. A unique dimming switch provides quick and easy brightness adjustability."

User Reviews

Apollo
Reviewed by Andy R, Aug 19, 2009

"It's Very Tough! I bought this and its little brother about a month ago. Well I had it for a few days, and went to an outdoor party. After a few drinks, I thought let's see if I can break it (I'm bad for that. )

Anyway I threw it in ice cold water that was keeping the keg cold and even submerged it for a few seconds."

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Apollo
Reviewed by Keith E Royer, Aug 01, 2009

"excellent gear! i bought it for backpacking and use it all the time at home! thanks to the nrg kit, sold separatley, i can use it as an adjustable night light as well!

not too heavy for the amount of light, plenty to light your whole site for cooking or cards or whatever."

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Apollo
Reviewed by William Hooks, Oct 08, 2008

"I wish that this lantern were lighter (bad pun) and less expensive, but otherwise it meets all of my requirements.

The fact that BD has made obvious efforts to minimize environmental impact of its products (reminds me of its sister company, Patagonia) is important to me- I refer to their encouraging users to employ rechargeable power systems whether for lanterns, outerwear or headlamps."

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Apollo
Reviewed by mjongewaard, Mar 15, 2008

"This lantern has the smoothest and most useful beam I've seen out of all of the LED lanterns on the market. Check them out side by side at any store allowing you to turn them on. It also avoids any direct view of the LED so it's never glary.

On top of this, it's nice that it takes the BD NRG rechargeable battery pack and can be dimmed to help the batteries last even longer."

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