Vintage Cage Rechargeable Camping Lantern

A lantern shape that's never really gone out of style

Ours just does it without a flame or a battery compartment to fiddle with. Metal cage, integrated hanging hook, and a rotary dial that takes it from mood lighting to a genuine 300 lumens of work light.

The details that make it work

Brightness is continuously adjustable rather than stepped, so you can find exactly the level you want instead of picking between "too dim" and "too bright." It's rechargeable by USB, full charge in 3 to 4 hours, no batteries to buy or replace, and the hook means it hangs from a tent pole, a branch, or a hook by the back door.

Where it fits in

A tent, a garden table on a summer evening, or a kitchen drawer for the next power cut. It's as much an emergency light as a camping one, the kind of thing that's genuinely useful to have charged and ready.

The specifics

• Type: Rechargeable camping lantern
• Power: USB-rechargeable lithium battery, 3–4hr full charge
• Brightness: Continuously adjustable, up to 300 lumens
• Mounting: Integrated hanging hook
• Use: Camping, garden, indoor/power-cut backup
• Colours: Black · Olive Green · Red