Subterrestrial
Newly Enlightened
The Super Siege? I've been wondering about that one. But at nearly four times the price and non-replaceable battery, I'm more inclined towards the original Siege.
Yes the AA looks great, quite compact, has anyone done a review of it?
Oh man the Super Siege is 130 bucks? Nope. I love my D version. Sure it can't go nearly as bright, but 300ish lumens is plenty for most things and honestly the lower modes are probably better for complete dark situations anyway. The AA version is pretty cool. Wish I owned one.
I don't understand the trend towards lanterns with non-replaceable (or not easily replaceable, you could say) Li-ion cells. Streamlight Super Seige, Goal Zero Lighthouse and Barebones Forest and Canyon lanterns are just a few of many. From a marketing standpoint, they're convenient, "eco-friendly" and you can charge other devices with them, but while the LEDs should last for years, the battery won't. For most users, that means the whole thing will just end up at an e-waste facility (or worse, a landfill). How is that eco-friendly? And do you really want to charge your phone from the very lantern you're expecting to turn on after it gets dark?
So many better options. You can use NiMH cells in a lantern you already have! There are also lanterns like Fenix' CL25R and CL30R where you can charge batteries in the lantern and they're still replaceable. Even Goal Zero's Lighthouse Mini does this (albeit with a proprietary 18650)! Black Diamond's Moji Charging Station straddles both being "duel-fuel" so at least you can keep using it with AA cells after the Li-ion cells eventually die.
Sorry, I kind of went off on a semi-off-topic rant.