Would this be enough light to read by in a tent or is it more of just mood lighting?
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The lantern has 3 settings. The highest is very bright & I am sure you could read by it. However, the higher the setting the quicker the stored lighting will run out. I am not sure how long is would last on the highest setting. Perhaps the manufacturer could respond? I typically do use on the lowest around my deck at camp just so people can see where steps are. Hope that helps!
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It has 3 settings on it. On the brightest setting it would probably give off enough light to read by if you kept it close to you. Yes, i would say its more useful as mood lighting. We use a rechargeable Coleman lantern when we go camping. On its brightest setting it produces enough light for all of us to read by. It also has a low setting and a nightlight setting. We charge the battery at home before we leave and it lasts all weekend.
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No, it's not a very bright light. We have recessed lighting in the bedroom as well as the fan light. I wouldn't recommend it as your only light source.
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It is not a bright reading light, it is soft and cozy. My daughter does read at night with it and it is fine for her. She has it in a 24" round table that is fully lit.
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Hi Jerome, I read a lot in bed, and I use this lamp. The light is a bit whiter than I would like, but it is bright enough for a good reading, and at the same time very discrete for any other person sleeping in the same bedroom. Hope his helps !Regards,Rodrigo
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I believe it will be sufficient. The light has four modes and each mode has 5 brightness settings So if you keep it on "reading" mode and with a #5 brightness that should do it. However if you are doing very tiny & close up work or have poor vision you might want to consider getting a magnifier workbench lamp with a clamp.
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It might be, however I'd get it with a black/dark lamp shade to try and make the light as dim as possible. In my opinion still gives off just a *little* too much light to be a nightlight, but not enough to be a practical lamp (other than for bedside lamp for reading)
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Only if its not a well lit room..if the room has a lot of sunlight this light wont really show
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I would say it's absolutely bright enough, but there is no way to direct the light to the page. Being an all-over glow it may cause a problem trying to read with it as I imagine if it was close to him it would shine into his eyes at the same time as on the page, but if it was farther away it may cause eye strain.
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I am using a 3 way bulb, 50-100-150 which is plenty bright enough for reading (I mostly use the lowest wattage). The light does come through the pattern on the shade; however most of the light is directed downward while leaving a little escaping through the top. This creates an almost diffuse lighting effect as it bounces off of the ceiling. I'm sure if you use a high wattage, you'll get enough light to indirectly light the whole room.
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It's bright enough to light up a decent size room. However, may not have a high enough output to use for reading. It's a great light for camping and excellent for power outages.
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Yes, it would work, but I wouldn't use it as my reading light most of the time, just for special occasions, like camping or something.
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I am bed ridden and it sits beside my hospital bed and use it for reading. It has 2 levels of light to use. Find to be much better then my bed stand table lamp 50-100-150 cfl for reading.
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Yes, there will be enough light, but its a very yellow hue. These are old fashioned filament light bulbs so they have a very yellow cast. It's bright, but not like an LED or CFL bulb. I think thet're really made for indoor lighting for ambiance.
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Yes, it lights up my little 9X10 hay shed beautifully and I intend, when we do lose our power, to read by this light. I love it. I use it daily for morning chores but the biggest drawback is the plastic hanger on the bottom. Mine broke the first week and I fashioned a wire handle that seems to be working well For reading you would want to hang it upside down.
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You could read under it but it's not as bright as it should be for reading extensively. I think it's more suited for living room ambience.
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Katherine, if you are looking for whole room light I would go bigger. We use this in our tent and it is awesome for that but a larger room might want more light. We have a 6 person tent..hope that helps you:)
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I like reading in bright light, but this would probably be too bright. I haven't tried it though.I doubt the angle would work very well either.