Camping is one of the most popular forms of recreation that an individual undertakes during holidays. After working hard for weeks, an individual during holidays takes his or her family out for a picnic or camping. People also go on camping even for a few days for which many basic things are required. For camping, the most important thing is a tent, without which it is impossible to sleep or protect oneself from the changing weather conditions. Food and lights form the next set of basic necessities on a camping trip. Lights are required because an individual would camp outside near a mountain, lake or country-side, where the supply of electricity would not be possible. Hence campers carry lamps and lanterns which would provide them with supplementary electricity. Various types of lamps are available in the market for a camper to choose. The lamps available in the market are - Campingaz Lumostar M 270 PZ, Gelert 13W Double U-Tube Lantern, Uniross Camping Rechargeable Lantern, Coleman NorthStar Dual Fuel, etc.

The Campingaz Lumostar M 270 PZ is a gas lantern which requires gas to fuel up the lantern providing the user with 80 watts of power. It has a Piezo ignition which provides a burn time of 12 hours. The lantern just weighs 320 g. The Gelert 13W Double U-Tube Lantern is a battery type of lantern that needs battery to power up. This lantern provides the user with 13 watts of power supply. The Uniross Camping Rechargeable Lantern is also a battery type lantern which provides burn time of 8 hours, which is quite good for most camping lamps and lanterns. The lantern is also water resistant and the batteries can be recharged for nearly 500 times. The Coleman NorthStar Dual Fuel is a liquid fuel lantern which requires petrol and provides 200 watts of power. It has a 14 hours burn time and weighs just 2260 g.