Bright and Versatile

I have bought several Dorcy lights before. They have all been good, but I believe this is the best. It is very bright and seems to be very versatile. I have not used it in the field yet, but I think it will be a great lantern to use for fishing at night from piers and for light during an electrical outage.

better than bean

a sturdy product that does everything promised-with value

Dorcy Adventure Series 2000 Lumen LED Lantern

An excellent choice for an emergency light to keep on hand for power outages. A bit large & heavy but not an issue unless you have to go to an outhouse. Great to sit on a table to light up a room. Also has 3 power level options to extend running time plus flashing red lights for highway emergencies or to send a message to alien life in outer space.

Good emergency light

We keep this light on top of the refrigerator in case the power goes out.

Can not change batteries

It was okay for a few months the I tried to put new batteries but cat figured out how, I had to put in the trash bin

Not Fake Reviews

Works O.K., but shuts itself off most of the time. Sometimes after a minute, or several minutes, or stays on until I turn it off.

Excellent LED lantern

An excellent lantern that I am using for emergency purposes during power failures in my house!

works well

This is one of the most expensive LED's that they sell. But it seems to work great. I have only used it so far about 25 nights, for 2 or 3 hours each night. The brightest setting is very bright, and I never use it. People complain that the light turns off after a while. But they tell you right on the box that you need to replace the 4 D cell batteries. When you take them out you will see that they weigh half as much as a standard D cell battery. But when I use them on the lower settings they have not turned off yet.

Defective right out of the box!

Lantern will not turn off. It stays on all the time unless I remove the batteries. On/Off Switch must be broken or defective. Very low quality item. Other than that one major flaw, it seems like a good lantern.

Defective - Only Brand New Batteries Work

So far, in my experience with five different lanterns (sent to me as replacements), these lanterns only work when the batteries are brand new and for a little while after that. Then, though still shining pretty brightly, they start to shut off every five minutes or so. The dealers want you believe that it is just a battery problem, but no matter how high quality your battery, this will happen well before the batteries are run down. I recommend spending more money on a better lantern instead of going broke buying new batteries for a defective lantern.

Keeps Shutting Off

Of course I tried changing to high quality alkaline batteries, but it continues to wlrk just great until it shuts off after just five minutes. The company (Dorcy) needs to take responsibilty for for the in-store shut off function that probably causes this. They should figure out how to solve it and train their sellers to let people know how to deactivate this. Buy this product at your own risk. In some cases, it seems to work fine and then the problem starts up after a few hours. They won't take the problem seriously! Let them know it is a real problem.

Run it For a Couple of Hours to Be Sure

I wanted a second one for my husband- his has worked well for a couple of years, and I wanted him to have a spare (we live off the grid). I have bought 3 of these, and they ALL shut off automatically after five minutes. As in Cindy's case (see her review), one of them ran normally for an hour or two first, the other two started shutting off right away. Dorcy customer service was polite and is replacing our third one, but I have my doubts as to whether it will work.

Good value

Naturally, it's a bit large (it would have to be); but wow--what a bright light! The lowest setting is generally enough for most activities.

Would be great if it stayed on

Sadly I have tried 2 of these. They are very bright, but both units started turning themselves off after only about 2 hours of use. You can turn it right back on-but you will have to do that about every 10 minutes. Returned both units.

Light turns off because of heat

For those who do not realize the LED has a safety function that turns off the LED if it gets too hot, automatic shutdown protection. Try turning down the light to a lower setting.

Great Lantern

This lantern gives off a lot of light. It seems well made. In fact, we are planning to purchase another one. Our power periodically goes out and these lanterns ought to come in handy.

Bright little lantern

If I had a complaint it would be that the low setting isn't low enough. Zero issue with it turning off after 5 minutes but I did open the battery compartment so I may have taken it out of display mode without knowing. Glad I bought three!

Great product

It work great. 4+ different setting on light. Power went out because of PG&E shut off. And it was strong enough to light up the whole living room and kitchen. So now I bought three more. Great durable product. Would definitely recommend. Yolanda

Perfect Lantern for Home & RV

We now own 3 of these wonderful Lanterns. We purchased our first one for use in the RV for camping. Because of the levels of brightness option, it is great for both indoors and out. The emergency flasher is bright and would definitely be very useful in an emergency situation. Would definitely recommend this product for anyone traveling and for home use when the electricity fails. We also purchased one for an elder neighbor to keep by her bed as a safety precaution. Great product at a good price.

Dorky 2000

I bought this for the PG&E outage but it keeps turning off after about 5 minutes. Will change my rating if someone can tell me why this is happening.