streamlight super siege

FOG HORN April, 2016

Twobirds Flying Publication

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STREAMLIGHT SUPER SIEGE

More tricks than Houdini!

Streamlight Super Siege 2016

Copyright 2016, Twobirds Flying Publication, All Rights Reserved

STREAMLIGHT SUPER SIEGE – more tricks than Houdini!

By: Sal Palma

Americans love the outdoors and with the

summer camping season rapidly approaching I

thought I’d tell you about one of the best

camping resources your money can buy.

What usually happens when one starts planning

for a camping trip, and this is true even with the

“off the grid” crowd, you start anticipating and

pack kit accordingly; this usually translates to

loading up everything including the kitchen sink

– WAY TOO MUCH GEAR. Now you’re faced

with having to squeeze an ATV (in the future it’ll

be a GPS equipped robotic pack animal) out of

the family budget so you can load up all that

crap. After it’s all said and done, you’ve

defeated the joy of camping which for me is

experiencing the full spectrum of nature in all of

its splendor and beauty. Nothing conveys

insignificance like waking to the rush of a

waterfall in miles upon miles of coniferous

forest. My solution to over packing is to use kit

that serves one or more functions, reducing as

much as possible what I take on a camping trip

without compromising safety and comfort.

Streamlight’s Super Siege scene light meets that

objective exceptionally well.

The Super Siege offers two illumination modes,

white light and red light to preserve night

vision. The two modes are selected via the

on/off button. A long press will switch between

modes. Once in the desired mode, short presses

of the on/off button will toggle between low,

medium and high for white light and low,

medium and S.O.S. in red. I found it curious that

Streamlight restricted S.O.S. signaling to red

light. It would have been equally useful to have

similar capability in white light mode.

The lantern is rechargeable from any a.c. outlet.

The Super Siege combines illumination with a

comprehensive power solution for all of your

outdoors needs.

The lantern’s battery is a power reservoir that

can be used to charge your smart device via its

USB port. The rechargeable 8800 mAh Lithium

Ion battery powers the lantern and serves as a

storage battery that can be used to charge a

variety of Streamlight rechargeable handheld

lights, for example:

8+ full charges: Streamlight Stylus Pro®

USB, Clipmate® USB, Double Clutch™

USB

4 full charges: Streamlight ProTac HL®

USB



4+ full charges: Most smartphones

2+ full charges: Most tablets

Streamlight had their thinking cap on and fully

operational when they designed this lantern

because it can be set up in a variety of ways to

address any conceivable use.

In both white light and red light mode, you can

use the light as a directional illumination tool by

using the included shade; removing the shade,

converts the Siege into an omnidirectional

source of light.

In white light mode, you have a choice of three

output settings: low, 125 lumens and a run time

of 35 hours; medium 550 lumens and a run time

of 10.5 hours and high 1100 lumens and a run

time of 5 hours. At 1100 lumens, this lantern is

sufficiently bright to light up a very wide swath

of ground.

In red light mode, you have a choice of three

output settings; low, 1 lumen and a run time of

288 hours – this is ideal for map reading at

night; high, 2.7 lumens and a run time of 110

hours. The third red setting is a 2.7 lumen

flashing S.O.S. that runs continuously for 230

hours.

The Super Siege can be mounted or carried in a

variety of ways. Streamlight provided a hefty

handle at the top of the lantern.

But, they also included snap shackles at the top

and bottom so that the lantern can be oriented

in all possible planes. Tremendous versatility

that comes into play when setting up your tent

and illuminating the interior without having the

lantern sitting of the deck. Unlike the Coleman

lanterns, you won’t need to worry about a fire



hazard yet have an amazing amount of light at

your disposal.

If that’s not enough versatility for you, you can

remove the reflector to expose the L.E.D. array

which will then function for you as a task light.

Using the snap shackle on the bottom cap you

can invert the lantern to create a very homey

feel in your tent or cabin.

Last but not least, the bottom cap is removable

to expose a small storage compartment for your

keys, a little emergency cash, a USB cable or

anything else you’ll want to keep safe and

accessible.

Streamlight’s Super Siege is not a racy lighting

accessory, God knows there’s enough fluff on

the market. It is however eminently qualified

and fit for duty in a number of applications.

Keep one in your car trunk for any emergency,

to use in your cabin or vacation home or keep

one as an emergency light in the event of

natural or manmade disasters.

The Streamlight Super Siege will be the best

$103 to $120 you’ve ever spent. And by the

way, think of all the crap you can displace from

your camping kit with this lantern, check it out!

-SP

Manufacturer Specifications

http://www.streamlight.com/en-us/product/product.html?pid=341

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