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Linkind CL1 retro lantern, pack of two, 4.5 h and 200 h stated, 270 g review

A retro two-pack running on replaceable AA cells, publishing an hour figure for each of its two light sources and two different ingress ratings for itself.

The bottom line It publishes the hours for each mode and never says how bright either one is — the exact opposite of everything else on this shelf.

What this listing puts on record

Two retro-styled LED lanterns with a vintage 360° look, a cool white upper LED and a warm filament in the centre, a rotary dimmer, a convex anti-slip handle, a quick-access battery compartment and a stated 1 metre drop resistance. They run on three AA cells each, not included.

The pairing, half done

Up to 4.5 hours on cool white. Up to 200 hours on warm. Each figure is tied to a named mode, which is more than most of this hub manages.

What is missing is the other half: no lumen figure for either source. So the hours are real and the brightness they describe is unknown.

The light

6500 K above and 2700 K in the filament, with a stepless dimmer between them. Those two numbers tell you more about how an evening will feel than a lumen count would.

The contradiction

The title says IPX4. The second bullet says IP44. The second digit is the same; the first is measured in one and skipped in the other. Both are printed by the maker, and both are reported here.

Before ordering

The 270 g is without cells. Three AAs each, across two lanterns, is real weight to add before you compare this with a rechargeable.

Availability

Selling between 20 € and 30 € across the German, French and Italian Amazon stores when this page was checked.

It also sells on the American and British Amazon stores in the local currency, which the range above does not cover — that range counts euro stores and nothing else.

Catalogued on the Spanish Amazon store with nobody selling it: the reference is there, the offer is not.

Every figure in this section is what Keepa returned on the day this page was last updated. Prices and offers change without notice.

Prices quoted in this text were read on 6 September 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.

What it does well, and where it gives way

Strengths

  • Publishes an hour figure for each of its two light sources, which is the pairing this hub asks for
  • Two named colour temperatures — 6500 K and 2700 K — and a rotary dimmer between them
  • Replaceable AA cells with 1.2 V rechargeables stated to be compatible, so the lantern outlives any one set of batteries

Compromises

  • No lumen figure for either source, so the 4.5 hours and the 200 hours have no output attached
  • Two different ingress ratings are published, IPX4 in the title and IP44 in the bullets, and nothing reconciles them
  • The 270 g is without cells, and three AAs add meaningfully to a figure quoted for a pack of two

Specifications

Stated outputNot published on the listing — no lumen figure appears in the title or the listing for either light source
Runtime per levelUp to 4.5 hours on the cool white LED and up to 200 hours in the warm-light mode — stated, each tied to a named mode
Colour temperature6500 K for the upper LED and 2700 K for the central filament — stated
Power source3 × AA cells, not included — stated; 1.2 V rechargeable cells are stated to be compatible
Battery chemistryNot published on the listing — no chemistry is named; the 1.2 V compatibility statement describes a voltage rather than a chemistry
Charge portNo charge port — the lantern is stated to run on 3 AA cells through a quick-access compartment, replaced rather than recharged in place
IP ratingThe title states IPX4 and the second bullet states IP44 — both are published by the maker and they are not the same rating; reported as written rather than settled here
Hanging hardwareA convex anti-slip carry handle, stated for hanging as well as carrying; no hook or magnet is named
Weight270 g without cells — stated
Amazon referenceB0FH26SZ6K (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces)
EAN0810175711904

What people ask before buying

Is 200 hours believable?

It is attached to a named mode, which is the important part: the warm filament, not the cool white LED, which is stated at up to 4.5 hours. What is not published is the output of either, so you know how long the light lasts and not how much light it is.

Which rating is right, IPX4 or IP44?

The maker publishes both. IP44 states a dust figure that IPX4 leaves unmeasured, so they are not the same claim. Both are reported here as written; a lantern that will live outside deserves an answer from the maker.