This lantern is part of Snow Peak's GigaPower system – a range of interchangeable lantern attachments powered by high-capacity batteries co-developed with Anker. The Tabletop Lantern screws onto a GigaPower Battery (sold separately) in the same way a traditional lantern sits on a gas canister, giving it classic hurricane lantern vibes but with LED reliability – plus it’s substantially less likely to burn or gas you. The cylindrical bulb throws 360° light with adjustable brightness via a side knob (another lovely old-school touch), and there are both natural white and colour gradient modes inspired by sunrise and sunset – plus normal, candle and sleep modes too. It’s water-resistant when connected to the battery, with up to 10 hours on max brightness or nearly 69 hours on minimum (depending on which size of battery you use).
Snow Peak's journey began in 1958, when the founder Yukio Yamai, an accomplished mountaineer, created his own line of superior climbing gear. Snow Peak then looked to evolve by shifting its focus from the mountaineering equipment of the past to the camping equipment of the future. Fueled by the booming national interest in auto-camping sweeping across Japan, Snow Peak released a series of radically innovative products which focused on quality, functionality, timeless-durability and considered design.