Half the reason people light candles outdoors is the flicker. The problem is that a flame blows out in any breeze, drips wax across the table, and through summer is the last thing you want going on a fire ban day. This garden lantern gives you the flicker and skips all of that — an LED that genuinely moves like a flame, sealed inside a frosted body, running off sunlight or a USB cable.

Why It Stands Out

• Flame without fire — the LED pulses and shifts the way a real flame does, so from across the table or hung from a pergola it reads as candlelight, with no wax, no smoke and nothing to blow out
• Two modes, one button — flickering flame for atmosphere, or a steady warm glow when you actually need to see
• 800 lumens — bright enough on steady mode to light an outdoor table, a set of back steps or a path properly, not just decorate them
• Solar and Type-C charging — the panel keeps it topped up in the garden, and the USB-C port fills it fast when the weather doesn't cooperate
• 10+ hours per charge — a full 1200mAh battery covers a whole evening outdoors with plenty spare
• IPX4 weather rated — handles rain, splashes and humidity, so it can stay hanging through a storm or a wet week
• Hangs or stands — the woven hemp rope handle hooks over a pergola beam or a branch, and the flat base sits on any outdoor table or ledge
• Light enough to move — ABS rather than glass or metal, so it shifts around the garden easily, or travels if you want it to

Where to Use

• Patio, deck and alfresco dining — hang it from a pergola beam or sit it in the middle of the outdoor table for a candlelit look with no open flame
• Garden beds and pathways — hook it onto a tree branch or a shepherd's hook to mark a path or light a planted corner
• Verandah and entryway — beside a door or on a step as a warm welcome light
• Balcony and courtyard — hangs from a railing hook or sits on a ledge where a wired light isn't an option
• Entertaining and summer nights — safe to leave burning on a total fire ban day, unlike candles or citronella torches
• Camping and away from home — cordless and light enough to take along, hanging off a tent pole or a camp chair when you want it to

How It Works

1. The solar panel charges it by day — the panel sits in the top lid and tops the battery up any day the lantern is left outside. Australian sun does this job better than most places on earth, so solar alone keeps it running most of the year.
2. Type-C fills it when solar can't — an overcast week, or a lantern that's been sitting under the verandah roof out of direct sun. Plug into a power bank or wall socket and it fills fast.
3. The battery stores the charge — 1200mAh, giving over 10 hours of continuous light from a full charge.
4. The flame LED does the rest — it's built to produce animated, flickering warm light rather than a static glow, and the frosted ABS body diffuses that movement across the whole lantern.

How to Use

1. Charge it fully before first use — use the Type-C cable for a complete initial charge rather than waiting on solar.
2. Put it where the panel catches sun — if it's living in the garden permanently, a spot with direct sun on the top lid means it manages its own charging from then on.
3. Hang it or stand it — hook the hemp rope handle over a pergola beam, branch or shepherd's hook, or set it flat on any stable surface.
4. Press the button to cycle modes — once for flickering flame, again for steady warm light, a third time to switch it off.
Tip: before a night of entertaining outdoors, top it up via USB so you start the evening on a full battery regardless of the week's weather.

Care and Maintenance

• Wipe the solar panel — a damp cloth now and then; dust cuts charging efficiency more than people expect, and in a dry summer it builds up fast
• Clean the body the same way — soft and damp only, avoiding abrasive pads or chemical cleaners on the ABS
• Keep the Type-C port covered — close the cover whenever you're not charging so moisture stays out
• Don't submerge it — IPX4 covers rain and splashes, not immersion, so keep it out of puddles and out of the pool
• Store it part-charged — if it's going unused for a long stretch, bring it indoors with some charge in it rather than flat

Specifications

What's Included

• 1 × Solar Flame Lantern
• 1 × Type-C charging cable