Light for a whole table, not a single beam
LuminAID Nova Inflatable Solar Lantern
Turns a dark dining room into somewhere you can play cards, and it charges itself hanging off the back of a pack — the panel is small, so treat solar as a top-up rather than a charger.
Skip it ifAnyone counting grams. A headlamp on its lowest setting, pointed at a wall, does most of this.
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Best pocket torchOn your keys, for the night you cannot find your headlamp
Nitecore TINI 3 Keychain Light
Absurdly bright for something the size of a thumb, and it lives on the keyring you already carry — the runtime at full brightness is measured in minutes, not hours.
Skip it ifWalking. You need both hands and a beam that lasts.