Collapsible camping lantern

A collapsible lantern, comprising:

• a base;
• an inner telescopic portion movable, relative to the base, between a first, collapsed position and a second, raised position;
• the inner telescopic portion including a light source and a power source;
• an outer telescopic portion including a cap and movable, relative to the inner telescopic portion and the base, between a first, collapsed position where the light source is covered by the cap and a second, raised position where the cap is spaced above the light source;
• and the outer telescopic portion further movable together with the inner telescopic portion, relative to the base, from the second position to a third, uppermost position;
• and
• a switch electrically connected between the light source and the power source;
• wherein the switch is off until the outer telescopic portion reaches the third position;
• wherein the outer telescopic portion further comprises a reflector attached to the bottom of the cap and facing the light source so as to direct light emitted from the light source laterally out of the collapsible lantern.

A collapsible lantern, comprising:

• a base;
• an inner telescopic portion movable, relative to the base, between a first, collapsed position and a second, raised position;
• the inner telescopic portion including a light source and a power source;
• an outer telescopic portion including a cap and movable, relative to the inner telescopic portion and the base, between a first, collapsed position where the light source is covered by the cap and a second, raised position where the cap is spaced above the light source;
• and the outer telescopic portion further movable together with the inner telescopic portion, relative to the base, from the second position to a third, uppermost position;
• a switch electrically connected between the light source and the power source;
• wherein the switch is off until the outer telescopic portion reaches the third position;
• and
• a magnet mounted on the base, wherein the switch is a reed switch mounted on the inner telescopic portion as such that when the outer telescopic portion reaches the third, topmost position where the inner telescopic portion is in the second, raised position, the switch comes to be in close proximity to the magnet to turn the switch on.