Favourlite Lantern vs Black Diamond Moji Lantern: Budget vs Premium Camp Light

Here is the honest short answer: if you are choosing between the Favourlite rechargeable lantern and the Black Diamond Moji, buy the Favourlite. It puts out 30 times the light, charges your phone in a pinch, and costs about half as much. The Moji is a fine little lantern, but it solves a different problem than what most car campers are dealing with.

I have used both on trips out of Colorado, the Favourlite since last summer on everything from family car camping at Eleven Mile to solo overnights near Crested Butte, and the Black Diamond Moji for about three seasons before that. I know what each one is good at and where each one lets you down. This comparison covers those details without padding.

	Favourlite Rechargeable Lantern	Black Diamond Moji Lantern
Peak Brightness	3000 lumens	100 lumens
Power Source	Built-in 4400mAh lithium battery, USB-C rechargeable	3 AAA batteries (not included)
Light Modes	5 modes (high, medium, low, SOS, warm/cool)	Stepless dimming, single warm tone
Phone Charging	Yes, USB-A output port	No
Runtime (max brightness)	Approx. 8 hours on high	Approx. 70 hours on low setting
Weight	Approx. 10.5 oz	2.9 oz
Weather Resistance	IPX4 splash-resistant	IPX4 splash-resistant
Current Price (approx.)	Around $23	Around $45

Where the Favourlite Wins

The brightness gap is the headline number and it is not close. At 3000 lumens on high, the Favourlite can light up an entire campsite table, the interior of a large family tent, or a cooking area well enough that you are not squinting at labels on spice jars. The Moji's 100 lumens is good for reading in a tent or illuminating the area right around your sleeping pad. It is not a campsite light in any meaningful sense, it is a personal light.

The built-in 4400mAh battery is a bigger deal than it sounds. On a three-night trip with no hookups, I topped off my iPhone twice using the Favourlite's USB-A output while the lantern was running on low. That is one less piece of gear to pack, no battery pack, no hunting for AAA batteries at a gas station at 7pm. The Moji gives you nothing in that department. When the batteries die, you are driving to town or going dark.

Five light modes versus the Moji's single stepless dial sounds like a marketing stat, but the SOS mode has real utility if you are camping solo and something goes wrong. The warm and cool tone options also matter at night, warm tone in the tent keeps eyes comfortable; cool tone on the cooking table is better for food prep. The Moji has one tone: warm. That is fine most of the time, but it is a real limitation.

Where the Black Diamond Moji Wins

Weight and packability are the Moji's two legitimate advantages over the Favourlite, and they are not small ones if backpacking matters to you. At 2.9 oz and flat-collapsed, the Moji fits in a jacket pocket. The Favourlite is about 10.5 oz with its fixed form factor. On a multi-day backpacking trip where every ounce gets counted, that difference is felt by mile eight. The Moji also collapses pancake-flat, which makes it a better fit for a stuff sack or hip belt pocket.

Runtime on the Moji can stretch to 70 hours on its lowest setting with fresh batteries. That is genuinely impressive longevity for an ultralight personal lantern. The Favourlite runs about 8 hours on high before needing a recharge. If you are in the backcountry for a week with no way to plug in, those AAA batteries (which you can carry spares of) could keep the Moji alive for the whole trip. That math works out in the Moji's favor on extended trips away from any power source.

The Moji is a backpacker's light. The Favourlite is a campsite light. Most people asking this question are car campers, and car campers need the Favourlite.

The Moji also has a smoother dimming experience. Its stepless dial lets you set brightness to exactly where you want it, which is genuinely nice for a tent reading light. The Favourlite's five fixed modes are practical, but if you want something between medium and low, you are stuck choosing. Small complaint, but worth knowing.

How I Used Both in the Field

Last August I ran the Favourlite on a four-night car camping trip at Eleven Mile State Park with my wife and our two kids. We used the Favourlite as our primary camp light, hanging it from the tent ceiling on high for setup and dinner, then dialing it down to low for the kids' bedtime. It lit the whole site well enough that we never pulled out a headlamp for cooking. By night four, the battery was down to about 40 percent, easily recharged the next morning off a 10,000mAh power bank we keep in the truck.

The Moji I have used primarily as a tent light on solo trips. It does that job quietly and well. I clip it to the apex loop, set it to about a third brightness, and read for an hour or two before sleeping. It never bothered me. But the moment I needed light outside the tent, finding gear in a dark car, cooking dinner after sundown, walking the 40 yards to the pit toilet, the Moji was not enough. I ended up using a headlamp alongside it every time. With the Favourlite, the headlamp stays in the bag most nights.

The Price Argument

The Black Diamond Moji costs roughly twice what the Favourlite costs, which would be fine if it did more. It does not. It does less in almost every category that matters for general campsite use. The only scenario where spending more on the Moji makes sense is if you are genuinely weight-conscious on a backpacking trip and every gram counts. For car camping, family camping, or anything involving a trailhead parking lot and a campsite with a picnic table, the Moji is not worth the premium.

I want to be fair to Black Diamond: they make excellent headlamps and their hardware is built to last. The Moji is a well-made product. It is just designed for a narrower use case than most people buying it actually have. If you are cross-shopping these two because you want a campsite lantern, the Favourlite is the right call.

Who Should Buy Which

Buy the Favourlite if: you car camp, camp with family or friends, want one light that covers the whole site, or need to charge a phone off your lantern. It handles the full range of what a campsite needs, ambient light, task light, and emergency signaling. At its price point, you could pick up two and have one for the table and one inside the tent.

Buy the Black Diamond Moji if: you are a gram-counting backpacker who already has a strong headlamp for task lighting and just needs a soft ambient glow inside a small tent at night. Or if you specifically want an ultralight option that packs flat and can run a week on a set of triple-A batteries. Those are legitimate reasons to own a Moji. They are just not the reasons most people think they need it.