It sure did. We have to deal with less light I suppose, but the weight trade off sure makes it worth it.

A tea candle is a multi-purpose item, so I always bring one or two anyway. When an LED light fritzes out it's almost always the switch that went bad. Most of them have a resistor between the light and the batteries, so it's not easy to bypass the switch without blowing the LEDs out. That's been my experience anyway. So, I always bring that lo-tech, absolutely reliable, lightweight tea candle.

One of the things I like about this concept is the cup warmer idea. My morning coffee does get cold when the temps are below 30º, and I hate that, so if you're going to make either one of them, making one that serves as both makes sense. Another thing is, I'd finally get to burn some of those tea candles