This is a great lantern. It has a brilliant white output and has an EXTREMELY long battery life compared to other bands. The distribution of light is better than any other LED lantern I have tested and being waterproof is a nice feature. The only reason I dinged it one star is that the description says "to approximate the illumination characteristics of traditional gas / mantel lanterns." Even the word approximate is a bit of an over-statement, even the compact single mantle gas lanterns are outputting in the 230 lumen range and the full size double mantle ones are in the 1200+ range. Is this lantern going to light up your whole campsite, no. When camping, is it going to give plenty of light cook by, play cards by, find your way to the latrine or beer cooler, ABSOLUTELY!!Another plus you can use it in the tent or indoors for emergencies. Retailing at $29.00 (5/2011)they are a good price. The cost of running this is a fraction (a very small fraction) of what it costs to run a gas lantern not to mention the safety issues when using gas. I could not find a better LED lantern when looking at cost, output, $/hr and run-time.