This little guy is something else. Super bright, Super light, long lasting battery life, and a dimmer (which is extremely useful, because sometimes this thing is almost too bright for your tent!). I also love the 2 folding hook-attachments on the top. You can latch this baby anywhere!

Lots of light, small and has held up all winter for me. hHat more do you need? Love the recharble battery option.

I just finished up a week on the Long Trail in Vermont. Used this little guy with 4 friends in the shelters every evening. Everyone loved that I carried the extra weight, because it was plenty of light for a shelter on the trail. Put it on the table or hang it from the ceiling, and we could all enjoy our end of day food and conversation.

Then, I could hang it in my private space, dim it to save batteries, and go through my pack and gear to get ready for the next day. It was so much nicer than having only the beam of my headlamp for lighting. While it would never replace the headlamp, it sure was nice having for the few extra ounces. And I usually keep tabs on the ounces, my pack weight was under 13 pounds.

Love this little guy. Most lanterns are hard to gamble when considering weight. I usually just go with a headlamp. But: This will light up you're tent, kitchen, igloo,porta potty, car, -- you get the ideal. If you need "space light" this is it. Bottom line: Small size, little weight, small price & super bright!

No mom - it's not a salt shaker, it's a lantern. That's right, in ultra white this thing could easily be mistaken for a salt shaker it packs down so small. You have to really see it to appreciate it.
For something so tiny this thing puts out a massive amount of light, the secret has got to be in the dual reflectors and frosted globe. This thing will easiy light up a 3 man tent. I mean, it's enough to light up my entire 11' x 17' bedroom! The dimmer function is pretty ingenious, just hold the button down and it dims, blinks at its lowest setting, and starts getting brighter again.
I'm not one for carrying around a bunch of extra, uneccesary gear, but something the same size and weight as a salt shaker that can light up my whole camp?! Buy it for your next backpacking trip and leave the extra condiments at home.

slicker than your woman wearing nothing but cooking oil....this is one of the coolest things i've seen in a long time....you cannot find a better mix of weight size and light than this...there is plenty of light so if ur packing with weight in mind..don't pack the Apollos leave that for camping in the backyard...cudos Black Diamand!!!!

I got this about 2 months ago and have used it several times camping and once in the attic doing some wiring. It is so smal, lightweight, very durable, and provides an enormous amount of light, the non-blinding kind of light. If you don't have one of these then you are living in the dark ages or at least living in the days when your head gets sqeezed by your headlamp strap while reading.

Works like an overhead light in a house. You probably won't use it for anything but lighting your tent. Bright enough to read by, especially if the inside of your tent is brightly colored.

Plenty of light in a small package. Good battery life.

I love this little lantern. Its light packs down small and is very durable. I really like the hooks on the top of this lantern, perfect for hanging in your tent or wherever. the dimming feature is also pretty cool.

This cool little lantern is perfect for cooking in the dark or melting snow for water.

Perfect for anything other than the lightest weight trips, this thing is a key piece of gear. No real need to deal with gas lanterns anymore unless we are going for the full car camping deal. Really nice to have an alternative to using a headlamp while on camping trips. Nice to have around the house as well for power outs etc.

It's much smaller than it looks in the photo above, but it does give off some good light. I've charged it a couple times now and it seems to loose charge faster in colder weather. I made the mistake the first time of getting the wrong rechargeable battery. This one takes the NRG2 battery, not the NRG. Also takes batteries and seems to last a pretty long time. I'd buy it again!

Great little lantern! I can now bring a little headlamp (e+lite) for around camp and then I use the lantern for everything else like; melting snow, playing cards inside or outside the tent, cooking, etc. When im not camping I use it in my camper shell for light. It has 2 opposing hooks on the top that attach to almost anything. GREAT LIGHT!

This little guy was awesome, I think the title says it all.

provides ample light, but took it out in winter and the condensation from inside the tent also gathered in the lantern itself. by morning the lantern was filled w/ condensation w/ not decent way to dry it out. batteries corroded (?).

I got this bad boy in Ultra White and love it. It has proven to be a good fast & light backpacking utensil as well as a great family/car camping piece (changing diapers in the lowest light setting-no problemo). There's no way I'd take the Apollo anywhere with me which would require walking past 30 feet to your fully amenitied car camping station to set it on the picnic table. But the Orbit can go with you up the ridge and to the summit, taking up little room, staying out of the way and weighing very little ( under 5 oz.) in your backpack. The two-piece top hook, lets you hook it on various types of loops in various tents so it fits anywhere. The dimming feature is accomplished by holding down the button going dimmer or brighter, you know it's at its dimmest/brightest when it blinks at you. It can illuminate my entire two man tent above my expectations, I bet it could hold it's own in a six man as well.