A great little flashlight. It's small and lightweight, it's bright for its size, and the attached lanyard makes the lantern feature very convenient. Fairly pricey, but definitely a good buy.

The light works great but the lantern feature was not as bright as hoped for.

I am a flashlight connoisseur. I collect high-end expensive illumination tools, way beyond the scope of this type of light, also far more expensive. That said this light is ideal for someone who needs a sturdy, long-lasting, reliable camping light. For its size and low price it does provide decent light output probably around 20 bulb lumens. It is not much of a thrower (long reaching beam), but the beam is tight and focused. Within a few feet the LED is brilliant white ad looks like a surgical light, but over long distances > 20 feet get a LED/Incandescent light with more watts. The lantern feature is what sold me originally, however as many have listed the output on lantern mode is negligible. The feature is a great idea, but reflectors are needed to generate any serious glow. This light is ideal for the minimalist, who is not a flashaholic.

Great for hanging from a tree at night so you can find your way to and from the biffy

could not be happier. Great illumintation, and is so compact for such a large light that is puts off. I would highly recommend.

The Brunton Lamplight is exactly that: a lantern and flashlight, and that's what didn't quite work for me. If you're looking for a lantern AND a flashlight that's lightweight and well-made, look no further. The Brunton Lamplight weighs in at a mere 3 ounces, uses three readily available AAA batteries, and is rated to light the way for 200 hours. That's a lot to pack in such a small piece of gear. But be prepared for just adequate lighting. The LEDs are sufficient, but don't expect to do much reading--the lantern is not that bright. But it works splendidly in a tent for making those last-minute preparations just before you retire for the night. The flashlight is a plus; however, that's the feature that didn't quite work for me. Don't get me wrong; the flashlight works well. In fact, it's an excellent flashlight. The magnified lens really sends the light to outer darkness so you can see just where to do your business during the middle of the night. Unfortunately, the flashlight part of the Lamplight uses so much light that the lantern feature suffers. The lantern feature is just not bright enough for my needs. If Brunton could redesign this piece of gear with a highly reflective end (in other words, eliminate the flashlight feature) and redirect that light upward to increase the lantern light, this would be the perfect tent lantern. Of course, then you wouldn't have the flashlight. But since I carry a Petzl headlamp already, I really just need a lantern. I exchanged the Brunton Lamplight for the Black Diamond Apollo lantern, which is about $20 more. It's much brighter and perfect for hanging in your tent or helping you see what your're doing when boiling water for that late-night cup of hot chocolate. Of course, you must be willing to accept the extra weight (8 ounces without the 4 AA batteries). The Brunton Lamplight is perfect for the ultra lightweight backpacker. Let there be light--there's plenty to choose from.

Needed a good tent light so I didn't have to wear my headlamp inside. Pleasant surprise is that this thing acts like a nice spotlight up to 20yds.
The lantern feature casts good light throughout the tent, good enough to see what you need and can read though relatively soft.
While the lantern feature is on, it still casts the spot feature so if you need some extra light to check something outside or for reading, it's right there so no need to adj the light. Found the item to be lighter than expected which was a bonus.
Pretty happy thus far, didn't expect to be let down coming from Brunton.

Needed a light to compliment my headlamp. This does so swimmingly. Its super bright as a flashlight, and yeah the lantern function isn't all that bright but is perfect for use inside a tent, when your eyes are adjusted to darkness and you dont need much light anyways.