My boys were THRILLED with these lanterns! I bought them for sleep away camp but they want to use them year round because they are so cool! I didn't realize how many cool features they had until I tried it. It's got 3 sources of power--plug in, solar, and battery! It also has a USB port which is so handy for the boys to charge other things with it. The light is very bright yet pleasant. One one side it's an adjustable lanter and on the othe a flashlight. It's small and mighty and oh so handy! In teenager language, they think it's "sick"!