outlite [Solar Rechargeable LED Collapsible Camping Lantern] 180 Lumen Portable Camping Light (Water Resistant Outdoor Survival Lighting Lamp) with 2"S" Hook for Hiking Emergency Hurricane Outages

I've been camping very regularly since I was in grade school, and I have used flashlights and head lamps of every variety. The beauty of these lights is that they are solar, and they are BRIGHT. SUPER SUPER awesomely bright. And they don't just last one night...it's freaking amazing how long they last. I have taken them on camping trips and packed them away in the dark camper for weeks...then voila! Somehow they are still illuminated. These things are magical. I get to a camp site and start getting set up and realize OH NO! I forgot to set the solar lamps out on the table and they haven't charged for weeks. This has happened multiple times now...and they have always held their charge just beautifully. All you have to do is have them near the sunlight...I've had them charge themselves even sitting in the camper, or on rainy camping trips. I can't say enough good things about these lights. They are also seemingly indestructible. I have two children and they each have their own lamp...they've been dropped and banged many times and they are as good as ever. Oh! And yet another awesome feature is when everyone's asleep and you just need a tiny teensy bit of light to get yourself out of the camper to go to the bathroom or something, you simply crack it open just a sliver and you've got a very easily adjustable light source. I couldn't recommend this more. Best money I've spent on camping, for sure!

It's pretty nice and bright. But the box pictures are misleading. There is no USB charger cable shown. Also there are two kinds of batteries in this thing. One is the built-in rechargable. The other is external AA pack.The solar does not charge the AA pack just its internal battery.Correction:In my earlier review I said I was going on faith that solar was working since I didn't see the charge light on. The charge light comes on when you plug it in. But actually the problem was I didn't have the lantern in enough light. So indeed it wasn't charging.Once I put it in direct sunlight, the red charge indicator LED did come on. That's nice.Also note:The manufacturer contacted me. That's pretty cool. That's a good sign that the people who make this want the best product.I'm definitely going to buy another one. And if they take my 6 other suggestions to improve this nice unit, I'd be sure to buytwo more (LOL) and hopefully you would too!!!

Update * 6-25-16 I just returned from a 6 day camping trip in West Virginia and stayed thru the worst storm In the last 70 years ! I had no worries about light in camp with this thing and it never let me down . It hung from the top of my tent in the evening and is light enough to not pull on the tent at all yet felt like I had a full size lamo in my tent . Great light I am very pleased !👍👍Wow I wasn't expecting this to be as good as it is . It lights up my entire bedroom and will be great for camping. It has a small led that lights up when it is getting a charge from the solar power panel . It doesn't charge my phone but I wasn't even aware of this feature so it's ok. Overall this is a great addition to my camping gear and will update this after my next trip .

This is a SUPER AMAZINGLY BRIGHT lantern. It's small enough to be very usable and the handle is large enough that it can be hung nearly anywhere on the included S hooks. I love that it has a solar panel for helping to charge it, and I appreciate how bright it is.My only issue was that I ordered this in preparation for a winter's day when I had been told that our power was going to be shut off for the day (and into the evening). And I ordered with enough time that it should have been here before that day. Instead, it didn't even ship until the day before my power was to go out and it didn't arrive until several days later.It's a good lantern and will be useful in the future, but it did detract from my purchase experience.

It's not strong enough to charge my phone, but it lights up the room well enough when the power goes out. I was expecting to lose power during the recent Florida hurricane. I left the light on 12+hours the day before so that I could fully charge it and be ready. I gave up at 12 hours and just charged it anyway. It's well worth the price

Received a call from the delivery driver, they called me to say they were at my place to deliver the package, I wasn't expecting this but impressed they took the time to call. Didn't know amazon did thier own deliveries. I got this lamp based off reviews and was looking for a solar model. Was impressed with the amount of light it puts out when I first took it out of the box without any batteries! The size of the lantern is crazy compact and fits in with what I will use it for over time with camping out at the National Parks. So far turned out all the lights and this compact lantern lights up the room without any problems. This will serve great for any emegency situations that I may come across and will be put to good use. Any solar lights and emergency food will be essential in any emergency situation gotta be prepaired.

Very bright, extra cool features - data port, can be used to recharge a cell phone if it goes dead. Many years ago, I had a Coleman lantern that worked something like this, by pulling it apart, it became a whole tent light. It was made of sturdy plastic and rubber combination. The bottom of it could be used as a flashlight if collapsed. It did eventually die when a 9V battery leaked all on the inside of it - or maybe it got wet and it corroded. Not sure; I tried and I just couldn't get it to work. This is better, and MUCH brighter, much lighter - and no batteries!

Brighter than others on Amazon and the LEDs are placed in 4 tubes that cut glare without reducing light. Although there are no dimmer settings, you can partially close this light to reduce brightness and the colored plastic base makes a nice glowing night light. The solar charging is a wonderful option and it even charges under indoor room lighting! Very bright, very versatile. Would have given it 5 stars except my first one had a cosmetic defect in the epoxy resin that is poured over the solar panel on top. Other than that, no complaints.