i have a nice flourescent lantern i bought at K-Mart that has dual 9 watt tubes ,and a nightlight , and remote control. this thing is bright on the 18 watt mode. It was on sale for $16 too which was a steal i think. I think it is even brighter than the coleman northstar electric. mike
Got it, pretty nice. Good construction, probably the sturdiest CF lantern I have. Good light output, very similar to the other 2 4D cell CF I have, maybe a tad brighter.