This is great for evenings in the back yard, lights quickly, lot of light, would recommend and have already purchased another as a gift.

I've had one of these for about ten years. It always lights on the first strike and is very bright, enough so that it will hold even the peskiest of racoons at bay. I've found it to be very frugal on the propane gas as well.

Well what is there to say if you want light from a propane lantern this one does the job.
This lantern lights up the first time every time and with the new pull off mantels they can be replaced fast, the case also protects the lantern very well.all in all 10 out of 10

After our most recent power outage here in NoCal (from storms), I decided enough already with candles/flashlights for an emergency light source. Did my usual research around the 'net and this seemed like exactly what I was after. I was in no way disappointed! (I actually bought 2) Easy assembly (instructions w/pics made it a 1-2-3 sequence of events). About the 3rd 'click' of the ignitor and FLAME ON! A couple of light-ups to get the mantle well-vaporized and we're at 100%. And a BRIGHT light at max setting! Only thing that makes the unit "less than perfect" is the fact that the ignitor doesn't ignite the mantle EVERY time on the first try. Worst record was 3 attempts before success. I can easily live with this. Haven't tried the tweak to the ignitor mentioned in a previous review yet because a couple of re-tries before ignition isn't that big an issue with me. And, yes, aluminum threads in the base of the lantern... if you're not a gorilla, this shouldn't be an issue. And, of course, there's no room in the (excellent) hard case for propane because there's about 1000 warnings in the documentation NOT to store the lantern and propane together when not in use... duh. That'd be about like putting your box of strike-anywhere matches in the same place you keep your can of liquid fuel... think about it. Final analysis: I love them. (and, yes, I keep my batteries charged in my carbon monoxide detector, just in case)

I know lanterns and this is a good lantern, though it could be better. Light is great and there is plenty of it. Single mantle is an improvement. Gas attachment needs to be something other than aluminum as you can cross thread it easily. Insta-start is a joke, at least with mine. It has only worked a couple of times. It would be nice if they used a battery igniter like on the Pinnacle though that is the only good thing about that lantern.