So on our backpacking trips my son has this weird thing where he wakes up and panics (and then wakes me up) because he thinks he's outside of the tent. Not really an unreasonable feeling. It's pitch black in the canyon at night and the tent material is so thin (to save weight) that it does nothing to muffle the sound of the river 20' away.
So my solution was to buy a small adjustable output LED lantern. On the lowest setting it will run forever and is dim enough to sleep through. It worked perfectly.
On the high setting I was extremely impressed. At a single watt - this thing was almost as bright as my fuel lantern. I couldn't help but replace my fuel lantern with the larger 3 watt version formy upcoming trip.
You may be able to make out that the LED's are in the bottom of frosted globe area and point straight up where the light hits a light difuser in the roof.
Advatages are many: No fragile mantles, no fragile glass, No heavy fuel/fuel cells. No dangerous fuels. Use it in your tent at night without fear of burning the tent. Compact to save room in your pack or gear bag in your truck. These weigh less than any of my lanterns WITHOUT fuel/fuel cells.
Light output on both is adjustable. Hold the power button down and the light dims. Let off the button when you get to desired light output.
Small lantern has a clever split d-ring that allows hanging on a tent loop without need for a separate clip.
Cost is $30 and $50. There is an optional charger/battery system with these lanterns. Put in rechargeable batteries and plug the lantern in directly (no removing the batteries to charge).