It's a great light. Plenty bright. Bright enough that I can leave the propane lantern at home. The propane lantern does have higher settings it starts to get noticeably loud once it's turned up as bright as the UCO. The silence is great and if I need more light I grab the headlamp. Some reviewers have noted that jostling around in a pack could turn it on. Something to think about but the easy fix is to slightly unscrew the battery cap. A little more than an eighth of an inch will do it. My only negative is you cannot go back and forth between high an low settings without cycling through the strobe setting. My girlfriend calls it seizure mode while I prefer to think of it as the rave setting. I twist the battery cap loose and then cycle through the seizure mode. The strobe is really bright and a bit startling. I really like this light. I had thought about getting a larger model but don't see that I would have much need for it. If I needed more light I would probably get a second Leschi.