So now that it's getting dark so early I've been thinking about light for the evening hours, especially when backpacking with a group. I don't mean light for finding your stuff. I mean light so that you and your camping buddies can talk and see eachother's faces. Obviously if I'm in a location where I can build a fire then that is the nicest. But generally I'm in the backcountry where I don't build fires for LNT reasons. So what are the good alternatives?

I've been thinking about a candle lantern but perhaps there are led lanterns out there that work well for the purpose. Anyone have any experience they want to share?