Flashlight

Campfire Time wrote:
X2! I just can't see buying a "good" one when the cheap ones work just fine. I used to used several 6 volt hand held lanterns. This year I switched to using little cheap LED flashlights that fit in my pocket. They throw off plenty of light, use 3 AAA batteries, and are usually free giveaways from Harbor Freight or from trade shows in various industries. I don't think I paid for one yet other than replacement batteries.

The above post is a perfect example of why this and many other questions asked on this forum are so subjective to personal taste and needs. I would never think of a Harbor Freight flashlight as anything more then a toy I give the grandkids to play with and when they kill off the batteries the light goes in the trash. If all you need or want is the light given off by a HF flashlight then there you go. If you want to be able to go from so little light that its not really usable to lighting up the world then something better should be looked at. Hard to say what's best when opinions run from free HF lights to $200 lights. Best one can do is figure out what they want to be able to do with said item and figure out what's there best option. Heck there are forums dedicated to flashlight where the members take there light very serious.