I just picked up the last flashlight I’ll ever need: the Nebo / Big Larry. Don’t look at it directly; it will temporarily blind you. Instead of individual LEDs it has a yellow plate full of LED chips that puts out 400 lumens. The 2nd setting is softer.The third setting is just as impressive. It’s a BRIGHT red flasher. The unit has a very strong magnet in its base so that you can stick on steel either to see or be seen beside the road.The unit is a tube about 7 ½ inches long and runs on 3 AA batteries.I got mine at a local Drug / Hardware store (It’s a small town.) but I’ve seen it on Amazon for the same $20.FillSubaru. ’94 GoldWing 1500 SE2012 Roll-A-Home, Eagle 1 trailerGWRRA, Thousand Trails, IBMC(We’ve downsized)

I'm kind of flashlight enthusiast have a couple fairly late model Fenix units. But I have slowed down on upgrades-because on a dark road or trail I often use one of the lower settings on these lights. The brightest is good for the shock value or wow! response. Amazing how much light power you can easily carry these days.I'm fascinated with vintage flashlights. They're often reasonable in price and can be 75 years old or more and still use current stock batteries. Even though they're dim and yellow by modern standards kind of fun to think of the history you're walking around with and still doing the job.

fill wrote:The unit is a tube about 7 ½ inches long and runs on 3 AA batteries.I like a rechargeable light.

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JimBollman
Explorer
Oct 20, 2015
beemerphile1 you beat me to the explanation. I think the low current flow of LED lights also leads to the dirt problem also. I find I'm popping batteries and rubbing the contacts on my jeans often. The bigger problem I have seen with LED lights is I have them everywhere, therefore I never/seldom use up a battery, they do last forever and the batteries go past their use date and start leaking. Not a problem on the free/cheap ones but when it happens to one of my good ones.... So I try to remember to pop out batteries on a regular bases to check the date on the batteries.

I have several favorites but none that were super expensive. I have a 3 D cell unit I got on sale at HomeD a couple of years ago for $25 that is the brightest flashlight I have ever owned., 1000+ lumens, it lights up the night. I have a couple pocket flashlights that were in the $10 range, on sale, that I like a lot one is a Coast. I find they make a flashlight that feels and work enough better than the free ones that I will grab them first. Also have a few Maglites in different sized from AAA to D. Oh I also have some head lamps, 3 cheap one slightly better with focused beam.

Boy I have a lot of flash lights :-)
JimK-NY
Explorer II
Oct 20, 2015
This post seems out of date. Buying a decent LED flashlight was an issue just a year or two ago. That is no longer the case and every hardware store has a selection. I use the cheap $1 flashlights for most uses. When I want a serious flashlight, here is what I want. Power by 2 D or 2 C cells instead of costly low power AA or AAA batteries. I want a low power saver setting and a high power setting in the range of about 500-700 lumens. I want a head that will concentrate and focus the beam and adjust to a wide setting when needed. I can usually find flashlights that meet these requirements at under $10. I think my last purchase was a pair of Duracell brand flashlights from Costco at about $7 each.
Avatab
Explorer
Oct 20, 2015
Have a bunch of these. 1 AA battery, 3 settings and pocket sized w/ a belt clip.

http://www.amazon.com/UltraFire%C2%AE-300lm-Flashlight-Torch-Adjustable/dp/B006VPPERC/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1445354111&sr=8-15&keywords=cree

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