What is your favorite flashlight?

[AGRIMAN]

$1 specials (including the batteries). Buy 10 or 20 at a time and put them everywhere (trucks, tractors, combine etc). That way, maybe I can find one when I need it and when I eventually run over it, plant it, bale it or loose it.... just grab another one.

 

[TomSeller]

$1 specials (including the batteries). Buy 10 or 20 at a time and put them everywhere (trucks, tractors, combine etc). That way, maybe I can find one when I need it and when I eventually run over it, plant it, bale it or loose it.... just grab another one.

I did that but 3 months later none of them worked.

 

[4570Man]

I did that but 3 months later none of them worked.

Yep, I have had my fair share of cheap flashlights ( more like $15 dollar cheap ), and they don't last long. Like most anything else it is worth paying for a quality product.

 

[coobie]

Stream light Protac HL3

 

[2ndhalf]

Yep, I have had my fair share of cheap flashlights ( more like $15 dollar cheap ), and they don't last long. Like most anything else it is worth paying for a quality product.

I've found you can buy a decent one for over $15 if you watch for sales.. the $1 dollar ones I stopped buying when 20% out of the package don't work and the rest only work for a short while.. agree very annoying. I don't work with mine for a living though. If I did I would buy top quality lights as some of you have said.

 

[Scooter78]

Streamlight for me as well! I keep streamlight styles in tool bag all the time and micro stream in my pocket like another poster said. I work in property management so I am all the time needing to look in dark areas. I got a protrac 1L for Xmas and carry protrac HL in truck. I was given protrac HL headlamp for Xmas last year. It's a little heavy but love the three settings. Most family says they don't ever know what to buy me for Xmas and birthday so they just go with a flashlight.

 

[PAGUY]

"IF IT'S FREE IT'SFOR ME":thumbsup: - Harbor Freight mini-light has led bulbs and 3 AAA batteries inside and comes free with or without purchase. Only had to replace batteries in one flashlight so far. Like stated by some I have them all over the place for when you need one.

 

[TomSeller]

Streamlight for me as well! I keep streamlight styles in tool bag all the time and micro stream in my pocket like another poster said. I work in property management so I am all the time needing to look in dark areas. I got a protrac 1L for Xmas and carry protrac HL in truck. I was given protrac HL headlamp for Xmas last year. It's a little heavy but love the three settings. Most family says they don't ever know what to buy me for Xmas and birthday so they just go with a flashlight.

I've been looking at the Streamlight 44450, sure gets good reviews and seems to be a Fire Department favorite

 

[Scooter78]

I have a good friend who is fire chief for our local fire department and he loves his. However none of us hold a candle to fireman and there love or willingness to buy expensive flashlights. It's pretty funny he gets his as part of their "new gear" every time the latest and greatest ones come out. However he also buys one for his personal use to. I tell him all the time, they are in your fire car sitting in your drive way just walk out and get it you don't have to have one sitting inside as well. He has a bunch!

 

[TomSeller]

Okay, now I'm drooling over the Streamlight Waypoint 44910. 1000 lumens at 678 meter (2224 feet ! ) spot light. Wow !! I am more in need of a spot light than a flood light and this one looks nice. Anyone have one?

 

[jk96]

Nebo Redline 6189. Had a shipping supply company send me 4 of these in addition to my order by mistake. Called them and was told they didn't have a record of them. They didn't want to bother with the return and told me to keep them. Been using them for about 6 months now. Adjustable beam. 4 power settings. 3100 Lux on high setting. Magnetic base. LiIon re-chargeable via USB. Can't say enough good things about them. Keep one in the truck on a usb so its always ready. USB connection on the flashlight can even be used as an emergency power bank for other usb devices such as a cell phone.

 

[TomSeller]

Nebo Redline 6189. Had a shipping supply company send me 4 of these in addition to my order by mistake. Called them and was told they didn't have a record of them. They didn't want to bother with the return and told me to keep them. Been using them for about 6 months now. Adjustable beam. 4 power settings. 3100 Lux on high setting. Magnetic base. LiIon re-chargeable via USB. Can't say enough good things about them. Keep one in the truck on a usb so its always ready. USB connection on the flashlight can even be used as an emergency power bank for other usb devices such as a cell phone.

Can you get me in their mailing list?

 

[jk96]

Can you get me in their mailing list?

It was close to 5pm on Friday when I called. My guess is the guy was ready for the weekend and didnt want to figure out how to log something back in that was supposedly never shipped. I didn't even know the price of them until I found how much I liked them and looked them up.

 

[R_Walter]

Whoever wants to pay $150 for a flashlight have at it.... Maybe if you're an astronaut or something, but to all the weekend warriors on these websites. I don't know.

 

[TomSeller]

Well I received my Streamlight Waypoint Spotlight. Very impressed after using it a bit. Smaller and lighter than my old Halogen spotlights. We had some fog so It was a little hard to tell, but the beam sure did seem to shine a long way which is what I was looking for. Very happy and thanks to this thread I found out about Streamlight.

 

[4570Man]

Whoever wants to pay $150 for a flashlight have at it.... Maybe if you're an astronaut or something, but to all the weekend warriors on these websites. I don't know.

Whoever wants to be stuck in the dark with a dozen dollar flashlights that don't work have at it. You better buy 150 of the dollar lights so at least 1 will work. My $150 light has NEVER failed to work. Go ahead and throw rocks at it if you want. Go see what your local cops or firefighters carry. I bet it's a streamlight maybe a surefire.

 

[TomSeller]

Whoever wants to be stuck in the dark with a dozen dollar flashlights that don't work have at it. You better buy 150 of the dollar lights so at least 1 will work. My $150 light has NEVER failed to work. Go ahead and throw rocks at it if you want. Go see what your local cops or firefighters carry. I bet it's a streamlight maybe a surefire.

I like my Streamlight Waypoint LED enough that I am looking at the Streamlight Kncklehead LED. I need to toss my dollar flashlights since none work.

 

[Scooter78]

They are worth it if you use a flashlight on daily basis. I carry/use one everyday.

 

[4570Man]

I like my Streamlight Waypoint LED enough that I am looking at the Streamlight Kncklehead LED. I need to toss my dollar flashlights since none work.

If you combined all of my cheap lights that don't work I could have easily bought another streamlight.

 

[TomSeller]

I ordered a Streamlight Knucklehead LED rechargeable on line. Should have it in a few days.