Flashlights: still looking

[Carla Horne]

I swear by the Mag. rechargeable. same one that is in police cruisers.
I have a vehicle charger and a house charger for it and it is always charged.
Also it is very bright, not one complaint

110 for the light and extra 10 for the vehicle charger.
the led. lights like the one in the photo are terrible, very dim light

Carla

[Ralph Brady]

I just bought a Coast brand LED flashlight at Home Depot.
It is a single bulb with 65 lumens, 3.44 watts and takes 3 AAA alkaline batteries.
It cost $40 and is the best $40 I have spent. I can see to the far side of most attics.
Be careful of the units that take special batteries due to the expense.
It seems like the 'tactical' use ones are the best too.
It is tiny - fits in the palm of my hand.

[Kevin R. Weiss]

I use a little Pelican Xenon flashlight. Uses two 123 type camera batteries. I find them cheap at Academy or Frys. Generally get about a week out of each set. It is 4 - 5 inches long, sturdy metal construction, fits easily in pockets. Switched to it when a client pulled one out to show me something and it was much brighter and clearer than my Huge Maglight.

I tried the one that uses AA batteries and it was not as bright.

[William M. Corbett]

I recently bought a Dorcy 6 watt LED. It takes 6 AAA batteries that last about 20 hours. Sorry, don't have all of the specs. Very bright, however, I am already having problems with the switch.

[Kenton H. Shepard, CMI]

Originally Posted by rray

Did you try that before you bought it, Kenton? I bought one similar last December for the car because I thought it looked cool, and all the specs were similar to yours. I don't find it to be bright enough at night just to take the valve covers off the tires to check the air pressure, so I now have it in the house as an emergency backup flashlight.

No, I haven't had a chance, Russel. They have a good return policy and I have a workable flashlight so I thought I'd experiment until I find someting I'm happy with. I like the idea of the laser feature. I wind up pointing with the light a lot.

Update: I'll be taking advantage of that return policy. I like the laser feature, but the flashlight's not bright enough. Seems like someone mentioned that to me at some point?

[Andrew MacDonald]

Kenton,
Keith Swift turned me on to this one. I like it so much I bought two!

http://www.surefire.com/maxexp/main....arch_id=850738

[Kenton H. Shepard, CMI]

Originally Posted by sstanczyk

I carry an UltraStinger and keep an extra battery in the bag, but I tend to use a Stinger LED in the crawl spaces and attics. It lasts a lot longer and puts out a true white light instead of giving everything a yellow tinge. It doesn't shine as far as the Ultra, but is brighter in close. It is about 4 inches shorter.

Stephen, do you carry both on you all the time?

[Kenton H. Shepard, CMI]

Originally Posted by amacdonald

Kenton,
Keith Swift turned me on to this one. I like it so much I bought two!

http://www.surefire.com/maxexp/main....arch_id=850738

Andrew, is it possible to get through two inspections a day with two batteries?

[ROBERT W. NEWLAND, JR.]

This is an old post but I recently bought this flashlight . I've been using Stingers for years (with my aviation job and home inspections) and have always been pleased. A few days ago I borrowed a friends LED DS to look at one thing and knew right away I had to buy it. This is the best deal I found (light only because it fits the same Stinger chargers).

[Ricky K. Kie]

I use a xenon light i bought at Lowe's i think its 100,000 candle lights. The bulb will not break and it lasts for a long time on two c batteries (about a week or so) I also have the stinger and hate it. The xenon light is a bright white light you can see more detail in what you are looking at. The cost varies from 30-39 dollar's if you can catch it on sale. look through the rack and look at candle lights that will tell you how bright they are.

[Russell J. Hensel]

I bought all my inspectors lights that I found at Target. They are 230 or 240 lumes. They use 2C sized batteries and I bought rechargable batteries and a recharger. They are the BEST BY far. I have owned stinger, the rechargeable mag lights, the ones that use 6 AA batteries, hell about 10 different ones and these by far are the best and my guys love em...with no doubt I recommend these.

[dbucknavich]

I have 2 Ultra Stingers. One easily lasts me throughout an inspection. I bought the second one after 5 years, when the button on the first failed. Lifetime warranty sent me a new one so now I have 2 fully charged lights every day. On top of that, I highly recommend picking up a headlamp from REI or something for hands free light in attics and crawlspaces. Improved my inspections greatly. Not very bright but great for walking safely.

[JOSE M. NIEBLAS]

Hello,

Have you looked at the Pelican M6 lithum I belived now they even make it in LED. I have had mine as long I can remember never let me down and great light....

[John Shishilla]

100 lumens and about $25 dollars, small enough to fit in a pocket. Two C batteries last all week.


http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?actio...ATT&lpage=none

[Bob Elliott]

Rayovac Extreme is the best I have used.
Sturdy and the batteries last forever it seems.

Super bright LED (one bulb) that casts a distant beam.

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Darn thing is at ACE for about $30 bucks and I use nothing else.

Excellent Lumen s rating.