Flashlight recommendations?

[CADplans]

We have had more power outages this last 6 months, than in the last 5 years.
Luckily, I have a light adapter for my Milwaukee 18V batteries,, The 5.0 battery will outlast any power outage,
then simply recharge.

About a month ago,, Home Depot had some Milwaukee 18V lights on sale at a pretty good price reduction,,
I bought two of them.

So, now, I have four of the Milwaukee 18V lights.


If I want internet,, and desk lamps for light, I hook up the Harbor freight square wave adapter.

It literally runs all of our needs for up to 3 hours,, lights, computers, router, DSL box,,
and no need to worry about the generator.

A couple 9W lamps, the house looks like the power is on,,, ,
I have used both of the new Milwaukee lights extensively,, I hate to say it, but they are better than a MAG Light,,

:cool2:

 

[TractorGuy]

Can anyone comment on replacement LED bulbs for D cell maglite flashlights? Remember when the Krypton bulb was KING?

Back when they first became available someone told me the zoom didn't work with the conversion bulbs. I haven't tried them myself because my big maglight got ruined by leaking batteries.

 

[Peter 315]

Back when they first became available someone told me the zoom didn't work with the conversion bulbs. I haven't tried them myself because my big maglight got ruined by leaking batteries.

Zoom works with the LED bulbs....

 

[nbking]

I love my streamlights. I have a super tac X, it can be rail mounted, but mostly used when we hear a bump in the night. A tlr1 for handgun mounts. And a couple of pt2l for everything else. They are very good lights.

 

[CADplans]

Back when they first became available someone told me the zoom didn't work with the conversion bulbs. I haven't tried them myself because my big maglight got ruined by leaking batteries.

The last two packs of alkaline batteries that I owned were returned to Sams Club for refund (the batteries were leaking in the package,, never used)

I am reasonably positive I have replaced and/or disposed of ALL alkaline batteries in my home.

For me, rechargeable,, or nothing.

 

[TractorGuy]

The last two packs of alkaline batteries that I owned were returned to Sams Club for refund (the batteries were leaking in the package,, never used)

I am reasonably positive I have replaced and/or disposed of ALL alkaline batteries in my home.

For me, rechargeable,, or nothing.

I HAVE gotten in the habit of removing batteries from anything that doesn't get regular use. I need to revisit rechargables for regular cell batteries. Gave up back in the NiCad days due to short life.

 

[Rebeldad1]

GearLight High-Powered Led Flashlight S2000 -
GearLight High Lumens LED Flashlight S2500

Have both and really like them. Under $20.00 and you get a 30% off coupon for your next one.
Will last till the next generation LED then I will get the Gearlight upgrade.

 

[ultrarunner]

Spend a lot of time on batteries especially on things stashed in drawers around the hospital.

 

[Oaktree]

About a month ago,, Home Depot had some Milwaukee 18V lights on sale at a pretty good price reduction,,
I bought two of them.

Last summer I picked up the Ryobi 18v light. Wasn't necessarily planning to, but HD had a sale where if you bought a select tool you got a 2 pack of batteries free (or the other way around). Didn't find out about it until the last day, and the tools had been pretty well picked over so I grabbed the light. Wow, that sucka is bright!!! Used it a lot more than I thought I would. Have a bunch of other of their 18v tools, so it made sense to standardize.
I've also got a couple LED lanterns we use when the power goes out...they weren't terribly expensive and seem to work well. Got a bunch of the HF blue flashlights around the house/vehicles too.

I've used headlamps in the past...they're OK if you're going for a walk or maybe reading, but otherwise are kind of annoying in that you have to keep your head very still or the light is everywhere but where you want it.

I am reasonably positive I have replaced and/or disposed of ALL alkaline batteries in my home.

For me, rechargeable,, or nothing.

I've had nothing but bad luck with rechargeable AAs, regardless of brand. They go flat quickly and only seem to last for maybe a dozen charge cycles. I'm done with them.

 

[Jstpssng]

^^^^^
Generally the light points where I am looking, so having it move isn't that big of a deal. The lights on my last tractor didn't work so for the last few years of ownership I plowed using my headlamp for light. \
Contrast that to coming off from a beaver house after dark carrying a chisel, chain saw, packbasket, supplies and a few extra traps. To take a compass bearing you need to put the chisel down, balance the saw on your shoulder, take out the compass, get a bearing, put it away, pick the chisel back up, then try to pick out the tree you just sighted the compass on.

 

[Fuddy1952]

Anyone here (besides me) collect flashlights? I have my Grandfather's Eveready he had in WWI, he was a Lieutenant, so it's 100+ years old. Every time I see an old flashlight in an antique store I buy it, amazing how inefficient those incandescents were.
In 1970 we used to go to a place that sold government surplus stuff...most of it in sealed boxes. Guy would get a delivery every Friday so we went early Saturday morning. Everything 15 cents/pound. I found an airplane landing light, 12 volts. I made a holder for it, wired to a cigarette lighter plug.
Large light, we would do mischief with it from the car. My friend would drive. Going down our expressway it would turn all the street lights off by shining on it's photocell.
At a sub division we stopped, you could see people watching TV. I as aimed it at TV then turned it on a couple seconds. Whole room lit up. Then we could tell a guy was getting out of recliner...I waited until he yanked curtains back...hit him with the light. He staggered back falling over a coffee table.
We were mischievous kids!
One house we stopped in front of we could barely see someone standing at a window. I turned light on and it was some girl washing dishes which she dropped. Light off...we were laughing until granny stepped outside with a revolver peeling shots off! I hit her with the light as we laid rubber!
That light had to be a lot of lumens!