All I wanted was a light with two modes - on and off.
If you're in the U. S., go to Harbor Freight's website and print off the "free flashlight" coupon (I just looked, and harborfreight.com has it at the top of the page). Go buy some tools. Or just go pay the full $3 for their LED flashlight. I've probably got three or four of these things rattling around. One of them rattled around in my motorcycle tank bag for two weeks going as far north in Alaska as is possible on a bike, bouncing down every dirt road I could find. Still use that one today. Several are years old and get used for camping and around-the-house, still going on their original batteries. Bright enough for most of the times you need a flashlight. Runs on AAs. If I ride off with it sitting on top of a saddlebag, I shed no tears.
If I need serious lighting, I break out the high-dollar 900 lumen headlamp. But most of the time I find myself reaching for the cheapy HF that has never failed to turn on and apparently runs on perpetual motion.
I've got a couple of these from Harbor Freight as well. During our last home repair project, we wound up needing just a little extra daylight, which of course we could not have, but my wife had printed off two of those coupons before we went in for supplies; she used one and I used one. The flashlights we got are designed to be able to be hung up on something to provide a bit of spot lighting without needing to be held, and they put out a surprising amount of light. They did the trick and we were able to wrap up our repair after sundown.
10/10, hard to beat a useful, quality flashlight for free.
If you're in the U. S., go to Harbor Freight's website and print off the "free flashlight" coupon (I just looked, and harborfreight.com has it at the top of the page). Go buy some tools. Or just go pay the full $3 for their LED flashlight. I've probably got three or four of these things rattling around. One of them rattled around in my motorcycle tank bag for two weeks going as far north in Alaska as is possible on a bike, bouncing down every dirt road I could find. Still use that one today. Several are years old and get used for camping and around-the-house, still going on their original batteries. Bright enough for most of the times you need a flashlight. Runs on AAs. If I ride off with it sitting on top of a saddlebag, I shed no tears.
If I need serious lighting, I break out the high-dollar 900 lumen headlamp. But most of the time I find myself reaching for the cheapy HF that has never failed to turn on and apparently runs on perpetual motion.