LED Flash Light

[VAjetlag]

Looking for any suggestion on LED flash lights. I am looking to get something for my kit bag for walk arounds lighter than a 2 D. I hear the LED's ahve longer battery life and are brighter.

Thanks

 

[propjob27]

There's a bunch of them for sale here. Good stuff, but really expesive.

http://www.surefire.com

I haven't tried one yet, but you are correct in that they have much longer battery life.

Hope the link helps.

 

[rdy4to]

I love my surefire. It's my boss' and I keep it in the plane so I didn't have to pay for it, but that's the flashlight I'm going to buy when I need my own again. It works great. Only negative is when the battery goes, there's not much warning. I keep extra batteries on the plane.

 

[ackattacker]

Check out

www.flashlightreviews.com

I have the "Fenix L0P". It's a keychain 1 AAA light which is brighter than most 2D's. Only drawback is the battery doesn't last long. I just use rechargeables and replace the battery frequently.

 

[OpenClimb]

You might not want an LED flashlight. My experience with them is that they're fairly bright, but the beam can't be focused. I ordered several of them and ended up returning them.

What you're looking for is a Xenon light. A bunch of places sell them, but Surefire and Streamlight seem to be most popular. They are VERY bright, but as others have said, they tend to go through batteries fairly quickly. They're also fairly expensive... as in >$100.

I found a Brinkman brand light at Wal-Mart. It's the same guts as the Surefire or Streamlight flashlights, but it's only $20. It's a composite flashlight so it won't be as useful in hand-to-hand combat, but what's the chance of that anyway?

Most of these high intensity lights use two CR123 batteries. If you buy them at Wal-Mart, they're around $5 each. It doesn't take long before you're spending some real money on batteries. I found a source online where they're about $1.50 each including shipping. I ordered a dozen of them to spread out the shipping cost. I'm sure there are plenty of battery outlets, but I ordered through batteryjunction.com. Total bill including shipping was $18.99.

Hope this helps!

 

[acaTerry]

Go to Target and look in the flashlight section (sometimes the camping section) and look for the Brinkmann 3 watt LED flashlight. It uses 3 AAA batteries and it is very, very bright. It will illuminate any airplane. You can see the tail of a 747 easily. I never thought a "small" flashlight could be so intense on the illumination. Its beam is well focused to keep about 12" of central focus at 75-100 feet, with plenty of light. It is about 6" long and costs about 40 bucks.
On the flip side, if you are really picky about focus, they also make a high intensity LED for MagLites. You can find this at WalMart for about 14 bucks. But I have found the one at Target to be better.

 

[EMB170Pilot]

OR...

You can just flip 1 of your batteries around so they are not discharging while your flashlight is not in use.

I've had my flashlight for almost 3 years now and using the same batteries.

 

[flyNICKair]

This is a cheaper alternative for your existing AA, C, and D cell flashlights
http://www.niteize.com/category.php?category_id=28

 

[jercdevil]

Surefire A2 Aviator

 

[jercdevil]

Lots of info here http://candlepowerforums.com/vb/forumdisplay.php?f=66