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Any of you fine gents know of a quality flashlight that is bright, decent battery life, durable and runs on AA's? Big ask i know, but thinking someone makes one that fits the bill
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streamlight stylus pro. size of an ink pen. bright enough to blind someone at night. LED bulb good battery life.
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Zebra light is amazing runs on one aa
You've got to hand it to a blind prostitute
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Streamlight Protec 2AA. 250 lumens on high, plus low and flash features that can be programed. I have one in each of my 4 autos, 2 in the tool boxes and a few spread around the house.
They are dependable and reasonably priced.
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It doesn't matter who gets more votes, It matters who counts the votes.
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Check out Nightstick, I've used a couple of their safety lights for several years.
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Flashlights using AA batteries are never a good thing hint.
Go ahead and purchase one with rechargeable battery.
Amazon has a cheaper version that last a long time but I'd go with a Streamlight Pro Tac 2.0.
Or Amazon Ultrafire WF-502B / rechargeable batteries.
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Flashlights using AA batteries are never a good thing hint.
Go ahead and purchase one with rechargeable battery.
Amazon has a cheaper version that last a long time but I'd go with a Streamlight Pro Tac 2.0.
Or Amazon Ultrafire WF-502B / rechargeable batteries. What happens if I don’t have the ability to recharge the battery?
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Not being married to any particular political party sure makes it a lot easier to look at the world more objectively...
Having said that, MAGA.
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I carry this while hunting. Pocket light + headlamp covers all i need. I use the premium duracell ( not lithium, i forget what its called). Ive ruined flashlights with cheaper batteries…. ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/1XZ2vPxS/IMG-0221.png)
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I use NiMH rechargeable AA and AAA batteries. I will never put a damn alkaline battery in anything again. They have ruined SO much stuff over the decades.
I have numerous lights from Streamlight, Pinceton tec, and Maglite. They all make flashlights that should suit your requirements.
A question though.... How bright is "bright"? Some of the lights now are similar to stadium lights... BRIGHT. These generally run on cr123 or 18650 type batteries though.
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I used to carry streamlight products, but Ive had a few go wonky lately. Especially the “programmable” ones.
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Any of you fine gents know of a quality flashlight that is bright, decent battery life, durable and runs on AA's? Big ask i know, but thinking someone makes one that fits the bill . How much do you want to spend ? Why not a headlamp ?
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It's 2024, time to start using rechargeable batteries. Check out killzone, they stock a lot of flashlights/headlamps. 10% off your first order when you sign up for their newsletter: https://www.killzoneflashlights.com/If they don't have what you want, check out Sofirn, Fenix, Lumintop, Nitecore, Acebeam, Convoy, Astrolux, Thrunite, Olight, Imalent.
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Any of you fine gents know of a quality flashlight that is bright, decent battery life, durable and runs on AA's? Big ask i know, but thinking someone makes one that fits the bill . How much do you want to spend ? Why not a headlamp ? Money isnt an issue
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Streamlight Protec 2AA. 250 lumens on high, plus low and flash features that can be programed. I have one in each of my 4 autos, 2 in the tool boxes and a few spread around the house.
They are dependable and reasonably priced. Been looking at this exact model
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It's 2024, time to start using rechargeable batteries. Check out killzone, they stock a lot of flashlights/headlamps. 10% off your first order when you sign up for their newsletter: https://www.killzoneflashlights.com/If they don't have what you want, check out Sofirn, Fenix, Lumintop, Nitecore, Acebeam, Convoy, Astrolux, Thrunite, Olight, Imalent. Have rechargeable lights from surefire and streamlight. Looking for AA this time
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Zebra light is amazing runs on one aa Not heard of this one. Looking up now
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How many lumens do you really need to navigate through a dark forest ?? I have a 2 double AA that puts out 100 lumens. I have found it to be more than enough to get around and the batteries last for hours and hours.
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LED flashlight bulbs are old technology. The newest technology is for LED Chips which are 75% more efficient and brighter. That in conjunction with the newest rechargeable batteries that use USB for charging. Thing is most American manufacturers haven't gotten around to it yet.
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