Found a great 215 Lumen LED light

[Swampy]

I head they are made by taurus and will blow up in your hand and batteries will go flying thru the air and kill kittens...

 

[Garra]

How long did it take for Delivery...I'm thinking Cheap "Cool" Christmas gifts.

Umm Id say about 2 weeks. It was free shipping, you do need to sign for it when it comes in, since I missed the first, and apparently only attempt to deliver it , I had to go pick it up.

 

[Garra]

I head they are made by taurus and will blow up in your hand and batteries will go flying thru the air and kill kittens...

I knee what you mean!

 

[jimdana1942]

At Dealextreme.com. Just received it few days ago. Was originally hesitant about ordering from a Hong Kong seller but absolutely great transaction. Got it for $17 that included shipping. They sent it Registered mail, couldn't believe it.

Talk about a bright, well made light this is it. I have it loaded with 2 AA batteries and it is probably 5 times as bright as our 3D Maglite. You can unscrew the extension (used with 2 AA bats) and the light isn't but about 3 inches long. In that config. it uses a CR123A Lithium, and although I haven't tried it that way yet, they say it is about 20% brighter than with the AA's.

Folks, I can't tell you how bright and how far this small light shines in print, it is uncanny. We like it so much we ordered 3 more. This light is 215 Lumens rated and I believe it.

Just wanted to let yall know.

New batch of (3) lights just arrived today. Couldn't be happier about these powerful little wonders.

 

[spanky]

No one wants to drop test one for me?

 

[Garra]

its $16, buy one for yourself and drop test it omg!

 

[jimdana1942]

its $16, buy one for yourself and drop test it omg!

That's the way I feel. I ain't drop testing anything I have to spend money on.

 

[Enal]

I'll say this, I get tickled every time I pick it up and turn it on. It's well made and for $16.99 plus 1 CENT shipping, it by far has to be the best buy on the market. They even send it via Registered mail. Like I said, we ordered 3 more.

I think Dropping Acid will make you do things like this!

Are you seriously going to trust a $17 flashlight to save you?

Post us some pictures of you final rig outfit...That would be very interesting!

Seriously...You may want to rethink some of these ideas! You may be putting some poor Rescue Team in unnecessary danger.

 

[jimdana1942]

I'll say this, I get tickled every time I pick it up and turn it on. It's well made and for $16.99 plus 1 CENT shipping, it by far has to be the best buy on the market. They even send it via Registered mail. Like I said, we ordered 3 more.

I think Dropping Acid will make you do things like this!

Are you seriously going to trust a $17 flashlight to save you?

Post us some pictures of you final rig outfit...That would be very interesting!

Seriously...You may want to rethink some of these ideas! You may be putting some poor Rescue Team in unnecessary danger.

People put rescue teams on the busy all over America. If it weren't for "trailblazers" the rescue teams would go out of business.

 

[mcinfantry]

i agree, which is why if YOU use the rescue team YOU need to pay them!

 

[jimdana1942]

i agree, which is why if YOU use the rescue team YOU need to pay them!

Alot of them are volunteers. Others are usually already on the taxpayers payroll. It would be illegal for them to get paid "extra" for what they are already getting paid for. Wouldn't want to be the cause of that.

Everything has its risks. Just crossing the street is a hazard. No adventurist ever wants to get into a hairy situation but sometimes things happen. You take the good with the bad and make a lemon pie out of the bad.

 

[W1nds0rF0x]

I'll say this, I get tickled every time I pick it up and turn it on. It's well made and for $16.99 plus 1 CENT shipping, it by far has to be the best buy on the market. They even send it via Registered mail. Like I said, we ordered 3 more.

Are you sure it's ONLY a flashlight??? I'm looking now, holy crap, they have like 6 pages of flashlights....

 

[jimdana1942]

Are you sure it's ONLY a flashlight??? I'm looking now, holy crap, they have like 6 pages of flashlights....

You bet and go to their pages of accessories for their lights, page after pages of goodies. Of all the items I have bought in my lifetime this little powerhouse is one of my favorites. I hope some of yall will get yourself one for Christmas.

 

[goodburbon]

so how is the battery life?

and...

have you dropped it yet?

Honestly if you're going into a cave with 3 handheld lights like that, someone is gonna drop one at some point, it would be nice to know wether or not it can take it before that happens and your lives depend on it...

 

[flamatrix99]

I just ordered two. One for the house and one for my truck.

 

[spanky]

so how is the battery life?

and...

have you dropped it yet?

Honestly if you're going into a cave with 3 handheld lights like that, someone is gonna drop one at some point, it would be nice to know wether or not it can take it before that happens and your lives depend on it...

At least someone gets my point.

 

[jimdana1942]

so how is the battery life?

and...

have you dropped it yet?

Honestly if you're going into a cave with 3 handheld lights like that, someone is gonna drop one at some point, it would be nice to know wether or not it can take it before that happens and your lives depend on it...

I was reading some reviews and with AA alkaline they are going about 4 hours continuous. I think if you use AA 1.5 volt lithiums it would be 3 to 5x that. Don't know with the Lithium cr123a. I did drop it onto my carpet from head high (about 6') with no problems.

 

[spanky]

I was reading some reviews and with AA alkaline they are going about 4 hours continuous. I think if you use AA 1.5 volt lithiums it would be 3 to 5x that. Don't know with the Lithium cr123a. I did drop it onto my carpet from head high (about 6') with no problems.

You going in carpeted caves?

 

[mcinfantry]

i wonder how the spaniards got carpet into those caves, and booby traps. i bet it took longer than the pyramids.

 

[jimdana1942]

You going in carpeted caves?

Why don't I get a hammer and do a "beat it to death" test, maybe that would make some of you happy. Har-har. I cannot afford to try to destroy everything I might buy just to see what it's limitations might be. And yes, our cave is carpeted with central air and heat.