EDC flashlights

[dirty & hairy]

Olight Baton. Super bright. Love the magnetic charger.

I like the magnetic end. Comes in handy when you're having car trouble at night. Just turn it on and stick it on the open hood. The perfect engine light.

 

[Sistema1927]

I always have a flashlight on me. Either a Fenix or an Olight.

 

[Echo40]

I've repeatedly been tempted to get a small Olight LED Flashlight with a rechargeable battery, but every time I find myself dissuaded by the fact that my cell phone has a really bright built in LED Flashlight function, and seeing as I obviously already carry it with me everywhere, getting a separate EDC Flashlight just seems sort of redundant.

That being said, I have recently found myself carrying a Ferrocerium Rod around with me inside of my Winter Coat. I doubt that I'll ever really need it or even find a practical use for it for that matter, but it seems like the sort of thing that would be a lifesaver in the unlikely event in which I should suddenly find myself needing to start a fire for warmth, so why not? I'm already carrying two guns that I'll probably never need either.

 

[sipowicz]

I know many have given up on EDC lights with the advent of the smart phone. But I'm in the same camp as watch wearers, which I am. I don't like pulling out my phone to check the time or to use a light. And if my phone had a Swiss army type knife accessory, I'd still carry a separate knife.

 

[outta_ammo]

I have several small lights but the one I always have with me is the one I refer to as the thousand-dollar-flashlight.

My iPhone.

 

[heeter3]

My son gave me an O light I 5T EOS.One AA alkaline cell and 300 lumens this one makes carrying a light every day very simple.

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

Mine is a NEBO "Redline". Buy them at most hardware stores and some gun shops. About 1x3", 1-CR123, pocket/hat clip, 6x focus on light beam, magnetic end, end push button switch, 2 brightness settings and strobe, all for about $14. (The Redline is a "Light on" indicator if in the bulb down position too!)

I carry one as EDC (in car keys pocket) and keep one in every coat pocket! The EDC light's battery lasts me about a year. I have never replaced a coat pocket's battery; the lights are gifted before that is necessary!

For some reason my wife doesn't like small handy flashlights, so the Android phone "Tomahawk Chop" is all she carries! (She has two or three knives, a tape measure and sometimes a Glock 17 in her purse, but no flashlight!) Bullet Points, Facts, & Eternal Truths, make no difference: HER MIND IS MADE UP! (She gets more like me every year!)

Ivan

 

[Beemerguy53]

I never leave home without my Swiss Army Manager knife, and my Surefire Titan. The Titan runs on a single AAA battery, has an amazing light output, and the most durable finish I've seen on such a device...

 

[Grayfox]

For all you phone light guys. Yeah, it works well and is bright. But what if you need both hands to do something? Kinda hard to stuck that phone in your mouth and point it where it needs to shine.

 

[Tom K]

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This has been riding in my pocket for a little over a year. It turns on by rotating the front to screw it in a little and the friction is just right - easy enough to do with one hand while holding the keys, but not so easy that it will turn on accidentally. It has two brightness levels, the first is a low light that is enough to illuminate the immediate area but not blind you. The full setting is surprisingly bright, enough to see well 50 yards or more.

It has a rechargeable battery that uses the now-universal micro USB phone charger. The charging jack is accessed by unscrewing the front until it pops forward under light spring pressure. In addition to the jack, there is an LED that goes from red to green when it's fully charged.

Very handy, very compact, about $16 on Amazon. I bought a couple more just to have in reserve in case they stop making them, or add some useless stupid feature like a strobe setting.

 

[inspcalahan]

Surefire Stiletto - I wear a suit almost every day, or at least cargo pants and this light has been faithfully clipped in my off side pocket every day for almost 4 years now. Multiple brightness settings, useful when used with a gun or just as a flashlight to look for the dropped chicken wing, rechargeable and I've been mega impressed with the battery life between charging. Mine is the first version. There's a newer version available currently.

 

[xtrtsqrt11]

Surefire G2 or an old 6Z. I do the belt mounted pouch thing cause I like the idea of it being concealable but also a little capable for an impact tool of sorts. My pockets are full of other stuff as well.

 

[ladder13]

Nitecore on my keychain. Bright as I need it to be.

 

[tbrock]

Streamlight PROTAC® 1L-1AA in FDE.

Took the clip off and it fits comfortably in my pocket.

Amazing how often I use it. (Old eyes)

Super Bright Tactical Flashlight | ProTac(R) 1L-1AA

 

[Echo40]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07ZPQMLSV?ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details&th=1

This has been riding in my pocket for a little over a year. It turns on by rotating the front to screw it in a little and the friction is just right - easy enough to do with one hand while holding the keys, but not so easy that it will turn on accidentally. It has two brightness levels, the first is a low light that is enough to illuminate the immediate area but not blind you. The full setting is surprisingly bright, enough to see well 50 yards or more.

It has a rechargeable battery that uses the now-universal micro USB phone charger. The charging jack is accessed by unscrewing the front until it pops forward under light spring pressure. In addition to the jack, there is an LED that goes from red to green when it's fully charged.

Very handy, very compact, about $16 on Amazon. I bought a couple more just to have in reserve in case they stop making them, or add some useless stupid feature like a strobe setting.

That's the one that I keep looking at. I should probably stop procrastinating and trying to rationalize carrying a dedicated flashlight along with my phone when it's so small, so light, and obviously much cheaper and more easily replaced than my phone.

 

[BillBond]

I would be lost without a Surefire E2L in my left pocket.

 

[gnystrom]

All day every day there is a Maratac AAA in brass or copper in my pocket.
Otherwise, it is a Malkoff product that accompanies me on my pre-dawn walks.
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Buy quality.

 

[DWalt]

I don't carry a flashlight on me today, but I am usually near one, home or car. Something like one flashlight per room in my house and garage and one in each car. Not too long ago I had a job in which I needed to go into a dimly lit storage room several times a day to look for parts. I kept a small nine-LED flashlight from Dollar Tree in my pocket just for that purpose and it was all I ever needed. It weighs nearly nothing.

 

[CA Escapee]

I carry a SureFire E1D LED Defender everywhere. I believe it's an older 500/5 lumen model. (vs. the newer 600/5 lumens) At work it's a Streamlight PROTAC® 1L-1AA.

 

[Bugkiller99]

Didn't used to carry a flashlight. Now that I do, I use it regularly.

I carry a keychain Olight, same one Tom K does, and one of my other Olights in my pocket. (Wife says I need to be in a 12 step program for Olights).