Ultra Bright Flashlights

[ContinentalOp]

Back in the day, my BIL gave everyone a 2 D cell Mag-light. I just looked at it, the battery expiration date is 2016. It resides by the bed. Is there a kit that I can install in place of the old style light bulb??

I recently purchased a Streamlight Stylus Pro that uses 2 AAA size batteries. I never thought that I would use it as much as I do around the house, from working on the lawn mower to cleaning a pistol.

I want to purchase the MBH one for her purse that won't get lost. I'm not sure that can be accomplished without a continuously flashing red light. By the way, if I want her to know that I'll tell her myself. Suggestions??

Have a blessed day,

Leon

I believe there are LED conversion kits for Maglites. FWIW, when I started out doing security work in the 90s, I carried a 5 D-cell Maglite.

For the purse, my suggestion would be to get a small keychain light (I like the one by Olight, the 1R2 EOS), put it on a keychain, and attach it to a zipper. Reduces the likelihood of it getting lost. If you want it to be easily removable from the zipper, you could get a clip attachment, like a carabiner.

 

[BigDaddy7972]

I've still got my old MagLite. It was more useful as an attitude adjustment instrument than a flashlight, although it served both duties well.


Had a car come blasting past me while I was working a wreck 20 miles west of Cheyenne in a blizzard.

I threw the light at the car, and it went through the windshield. A Nebraska State Trooper returned it to me after apprehending the car several miles in to Nebraska.

If you had one of those rechargeable Maglites, there is a company called Adventure Sports Flashlights.com that sells led upgrade heads for them. I bought two and upgraded my two Maglites that I used to carry back in the day. 800 lumens. About 60 bucks a head IIRC. They work pretty well. I carry them in my car and use it as an anti-carjacker tool. Unless I have to go to a higher force level.

 

[The Last Standing Knight]

As someone who uses small flashlights on a constant basis...

...I can honestly say the more lumens the better. Even a strobing function is very useful in certain situations. The brighter the light, the more useful for protection as well.

Because of my work and its limitations on what can be carried, I have carried a lot of Nebo products over the years and have worn out many. Brightness and expendibility are a necessity. They have worked just as well as some of the lightsaber looking lights on the market.

Maglite was my go to and carry for over a decade, sadly, I haven't been impressed with their recent models.

Currently considering a Streamlight police grade model due to an "unfortunate incident" at work yesterday.

 

[oldbrownhat]

A...About two years ago I transitioned to Fenix LED lights. My daily carry now is a Fenix PD35 that is very reliable, very solidly built, very bright was the highest setting at 1,000 lumens, and runs several hours on a set of batteries.

I've had Fenix lights for several years and they are excellent. My go-to light is a UC40UE, now discontinued but similar to your PD35. When I REALLY need to light up my rural property, I have a TK75 2018 Edition which has a max. output of 5100 L.

They are made in China (alas) but they are indeed well made, and I belleve they do measure them to ANSI standards. And USB charging is the way to go. They have several models that are USB-chargeable.

I also have an old Surefire Nitrolon that originally came with an incandescent lamp (it's that old) which now has its second LED upgrade with a lamp assembly I got off Amazon. Claims 1200L, and in comparison to my UC40UE at full output (950L) I'd say that's about right, although the beam spread and color rendition are slightly different. I have it mounted on my Marlin 1894 to deal with nightime intruders (in this case, bears. If the 300-punder comes back this spring it might go on my 1895!)