I don’t care what a bunch of flashlight Geeks think…

Flashlights should provide a few things.

They should be durable enough to work in the situation you use them in.

They should use an easily found power source.

They should last more then a short time on a set of batteries (many of what are called “tactical lights” fail this one, and fail miserably!) They run off the CR123 batteries (more expensive) and only run for 1 ½ hrs, this is a very poor choice of a light for a survival situation.

And they should provide enough light to see what you are doing.

All the flashlights I have provide enough light, some of them will light up the whole yard (60 feet wide and 200 feet back from the window) and the front of my garage (130-feet away from my window) like it’s daylight. While this is real manly and cool, it’s hardly needed in most situations. In fact it’s needed in very few, we just tell ourselves we need it.