Originally Posted By: spuds
Originally Posted By: wileycoyote
i'm with everyone else here:

-eneloops for everyday

-lithiums for storage in survival kits

-kirkland aklalines for back-ups only

Yup,one of my puck lights had a trusty leaky alkaline in it,what useless batteries they are!


sorry about your puck light, spuds.

yep, i've lost too many items to aklalines (and zincs) over the last 50+ years. even worse is to grab an item you need for immediate use, then find it unfunctional due to said leakage.

the only time i use alkalines anymore is when rechargeables aren't available, and i can remove the leaky b*st*rds once the task is accomplished.

and to answer the last question: i buy all my eneloops and lithiums on amazon.