hey, maybe they'd tell you up-front if you asked:

Customer Support Energizer Headquarters
Tel: 800-383-7323
533 Maryville University Drive St.
Louis, MO 63141

the light itself wasn't a good one so i didn't ask for replacement, but they did send me free replacement lithiums (or a coupon for them, can't recall).

not at all cm. just trying to estabish that it was a true incident.

hey, i couldn't believe it when it happened to me!

at the time i did a search on CPF and couldn't find a single mention of it happening to anyone else.

I'll have to amend my advice to folks: Lithium primaries almost never leak. Alkalines...well, I don't use them.

LOL!!!!

Other considerations when choosing a flashlight (and anything else that uses batteries in a survival situation) is to get all those electronics in sync power-wise. Select those items for battery commonality. There's a relatively current thread on lowly battery-operated radio which may be useful to peruse. In many things, standardization is a good thing.

BTW, I like radios that use AA batteries and 4Sevens AA flashlights that run from sub-1 lumen to over 200 lumen. My go-to light around the house is a 2xAA 4Sevens Quark Pro powered by NiMH rechargeables; the light comes on in Moonlight mode (0.2 Lumen) which is usually enough light, but a couple taps later is significantly brighter. I used the Max lumen setting one time inside the house, never again, at night that is just way too bright and totally destroyed my natural night vision.

My GPS runs on AA NiMH rechargeable batteries too.

I EDC an ARC LED light on my keychain, but its light is pretty minimal - better than none in the dark.

I like the single CR123A Fenix LED lights. Very bright for fairly small.

BUT ... these days I pretty much only use Princeton Tec EOS Rebel headlamps. I have them all over the house, in packs, in my car ... They use 3 AAA batteries, can use lithium batteries (some other headlamps can't), opens with a thumb screw (no prying or snaping - the plastic band adjusting loop can function like screwdriver on the thumb screw head if overtightened), provides an excellent combination of flood and stunning brightness for its size. They carry in hand as easy as on head. Wraps smallish - a 2"x3-1/4"x1-3/4" ball. Water resistant to 1 meter. About $30-35.

I find the lowest brightness (50 hours regulated) perfect for in-tent use, the medium (10 hours regulated) great for most uses, and the high (1 hour regulated) very bright. Actual total burn time is MUCH higher (121 hours at high). The blinking mode runs 12 hours regulated.

It has a tactile rubber button on top - easy to find. One click turns it on in high. Two rapid clicks in medium, three in low, four in blinking. Wait a few seconds then click to off. Simple.

Oh, and the EOS doesn't bother my glasses. Some semi-transparent headlamp cases inject terrible glare into my glasses.

Sorry for the length, but I like the PT EOSR that much.

Ken

+1 Ken

PT EOS has been around a long time and is still a very useful headlamp as long as you don't need retina scorching output.

I've probably had at least one battery of every brand leak but have had more rayovac leak than any others.
I actually had a NiMH leak, was a Radio Shack 1200mAh that I bought to see if they really were worth their high cost, turns out they were worse than any others but cost twice as much.
Since Maglight went to LED, I've been buying those mostly.

I found a Ti Mako Mark II for $199.
http://www.uniquetitanium.com/Ti-Mako-Mark-II_p_654.html

I'm thoroughly confused by that price. Can you explain?

yes, that's it. these versions (the Mark II) are the best of the best. the only place to get them is directly from the maker or that website.

and no, they aren't cheap. prices shown are what i would pay too.

the one i'd get from the drop-down options is the "HO" (high output) which has a 21-lumen high and a 3 lumen low (for over 80-hours runtime on a lithium primary). the HO costs an additional $26 ($125 total).

while that is a lot of money, if you desire the finest, this is it. i've been buying makos from the beginning (early versions started at $125 and with each improvement the price has gone up due to manufacturing costs).

i have been very happy with all of them and this version takes them to a new level. worth every hot cent, but that's me...