My beloved Innova X5 is somewhere at the bottom of the Delaware River, in a stretch of riffles...so as a temporary replacement, I went to Wal-mart to see what they have.

The "flashlights" section has some interestign LED lights, including a Garrity unit that was incredible, but too big to fit in my Nite-Ize pockits pouch.

But as I was leaving, I passed through the fishing supplies and there I found an "Anglers Light Set"

It's a 2 light set, both are LED lights. There's a small red LED, with a keychain lanyard, and a larger 3 lamp LED white light. It comes with 2 screw-in "wands" for lack of a better word that turn the light into a sort of light-saber. It comes with a holster-like holder for the 2 lights and 2 wands.
The red LED light has three settings - press the button once, it blinks slow, twice, it blinks fast and three times and it's a steady light.
The white LED is just on/off.
With the wand, the Red LED was visible, clearly, at 1,000 yards, and probobly more - but that's as far as I tested it.
The same goes for the white LED with and.

But it's as a regular flashlight that the white LED is fantastic. It's FAR brighter than my Innova X5, with better beam collimation (smoother, tighter light) and white it's clearly not as tough as my old Innova, I have to say, it has already taken a beating pretty well.

The 2-light set is $19.95, plus tax.

Now - the "killer" of the setup. The White LED uses "N" cells (grrr....) and the red LED uses "AAAA" (that's 4-A's) cells. Duh.

If the white LED had used CR123 or even AAA's it would be perfect. As it stands, I'll use it until the N cells run out and then give it to the kids.

Oh well.

I'm shocked! <img src="/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> I shall the first to proclaim, "Heresy!" <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Not that I'm switching, but is it really that much better than the Inova?

-- Craig

Martin,

Some guy on this forum almost had me converted to "AA or no way!" <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> It's hard for me to pass up a good deal, too.

<img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

I think I have the same light set you're speaking of. My son bought it for me as a present a few years back. Mine is made by Coast? I'm impressed with the Craftsman 1 Watt LED lights that were advertised in the last Craftsman Club sales paper. It's stainless body and has Endurable just below the Craftsman on it. Runs on 3 AAA. Very impressed with the light output. No info was listed as far as lumens and such? I have one in glove box of each vehicle. I think I paid $14.99.

Yes, it's really brighter and better than an X5 - BY FAR.

But, as I said, I'll carry it till the batteries run out, then it's a toy for the kids. By then I should have replaced it with something that uses "normal" batteries.

Have you seen or handled an Innova T1?

I have managed to live without a X5 because we cannot add things to protect the leds(Honest, that is what it was for officer).

Handled a T1 at the Innova stand, at a show recently. If he would have done me the deal he had on X5's, I would have caved. As it is, I am looking for a good deal on one.

I am slowly moving everything into AA or AAA. I checked my ruc a while back and all the different batteries where a nightmare.