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MagLights were great in their day. I'm sure there are many people who still have use for them. But I now find them middle of the road. Too much for around the house. LED's are much better there. But then, not enough for outdoors, unless you need to be significantly mobile. They're a good enough compromise for that - mobility, brightness, cost. For a quick check out the back door to find the reluctant-to-come-in cats at night, my wife now uses this monstrosity she bought at Costco. A "Thor" or something like that. A handheld rechargeable super car headlight basically. Now THAT beast is bright! No problem picking out the reluctant cats from a mile away. You just have to be careful not to ignite them.


Which THOR do you have?
If it is the 10,000,000 CPF model, then YEA, that thing is bright...
I was on top of the 20 story building (that I weathered Hurricane Rita in) after the hurricane, and was shining the beam at other building all around town, and would get an occasional 'blink, blink, blink' back from other 'survivors'... It was a lot of fun, and almost like a scene from some post-apocalyptic movie! <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> I now have the nick-name of 'The Omega Man' among some of my friends... <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />