Flashlights

[marty]

What do you all like and use for a general purpose really bright flashlight, recreational use such as camping, around the house, evening stroll, etc? Xenon? LED? Which is better? This is a flashlight that will not be mounted to any type of gun.

[The Rat]

I like Surefires. If you want them really bright, go with the standard bulbs, if you want battery longevity, go with LED.

[jackedco]

Surefire forend on the boom stick, Surefire 660 on the AR, Surefire G2 in the nightstand, and a E2D Defender that I carry. Have a few mini-mags around the house as well. Have a TL1 that's not mounted on anything.
My daughter sleeps with a duracell LED that has an amazing run time.

[Ridge]

Surefire G2 LED with an aftermarket 290 lumen bulb in my BOB
Surefire G2 Nitrolon with the LED bulb in it on my nightstand

[ryanek9freak]

Can't go wrong with Streamlights. I have several of the smaller rechargables, that fit in your pocket. I used to be an auto tech, and used them quite a bit, and they take a beating. I've dropped my service flashlight about 1000 times and it's never broken, not even a bulb.

They're expensive, (around $100) but totally worth it. They do make tactical gun lights as well. I have the Stinger series, which is what most LEO's carry. Here it is :http://www.streamlight.com/product/product.aspx?pid=7

I bought this one a few months ago, paid about $180 for it, and it's blindingly bright. Has a strobe option too.
http://www.streamlight.com/product/product.aspx?pid=152

Can you tell I like my flashlights?

[sniper7]

go cheap!

dealextreme.com

free shipping.

I have bought 6 lights from them. all for CR123 batteries. CREE bulbs.

for under $20 plus batteries you can have a 2x brighter light than any surefire I have seen before.

[theGinsue]

3-D cell Maglights in every vehicle the family owns.

For my home protection and use while hunting, I use SurFire. I lit up some partiers this past Sunday morning (@ 0100) who chose to drop trash in my yard and another guy who was just whipping it out to pee on my fence (I was waiting in the shadows both times). I scared the shit out of all of them with the brightness of the light - especially coming on so suddenly.

[StagLefty]

Surefire G2 LED-nightstand,Fenix L2D-work carry,and Fenix E20-EDC (weekends,nights)

[Graves]

Surefires are a bit over rated imo. Ive seen quite a few lights that are much brighter (couple had lifetime warranties as well) for a fraction of the cost.

[kwando]

love flashlights, I have 3 with me all the time.

surefire LEDs are great, but my favorite are Fenix and Nitecore.

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