Car Flashlight?

[will99]

Any recommendation for a flashlight that I can leave in the car without connecting up any charger? Ideally..would like this to be heavy duty..bright,with replaceable bulbs and excellent standby and on battery life.

I would like to pick up two of these...so any store or sites recommendation would be appreciated.

Thx.

 

[bambame2]

Mag-lite 4d with lithium batteries. I have them in my truck car and in my house.

 

[bfm]

I use Surefire G2Ls myself for that. The LEDs give good usage and the lithiums have a long shelf life.

 

[matt]

I like the Dorcy line of lights that are available at Target and online. They are ruggedly built, very bright, and won't break the bank. I keep a 120lumen light (~$40) in each vehicle along with a small (thumb size) 45lumen light. Batteries last forever with the LEDs. Only problem is you don't have the heft of a 4D maglight of yester-year

 

[Blitz1]

I have a high quality shake flashlight to stay in my truck. The cold kills batteries. It's not super bright but it does the job.

I always carry a surefire G2L on me, so the shake is more like a backup.

 

[fbirdquik6]

Mag-lite 4d with lithium batteries. I have them in my truck car and in my house.

+1 you just cant hand out the same beating with those itty bitty surefires lol

 

[terraformer]

+1 you just cant hand out the same beating with those itty bitty surefires lol

Maglite 3D in my car. 3Ds are the bullpup of mag lites

 

[dwarven1]

Maglite 3D in my car.

With an LED bulb. I replace the alkalines on a yearly basis.

 

[Underwhere]

Any recommendation for a flashlight that I can leave in the car without connecting up any charger? Ideally..would like this to be heavy duty..bright,with replaceable bulbs and excellent standby and on battery life.

I would like to pick up two of these...so any store or sites recommendation would be appreciated.

Thx.

I know not what you're looking for but it's cheap and it's convenient.
A mag light with LED bulb is always nice. With an LED light battery light should be great.

http://www.batteryjunction.com/titanium-spotlight-bulk.html

 

[drgrant]

I keep a small 3D maglite in my car. Usually a set will last me a year or
so... so it's not a big deal to cycle them out once a year. Decent runtime, also a long time ago I had put an "improved" maglite bulb in it.

-Mike

 

[DickWanner]

Urnabeam Behemoth. Get them from John @ www.liotec.com

 

[SemiAutoSam]

Ditto on the 3D Maglite.

Costco had a deal on them with a 2AA Maglite for 20.00 as I remember.

I bought 4 or 5 of them at the time.

I keep a small 3D maglite in my car. Usually a set will last me a year or
so... so it's not a big deal to cycle them out once a year. Decent runtime, also a long time ago I had put an "improved" maglite bulb in it.

-Mike

 

[Cabin Fever]

http://www.amazon.com/MAGLITE-ST3D0...ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1236483527&sr=8-1

LED 3D Maglite, $20.35 each. Free amazon.com shipping over $25, so get 2 DELIVERED for $40.70.

The 4D models are ~$28 each. I think the 3D is more than adequate. And the LED should last forever and provide good battery life.

 

[will99]

What is this "improved" maglite bulb you speak of? What kind of improvement does this bulb do? and where?

I keep a small 3D maglite in my car. Usually a set will last me a year or
so... so it's not a big deal to cycle them out once a year. Decent runtime, also a long time ago I had put an "improved" maglite bulb in it.

-Mike

 

[T3andme]

4 D Maglite...works great, just ask Rodney King. Oh, and it works good as a light also. I think since that incident the LA police can only use the small plastic Walmart brand flashlights. I wouldn't recommend those.

 

[Blitz1]

+1 you just cant hand out the same beating with those itty bitty surefires lol

Yes but you can "shine the light on them", then hit'em with something else.

Like I said I always, ALWAYS, have a flashlight on my person, or persons if I'm off my meds.

 

[MassMark]

3D Maglite L.E.D. - perfect for your car....

 

[Hanwei]

4D Maglite here... with an LED bulb. Heavy Duty, Bright, with the LED bulb you won't need replaceable bulbs, excellent on battery life both on and off.

I also have one of those windy LED flashlights (has lever you wind up to charge the battery)... it's good to have a non-battery light.

But these are all secondary to the Fenix PD20 I keep on my person 24/7.

 

[Blitz1]

But these are all secondary to the Fenix PD20 I keep on my person 24/7.

Finally, someone who see's the light.

 

[fbirdquik6]

I know not what you're looking for but it's cheap and it's convenient.
A mag light with LED bulb is always nice. With an LED light battery light should be great.

http://www.batteryjunction.com/titanium-spotlight-bulk.html

I have one of thse as well in silver. Great idea and surprisingly bright!

 

[Vermonster]

FENIX L2D with AA Lithium (Energizer).

Purchased from NES member Mallardspring

http://mallardspring.com/

 

[vellnueve]

Liotec sells a light called the Behemoth. It's 750 lumens.

 

[jar]

I keep a surefire G2LED in my car in a small Pelican case with a bunch of spare CR123. It's a backup to the surefire L1 that lives on my belt.