I used this flashlight for the last half of the summer and am sill using

Bought this flashlight just in time to take it on a week long summer Boy Scout camp with my son. It arrived from Amazon about a week before leaving for the camp.

It looks like a typical plastic flashlight but it isn't typical. It uses a super bright, well focussed LED for the light source and uses 4 ea AA cells for the power source. The bright LED with the tight focus allows this flashlight to throw a bright beam for up to half a mile. Hillsides up to 500-1000 yards away are well illuminated in a circle 1-2 dozen yards wide. I am used to this type of illumination from a 1 million candlepower halogen spotlight with a heavy rechargeable lead acid battery. Keep in mind that this flashlight easily fits in my pants or jacket pocket while the big spotlight won't fit in any pocket.

I used this flashlight for the last half of the summer and am sill using it in the early fall with the original 4 alkaline AA cells. And the good news is that when the original 4 cells finally die, they are cheap and easy to replace with cells that are available anywhere and everywhere. So, there will be no search for special batteries for this flash light.

I simply cannot recommend this flashlight highly enough for camping, general use or backpacking where weight is critical or for just keeping it in the door pocket of your car or in the drawer next to your bed.This light is great if you need an intense, focused beam for seeing things at a distance. As a sailor, I've been a big fan of the Streamlight Survivor LED flashlight for this particular purpose. Compared to the Survivor, this Dorcy is almost as good at distance spotting. It is not as solidly built or as well sealed against moisture. Its lightweight construction does mean that the light will float for a while if dropped in the drink, and would probably survive a long fall with little damage. Its also likely to be less damaging when it flies across the boat cabin in a heavy sea....

Ergonomically it is very well designed. It has a flat end so that it can stand upright in "candle" mode to help illuminate a room with ceiling bounce. The square shape keeps it from rolling and the rubber bezel and end cap also help it remain in place on moving or slanted surfaces. It feels very good in the hand.

Electrically, this light does not have regulated output, but that can be a good thing since it will gradually lose brightness, giving you plenty of warning that its time to change the batteries. At a full 6 volts from 4 AA alkaline cells, the light draws 0.7 amps (will give about 4 hours at near max output). As voltage drops, it will draw less and less until at 2.9 volts it is still producing useable light while only drawing .06 amps. You won't get this kind of good light from a standard incandescent flashlight with dying batteries. If you like to use rechargeable AA cells, you'll still get a bright light, but you'll need to be careful not to over-discharge/reverse charge them to prevent damage to your cells.

If you are looking for a defense light, this isn't it. Although very bright, the rubberized ends would not make much of a strike.

This also is not the ideal close work light, since its output is so intensely focused into a relatively small spot

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