This post is for newbies or anyone looking for a great flashlight for
under $ 13.74.
The photo link below will show the flashlight at about 1/2 scale to 3/4
scale:
http://i5.walmartimages.com/dfw/dce07b8c-c779/k2-_959d0fbd-64a5-4a07-89a4-842e0ce45cff.v1.jpg
I doubt many cavers carry a full-size flashlight on a caving trip.
But it is still a good idea for newbies if they plan to go on a long
trip in a big cave.
Most of the retail flashlights like those at Walmart are either way to
big, or heavy or they are the high-quality expensive ones. This one
has the same light-power characteristics as many of the more expensive ones.
It is smaller than the flashlights of the 70's and 80's, but just as
heavy. Only uses 3 AA batteries ( not AAA ), which are included.
I tested this in the back yard and I am going to keep it. The flood
beam is almost perfect, and has dim and bright ( not a 3rd medium
brightness - 1 star deduction ). The spot light is bright which is
what you want in a spot light, and it also has a dim setting.
Unfortunately the light comes with a disco-strobe setting - another 1
star deduction )
The light is water resistant with a rugged switch. I think you could
make it more water-resistant by sealing the auto-focus feature and just
leaving it as a flood-light.
2 of these could be mounted on each-side of your helmet, but that would
be super heavy, but would look cool.
I would say this light is worth $ 20, so since it is only $ 12.72 plus
tax ( $ 13.73 ) I will give it at an extra star. Since it has no
rubber coating anywhere, I will make another 1 star deduction.
In summary, here is a good value for a flashlight for hiking,
backpacking, and on a caving trip for a long, big cave, where it would
not be a burden to put a heavy flashlight in your pack.
David Locklear
P.S.
This email was sent using Mozilla Thunderbird 38.0, on Linux Mint 17.3 (
Cinnamon interface ), on a caver-built Intel i7 mini-ITX computer, via
Gmail. I am on my 2nd week of Linux, and still have a whole lot to
learn before I can vouch for Linux ( or this flavor of Linux ) as a
primary operating system for people needing to get real work done.
But I can state it is great if all you need is a computer
on your desk for email, web-surfing, cropping photos, managing photos,
playing old simple 2D arcade-like games, and even better if you are
willing to learn the command language for program installation. My
11 year old daughter loves Linux Mint, and feels comfortable on it after
I got it set up for her.
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