A San Diego Union Tribune newspaper article recently hypothesized that some of the “accidental” police shootings that have occurred could be linked to pistol mounted flashlights. The implied connection is that in the heat of a confrontational situation that it could be possible that police Read More…
Unlike knives, you can find cheap flashlights everywhere. The counter of your local hardware store probably has a bin sitting near the cash register full of 3xAAA lights. They might have sparkles glued to the body tubes or a “focusable” head. They may even hit 100 lumens — and they Read More…
In a previous article we talked about phasing out kerosene lamps. If kerosene is phased out or phased back, what will replace it? Since I am following my own advice on kerosene and replacing the lamps with led lights, I would like to share what features I look for. USB Rechargeable The lantern Read More…
A representative from Jaxman contacted me through my YouTube channel and asked, “Would you like to review one of our flashlights?” Since I enjoy doing flashlight reviews, I said “Sure.” A few days later a Jaxman E2 flashlight arrived in my mailbox. First impressions were Read More…
I am a grown man with dozens of flashlights. I own a lot of production lights and more than my share of custom ones. And all of this can be traced back to a single light–the Surefire Aviator A2. There have been three iterations of this light–the original, which ran a main incandescent Read More…
The ThoreFire camping lantern is a personal-size solar rechargeable flashlight that resembles a lantern. The design reminds me of an accordion with a round disk on each end. One disk has a small solar panel on the outside and an LED light on the inside. The other disk has a lens that focuses the Read More…
The ThorFire TK4A flashlight has five brightness settings and uses four AA batteries. Operation is with a push button just behind the bezel. Push the on/off button to cycle through the brightness settings. To turn the flashlight off, hold the on/off button down. The flashlight has an LED in the Read More…
It is just a flashlight, so what is the big deal? The big deal is, walk into a remote cabin that does not have electricity. At nighttime, a flashlight is the first thing you will reach for. The beam of light is reassuring that everything will be ok. With trusty light in hand you proceed[.....]
While reviewing the Thrunite Archer 2A flashlight, I kept asking myself, “Why is Thrunite trying to squeeze 500 lumens out of two AA batteries?” With the Thrunite Archer 2A, it steps down from 500 lumens to 75 lumens. That is a pretty big jump. What niche does the flashlight try to fill? Read More…
The Thrunite Archer 2A is the big brother to the Archer 1A. As the name implies, the 2A uses two AA batteries while the 1A uses a single AA battery. First impressions were very good. The flashlight was packaged in the typical Thrunite cardboard box and came with an extra o-ring, spare on/off cap, Read More…
