Alkalines do have a price advantage, and they'd be an easy sell, but the bottom line is that I'd feel more comfortable with distributing lithium powered units.
Key to this thread is that we're talking about an emergency kit for a typical motorist. And we can't forget that our mere presence on this board means that we are NOT typical.
The typical consumer is likely to neglect swapping out their home smoke detector batteries, even as the annoying beeps fade into oblivion, much less remember to pop in fresh batteries in the flashlight tucked away in a dark corner of the car out in the driveway.
It's tough to get out of flashaholic mode and into safety for the masses mode.
Lithium, readily available batteries when they are needed, decent performance, runtime, beam, ease of use, relatively inexpensive.
The RC G2 looks like the choice for flashlight, I thought that would be my final and complete recommendation, but no. Someone had to go and mention the benefits of a headlight, something I never brought up when my group was talking about the emergency kit. Now I think I may need to convince the others to include a headlight, because I have one and they are very convenient.
Mine is an AAA, and I guess that would do, but I'd rather go with an AA based lamp. If I can get the G2 and a good headlamp for $20 I think I could sell that combo. There are several benefits to having 2 emergency lights available. The odds of both being dead when needed are much slimmer, and if they both work - even better.
As much as modded lights are better performers and/or a better value, please don't suggest them. The challenge here is to find good value lights for consumers. I'm not in the business of providing custom lights. I don't have the time, talent, desire, or motivation, and I don't want the liability or responsibility.
Key to this thread is that we're talking about an emergency kit for a typical motorist. And we can't forget that our mere presence on this board means that we are NOT typical.
The typical consumer is likely to neglect swapping out their home smoke detector batteries, even as the annoying beeps fade into oblivion, much less remember to pop in fresh batteries in the flashlight tucked away in a dark corner of the car out in the driveway.
It's tough to get out of flashaholic mode and into safety for the masses mode.
Lithium, readily available batteries when they are needed, decent performance, runtime, beam, ease of use, relatively inexpensive.
The RC G2 looks like the choice for flashlight, I thought that would be my final and complete recommendation, but no. Someone had to go and mention the benefits of a headlight, something I never brought up when my group was talking about the emergency kit. Now I think I may need to convince the others to include a headlight, because I have one and they are very convenient.
Mine is an AAA, and I guess that would do, but I'd rather go with an AA based lamp. If I can get the G2 and a good headlamp for $20 I think I could sell that combo. There are several benefits to having 2 emergency lights available. The odds of both being dead when needed are much slimmer, and if they both work - even better.
As much as modded lights are better performers and/or a better value, please don't suggest them. The challenge here is to find good value lights for consumers. I'm not in the business of providing custom lights. I don't have the time, talent, desire, or motivation, and I don't want the liability or responsibility.
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