New 170 lumen Craftsman Flashlight at K-MART! "PICS ADDED with Revised Details!"

[cleetus03]

Was at my local K-MART today and made a visit to the flashlight section. To my amazement I saw a new Tactical Craftsman led model with a 170 LUMEN rating. It is a K2 LUXEON LED powered by a Six "AAA" battery carrier. It has a multi mode switch with high being 170 lumen & 85 lumen low. The price is marked at $39.99.


Does anyone have information on this model?

[insanefred]

Was at my local K-MART today and made a visit to the flashlight section. To my amazement I saw a new Tactical Craftsman led model with a 170 LUMEN rating. It was powered by two triple "AAA" battery carriers. Not only that but it was multi mode with 170 lumens being the high setting. I totally forgot the low setting but believe it was more then half the power of high mode. Finally the price was set at $39.99.



Does anyone have information on this model?

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Somehow I doubt those AAA's last for very long.

[Marduke]

Great, 6xAAA. Double the crappiness of the 3xAAA lights

[defloyd77]

Tactical Craftsman

Next they'll have tactical nail guns with vertical front grips and lasers and an optional banana clip. And of course a mount for this light.

[kramer5150]

Smells like a Dorcy re-brand of some sort.

[f22shift]

i really don't like these type of lights. i can't imagine someone trying to replace the batteries.

if it is a rebadged dorcy, those are horrible. they are only the full output at the very very beginning and already dropping in the first minutes.

[PhantomPhoton]

Great, 6xAAA. Double the crappiness of the 3xAAA lights

Whoo Hoo!






I could go on and on but I think it better to stop here.

[mossyoak]

Next they'll have tactical nail guns with vertical front grips and lasers and an optional banana clip. And of course a mount for this light.

we already sell those...

[defloyd77]

we already sell those...

WHAT!?!?!? And I don't have one?

I'd like to add that I'm pretty sure I've seen a Dorcy somewhere that has the same specs and cell config. as this guy and I think it used the new K2.

[mossyoak]

craftsman doesnt make anything... they rebadge everything, the tools are made by anderson, who also makes snap-on, matco, and SK.

the lights are all dorcys.

[defloyd77]

craftsman doesnt make anything...*SNIP*the lights are all dorcys.

I've seen a few that weren't Dorcy. Were can I find these tactical nail guns, I've searched like crazy?

[mossyoak]

I've seen a few that weren't Dorcy. Were can I find these tactical nail guns, I've searched like crazy?

its on the craftsman military sales website.

[cleetus03]

Just uploaded pics of it to my pc but I am not authorized to add attachments? If someone can help me add pics, I'll attach them asap.

[Marduke]

You have to upload pictures to a 3rd party hosting site like photobucket or imageshack, and insert them via the "insert image" icon above.

[cleetus03]

AWWWE I SEE, now I feel like a dumbass...Oh well you only get to be a newbie once...lol Just posted the pics

[cleetus03]

Powered the thing up as soon as it got dark and holy sh&t this thing is bright. Up until now I thought my 6PL was bright until I bought a Taskforce 2C Cree which impressed me even more, that is until now. This light is currently the brightest flashlight I have ever personally held. Has a huge hotspot & throws pretty darn far well to me at least! If yall think this sucks then I'd imagine a M60 in my 6P is going to blow my mind!


I Wrote a thread not too long back about why "3aaa" flashlights are so horrible and got the overall jist that "aaa" batteries are whats so horrible. So I assume the general consensus on this light is going to be poor due to it having not 1 triple aaa carrier but two.


With that being said, tomorrow I’m going to kill the brand new e2 lithium batteries I just bought and provide yall a runtime both alkaline & lithium. I also appreciate any further info any of yall can give me on this light & its specs.

[Flashfirstask?later]

A rebranded Dorcy indeed.

http://www.dorcy.com/products.aspx?p=414269
http://www.dorcy.com/products.aspx?p=414278

[richardcpf]

Mod it with 2xC li ion cells?

[Marduke]

Mod it with 2xC li ion cells?

C would be too wide. 2x18500's would probably be the best option, and only one that would make the light worth while IMO.

[Darkpower]

Was at my local K-MART today and made a visit to the flashlight section. To my amazement I saw a new Tactical Craftsman led model with a 170 LUMEN rating. It is a K2 LUXEON LED powered by a Six "AAA" battery carrier. It has a multi mode switch with high being 170 lumen & 45 lumen low. The price is marked at $39.99.


Does anyone have information on this model?

Identical to the Dorcy I keep in my Truck in a bright aluminum polish finish... good light.

[ypsifly]

Yeah that is made exactly like my Dorcy 3.85 watt. Not a bad light, but the contact point on mine got dirty after not much use which caused some flickering issues. Was fine after a little cleaning.

I do like that it is a thrower, but the tint is a little too blue for my liking. I hope they addressed that by now.

[fastfoci]

im a new guy.
anyway our local kmart is closing and everything is 30% off so i bought this light and am amazed by it! its light, small enought to carry, 2 settings but the low setting is very very close to the high setting. this is the brightest light ive owned so far. before this i owned a light i bought from mac tools. im guessing that was a dorcey as well.
the one thing about this light is that the high setting is 170 and the low is 85. not 45 like stated.

[fastfoci]

C would be too wide. 2x18500's would probably be the best option, and only one that would make the light worth while IMO.

im new. what are those and can i buy them at any local store? or online? is there a link to them, id like to try it with this light

[Marduke]

im new. what are those and can i buy them at any local store? or online? is there a link to them, id like to try it with this light

You would be hard pressed to find them at even a battery specialty store. You can buy from of DealExtreme, but as far as I know they are not tested with this light yet, and I would wait until a more experienced modder/member tries it first to see if it's safe.

[LukeA]

I'll bet that those two 3AAA carriers are in parallel and that together they direct-drive the K2. Corollary to that would be that two 18500s would fry the LED.

[fastfoci]

is there a brighter and better light for that kind of $$$??

[Hondo]

I'll bet that those two 3AAA carriers are in parallel and that together they direct-drive the K2. Corollary to that would be that two 18500s would fry the LED.

If so, an 18650 w/spacer would work well.

[Marduke]

is there a brighter and better light for that kind of $$$??

Sure, almost everything.

[fastfoci]

Sure, almost everything.

where i live we only have chain stores. everyplace sells all the same lights. i was wondering for the $30 i paid for this light...what can i buy for $30 that is in a local store that is better?

[trailblazer]

It looks like the same light costco is selling in a double pack at $29.99ish, the second light is a shorter 3xaa version.