Because of Costco's liberal return policy I decided to test this flashlight for myself.
I turned it on and left it in my kitchen sink (in case it *really* caught fire) for 2 hours. Ambient temperature, about 70 degrees.
When I came back it was warm, but not hot, to the touch and showing no signs of any problems. I turned it off and immediately opened it up. The LED reflector assembly (head) was pretty warm but not too hot to handle. Close inspection showed no indication of any damage or problem. I did notice a slight smell of hot electronics. It may have only been some left over solder flux or it may have been a resistor.
I have worked with electronics enough to recognize the smell but not enough to really know if it is a problem or not.
Looks like it's back on my camping list. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
I think I'll buy the Xenon version of this light too as a nice complement. I thought of just buying the head but decided that, in addition to the convenience of not having to change heads, I really should have extra batteries anyway so why not carry them in a flashlight.
I took some pictures which I hope to add soon. They don't show much, just the head as it should look, with no damage.