Cyalume Lightsticks....kind of a flashlight

[Minjin]

I'm interested in picking up a number of these in bulk (say around 20 or so) so I can have them around in emergencies and other situations. Most stores charge an exorbitant amount of money for these if you buy them in ones or packs of two.

My questions are thus: Who makes good lightsticks? I'm sure that there are junk ones and premium ones. I wouldn't mind spending a little bit more if it means I get a brighter, longer lasting light.

And of course, where is a good place to purchase lightsticks? I've seen a bunch on ebay for cheap and this is what prompted the quality question.

Comments?

Mark

 

[Joe Talmadge]

Keep in mind that lightsticks have an expiration date, and even for fresh ones, the date seems to be no more than 3 years out. So you'll be replacing your lightsticks every coupla years.

In my experience, the best place to buy lightsticks is at gunshows. It's easy to find $10/10-pack even for cyalumes or whatever the big names are. The other nice thing about the gunshows is you can actually look at the stick and see how far out the expiration date is. Many times, the cheap boxes have a date a year or less away, but sometimes I find cheap prices on sticks that have a few years of life in 'em.

Joe

 

[Redball]

Minjin,

Try www.extremeglow.com

They have a wide variety of lightsticks and other light novelty items.

They have good prices when you order in bulk and are very pleasant people to deal with.

Good Luck

 

[Ratso]

You may want to look at Krill lights. They last longer and are more economical than lightsticks due to the changeable batteries. Do a search for "Krill" under the LED forum.

 

[Charles Bradshaw]

As far as I have seen, all chemical light sticks are made by one company.

The Krill Extreme Green 180 is the brightest of the Krills, followed by the Extreme green 360. Krill offers several advantages. Unlimited Shelf life w/o batteries. 3000 hours rated life. The biggest advantage, is you can turn them off.

 

[B@rt]

Don't forget Glo-Toobs.

Brighter than a Krill, and sturdier...

Craig did review them here .

 

[Empath]

Moved to "LED, Electroluminescent and Lasers"