Kitchener
Newly Enlightened
Ned said:
In thinking about the best light to keep in your car's glovebox (glove compartment) or elsewhere on board, I have come up with a few requirements:
• must be very bright to function in a roadside environment where there might be a mix of darkness punctuated by bright lights (headlights of passing cars).
• not too tight beam - because of the close range. Mostly used in and around the car to fix a flat, check under the hood, etc.
• must have legs... you could be stuck in the car (snowstorm, etc.) for as long as a few days, during which you would need the light to be on for a couple of hours a night - at full strength and without a battery change
• should be fault proof. This could be your lifeline... so it must be 100% reliable
• must be able to sit for years without being used... but then be ready for all the above when you need it (at the least Lithium batteries must be part of this requirement)
• would be nice if it didn't roll around when you lay it on the ground or the dash.
Any suggestions for other functional requirements?
Any suggestions for which lights would be best suited for these tasks?
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I revived this thread but over on General Flashlights where it originally was last year. Probably more applicable in the LED forum.
From this thread, like the original poster, the light that caught my fancy most was the Streamlight Twin Task 2L.
But, since this thread is about 4 months old, I wonder if there are now any good 1w luxeon lights that meet the original post's other criterion, and driven by lithium or AA lithium-type batteries?
In thinking about the best light to keep in your car's glovebox (glove compartment) or elsewhere on board, I have come up with a few requirements:
• must be very bright to function in a roadside environment where there might be a mix of darkness punctuated by bright lights (headlights of passing cars).
• not too tight beam - because of the close range. Mostly used in and around the car to fix a flat, check under the hood, etc.
• must have legs... you could be stuck in the car (snowstorm, etc.) for as long as a few days, during which you would need the light to be on for a couple of hours a night - at full strength and without a battery change
• should be fault proof. This could be your lifeline... so it must be 100% reliable
• must be able to sit for years without being used... but then be ready for all the above when you need it (at the least Lithium batteries must be part of this requirement)
• would be nice if it didn't roll around when you lay it on the ground or the dash.
Any suggestions for other functional requirements?
Any suggestions for which lights would be best suited for these tasks?
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I revived this thread but over on General Flashlights where it originally was last year. Probably more applicable in the LED forum.
From this thread, like the original poster, the light that caught my fancy most was the Streamlight Twin Task 2L.
But, since this thread is about 4 months old, I wonder if there are now any good 1w luxeon lights that meet the original post's other criterion, and driven by lithium or AA lithium-type batteries?