diddle,
Is that $50 each or $50 for both? For the car ememergency light, something with a lithium battery would work well. It will light up when you need it. One of those Inretech Luxeon drop-ins with two lithiums in a Brinkmann Legend 2AA light would work well. You could use a minimag, but the Brinkmann is better due to it's locking tailcap so it won't turn accidently on. The drop-in cost $25, add in shipping and throw in a Brinkmann and you are in the low $40's. The other option is the Streamlight 3AA ($35) or Elektrolumens 3AA Illumilux ($30)
A home use light to me means D cell batteries, something with a long run time, waterproof, hard to destroy and have regulated brightness. For the budget of $50, there is only one that I know of: Elektrolumens Anglelux 2D. I have one and it works well (my 10-year-old son goes camping with it all the time) over 24 hours of even voltage regulated brightness and 5 to 10 days of gradually dimmer output. It will stand on end and has a great belt or vest clip for hands free operation (also good to clip to a cord for area lighting) The Anglelux is perfect for the home emergency light and excells in camping duty.
If you buy an Illumilux and Anglelux together, you will have about $15 left over from your budget...almost enough for an Arc AAA keychain light or... After you buy those two lights, protect your wallet and don't look at CPF again...
/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hahaha.gif I started with a Minimag/Badboy 500mA regulated Luxeon LED light last fall.... now, I have 8 LED lights and counting.
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