Daveneal, welcome, everything is going to be alright.
On a Neck Lanyard is my ARC AAA-P (CS). The light that I use the most.
On my nightstand within arms reach is my:
Surefire E2L (Single stage), (11 hours on 2 CR123s).
Inova X5, still bulletproof after all these years, those 5mm Nichia leds just keep going.
Underwater Kinetics 4AA eled, flat regulation for 10+ hours, still a winner in my book.
Silver MiniMag with the Opalec Newbeam drop-in, 10 1/2 hours on standard alkalines.
And last but not least is my Pak-lite Super, w/ an Ultralife Lithium 9 volt battery,
80 hours on high, and 1200 hours on low. Nuff said.
Happy Dark Trails