KenB, I've actually lost sleep thinking over this issue.
In terms of Beauty is the way I'm approaching it.
As I see it, the best Sure-Fires are like a successful mixture of a Tank and a Ferrari.
Basically they are in a class of their own, and aren't outrageously expensive.
Or at least *one* can convince ourselves of that.
The Mag-Lite, especially the 3D, is like an old master painting, as subtle as a Canova statue.
And it's repairable, durable, and affordable, while it only looks very expensive.
The TekTite 6000 looks like it came from outer space, and the Aqua-Lux Sword is very – well, let's say on the phallic side of possible analyses.
The Nightstar magnetic is extreme as a concept and a design. ( Does anyone have any info on them – new topic ? )
And the 110,000 Lumen flashbulbs – now that's sexy …
I can never decide on a *the one single best X of all* basis. A list of the best topmost would have to include some LED's and lasers.
Ah, light is truth, and truth is beauty,
Lite-lover
( I talk to the flowers )
( and they talk back to me )