Lightingman
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Does anyone else build Zombie kits? Or general survival kits? I do, but just for fun.
I was thinking of what kind of flashlight you would want in a cave or shelter for days weeks. I imagine it would have to be
I see those kind of flashlights in the store, http://images1.vat19.com/covers/large/nightstar-shake-flashlight.jpg and they are all pretty inexpensive, and I have purchased two now and both have stopped working. The main problem seems to be that if you let the battery run dead before shaking it, then it has a hard if not impossible time to recharge. Anyone know of a flashlight with the qualifications that is of true quality, or are these flashlights still not taken with enough seriousness for a company to try to produce one with good quality?
I was thinking of what kind of flashlight you would want in a cave or shelter for days weeks. I imagine it would have to be
- Water proof to prevent it from being ruined in a potentially damp environment.
- Rechargeable via hand shaking or wind up.
I see those kind of flashlights in the store, http://images1.vat19.com/covers/large/nightstar-shake-flashlight.jpg and they are all pretty inexpensive, and I have purchased two now and both have stopped working. The main problem seems to be that if you let the battery run dead before shaking it, then it has a hard if not impossible time to recharge. Anyone know of a flashlight with the qualifications that is of true quality, or are these flashlights still not taken with enough seriousness for a company to try to produce one with good quality?