Mark_Larson
Enlightened
So i'm going to vacation in Tanzania for the winter holidays. I want to get three small flashlights for my parents and sibling, as well as a very bright flashlight for use and as a gift to my family, who are moving to a much more rural place now.
In Africa, tiny EDC lights are useless as soon as you get out of your house - its pitch black beyond your pathway, and the ability to put a spot farther than others is needed more than a nearfield flood.
I don't want something too expensive because it can get stolen, otherwise i was all agog at the Tri-Star 3x3W.
I want to keep it around $ 60 ± 10, because that's what the Blasters sell for. If Wayne had one for me which i could take home, use and praise, i'd be too obliged for words.
I'm primarily looking at AA, C or D based lights, because they are cheap and batteries are available even in Africa (albeit Carbon-Zinc), and D-based lights have the option of looking formidable and less easy to steal. (Although i won't take into account the ability to use the light as a weapon when i buy - by the time the situation escalates to that extent, my parents will have forgotten all about the spray (in case of Tigerlight) or that they can attack with the light.
So what are my options? (primarily looking at LSs because of longevity and battery life)
In Africa, tiny EDC lights are useless as soon as you get out of your house - its pitch black beyond your pathway, and the ability to put a spot farther than others is needed more than a nearfield flood.
I don't want something too expensive because it can get stolen, otherwise i was all agog at the Tri-Star 3x3W.
I want to keep it around $ 60 ± 10, because that's what the Blasters sell for. If Wayne had one for me which i could take home, use and praise, i'd be too obliged for words.
I'm primarily looking at AA, C or D based lights, because they are cheap and batteries are available even in Africa (albeit Carbon-Zinc), and D-based lights have the option of looking formidable and less easy to steal. (Although i won't take into account the ability to use the light as a weapon when i buy - by the time the situation escalates to that extent, my parents will have forgotten all about the spray (in case of Tigerlight) or that they can attack with the light.
So what are my options? (primarily looking at LSs because of longevity and battery life)