terjee
Enlightened
Hi all,
Before fall, I often start thinking about power outages and dark days. I check my supplies of batteries, order some more even though I have enough, and so on. I'm sure a lot of you can relate. Like many of you, I also start thinking about those around me, especially some older family members, and I get tempted to get them a light or two.
Would be interesting to hear your thoughts on good lights/solutions for the job, thoughts on requirements, power for them, and so on, as well as specific lights.
Not really a "one size fits all"-type of situation, but some things can probably be said initially.
Better with AA and AAAs than LiIons, better with a light that turns on to 30-50 lumens, than at 1000 lumens, and so on.
It's key that it's easy to change batteries, easy to use, and does the right thing by default. Don't turn on into a mode that burns through the batteries in an hour for example.
Since this is for emergency, a certain level of robustness, reliability and water tolerance would be good. Yeah, a HDS Rotary might be technically a good choice, but most won't be gifting those away. $10-50 is maybe a more probable range? Opinions welcome there as well.
Both flashlights and lanterns, and thoughts and requirements for either, is interesting.
Before fall, I often start thinking about power outages and dark days. I check my supplies of batteries, order some more even though I have enough, and so on. I'm sure a lot of you can relate. Like many of you, I also start thinking about those around me, especially some older family members, and I get tempted to get them a light or two.
Would be interesting to hear your thoughts on good lights/solutions for the job, thoughts on requirements, power for them, and so on, as well as specific lights.
Not really a "one size fits all"-type of situation, but some things can probably be said initially.
Better with AA and AAAs than LiIons, better with a light that turns on to 30-50 lumens, than at 1000 lumens, and so on.
It's key that it's easy to change batteries, easy to use, and does the right thing by default. Don't turn on into a mode that burns through the batteries in an hour for example.
Since this is for emergency, a certain level of robustness, reliability and water tolerance would be good. Yeah, a HDS Rotary might be technically a good choice, but most won't be gifting those away. $10-50 is maybe a more probable range? Opinions welcome there as well.
Both flashlights and lanterns, and thoughts and requirements for either, is interesting.