LEDrock
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I was at Walmart yesterday looking at the flashlights they have and was fascinated by a particular one. It's called the Coast Polysteel 250. It also included the name "IPX8". I didn't buy it, but decided to look at reviews online about it to see if it's as good as it looked. But that's where things have gotten confusing. The specs say it puts out 320 lumens, has 3 levels, runs on 3AAA batteries, and can run up to 34 hours at the 30 lumen level. It was in a package that allows a customer to try it out, and I found that it has a forward clicky switch.
When I Google Coast Polysteel 250, I've come across descriptions of a light that looks like the one I saw, but used 4AAA batteries instead of 3. One of them called it the Polysteel 250, but had an SKU# of Polysteel-200. That's at LaPoliceGear, which claims it has a 250 lumen output instead of 320.
Amazon has what they call the Polysteel 200 and it claims 320 lumens. It seems to have the specs closest to what I saw at Walmart, but the Walmart one was labeled as the Polysteel 250. I also checked Coast's own website and they don't even list the Polysteel 250 in their product lineup: https://coastportland.com/flashlights/
Can someone please direct me to a good review of the Polysteel 250? Better yet, does anyone here actually own one? It's currently about $15 at Walmart. Here's a link to it on their site, and it claims 320 lumens even though the package in the photo shows 330, but the package in the store I went to showed 320. https://www.walmart.com/ip/COAST-32...ing-LED-Flashlight-with-Twist-Focus/143527160 (You have to scroll down slightly after clicking the link)
All these differences in specs make me wonder about whether any of it is true, or if the company (Coast) pays much attention to what they're doing.
When I Google Coast Polysteel 250, I've come across descriptions of a light that looks like the one I saw, but used 4AAA batteries instead of 3. One of them called it the Polysteel 250, but had an SKU# of Polysteel-200. That's at LaPoliceGear, which claims it has a 250 lumen output instead of 320.
Amazon has what they call the Polysteel 200 and it claims 320 lumens. It seems to have the specs closest to what I saw at Walmart, but the Walmart one was labeled as the Polysteel 250. I also checked Coast's own website and they don't even list the Polysteel 250 in their product lineup: https://coastportland.com/flashlights/
Can someone please direct me to a good review of the Polysteel 250? Better yet, does anyone here actually own one? It's currently about $15 at Walmart. Here's a link to it on their site, and it claims 320 lumens even though the package in the photo shows 330, but the package in the store I went to showed 320. https://www.walmart.com/ip/COAST-32...ing-LED-Flashlight-with-Twist-Focus/143527160 (You have to scroll down slightly after clicking the link)
All these differences in specs make me wonder about whether any of it is true, or if the company (Coast) pays much attention to what they're doing.
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