[ProtectOurFreedom]

I keep hearing how efficient LED flashlights are. My only experience is a headlamp for working on household and workshop projects where I need strong light on a dark subject. The headlamp is powered by 3 x AA batteries and sure gobbles them up. I get the red warning blink after maybe one to two hours of use. I’m NOT impressed w battery life so far. But I DO love the high-intensity focused light.

What compact LED flashlights do you all like? There are so many to choose from.

[davetex]

http://www.amazon.com/UltraFire-300lm-Flashlight-Torch-Adjustable/dp/B006E0QAFY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1448045638&sr=8-1&keywords=mini+cree+flash+light

These are great

[Carthego delenda est]

I currently use this one at the link. It was a gift, or I may never have tried it. Uses 3 AAA batteries, and on the lower setting, lasts for many hours. The company is part of the Leatherman Group, so the quality is good. Since acquiring it, I’ve bought a couple other lights from them and they’re just as good. The headlamp gets used almost every night, mainly during the growing season so I can work in the garden without the blazing summer sun and heat here in New Mexico. If I need to ever replace this headlamp, I think I’d look for one that offered either a blue or red beam option to retain night vision, but like I said, this one was a gift.

http://www.ledlenserusa.com/seo-5-323.html#start=9

This light goes into my pocket every evening:
http://www.ledlenserusa.com/f1-163.html#srule=product-name-ascending&sz=36&start=3

[PapaBear3625]

With LED flashlights, the more intense the light, the faster it will drain the battery. There are lights with a low-power/dim and high-power/bright setting, so you can trade off depending on what you currently need.

[Iron Munro]

What compact LED flashlights do you all like? There are so many to choose from.

The free ones at Harbor Freight work great and seem to run a long time on just regular AAA batteries.

Look for coupons like the one below on Harbor Freight circulars, at the store, or sign up on line, also in the Sunday newspaper, magazines, etc.

You can print the one I posted here or go to this link:

http://www.dealsoff.com/images/led.JPG

More links here:

http://images.harborfreight.com/hftweb/campaigns/localmedia/digitalsavings/Nov2015/digitalsavings_03.png

and here

http://www.dealsoff.com/harbor-freight-coupons/

[Mich Patriot]

I got about 1/2 dozen of these little Cree LEDs, which run on just ONE AA battery that lasts quite a long time. They are very small, maybe 4" long, have an adjustable beam, a pocket/belt clip, and are quite bright for their size. I got mine on Ebay for about $3 each.

[wafflehouse]

a white LED typically sucks 20 mA at ~3V. Five LEDs at the same time means (5 x 20mA = 1000 mA or 1A) you are pulling ONE AMP out of those tiny batteries. Wikipedia says alkaline AAs have a capacity of 1800 to 2600 mAh. dividing out the 'milli' means 1.8 to 2.6 amp hours. that means if you are pulling one amp, your batteries will be dead in 2 hours. C or D cells have the same voltage but much greater capacity (12000 to 18000 mAh or 12 to 18 Amp-hours for D cells) in a 'situation' you could always come up with a way (elegant or ugly) to wire up a compatible power-pack using different batteries

[kitchen]

The Princeton Tec Aurora uses 3 AAA batteries and, with 3 levels of light plus a flashing mode, can last quite a while, although I admit I've never timed the battery discharge. I use Ni-MH rechargeables. 3 LEDs, 1.65 oz. without batteries. More than enough light for camp chores. If I need more light there's the 650 lumen handheld to fall back on.

[ryan71]

http://www.amazon.com/UltraFire%C2%AE-300lm-Flashlight-Torch-Adjustable/dp/B006VPPERC/ref=sr_1_13?s=hardware&ie=UTF8&qid=1448144009&sr=1-13&keywords=cree+flashlight

These little Cree flashlights are awesome and inexpensive. Multiple sellers on Amazon. I have several. Bright and have good battery life. 1x AA.