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Life Gear 360 Lumen Light
Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 8:11 pm
by Jered
On sale for $79.99 for two from Costco.
The pros:
This thing is built like a tank. I thumped it in my hand a few times, and it feels sturdy. It's got a little bit of heft to it.
It runs on 'C' batteries. They're a lot cheaper than CR123A batteries.
It's bright.
It's got two brightness settings and a strobe.
The cons:
The way the control works there isn't a way to choose the setting that you want. You click it once, it's bright. Twice it's not as bright, and the third time it's strobe.
It was worth forty bucks, and you can't have too many flashlights.
Re: Life Gear 360 Lumen Light
Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 9:19 pm
by 308Mike
Jered wrote:, and you can't have too many flashlights.
My wife would disagree (she bitches about them being all over the place - yet she can always find one when she needs it).
Re: Life Gear 360 Lumen Light
Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 10:30 pm
by Aegis
Jered wrote:
It runs on 'C' batteries. They're a lot cheaper than CR123A batteries.
I'm sorry, I can't stand C batteries. I typically only have one thing in my house that uses them, so I never remember to buy them when I'm at a store, they cost the same or more than D cells, with less runtime, and (in the case of flashlights) less heft in case I need to use the thing as an impact weapon.
Re: Life Gear 360 Lumen Light
Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 8:33 pm
by Rich Jordan
I've heard many times from folks in hurricane or tornado country that C batteries are usually the last ones to sell out during emergencies... A potential advantage
I have some c cell lights for that reason (an Inova Radiant, some upgraded 2 and 4 cell maglights, and two Rayovac 3-c units). And a 'battery drawer'.
Re: Life Gear 360 Lumen Light
Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2010 12:11 am
by workinwifdakids
Rich Jordan wrote:I've heard many times from folks in hurricane or tornado country that C batteries are usually the last ones to sell out during emergencies... A potential advantage.
That's a good point, Rich. I hadn't thought of that.
Re: Life Gear 360 Lumen Light
Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 6:36 pm
by Termite
workinwifdakids wrote:Rich Jordan wrote:I've heard many times from folks in hurricane or tornado country that C batteries are usually the last ones to sell out during emergencies... A potential advantage.
That's a good point, Rich. I hadn't thought of that.
Keep your battery supply up. If you buy in bulk from places like
www.batteryjunction.com , you can get good pricing.